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there is an etch primer called t-wash you paint it on and leave it to cure for 24 hours and under coat and gloss over it then

i have done this before and it came out perfect,what i did was i measured where i wanted to put the border say 3 foot from the floor i measured it from wall to wall with a pencil mark say every 6 ft then i got an 8th foot length of 2x1 wood and marked the whole room i started with the roll and...

listen to gcol he gives very good advice

i had the same problem and i did what big -all recommends its the easiest way

mine has grout around it as well maybe he forgot to do it,see any other reason why he didnt do it

just to expand on it a bit for those that are thinking of doing the job when i hired the tool at first i thought no ill never use this i was a bit scared i would damage the tiles and thought will i pay an expert to do it but when i started it was so easy to use ,it is light and the blade just...

http://www.hss.com/g/7446/Tile_Grout_Remover__Trim_Saw.html thanks for the advice folks as firrip suggested on another post i tried this grout remover and its just great the grout came off very easy and it was as hard as a rock it took me 3 houre to do my bathroom which is 8ft by 10ft by 8ft...

hi could any one tell me whats the best way to remove grout from between tiles as it is gone very dirty and i want to regrout them again, i have tried a grout wheel that the assistant sold me in the hardward shop but i might as well be hissing against the wind i am getting nowhere with it as the...

there is probably a topic on this subject but i cant seem to find it so i amlooking for some help. years ago when wood chip wall paper was the in thing i papered the landing and the bed rooms with wood chip and painterd it with vinyl silk emulsion it was called semi gloss emulsion then as when...

thanks again for that im enclined to go along with what you are saying as it sounds like good common sense cheers

plugwash i was asking a qualified electrician about this method you mentioned and he said it was highly dangerous as the shower unit would keep tripping and the junction box would over heat and is one of the main reason for accidents in the shower

thanks for that plugwash its exactly as you say on a wall outside the bathroom and a problem replacing the cable . i wasnt sure if you could join up the wire due to the heavy load but the junction box will save a lot of hard work

i have a shower cable running approx 50 feet from the fuse board to shower unit and was thinking of moving shower 10 feet is it possible to add 10 feet to existing cable or does it have to be one unbroken cable cheers

yeah i like the idea of the stripper and maybe if i asked the wife nicely she could do both jobs at the same time :D :wink:

could any one tell me how to remove woodchip wall paper thats been on plastered walls on a staircase for years and has had several coats of emulsion on it cheers

any one any idea what could be wrong with my fridge it has 2 compartments with the freezer part on top and no matter what is placed on it, paper, vases as a matter of fact every thing it always gets wet it has me baffled as the fridge is working perfectly cheers

it is plastered and emulsion over the skimmed coat

i have had a leak in my roof and had it repaired but water has stained part of my bedroom ceiling what do i put on the water stains before i emulsion it and how long do i need to leave it to dry out after the roof is repaired

thanks for that info camperpete seems straight forward cheers

and also what is the best underlay that i can use for sound proofing as its going on a wooden floor i would appreciate the help please