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You need to fix the leak, fix the ceiling and then apply a stain block to prevent the stain (Tannin's) from coming back through the paper and paint. Images help us give good advice on these situations but if you have never hung wallpaper, papering a ceiling is not the best place to start as a...

Skim it with plaster, if its as rough as it looks lining paper ain't going to cover that unless you cross line it with grade 1400.

I wouldn't use caulk on a metal door, maybe exterior frame sealant or a car panel glue. I painted my door with 3 coats of Crown Trade Undercoat and a top coat of Crown Trade Gloss. That was 4 years ago and still looks good today, I also have a south facing front.

Yes, it's not as if you can sand vinyl paints down.

The mere thought of painting a rad with emulsion makes me cringe. The heat from the rad can and will make the emulsion go soft and blister, if a DIY'er has had their little mitts on a rad and applied emulsion, they end up with very bad brush marks when they have painted the rad whilst it is...

There are several ways to solve these things, I think the router is trying to give an IP address that is already taken. So, a Laptop is given the IP address 192.168.0.2 everything is turned off and the desktop PC is network connected before the Laptop and is given the IP 192.168.0.2 the router...

Radiators generally require Enamel Paint but it’s a pain to paint with. Never use emulsion on a rad o_O Paint over the blue on the ceiling with white emulsion, trying to wipe or rub it off will end in tears :confused:

Pre-cut brushes are naff, the angled cut and shorter bristle does not a cutting in brush make. if you want nice cutting in brush you can't go far wrong with a Sash Brush

I agree with your statement, I have had a few jobs where windows have been masking taped up and I've had the job of taking it off after it was left on for over a week (Tip: WD40 works well to remove the masking tape glue) but these people aren't decorators, so suggesting Frog Tape; which is...

Just to clarify on overfilling too much, if you over fill too much what you end up doing is creating a dwell, where you sand around the fill as much as you sand the fill and wear away the paint or wood, to create a shallow moat effect, just a thing to be aware of.

any 2 pack wood filler should do, that corner is a bit of a hatchet job, I'd be more inclined to cut the skirt off about a foot and insert a new piece if you can find a match to it and take off that small skirting and fit matching skirting but if that’s not viable you'll likely have to fill in...

Sandpaper in one hand henry vacuum in the other :sneaky: I sand down around where I'm filling first, helps to get a nice fill for minimum sanding after filling, I will also fill 2 three times if needed to get a good finish, I can't abide over filling. I find very little difference between the...

I'll second for frog tape, good stuff.

I never quite get the idea of eggshell, is it supposed to represent the finish which is almost but not quite matt or does it allude to the thickness of an egg shell suggesting hard-wearing and toughness, I've always thought it was the former but most eggshells are much more shiny. I've used...

I'm assuming you are using a vinyl paint and as such it would not make any difference whether it was a matt vinyl or a soft sheen vinyl. The troublesome bit is where cheap paint or contract emulsions are used improperly. Contract/Cover matt emulsions are for bare plaster/plasterboard walls etc...

You could use liquid sanding

I can't see plyboard lasting for long, even marine ply, I'd go with white acrylic and some white good quality silicone, if you can find a local company that makes acrylic products ask them if they could shape/bend it for you so you don't have to joint it and have sharp edges or head for utube...

What paint are you using, what colour? What you describe is called flashing and can happen with particular colours and particular brands of paint; chalky paints have a habit of flashing. keeping a wet edge helps so not brushing out too much when cutting in will help keep a wet edge. Cut a wall...

If the paint is quite thick it can generate a lot of suction and pull paper that has not been stuck on well right off. I'm talking about such as dulux trade paints, if you buy paint from such as B&Q it will be thin enough to use out of the tin. Don't try to make the paint cover in one coat do...

Caulking the edges only Really makes sense if you need a smooth line to cut into and to fill small edge gaps (think 1-3mm) if edge gaps are larger I generally use frame sealant (not silicone), it has more body, is thicker and doesn't sink as much. You can also fill larger edge gaps by filling...