Recent content by mdr128

That kind of response is frustrating beyond words, so many people seem to have become jobsworths recently, no one prepared to take even the smallest risk to help someone out. Ho hum, if it were me and you're already resigned yourslef to buying a new one I'd defintely have one last go at...

Thanks for the responses. Any ideas on how to get the the silk off, or at least back to a workable state? It's a relatively small area. I quite like lining paper on walls as I find it tends to cover any micro cracks one gets in the skim and also gives a nicer texture for painting, but I guess...

I've had two similar problems with a similar boiler. On both occasions it was simply dust/dirt getting into the fan motor. On the first occasion a simple hoover out did the job. The second time I had to squirt a bit of WD40 in. I couldn't be sure that's your problem too from your description...

I have recently had a new plasterboard ceiling and walls skimmed and am now in the process of decorating. Having waited for it all to dry out I have sized the walls and then hung lining paper. On the ceiling I have directly applied at 4:1 paint:water diluted silk emulsion. My question is how...