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coving is definitely still fashionable and it gives a nice straight bottom edge for cutting into. if you have an old house it may be worth spending some money and getting some decent coving, not the £1 a metre wickes stuff!! would suggets getting it put up professionally if you go for the...

graco machines are the ones to go for , we bought one over 6 years ago and it paid for itself on the first job we did. very usefull for mist coating in new bulids and almost essential for warehouse style jobs. they do tend to use more paint but you save on labour. phil

i agree with growler , i think wickes coving is fine and at just over a £ a linear metre is great value. regarding joints i always use easi-fill to put up the coving and for filling it.also i dont bother cutting the joints at angles , just butt up the 2 square edges and fill, you can leave a mm...

satinwood = good gloss = bad simple as that. phil

its horrible stuff hardly use it at all now , we use a lot of soft sheen in bathrooms and kitchens , it has the same properties as vinyl silk but is not so shiny. phil

hey i would suggest scrapping as much of the old paint off as possible then filling the walls using gyproc easi fill , you can use the filler to fill over the paint ridges , this stuff rubs down really easy. then line the walls using at least 1000 grade paper , i always use 1200 though its...

hey don't want sound like i am blowing my own trumpet but i am a pro decorator and have worked for the same company for over 10 years and now run the decorating side of the business , so i really don't think masonry paint or acrylic primer is neccessary, i am just trying to save the guy some...

you might as well knot it just to make sure wont do any harm.

oh yeh !!!!!!!

we just got some sliding doors from a company called Protech Direct, very good doors and track and good value for money. phil

hey i too had this problem with an old property, why not do as i did and just paint the tiles white eggshell, will be cheaper and a lot quicker especially if you are selling up phil

my god, masonary paint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hey sounds like the plaster may still be damp , although six weeks should have allowed it to dry out. maybe there could be damp problems deeper in the wall? try getting hold of a damp meter to test the walls out. grey plaster could have been bonding was it smooth or a little rough? phil

Hey i would suggest just sanding it down , get some 60 grit if it is well in the grain then use finer grades and sand along the grain. phil

hey i am a pro decorator and i would always prefer to use oil based satinwood , gloss etc. A good quality oil based will not yellow. As for skirting just sand down the emulsion till it is smooth with the top of the skirting. phil

if i were you i would just give the walls a damn good rubbing down then go straight over them with a good quality vinyl matt emulsion. acrylic primer a bit over the top.

I want to plumb in one of these , the fridge is on the opposite side of the room to the water main. Is it ok to run about 10m of 1/4 inch piping to the fridge or should I do a run of copper with a short distance of 1/4 inch pipe? Am looking for the easiest way so if there are no regs I will...

i am a pro decorator and usually i would normally say no way to one coat gloss but it does get you out of tight spots and i only use it if really absolutely 100 % necessary!! try using eggshell or satinwood , can usually get away with 1 coat on good wood work. phil

I have recently moved into a new house and have just tried the heating out, know i should have done this when we moved in. i set the time and program to come on at 7pm, time was about 6:45pm. i noticed when heaing did not come on that the time had not changed from 6:45. have tried everything in...