Search results

  1. M

    Lynx dry

    secspark, my tesco was doing 8 stella for £6 now its back to normal btw lynx is for chavs :)
  2. M

    Worst Song Ever

    i also am happy to loathe u2, anything calling itself 'the edge' has to be a ****nugget hated songs: theme from barnaby the bear bye bye baby by the bay city rollers theme from joe 90 (hahahahahahaha)
  3. M

    Learn the Lingo?

    ENGLISHMAN* I MEANT oh bugger...
  4. M

    Learn the Lingo?

    Absolute balderdash Who in his right mind would expect an Englishmen to learn 'foreign' 'No speako dago' is all ive ever had to learn. and i make sure i say it slowly to them, in case they can't understand.
  5. M

    Damp

    :lol: softus you utter vulture of dampness god bless you
  6. M

    Removing Bath Sealant

    Hmm how come when i clean paint off my hands with white spirit.. i need to wash the greasiness off with fairy liquid? and a proper de greaser does not need to be wiped off...ie a true spirit like meths
  7. M

    How do I avoid the stipple finish when rollering?

    oh what times we live in where smooth paint effects are so hard to achieve i think this is why matt emulsion is recommended, so you cant see the stippling im sure the victorians would have laid it off, lovingly, with a brush (it would have been distemper back then) all i can recommend...
  8. M

    Treating Internal Pine Doors ?

    no need to treat the bottom of internal doors.... im sure i will get hammered for this but.... i recommend danish oil you put a coat of it on witha cloth, wait til it drys then buff it up then you repeat it you might need 3 or 4 coats but it is fantastic stuff i built a...
  9. M

    Which glue can I use on tiles?

    those glued up foam pads make me laugh i bought some plastic hooks with them on from wilko for the back of my bathroom door when they failed i used superglue and they are still there 3 yrs later so no loss. ps i used some clear anti mould silicon to anchor the bottom of a wire thing in...
  10. M

    drilling into tiles

    you gonna need about three layers of masking tape for this i drilled some holes in tiles the other day and i kept having to add tape cus it was dancing around so much but i didnt blame the tools or the materials, i was observant and i adapted :wink:
  11. M

    Removing Wallpaper

    overboard the ceilings without even touching them is my advice, your mrs might understand if you hack a small piece down and let it fall while she watches. as far as skirtings, dadoes and picture rails are concerned, you might not need to take them off, depending what your plasterer says, i...
  12. M

    Removing Bath Sealant

    listen to the chisel and thumb options but dont clean with white spirit specially if you want silicon to stick for any period of time afterwards
  13. M

    Blistered Newly Skimmed walls

    michelangelo was painting on fresh plaster back in the early 1500's i dont know if he used pva to seal it tho :lol: probly not...
  14. M

    Painting ten year old artex

    have you washed the ceiling down in preparation? mix up some sugar soap and scrub it over with a 6 inch brush keep mess to a minimum by drying it down with your other hand holding a tea towel and dabbing.
  15. M

    mist coat on plaster. now what to use to fill holes.

    yes, smooth over the caulking with a good brush dipped in water only smooth it over with paint if they have payed you already :)
  16. M

    ballpark prices for plastering?

    you assume wrong...its gonna be per metre (or foot) squared and depending how much they like you
  17. M

    Is there an environmentally friendly way to clean a brush?

    Cling Film on its own for brushes and with an additional carrier bag tied round for rollers will keep them fresh p.s. i would never treat my brushes like this
  18. M

    Fence sits on raised ground with posts in our garden...

    or you could concrete some paving slabs vertically up againt the old fence posts, i say up against, because im not sure why you stated that you would have to fill in a whole foot of garden if you walled it up.....
Back
Top