Recent content by Lesleyprez

Hi Misterhelpful It is all looking a lot better today, thanks. The patchy bits are much more even. To be on the safe side I'm going to leave the room as it is for the next 3 to 4 weeks before painting. Thanks everyone for your help!

Hi Sparkwright. The new coat of plaster was attached to old paintwork.

I've also noticed that the ceiling is looking a bit lumpy in places!! :(

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Thanks for your help. It's on both inside and outside walls.

Hello! I have left my skim coat of plaster to dry for a week and was sure it was ready to paint as it had turned pale pink. I have applied most of my mist coat today (80% Dulux Matt + 20% water) but have noticed that some small sections look a bit blotchy. I'm presuming this means that...

Hello I'm about to paint my recently laid concrete garage floor, but the tin says I have to take off a top layer of concrete crust with a wire brush before painting. This sounds like a horrible dusty job, is it absolutely necessary and if so does anyone have any tips. Thanks Lesleyprez

I am just about to extend my dining room floor, the new pine parquet I have comes from 2 batches 1/2 of it has quite a pronounced grain while the other 1/2 is paler with a very tight grain. Will I get a better result if I mix the two randomly or make up each row of the matching type of grain...

After searching for ages I found some pitch pine parquet blocks which matched my existing floor. They are the right length and width but are too deep, which type of saw do I need to cut about 1/4 of an inch off the bottom? Any advice would be gratefully received! Thanks Lesleyprez