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No worries Steve, good luck to you. Dec

Welcome aboard Steve,to be honest you would be better advised to board and skim. Dec

No, paint will not fill any hollow areas, the surface needs to be flush (uniform) then apply your mist coat feathering out the edges and when dry apply your finish coats. Dec

I am sure that you have, and I could tell you what to do with your pm, yet i'll bide my time. Dec

You really dont want me to explain that to you surely. Dec

Well at 6ft 9ins I sure aint short am I. Dec

After looking at your provided links these seem to indicate ready mixed fillers, if so what you need is a powder filler, eg: One you mix yourself! Fill just proud of the existing paintwork and very lightly sand back until you achieve a uniform finish. Use your fingers as a guide here, run...

Well you should consume a gallon or to of that, you never know they may just make you a Painter & Decorator, yet I cant see it being that good. Dec

Then perhaps a small stepladder. Dec

No I would not think that I would, to paperhang around a victorian fireplace. Dec

I am rather big, very tall to. Yet for the life of me I cannot see what my stature has to do with advising on a mere and simple routine regarding paperhanging!! Dec

Questions then perhaps you should have asked, and I will when I have a better grasp of the work in hand. Dec

Listen are you going to offer the op the correct advice or not, if not leave it to someone who can. Dec

Yes perhaps you should have. Dec

The tool you want is known as a stipple brush, yet as said you will never achieve a uniform finish. Dec

In part for you yes, firstly you should ascertain what the pattern is, in simple terms bold or otherwise, this will have great bearing on the striking of your vertical. Also you need to establish that when the reveals are encountered that no more than 3" of paper are turned around them. Dec

There is a little more to it than that i'm afraid. Dec

Thats the ones. Dec

Get yourself a window scraper, these are available from the sheds and cost just a few quid. Dec

Checkout sandstone sealers and see what you think of them. Dec