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Thanks Scally-Ho, I'll give it a go. Has it worn through on your banisters? I've read that skin oil wears down water-based paint (which has happened on mine), and you should use an alkyd paint (back to oil based then). Or maybe just resign myself to painting the handrail more regularly.

Thank you. Does eggshell look okay on doors (currently satin)? They'd be white.

Great, thanks

One more question please. If you’re painting over water-based paint with more water-based paint, but with several years in between, I assume you sugar soap first and give it a light sand to key it. But do you undercoat again? Thanks

Thanks - so sounds like it’s a trade off between yellowing, which I don’t get with the Aquaguard water-based, and having hard wearing doors. Annoyingly it’s where there’s least light and most traffic. Maybe I’ll try Aquaguard Durable or the Leyland Trade. If anyone has tried both I’d be...

Hello On my doors and skirting I've previously used Johnstone's water-based Aquaguard white satin and while the skirting has fared okay, unfortunately the doors haven't. They're old doors with a shellac base, so every chip shows up dark brown. This time round I'm thinking of reverting to...

Yes, that makes sense, the backerboard is begging for tiles. I'm a bit worried that if I mask first, skim, then tile, and it's a millimetre out, it'll all go horribly wrong. What about tiling first (with trim), then plaster up to the trim. Would that look/be odd?

Thanks. Will have to be very precise. The tiles will have tile trim. So don't tile first, then plaster up to the trim?

Hello I'm wondering whether you would skim the plasterboard/backerboard before tiling? I have an ensuite which has Marmox muiltiboard in the wet areas and moisture resistant plasterboard elsewhere. The room will be part tiled/part plastered. My builder (who won't be doing the tiling) has...

There's always these. I'm definitely old to even consider them!

Yes, that's my concern. What I still can't reconcile is why the shower tray looks more of a death trap than the tiles. You'd think they'd require a slip rating too. At least the tiles would have grout lines.

Thanks. He was diligent in how he fixed the screws in. I asked because a friend had commented ‘you’ll never get that ceiling looking good with that ridge’. I feel more optimistic about it now.

I have and it seems fine. That’s what’s thrown me (pardon the pun). I was reading about R ratings and thought I’d check with the supplier, just to make sure. So I was surprised it’s so poorly rated. I was just about to order the wetroom former so I’m really in a quandary now!

Thanks. No, it's the same thickness plasterboard. I didn't do it myself but the person who did said he struggled with the joists not being level. (I'm not surprised, nothing in this house is square or level.) I know he was using packers so I guess this is the best the could do.

This is their guidance so I know the tiles aren't recommended for the shower area. I'm just wondered if using them is a complete no-no or whether grouting would help mitigate it. As I said, the polished shower tray looks like more dangerous than the tiles!

They don’t have an R rating. I haven’t bought them yet but the supplier says they use their own rating -M24- which is medium to high slippage. This from online

Would appreciate some advice please. I have a small en suite and initially planned to put in a shower tray but decided a wetroom would look and work better. Unfortunately the floor tiles I would like to have aren't antislip. (They have a matt finish and they feel much 'grippier' than others...

Hello What’s the maximum workable uneveness between plasterboard edges when skimming? I’m wondering how big a problem this one is going to be. And how can you fix it? It’s square edge plasterboard. Do I need to measure it? Thanks

Hello, I initially post this in Plumbing, but perhaps this is a better place for it. Wondering if I can get an idea as to the minimum space necessary to access my bath wall mounted taps from above in the event of needing to change them in the future. Where the bath is going I plan to build a...

Wondering if I can get an idea as to the minimum space necessary to access my bath wall mounted taps from above in the event of needing to change them in the future. Where the bath is going I plan to build a timber frame out from the wall, approx 1m high and so create a top shelf. The bath...