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Thanks for all replies Yes positive its not damp. We have the rendering, old chimney, guttering etc checked (one of the first things we did after it started blowing off second time). We have double glazed windows. It is only the 2 outside walls it is happening to. As i say leave window open as...

Advice needed. Basically I have an old stone wall house. I have terrible trouble with condensation forming in bedroom. Tries leaving window open, dehumidifier, air brick and all the rest but to no avail. Decorated room 6 months ago. Great till last month - paint has now started blowing off 2...

Hi should this has been asked many times but here goes. I have removed paper from a troublesome wall. We have many cold (not damp spots) as it is an old house at least 18inch thick stone walls. Of course when taking paper off i have taken off some old emulsion. I attempted to fill these in but...

I have a radiator which is hot at top and cold at bottom - im guessing its sludge. Is there anyway i can clean it without taking rad off please?

Thank you doggit - perhaps i need to move then ;)

Sorry for late reply and thanks for all your replies Problem is we live on a busy main road so find it impossible to sleep with window open (even with ear plugs lol). we do leave bedroom door open. Our house is old stone walls (about 2ft thick). The paper he mentioned was Andersons 3 in 1 foil...

sorry for late reply. Its a pine end wall. Roofer came and checked rood chimney etc. He said he had the same problem - they are old houses about 2ft thick stone walls so he said he had used the stuff and not had problems since?? What he suggested was Andersons 3in1 paper foli paper. Not heard of...

Have a roofer down today to check roof and no problems there. He looked at walls and thought we had cold spots. He recommended using a thermal membrane - so my question is can anyone tell me which is the best one to use. Apparently it has 2 layers of foil - which then i can paper over. Please...

Hi. Still having trouble with mold appearing on a cold outside bedroom wall. Done everything we can think off - but nothing is working. I have read on one of the posts about a thermal membrane. What is it? How do you put it on the all and can i paint over it? Sorry for stupid questions but...

Footprints - just to let you know that after 2 coats of emulsion i do not have any greasy marks on the wall:D:D. Thank you so much for your advice you are a life saver. Thank you:):):)

Footprints i have done what you suggested and given it a light rub down and given it its first coat of Zinsser - will keep you informed :-). This wall has taken me longer to do than all of the rest of the room together. Typical its the wall that catches the light - much more than the others...

Yes this is an old chimney wall litl!

Thanks again footprint. I used the Zinsser 123 but unfortunately i only did the areas that i had patched up. So its 2 coats of Bin then. Do i need to sand wall down first ???? :-( Thanks for advice again.

thanks footprints. The wall is an outside stone wall so unfortunately no plasterboard. The patches are random. Its Dulux paint but i havenet had any trouble with the other walls. no they are not shadows more like a greasy mark which are right opposite the door as you walk in !!!! I am almost...

I am desperate for some advice. I have been decorating a bedroom. I took off old wallpaper filled patches etc and filled in cracks - in fact followed all advice on here. Three walls are great but the wall which needed the most filling in has turned into a nightmare. I am getting patches...

Thanks again Robbie. Oh dear Doggit i was hoping to avoid that - i will try the filler first and fingers crossed it works. Thanks for your reply though.

Thanks for your reply Robbie. Can i just use pollyfilla to fill the crack then or does it have to be a special filler?

I have a problem. before painting a bedroom wall there was a small thin crack in the plaster - which i am positive is where 2 plaster boards are joined. I rubbed down the edges then applied mist coats etc. Now the wall is finished but to my annoyance the crack has reappeared. It is a very thin...

Hi - I have just finished painting walls in a bedroom. On one wall there are 3 small patches (Not big but noticeable) showing up. I tried putting more paint but they just reappear!! I suspect it could be small patches of wallpaper paste I havent washed off properly (what a plonker). Is there...

Actually we dont o_Oo_Oo_Oo_O Sorry that was meant for some one else Ken.