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Probably another simple one, but whats the best way to go about this ? After the cat knocked a set of ladders down the stairs leaving a hole in the wall I filled it with some deep gap filler from screwfix. As the wall is white and the filler a dark grey I am having trouble painting over it...

Since removing the standard light switch on my landing I am now left with a series of gaps where the plaster has crumbled. The switch that I am trying to fit is one fo the crabtree flush plates types so I need the plaster to be in place for it to sit on ? I'm sure this is an easyish problem...

Looking for a bit of advice here.... (as usual)! Where my walls meet the stairs (stair string ?) I have a nice crack running along it as there is a bit of movement in the stairs. How can I best solve this ? One of my mates ripped about an inch of the wall out and filled it full of plaster...

That makes sense, more than happy to go down this route and do the job properly. I wouldn't be looking for a satin finish, just a regular gloss. Couple of questions whilst I have your attention, and being a relative newbie always looking to improve his technique ;-) - Whats the best...

What would be the alternative direction then ? I've not started yet, so am open to suggestions....

I need to paint over much deep mahogany coloured balustrades, skirting boards etc on the stairs and was wondering which is the best way to approach it. I understand that I can't go straight on top with gloss paint as it will just chip, so I am wondering what the best approach is to preparation...

I've just remvoed the small extractor fan in the bathroom and now that I have come to put it back it would appear that the pasterboard it screwed into has crumbled a bit and no matter how I orientate thefan the screws always find big holes. How would I repair this ? Or is there a better way...

Cheers for the advice guys but I ended up taking a slightly different route whiched seemed to work well. After sanding the radiator back down I stuck with the radiator paint but applied it using a foam roller. I was then able to lightly lay it off and have ended up with a much better finish.

I've done a few searches on this but there seems to be conflicting opinion on the best way to do this. Quite simply I just want a nice smooth, gloss white finish on my radiators. I went out and bought some radiator paint and (after sanding) gave them 2 coats. The finish however is rubbish...