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In my 1930's house the paintwork peels very easily. The reason is that all the paintwork was covered with a dark varnish/woodstain. It's relatively easy to scrape the paint away, but then you are left with a glue like mess. Paint stripper makes it just a bit more soft, and sandpaper clogs up...

Thanks for all the help, din't think about cutting surrounding areas in situ. On a fiddly job like this it will save a lot of time.

Thanks ... OK guess I was looking for a too easy solution. Is there an easy / tidy way to chop bits out of the door fame, base of stairs etc. The problem is that the area is small but with no end of corners etc! The other issue I've got is a sunken door mat, currently with a strip surround in...

This is not the solid stuff, but the wood on like a plywood. I'm aware I need to allow for expansion so I plan to take of the the skirting baords and reduce them. But a number of issues crop up when I look at it in reality. Do i really need to allow for expansion across the width of the...