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We had our hall, stairs and landing plastered yesterday. The man we employed did a reasonable job, however he brought someone with him to help and his work is abysmal. So far we have paid under half of the total amount. As you can see from the photos, it is a mess. The walls aren't smooth...

I'd prefer to pay someone to decorate for us, my wife disagrees, so if I going to do it, I want to do it right. 1. New, primed mdf skirting board. I assume this just needs a couple of coats of satinwood and no extra primer? If so, any recommended satinwood paints? 2. Painting radiators; do...

We had our living room re-plastered recently and had the ceiling boarded. As we have coving the plasterers advised that it would be best to lose the top edge of the coving and smooth the coving into the ceiling, they said they had done it before so went along with it. Our decorator came round...

What kind of screws are best if there is no wood there?

It is plastic, and I think you can.

I'm fitting my CCTV cameras tomorrow. What are the best type of screws to use when mounting onto the plastic soffit and what is the best kind of drill bit to use to make the hole for running the cable? Thanks