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It may be. It is the grouting type thing

Hi there I am a complete novice DIYer but was after some advice on my double glazing in my new flat. The white mateirial that goes in the cracks on my windows is old and is coming away. Is there anything that I can by to replace it or do I have to get a pro in. Regards George

Hi there I am in the process of redecorating my bathroom. The previous owner had a horrible pine bath panel that I would like to paint white to fit in with the rest of the furniture we now have in there. Can someone please give me some advice on preparation of the wooden surface and any...

I had a post on here regarding my cracked lining paper. I was thinking of having a go with smothing over the cracks with that Polycell smoothover. Does anyone think it will do the job? Thanks

I had a post on here regarding my cracked lining paper. I was thinking of having a go with smothing over the cracks with that Polycell smoothover. Does anyone think it will do the job? Thanks ============================ post locked, see 1a

Thanks all. Wish me luck

Thanks everyone. How do I strip it off, seeing that it is covered in paint. As you can probably tell I am young and foolish

All over the wall. Some are small cracks to others that are bigger

The flat is a conversion and the decoration was fairly dated. I couldn't say how long the lining paper or paint have been there

Yes it was.

I hope someone could give me some advice. We have just moved into and decorated our new flat. We have painted over the old lining paper that was already there but it is cracking. Can someone please advise what to do? Should I remove all lining paper and start again?? George

Hi everyone I hope someone could please give me some advice. I am a complete DIY beginner and having bought a new flat am looking to make a few changes. 1) The door to the bathroom (which is connected to the lounge) opens into the lounge and wastes a great deal of space. What I would like...

Hi everyone, I hope someone can give me some advice. I am a complete DIY novice. I have just bought a new flat and the electrics appear to be ok however the Electric Sockets have different casings on and some of them look fairly old. What I want to do is change them all to one style. How...

Thanks so much for your time. I will try the fan and fingers crossed

Hi there and I hope someone can advise. Just moved into new flat and have painted it this weekend. The walls were lined by the previous owner and most of the paint has taken pretty well. However in the corners of one room the paint has not dried. I think it is because it is an outside wall...

I think so. It feels like it, what else could it be? What do I do with the adhesive once i have the coving off. Thanks

Hope someone can point me in the right direction. Just bought a new flat and am redecorating. They have that horrid polystyrene coving up and it has cracks everywhere and I would love to get it off. If anyone has any tips or could tell me how to do it thatwould be fantastic. Regards...