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Hi, I have a problem whereby the brushed cutting-in I have done has dried noticeably darker than the paint I have rolled onto the wall, leaving an obvious dark band running around the top of the wall. I have been using B&Q Colours magnolia matt paint. I cut in one wall at a time and rolled...

Cheers Zampa, Nice one. Russ

Good morning everyone, I have just been painting my living room, using Dulux rich matt and a paint roller. Now the paint has dried I have a fairly rough texture to my walls - not lumpy or visibly rough to any great extent, but having the feel of a fine sandpaper. Is there anyway I can get...

Hi everyone, What is the best way to remove dents in plasterboard? I have found a fairly large dent (10cm by 15cm) that has cracked the plaster skim and also ripped the paper covering of the plasterboard. Would it be okay to just remove the loose plaster and loose paper and fill the dent...

Thanks for your help guys, I think I'm going to opt for the LIGHT sanding option! Other than sanding and more sanding does anyone have any particular tips on how to get rid of brush marks? The person who lived here last has left heavy brush marks in all the corners where she tried to do...

Hi, No, the walls are plastered but have been painted several times already. I will be only be sanding back the existing paint. Ta R

Hello, I'm currently redecorating the living room and want to re-paint the walls. Like the previous owner, I am going to paint directly on the plastered wall, i.e. not using lining paper. This may be an odd question, but when it comes to sanding the wall down, is it possible to make it...

Thanks for your replies guys. Very useful. Russ

Mornin' all, I'm going to invest in a new ratchet crimper, to be used for DIY projects around the home. I've seen Draper ones on Amazon quite cheaply and Screwfix do some heavy duty ones for a similar price. Are there any particular brands that I should look out for, or are they all much...

Thanks JohnD, Final question. Sorry...want to make sure I do a decent job. Is it okay for these connectors to be "loose" inside the mounting box? Thanks Russ

Thanks Breezer, I think I was leaning that way. Do you know if the current regs state whether connectors have to be securely mounted if housed within the mounting box? As far as I can see, as long as they're properly insulated then that is all that really matters. Thanks again Russ...

Hi, Thanks for reading the post. I will try and get some images uploaded. I guess the main question is; Is it acceptable to use chock-block connectors, housed within the metal mounting box of an existing socket, as a way of extending the mains cable to another socket? I know...

Hi, I would like to add an extra socket by extending my ring main as opposed to adding a spur. I know this makes the whole exercise (slightly) more complex, however, I would prefer to do it this way. The only problem I have at the moment is that I have strawboard walls, which makes it...