Recent content by lwrighty

Council did the tree..Also have in writing that its on a 3 year cycle to be pruned by an arboriculturalist, Its a terraced house. West sussex. I'm a real worrier so its probably nothing.

Hi Needs some advice. We have been living in our house for 3 years. When we purchased it we was told about possible subsidence (or not). The sellers noticed some cracks around their front door area. (late 2003) They did contact their insurance company who said it was due to an oak tree nr...

Hi. We had a new UPVC front door fitted around 6 weeks ago. Recently i've noticed it sticks slightly when closing. Its more apparent when its warmer. (The sun shines on the door all day) Do UPVC expand a little when they are warm? or could it have settled? Do you think it will be just...

I'm going to sand the walls first then i'll scrub them down to make sure they are clean. I went to B&Q tonight and see that Crown and Dulux do a wall basecoat. Anyone used it before?

Hi I've managed to remove all the wallpaper from my lounge. The walls are in fairly good condition. I've used some ready mixed plaster from Polycell to make some repairs. Once i've sanded this and the walls down i was going to paint the walls with "Dulux Trade Supermatt" as an undercoat...

good point... i know preparation is the most important thing. Thanks

Thanks John. Even tho the wall is in good condition (But does need some filling and repair work) As long as i spend a while sanding to remove lumps and bumps then use matt emulsion i should be ok yes? I just thought that some sort of "thicker" primer would be required to hide any...

Hi I'm just in the process of stripping the wall paper off in my lounge. Once all the paper and glue has been removed i'll do any minor filling repair work using polyfiller and then sand the walls. Then i plan to wash the walls to make sure all dust has been removed. So heres where i need...