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I want to put up 5 shelves in an alvove to the left hand side of my chimney brest. I have measured the walls and lo and behold there isn't a rightangle anywhere to be seen! i want them with concealed fixings and attached to the wall on the three sides, As the three sides of the wall are neither...

thanks both of ye, some bloke in my local diy shop said i had to wait 24 hours and i thought that was a bit long!

Having looked through over 20 pages of previous messages and numerous google searches i can't find the answer to my question so i'm hoping someone here will know the answer! (btw it doesn't say on the bottle either!) How long do i have to wait after sugarsoaping the walls before i can begin...

Just spent 3 days filling in god know how many holes in my living room walls! However, now is the time to sand down the polyfilla and sandpaper or a sandpaper block is a bit too much like hard work for lil old me! As i'm only sanding small areas at a time can anyone suggest a suitable sander...

ok thanks for the help breezer, no excuse not to start painting anymore!

i don't have an empty tin to pour it into :? when you mean give it two coats do you mean the area to be sealed or the whole room? As i'm not sure 2.5l will adequately cover the rest of the room. Thanks.

I have a chimney brest where the old fireplace has been ripped out and the wall re-plastered. Its been at least 4 months since the work was done so i gather that this is sufficient drying time for it. (if not please let me know!) According to the instructions on the emulsion paint i have...

sorry for being completely thick but i'm not sure what you mean! If i'm wrong please feel free to laugh! by a batten is that just a 1" square piece of wood cut to a certain length? what do you mean by up wall in corner? do i need to cut the baton and mdf to a 45 degree angle so the slot...

do people really do that?! seems fairly obvious to me that there in some cases be a recaction cos after all nicotine/tar is one chemical and paint is another! I just want it to look nice so am happy do do the hard graft involved (would be nice if i could afford to pay someone to do it for me tho!)

thanks paul, luckily its summer now and the heating is off but i was paranoid when it was cold cos the pipes are at just the right height for an inquisitive toddler to touch. one question how do i box in the pipes? Do i just buy skirting boards and use 2 at an angle to cover them or is there a...

i completely understand that there may be nicotine stains on the walls and ceilings even tho i am not a 'heavy' smoker. however when the flat is painted i don't plan on smoking indoors as i have easy accessibility to my balcony and i really shouldn't be smoking around a small child :? and then...

1) thank god for that they look horrendous!! 2)off to B&Q i go! 3)they're flexible enough for my 2 1/2 year old to stand on and bounce on (which he gets told off for doing!) and they're soldered. i may have to move the one clip that makes it that high and lower it then. Thanks for your replies

Not long moved into my flat, i have a Glow worm compact electronic boiler, a potterton pat 2 thermostat and 6 radiators. All the copper (i think thats what they're made of!) pipes connecting the radiators are visible and in places are not clipped to the walls. (In my opinion whoever instaled it...

ok thanks for the help, looks like there is no quick way of doing this! was hoping 1-2 coats of emulsion would do the job!!

erm i smoke :? so there may be nicotine stains on the walls and ceilings :( . is this gonna make more work for me?! Why do i need to use lining peper and why can't i just paint the walls?

the ceilings have been painted there is vinyl wallpaper on the walls that i've been stripping and it looks like there is a coat of something underneath but i don't know what. In places i have bare plaster that has nothing on it at all.

sorry blonde moment! the walls are plaster on brick!! not the ceilings! the bedroom ceilings are flat apart from a very badly botched new plaster job near the window! and the living room ceiling is that bobbly artexy stuff.

as far as i know (not being diy literate!) the ceilings are plaster on brick (i live in a purpose built flat) and the ceilings have that bobbly stuff which looks like artex to me tho i may be completely wrong!

Have been advised to use Dulux Trade Vinyl Matt to paint my walls and ceiling, the bloke said i should thin it. Why? (He said just because you should!) Will it look horrendous if i don't thin it or is the idea of thinning the paint to make it go further? Also how many coats will it need?

Not long moved into a 2 bed flat and apart from the bathroom and toilet the whole place needs to be redecorated. I've stripped most of the wallpaper already and the backing came off easily. Before i paint do i need to use an undercoat or can i just pick a colour and start painting? Also i have...