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Hello We have just had new floor tiles laid in our bathroom. The room next to the bathroom has walnut laminate. What's the best divider/strip that goes in between the gap between the 2 floors? I don't know whether to get a walnut coloured divider or one same shade (light) as the floor tiles...

Hello How about white or an off white with a wallpapered feature wall where the bed is? The good thing about white is that it goes with anything and you can accessorise the room. Also you have dark furniture and laminate so it shouldn't look too stark and boring!!! Phil

Hello I have a similar problem to the OP. I had a wall skimmed and mist coated as usual but a stain showed through the paint. I applied some Polycell Damp Seal as i had a tin lurking about. I then applied another coat of white paint but the stain came through. So i went out and got some...

Hello Can you use a roller tray that has had oil based paint (damp seal) in it for water based paint? I decided to roller this oil paint on a wall but have cleaned it with white spirit and wiped it dry. Would it be ok to proceed with water based emulsion for next use? Thanks Phil

Hello I'll be be patching up plaster in my spare bedroom after taking areas back to brick. When i did it before i used Hardwall onto the brick then Multi to finish. I didn't do too bad to be honest, got a fairly good finish. However i have thought about using Easi-Fill as it can be sanded and...

Water based primer and undercoat. Then for the top coat i use Dulux water based gloss. Phil

Thanks for the reply. The chimney breast is closed in but there are 2 vents upstairs. Yes we do dry washing on the radiators in the room. We haven't shampooed the carpets in the room and yes there are probably 2 or 3 cracks in the plaster behind. Infact When we had the room plastered, the...

Hello We hung some wallpaper on our chimney breast about two years ago and it was a good finish without any air bubbles. However lately I've noticed a few popping up and I've no idea why. I've attached a pic which shows a few of the worst ones. It's like the paste has gone! The wall was...

Hello After I've fitted my skirting boards I always caulk the gaps and then prime/undercoat and then paint the top coat. So far I've never had a problem with the caulk cracking. So for me, caulk then prime :D Phil

I've done a mitre cut to join them. It does look better actually. Phil

Hello I need to join 2 pieces of skirting board onto a long wall. I understand that the correct way of doing this is by cutting both end at a 45 degree angles. However I have used this method on another wall found it to be a pain, joins not fitting properly etc. On another wall I simply...

Thanks for the helpful info :D I'll have to scrape some bubbled areas of paint so afterwards I'll have patches, do I just fill these patches in? What would you recommend to fill? Also I've found out about render scrapers which I never knew existed! Would they be best to use or would a...

How do i clean the existing paint work, do i just use sugar soap...? I'm fine with interior painting and prep but i've never painted render before! Phil

Thanks for your reply. I have a 3rd question.....what prep is needed if any before painting my render (over old paint)? Phil

Hello We've just had some new front windows fitted and we've had some rendering work done round the frame and at the top. It was previously a bay window with lead flashing at the top hence the rendering patch up. Anyway my questions :) ...... 1. Do I need to apply a mist coat on the new...

It could be a bearing in the alternator but when tested with a stethascope the alternator was quiet. However the noise wasn't present at that time. I'm confused! Phil

Ah, you mean ALTERNATOR bearing? I'm hoping you don't mean crankshaft bearing which to be honest i find unlikely. Phil

I hope its not that, i had a new clutch pulley fitted not so long ago. However it'll be worth getting that checked then. Phil