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Thanks for your reply, The primer I used was proper tilers primer, it just looks similar to PVA I thought. Label says it's ok to use on wood. I thought MDF would be the best option as it's stable and wouldn't expand and contract with humidity changes? What do you use for boxing in? i COULD...

I agree it would look fine up to the floor tile.....except my floor has waterproof bathroom laminate on it! Sorry should have mentioned that in the original post. My boxing in IS made form MDF which I have sealed with tilers primer (think it's a type of PVA) Why shouldn't you tile onto it...

There are companys out there that will re-produce moulding knifes if you take them a sample. They can get it spot on.

I know how you feel! I had a similar problem in my lounge. I ended up getting the walls re-skimmed. There isn't really a way around it unless you really want to spend days scraping the paint off. Maybe a heat gun would help, not sure whether this would damage the plaster though. Don't try...

Hi all, I need to tile some boxing in and the tiles will butt up to the floor. Is there some finishing strip I should use? I couyld always butt them up to the floor, but I'm not sure how good it would look, especially when the grouts in there. Thanks

You can buy bathroom/kitchen specific paint from most stores which will resist moisture.

Hey Maryos, I'm just coming to the end of a renovation where I had to sand and paint 8 window frames. You've got pretty much covered in what you said. Just give them a good sanding and get them as flat as you can as gloss paint shows up EVERY imperfection. I'd blast it with a random orbit...

Just seen you are planning on staining it..so ignore what i said about paint and filler!! Al.

I stripped my banister, sanded and re-painted it as the paint was very rought. The easiest way by far is to strip the paint off. Don't use chemical strippers thought, use a heat gun and a wallpaper scraper. Careful, the scrapers blade will get hot! I found if you aim it down the blade, it...

Hi, I'm coming to the end of a renovation project, with just the kitchen to go. I will be tiling the floor, but have a question about the floor surface... there used to bve some horrible carpet on the floor (like the carpet tiles) and all the foam off the back has welded itself to the...