Recent content by LadyLars

Hi, My house was built in the 1930's and was a two up two down. At some point (not sure when) the back of the house was built on to have a kitchen and a bathroom. The kitchen is really cold (you can see your breath cold!) as there is no heating source other than the electric oven! The...

I am looking to paint my internal stairs white. I have a very dark hallway with virtually no natural light so I hope that a coat of white paint will brighten things up a bit. I have spent the last couple of hours researching floor/stair paint and, quite frankly, my head is spinning. Please...

Aha! So all is not lost then? Many thanks for your help... I will let you know how I get on. As for the plasterer, I will have a word!

I am regurgitating terms used by the plasterer...! The electricians used browning to fill the holes they had made and then the plasterer 'skimmed' over the whole wall. It is a smooth finish I hasten to add. The main staining (or 'bleeding through using the plasterers terms) is primarily where...

The walls prior to the plaster job were shocking - black oily marks etc. I also had a re-wire prior to the plaster job and a lot of the bleed through appears to have come from the browning used to fill the holes that were in the walls... Thanks for the tip about painting my walls 3 or 4...

Hi, Thanks for getting back to me...was about to hit the gin! So, I was told to add PVA as this would seal the plaster - I am novice and will be lead by those that seem to know what they are talking about... I could only find Zinnser in white...not sure how to tint - do I do that...

Hi, If anyone can help me you will save me from a DIY induced tantrum... About three months ago I had my lounge and dining room walls re-plastered. The plasterer said to leave the walls to fully dry out before doing anything with them. I have lived with plastered walls for all this time...

Hi, If anyone can help me you will save me from a DIY induced tantrum... About three months ago I had my lounge and dining room walls re-plastered. The plasterer said to leave the walls to fully dry out before doing anything with them. I have lived with plastered walls for all this time...