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You should've used covermatt or at least vinyl matt on new plaster etc. Silk/satin will just 'sit on the surface ' ..terrible stuff :wink:

Try WallRock lining paper :wink:

1700 is easily available from trade stores ..The DIY store equivalent grades seem inferior IMO

Ive used the Dulux, it was pretty good.Nothing needed on top :wink:

LOL ... Dry lining is plasterboard. Milligan . I wonder if your neighbour meant skimming the walls with Easi-fill? Its not self-levelling though , nor could anything applied to a wall 'self-level' :?

Agreed. Buy the best (branded) name you can from a trade (plumbers?) counter :wink:

I use paste stripping solution mixed in hot water and a large green scouring pad followed by sponging-off with clean water... Failing that , resort to lining-paper for a guaranteed perfect finish :wink:

An old house I just worked on had a 200 year old carved oak surround ..Huge coal/log fire, no problems so far....... :wink:

You could seal it with an oil-based undercoat/primer

Why not undercoat the wood then use the wall emulsion on it?

Id say like this..

Id cut here,,, Darn.... cant work out how to upload the image from my album :oops:

you should be able to cut out a small section using a stanley knife.. do you have a photo you could post here?

Screwfix is trade stuff..

I just checked in my van, this week its been ICI Polyfilla, last week it was Mangers and some Vallance...Theyre all much the same from trade counters from my experience :wink:

I use caulk every day and the only time I ever see any signs of cracking is if I paint over it before its properly cured , you shouldnt need to prime it as its acrylic

Floor paint?

Thats it, if you can get the second coat of gloss on within a day or two of the previous one it will chemically bond with the first (sometimes a tad longer for Weathersheild as it cures slower than internal gloss)