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Thanks for that info.

I've just been looking online at various matt emulsions. I hadn't realized that there's matt emulsion and also vinyl matt emulsion. Looking at my walls I couldn't say for certain whether it's matt or vinyl matt and I've read that if you paint matt over vinyl matt without undercoating first...

Good to hear, thanks again.

Sorry, for the skirting boards etc I think I should have said Satinwood paint.

Before going ahead and buying I just wanted to check that I'm choosing the right kind of paint. I'm doing the whole house (i.e. inside and it's all white). For skirting boards and doors etc I was going to use satin emulsion. Nearly all the ceilings are artexed and to me it just looks like...

That's what I'll go for then. Thanks for all your help.

Thanks for that - I think that's the type I'll buy. It had occurred to me that that might be an advantage but then I read on one of the reviews of a 1/4 sheet sander (can't remember which one) that the guy had been using it to sand 'crevices' and had found that when he examined the edge of the...

Ah ok, thanks for that info. Btw, you advised a 1/4 sheet sander but I've read that a random orbital is more versatile. But is it that you think the 1/4 sheet would be more suitable for the job I'm doing? (The sanding I'll be doing will be mostly to provide a key but also to try to smooth out...

Following advice, I'm intending to prepare old paintwork by sanding it but, as I said previously, the paintwork is 32 years old so I'm just wondering if it'll be safe to sand it or whether it might contain lead, which I think was the case with paint from that era. Can anyone advise on this please?

Ah ok, thanks for that.

Ok, perhaps I need to rethink that. But why not silk? Should it be one grade down from this i.e. Satin?

Thanks, but I've got the whole house to do and I can't face all that sanding so I was going to use Zinsser, which I understand can just go straight on and then you can put a WB silk on top.

Thanks for the info.

I want to repaint doors, skirtingboards etc which were last painted 32 years ago. From what I've read, you can't repaint straight over OB paint with WB paint but I'm not actually sure whether the old paint is OB. Does anyone know if WB paint was around 32 years ago. Thanks.

Thanks for that advice. Not sure I can do it now as the boxing is in place but thanks anyway.

Can anyone advise on the best stuff to use to stick the edge of an MDF off-cut to tiles? I've got a bit of a mess of pipes running behind the toilet so I've covered them up by boxing them in using some off-cuts from old MDF kitchen units. I've got the boxing all done but it leans slightly...

Can anyone advise on the best stuff to use to stick the edge of an MDF off-cut to tiles? I've got a bit of a mess of pipes running behind the toilet so I've covered them up by boxing them in using some off-cuts from old MDF kitchen units. I've got the boxing all done but it leans slightly...

Thanks for the suggestion but I've now booked a plumber for Monday.

I had a look at the Devcon website but I couldn't see anything that looked particularly suitable for copper pipe so I decided to bite the bullet and I've booked a plumber to come on Monday. At least that way I know it'll be sorted properly. Thanks anyway for your advice.

Yeah I've had a really good look at it and it is the soldered joint - completely dry before the joint, i.e. coming from the boiler. Thanks anyway.