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Well the only reason i was going to use that brand is because i have nearly a full tin. I brought it to paint my skirting boards when i did my front room, i had a tight budget! I'm quite happy though with the finish on the skirting boards. Phil

Hello, my door frames are painted with Dulux satinwood oil based paint. They could do with a fresh coat of paint but can I paint straight over it with a water based paint? It'll be B&Q Colours satinwood which is water based. Phil

The wire is protected in a plastic trunking, thats all i know but it was near the surface. As far as i know it was filled in with like a grey putty filler. It sounded hollow but didn't crack. Sorry thats all i know hope it helps. As i said thats the only place where theres a crack. Also i don't...

Ooops sorry double post. Ignore this one. Phil

Hello, i've had a wall re-skimmed by a different plaster to fix a poor job done by previous plasterers. This new plasterer scraped of all the cracked and blown skim and started. This time its a better job apart from one crack. However this hairline crack is straight over an old patch of putty...

Hello, i've had a wall re-skimmed by a different plasterer to fix a poor job done by previous plasterers. This new plasterer scraped of all the cracked and blown skim and started again. This time its a better job apart from one crack. However this hairline crack is straight over an old patch of...

Thanks for all your help and advice. Phil

I'll be painting the walls with emulsion (probably Dulux). So i would prefer to paint the trunking with the same just so the finish is the same. Phil

The new plasterer rang me earlier and hes coming round tomorrow evening. I also asked him about the pva and he said it doesn't really make much difference. He said the problem may be the pva mix or that it set too quickly. The skim was put onto a painted surface which was matt. Is there any...

The new plasterer rang me earlier and hes coming round tomorrow evening. I also asked him about the pva and he said it doesn't really make much difference. He said the problem may be the pva mix or that it set too quickly. The skim was put onto a painted surface which was matt. Is there any...

Hello, can you paint plastic trunking? If so what prep is needed? When we had a new boiler fitted the engineers hid the pipes with white plastic trunking. I'm wanting to paint the wall and match the trunking with the same colour. Thanks. Phil

Thanks for your replies. I've got another plaster/builder coming to have a look tomorrow. I'll see what he says. Phil

Hello, thanks for your reply. The original plaster isn't too bad. We ripped out a built in fireplace and had the chimney breast and the adjacent wall skimmed to make it look nice. I wish i hadn't bothered now. I've scraped off all loose plaster theres not much left! Anyway i've contacted another...

Hello, we had a wall re-skimmed to fix a previously blown area of skim. However this skim cracked so i scraped off the area and i've had to stop before i take the whole lot off. I can get my scraper behind both skims and its coming off in sheets. I'm exposing the old plaster. Now, do i get...

Hello, i'm planning on painting our spare bedroom but first I need to do some repairs to the walls. There are some areas where the plaster sounds hollow and has some hairline cracks. Whats the best thing to do here, widen the cracks and fill or knock away the hollow plaster? If its to knock out...

Sorry about the duplicate post, i only realised it when i checked it earlier. No idea why it did it. Thanks for your replies. Phil

Hello, we had a wall skimmed about 2/3 weeks and plan to paint it soon. Is it necessary to sugar soap it before painting? Phil

Hello, we had a wall skimmed about 2/3 weeks and plan to paint it soon. Is it necessary to sugar soap it before painting? Phil

Thanks for your replies. They came back and knocked off the loose areas, bonded it and re-skimmed. All seems fine so far! Phil

Right. They are coming back to re skim the blown area which i have scraped off and reskim that wall. would this be pointless then? Phil