Recent content by Lofty1969

Thanks Bosswhite, All of those are valid points that I'd never considered before. I can't blame the painters as I chose it & I painted it. Personally, I don't see how anyone can complain about the final colour & expect it to be done again for free unless the decorator forced the paint...

"I have found some people do not understand Paint Charts, They think the colour on the chart will be exactly the colour of the paint" This is in no way meant as facetious, but isn't that exactly the point of a colour chart? The idea being you get some sort of idea about what you could...

Thanks for all the help. Its currently Green Ivy, which, when I originally looked online & then purchased, looked a light olive green colour. The reality is that it looks like the cheap mint ice cream you used to get in the 70's, nothing at all like I thought. Looks like I'm off to B&Q...

Hi there, First time user, so please be gentle. I'm a good old fashioned office wally who knows only the basics of diy. Essentially, I had a new home office built (block & and a render finish) last year. At the end of May I bought some Dulux Weathershield Smooth Masonry paint and...