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Unable to get a picture of this yet. Not heard a single thing from the council yet Chris

I can but there is not much to see apart from a large plastic soil pipe coming though the roof and the damp patch on the ceiling Chris

I am getting all the first coats done on all the doors and wood work. 6 door in total in the hallway this week. I have to do a bit each night due to work so by Sat all the first coats should be done. Then i can sand on Sat and start the 2nd one Chris

Sorry i mean we are in a flat with a normal pitch roof over us

Just found a letter that i received from the council in Sept 2011 about the massive complaint i put in about the leak in the bathroom. Infact its been longer than i said above. Says i reported a leak on 17th June 2011 and the celling was repaired on 11th Aug. This was the last time i had...

Hi all, We live in a first floor council flat and the main roof to the whole building is above our flat. In Dec 2010 the soil vent pipe that go's though the roof in the bathroom and up into the celling started to leak everytime we had rain (We also had other leaks in the building at the...

Many Thanks, I only did 3 doors and half the hallway with 1 coat so when i do the rest with the first coat am i best to paint the 2nd coat the day after or is sanding still best to do no matter what Chris

Hi Many thanks for the replies. I only have some fine grit glass paper and not much £££ to get anything else at the min as i am doing this on a very tight budget. Should this be ok Not sure on grade. I dont have to go crazy do i when sanding? 1st coat was put on last Sat / Sun...

Hi all, Last weekend i painted quickdry waterbased satin wood in our dark hallway as i did not want to use gloss or oil based satin. Can i just paint a 2nd coat stright over the first coat or do i need to sand the first coat before i apply the 2nd one. Chris

Hi all, I am in the middle of doing our hallway in our flat (Council Flat which was not left in a good state by last person)and i wanted some tips on a few things. I have painted the ceeling with a miss coat of matt dulux white paint and 1 normal coat. The walls have been wall papered in...

Hi, There is alot of cables in the wall. Only a few are in trunking Chris

We are going to fit the architrave round the door frame that is missing. There is just a bit of room to do that but not much. On the image looks like there is no room but we could just get some down the side of the box. Agree to what you say about it being to near the frame. As its a council...

Hi all, I have a fusebox and mains switch in our flat which is located behind the main front door. It has never been boxed in and i am now looking to get this boxed in. Any ideas on what best way to do this. Here is a image of the area i am working with. The front door opens...

Surface area of the celling is 5m x 1.2m which if i have worked it out correct is around 6sq Meter of area so i dont need that much to be honest. Local Dulux Centre does a 1L Off White of the primer for £16 Chris

Is this a good price http://www.choiceful.com/choiceful-id-7941-International-Off-White-Alkali-Resistant-Primer-Sealer-750ml.html

Hi Dec, I am going to go for the Alkali Resistant Primer i think even if they cost a bit more than using undercoat. I dont want to use undercoat and then find i still have to buy the primer. I am going to apply it to the whole celling as its only a med size hallway celling. Just to...

Umm i am being told 2 things now LOL. Alkali resisting primer or Oil Based Undercoat