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If the bricks are cracked its quite serious. What has caused the crack? Is there damage on the other side of the wall? You might end up with something that needs heli bars http://www.helifix.co.uk/products/remedial-products/helibar/

Orbital sander with fine sanding disc 120g and up. And patience. You can apply a base coat and fine surface filler over the base coat. It will be near impossible to get it perfect, lining paper having got the wall nearer to sorted might be the way out. Thing with lining is that by the time...

10 days work, 5 days for man and mate (5 x 2 people).

80 hours is 10 days, man and good lad at £225-250 would be £1250 add materials. 20 litre trade white emulsion £50 20 litres of trade colour £140 Sand paper, fillers, misc £30 2.5 litres wb satin £30 Go at £600 a room, might be hard getting anyone at the moment its peak outside up scaffold season.

The varnish will need a good key. A ball of medium grade wire wool and half hour each side would be enough if the doors are not bumped and needing filling.

If you have continuity end to end then a simple small nut, star washer and bolt at the cap end with an eyelet crimp on a bit of sleeved earth will do the job. Good to see the cynical aspect of this DIYnot section is still actively cynical.

looks like bespoke rat proof twin and earth. The coil cover when chewed springs up cutting Mr Ratties cute little chops. (From the picture under the coil it looks like plain jane white sheath twin and earth).

Its trade, trade coats thicker, so you will mostly get away with two coats rather than three on a dirty or mild colour change type job. Most pro paint shops will sell those pots for sub £35, BnQ is a bit expensive for trade items.

Your a pro, how would you like me to tell you you have 4 days to do a boiler, 8 rads, new gas from the meter and do the HW / CW throughout the house? As mentioned its not seen, you haven't mentioned much about the place. 3 ceilings, clean / dust / no prep - 2 coats in trade 3 x 3 x 2 or 18...

When rubbing down pre the paper they should have spotted the defect. Maybe when they sized the wall pre papering it the plaster blew. This happens a lot on on plaster and lath walls, but then the mortar is lime mix and 90 years old. I'm a bit OCD so id have to sort it. Just remember with care...

Could you post up two bits at 16cm to compare the results

You need to confirm each room- Walls, ceilings, skirting, windows. Do the windows or anywhere need repair, or is it as clean and sharp as you want and do you "just" want a decorating, simple prep job. Are you altering anything such as sockets, tv positions, bed locations that might mean...

Is it a rental or is it yours? If its a rental then the landlord needs to sort it. The problem looks to be a case of not mist soaking the new plaster. Mist is a water paint mix, the science being that 100% paint on the first coat will film over the plaster. The mist coat being watery binds in...

Horse hair? Hair is used in plaster as a binding medium, and gives tenacity to the material. Traditionally horsehair was the most commonly used binder, as it was easily available before the development of the motor-car. Hair functions in much the same way as the strands in fiberglass resin, by...

Oils take time to dry firm, they realise vapour. Might it be the vapour that is acting as a shield between your newish oil UC and the WB satin? Ive overpainted loads of oil based paint with satin WB, simple rub back, spot WB prime and then the satin. The difference being the oil I paint over...

If it blocks the water, you might well get rising damp since the water will still be behind the paint film and it wont have anywhere to go.

Dulux trade, QD satin wood is a great product. Touch dry in half an hour and re coat able in less than two hours.

The nails aren't fixed or fixing the board because you have movement. Follow what I suggested before will be the best fix (pun intended).

Take the nails out and replace with dry lining screws.

Depends on if the job picks up dust. Run you hand over job after dry, de-nib, if smooth then just apply further coat.