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Just FYI -- I tried this, and it didn't work. No 5% discount appeared either on the order, or on my bill.

The best stuff I have tried is the light-as-air readymixed marshmallowy stuff...can't think what it's called now. It is by far the easiest and most usable filler I have ever tried -- I wouldn't use anything else ever again, regardless of the cost.

Have you tried or considered textured masonry paint? This will deal with hairline cracks, but not sure if it's enough for your problem.

Wow, thanks for that -- certainly the best how-to guide I have seen to this. It's always helpful, especially, when something says "Ideally, do ABC, but if you can't, then X Y or Z can happen", instead of just "Do ABC." -- i.e. I know I should remove the bitumen from the floor, but it isn't...

Right. I am looking for any last minute advice before I start. The floor in the sitting room of my victorian house was made of wood blocks -- not your standard ones, but blocks roughly 6 cm high (more than two inches). These blocks covered about 2/3 of the floor in the room, with one part of...

Maybe someone is trying to tell you it's time to lose the wave pattern?

I have some leyland Contract matt paint emulsion -- it doesn't say vinyl on it -- is this the same as the "supermatt"?

One thing to keep in mind is that you can't use most bathroom cleaners on marble tiles -- they remove limescale, and thus damage marble. I did glorious marble tiles in my last bathroom, and would never do it again! There may be some kind of sealant you can use, but I couldn't find one at the time.

I am trying to sort out the best/easiest way to paint the tongue-and-groove ceiling in my new loft room. It's a 5m by 5m room, pitched ceiling, and the tongue and groove boarding appears to have been stained a medium dark brown, and not varnished. I am planning to paint the ceiling antique...