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Do you mean the success of the painting depends upon how the vinyl was originally applied?

I think I'll go ahead and treat it like lining paper, fine surface filler on the tears, paste on the loose edges.

I've peeled off a room full of old vinyl paper (and several layers of purple paint), leaving the backing paper which is largely in good condition. Is it possible to paint straight onto this backing paper (it looks and feels very much like normal lining paper), and if so, what's the best...

Thanks, I'll bear that in mind.

In which case my prospective purchaser/tenant will have to put up with an occasional scalding/freezing because I'm not forking out an extra £100+ and the associated hassle of burying pipes ... :D

Thanks, that's exactly what I was hoping to do.

Thanks - where should the vent fit? In the chimney breast or above the hearth in the flue?

I've just ripped out a redundant hearth and fireplace to reveal the original square fireplace opening - the intention is to plasterboard it to leave a closed recess. I'll be fitting a cowl to the chimney pot itself, but what sort of venting should be done in the fireplace? The recess will...

Thanks, that's useful. Thinking about it, why would a non-thermostatic mixer shower be any different from taking it from a mixer tap? Surely a similar valve inside.

Thanks, I appreciate there'll be a problem if other taps etc. are on, I was wondering more if the output from a combi is otherwise constant/consistent enough.

I'm in the process of doing a refurb project and would like to include a shower as a selling/letting point. I'm planning to use a bath mixer tap with shower take-off and a simple wall-mount. Without a thermostatic valve, will I have a problem with varying water temperature running this...

B&Q Bathroom & Kitchen paint - covers well, easy to apply. Good so far.

Saw the price of Dulux Diamond eggshell today. :shock: Only in brilliant white too. Bought some bathroom-specific paint and will see just how bad it is to apply. It can't be worse than the B&Q masonry paint I bought last week.

Quite possibly - it looks even worse today. I'l leave it a week and start again.

Well, I expected it to work - it is, after all, thick white paint and not magic dust.

Thanks - I'll buy some matt emulsion in the morning and get started.

Decorating novice - I'm about to start on a bathroom. It has a new plaster ceiling and the untiled wall has been re-skimmed. Both are completely dry. As I didn't know any better, I've lightly sanded any high points, filled where necessary and given the whole lot a good coat of plaster sealer...

Thanks - it's splitting on the brick, not the mortar. I'll try to get a picture. I imagine I'll be doing it all over again with fungicide and stabiliser ...

I've just painted a brick outhouse with B&Q white masonry paint. The outhouse hadn't been painted for about twenty years and was about half bare brick. I removed all the loose old paint with a stiff broom and have given it two decent coats of the masonry paint a day apart. In some areas...