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I went to a local cdown trade shop today for some bits and bobs and ive noticed a few times crown, along with other manufacturers, do a trade paint. Is there a difference? I notice the stuff is a LOT more expensive than the gear you get at the sheds although some do sell trade as well.

Cheers guy's. I will go to a proper shop today and get some. One final question though, Can i paint over this with the water based paint ? or do i need to use oil based I only ask because of my daughters ashtma. thanks again.

Guess the easy answer is to sell house, move and let new owner worry about it :D

Third, The woman in the shop picked up the tin after i had explained what i had done. She looked at it and said "Oh you cant use it on water based paint only oil" I asked if she had anything else and left. To be honest I personally never looked at the tin. i don't think she was that...

I have Never used cheap paint untill a couple of weeks ago. I have always used crown, dulux and so on but last week i painted my daughters beedroom with B&Q cheap £10 for 10 litres stuff and i have to say it looks pretty nice. I was expecting to have to apply coat after coat but new plaster...

Dazzler, Don't want to sound funny but i think you need another spread (with more experience) to give you a lift. Rendering and achieving a good level finish is a lot harder than bonding out or skimming a few internal walls. you should be able to put scratch on in one day although you can...

went to th elocal dulux centre yesterday, The lady showed me the zinsser gear but it says on the tin that it is only to be used with oil based paints NOT water. The other stuff, (white stytic knotting) she said she had never heard of ? Is that just a posh name foe standard knotting? Where...

Cheers guy's I will pop down to the local dulux trade centre and see if they do the zinnser or the white stytic knotting. I previously have always used oil based paints but i used water based last time i decorated. It seems to stay whiter longer, or is it just me thinking it does :)

I re-plastered my house recently and thought i would change the skirtings at the same time. Now NOT being a painter & decorator and my daughter suffering from asthma i thought i would use crown water based paints (both undercoat and topcoat) Now after 6 months or so, you can see the knots...

It has a better U value in the fact that you can use lets say 2" kingspan, xtratherm, celotex or whatever else you finally get, and that will give you the same value as a 4" total fill. If you do go down the kingspan path, then you must ensure it is tight up against the inner skin of brick...

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Question: How to hide cables ? I recently decorated a room then the wife decided to mount a 42" lcd ( that sounds dirty doesn't it) maybe i should re fraise that :D Hanging wasn't a problem but there was no way i was going to hack off the plaster and new wall paper. Is there a way to...

if you can get them in your neck of the woods then Tarmac toplite are worth taking a look at. They are also aerated blocks but are far more denser than thermolite and will take fixings without dropping to bits.

wall starters are the easiest option. http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=101892&ts=96757&id=41317

carryon, Hows the build coming on ? After my extension build (last year) i have now gone all the way. I purchassed a piece of land and i'm doing a full house this time. I have dug out the footings, spread and compacted 200 tonnes of mot1, laid radiant barrier(was a quarry so BC have...

Just re read the post again , why dont you simply use a piece of proper bullnose window board ? that is about an inch and a half

you can simply use the handle of a saw to mark the 45 degree cut. the great thing about trench blocks is that you can cut them with a saw :) nothing difficult about it

You could lay a 200mm strip foundation and then come up from that just bellow the finished level with trench blocks not concrete blocks. Simple to use, builds inner and outer skin so to speak in one go and doesnt need the lean mix infill. Just a thought and what i have done in the past.

Apply first piece then simply put another piece on top of the first to increase the height

I did a job a few weeks ago. I found lots of OLD birds nests and one live squirrels nest. The mother ran across my face and frightened the life out of me. I removed the fascia board and found 3 baby squirrels (they were ready for leaving the nest) I rang the RSPCA for advise. They told me if...