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Could you not take the outer windows out (I presume they are hinged), paint them at ground level and when they are drying you paint the middle window and frame from inside?

Ditto with preferring oil based but the yellowing and the drying time has convinced me to go over to water based.

Would you recommend an oil based undercoat for this rather than a water based one? Or do I have to use a water based one as I'm using a water based gloss? This may also solve another problem - when I initially sanded the door I went down to wood and the water based gloss is rubbish at...

Painted an internal door at the weekend with Dulux water based gloss (mixed with a bit of Floetrol). My usual technique is to roller the door with a sponge sleeve and then lay off with a 3 inch fine finish brush and I have been pleased with the results in the past. However, this time was...

I should have clarified that I used 2 coats of Dulux Primer & Undercoat (water based) before I erected the gate. Yes, taking it off and indoors to gloss is certainly a consideration and if the weather stays inclement then I will go down this route. I just want to know whether I'm wasting...

I bought a self assemble gate and primed the wood prior to assembly. I put the gate up last weekend and managed to get a coat of gloss on one side of the gate (the front, thankfully) but have not managed to do the back of the gate because of the weather. Unfortunately the back of the gate...

Can someone give me a very rough estimate to get someone in to build me a 3 brick high wall approx 15 metres long? Not just the cost of building the wall but to dig the footings, etc. Thanks.

Thanks for the responses. I keep reading about the magical Floetrol - looked it up on the internet and it looks like this could help. But where can I buy it? I'm near Romford, Essex. Or is it only available online?

No, this is not one of those shall I/shan't I, water based versus oil based posts. I have already decided to ditch oil based for water based but my question is, can I apply water based gloss with a roller? If so, which type? My concern is that with water based paint drying so quickly I'm...

OK, I got it all wrong. It's not a Triton shower but a Trevi Blend one. I think the problem may be the showerhead I recently bought. It was a Triton one from B&Q - when I removed that last night and turned the shower on there was no leak so I suspect the showerhead is not quite big enough. So...

Seco, sorry not a clue what type of Triton it is. It's a mixer type that was fitted when we had the bathroom done about 8 years ago. But what's strange to me is that the old hose didn't leak at all but this one does. As I said, it's as if they diameter of the hose has changed ever so...

I've just replaced the hose and shower head on our Triton shower and since then water is leaking from where the hose joins the water outlet. It's not leaked before so it's almost as if the diameter of the new hose is slightly bigger than the old one. I've tried various combinations of washers...

Thanks Growler. Must have taken you a while to type out!!

Thanks Growler. Must have taken you a while to type out!!

The front of our house is rendered which was painted about 7 years ago and is looking a bit tired so I have been tasked with smartening it up! Couple of questions. There is no flaking paint so I presume I just need to give the wall a quick wash down prior to painting to get rid of excess dirt...

Morning all. You haven't said what type of paint was originally on the walls or what type of paint you are using. You can certainly get this sort of cracking if you use matt emulsion over silk emulsion.

OK, so it isn't that difficult but getting right paint is!! I was determined to use a water based paint on a door frame but in common with a lot of people on here was unhappy with the finish so have decided to re-do the job using oil-based paint. One thing I've never done before (I know, I...

The front edge of the shower tray in our en-suite is against the door frame and over time there has been a small leak of water from the shower onto the frame which has started to rot. I therefore need to dig out the rot and replace. I know the best way to do this would be to cut the frame just...

Thought we'd sorted this out but over the past few weeks the leak has come back. I am going to try and look at the flashing/seal where the conservatory meets the wall of the house but to get a good look at this I will need to get onto the conservatory. Now obviously I'm not going to get onto...

I wouldn't say it gets a lot of weather but about 2 years ago the neighbours replaced rid of all their grass with shingle. I suspect they didn't put in adequate drainage, although they maintain they did. It has been very noticeable this winter that that side of the garden is permanently...