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1 Johnstones. 2 10% 3 Roughcast roller, yet for longevity a brush is often advisable. Method! Brush off using a firm bristle brush, apply first coat. When dry apply one or two more coats thinned around 5% if required, proceed only if render is completely dry. Good luck Dec

Due to location and constant temp changes, not to mention the ingress of moisture, a render finish would be better suited. Dec

Hello Robbie, All keeping well your end my friend, there is an old saying mate that decorators never die they just hang up their brushes lol. Well I've been at it for 45 years + and I've decided that it's time to take a back seat and leave it more to the younger ones mate. Take care Dec

You could try carefully sanding the filler to try and achieve a uniform finish or rake out the existing and apply a flexible filler or decorators caulk. Dec

Ando, Google up floor paints, you might find a specific coating for your task in hand. Dec

Well off the shelf paint systems such as satinwood are not really designed for heavy foot traffic, there is also the slip factor, if you are wearing socks or the like you could put yourself in orbit. Yet to answer your question yes you can. Dec

Are you painting the entire treads or just the edges. Dec

Your welcome Bert, glad it worked out ok for you. Dec

Bert, what you have here is known as either crazing or cissing, if you were to lightly scrape and sand back and dust off you could apply a thinned oil based undercoat. Be sure to feather out your paint prior to your emulsion. Dec

Kind words dcdec, thank you. Dec

It's great Joe, top of the world mate. Dec

Joe, Hope your keeping well fella. Dec

dcdec, Hope you and family are in good health, yes mate it's been a long time since I was on here last. Truth is I've retired mate and only do restoration for some antique dealers, good to here from you again. PS any news about Mr H he seems to have vanished also. Dec

No need for undercoat, just abrade and dust off. Dec

In situations such as yours, you should avoid the use of a wire brush as any metal particles left will be subject to rusting on the application of a water based masonry paint. These can in time cause brown staining on the surface of your paint. Dec

I could not agree more with Bosswhite, yet it is time proven that a textured masonry paint affords far more stability and weather resistance than the smooth. Dec

Lesley, 1cm is to be honest a little wide for sealant to promote the desired bond, another idea would be to use beading. These can be plastic or wood and range from a basic quadrant to a highly decorative feature, they can also be easily attatched using just a bead of silicone. Have a think...

Lesley, You say the gap is wide, how wide exactly. Dec

Prime with a specific metal primer such as Zinc Phosphate, very lightly abrade and apply two coats of Dulux Metalshield Gloss. Dec

Yeah, me to. :wink: