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Hi. We are planning on panelling the lower half of our hallway walls as well as a couple of other walls, the panelling will be a mixture of primed MDF strips and Pine mouldings attached to the wall. I would like to use one type of paint for the panelling, including the skirting, architraves...

Does this help? Can get more if needed. Thank you

Thanks, so does it sound like the valve is behaving as it should?

Thank you, we had a feeling it was a wiring fault rather than the valve. What a pain! Thank you for replying.

My parents have recently moved house, their boiler looks fairly new and was recently serviced. It's not a combi. They are only able to get the hot water to come on by first switching the heating on. They are then able to switch the heating off and the hot water remains on until the switch it off...

Just coming back to update on this in case anyone is having the same issue. I basically figured out that even on the first coat after the mist coat the paint was absorbing into the plaster so fast so wasn't spreading. I think I'd watered the mist coat down too much. I added less water on other...

On the hunt for a white eggshell trim paint that's not got too much of a sheen, I like the Little Greene eggshell but it's too pricey. Thanks

Is it normal after only 15 minutes though? I'd need 3 rollers for one ceiling at this rate. Having the same problem again today, so frustrating.

Hi all. I'm painting an entire house from mist coat. I bought arroworthy medium pile blue vein rollers to start off with but have also tried a different make, and I've been using a pole. After about 15 minutes the roller is going super flat and I can't seem to get the paint to spread out so I'm...

Thank you. I was worried that when I sand my filler I'll sand off some of the knot stop

Thanks all

Thank you. Would the filler need priming afterwards or ok to use normal wood paint? I have bought Ronsel Knot Stop, do you think this will be ok to prime the knots rather than a knotting solution? Thanks

Hi all. I have some new door linings to paint, they are quite knotty so I know I'll need to treat the knots. Some of the knots are quite rough and pitted. I'm reading conflicting advice that I should prime first and then fill in any imperfections in the knots before sanding and painting, and...

They will be 600mm wide tiles. Would the edges need to be mitred (sorry not sure if that's the correct term)? Thanks, I will check out the levels tomorrow

Thanks for your reply. We've been told the line where the wall meets the ceiling won't be completely straight so they said it would be better to make it a slight curve which means we won't be able to get a neat finish if the tiles went up to the slope.