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    Painters

    No just gave paint a quick mix and painted, it's weird
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    Painters

    Painters advice: Using a water based paint for my walls, first coat went on lovely but when dry I noticed on most of the walls little air bubbles (some as big as a fifty pence piece). Let it dry and I sanded them down which worked. Upon painting second coat most of them bubbles have reappeared...
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    Painters mate cracked, advice...

    And if that's an inch I'm packing an 8incher hahahha
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    Painters mate cracked, advice...

    I know lol, missus wanted a stupid rail that went above the paneling and with the grooves I had to fill it quite a bit
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    Painters mate cracked, advice...

    Hello all, put pannelling up and caulked the pannelling with a cheap decorative caulk (soudol I think was brand). Have very little amount of pink left so didn't want to take the chance the pink covers cracks, bought a caulk that stated 'no cracking' and lightly re caulked, it said can paint...
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    Help, carpet getting fitted 2 days, frog tape peeled paint

    Thank you mate, I'll have a look at local tool station today for the Masq low tack purple tape. Plan to sand the peeled bits of paint so have a good key on them then two coats of a spot primer Zinsser BIN as have some of this? Then Will just repaint with appropriate paint, Reckon once cured I...
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    Help, carpet getting fitted 2 days, frog tape peeled paint

    Hello People, looking for any advice... Panelled my daughter's room then decorators caulked the gaps aswell as wood filled. I primed the Pine paneling and painted skirting satin brilliant white, then walls with a light shade pink Acrylic based paint. Then taped up panelling area and painted dark...
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    Switch radiator valves to TRV

    Cheers Harry, appreciate your tips, got one rad off just now to decorate, back on Tomo if not next day, another room to go and I'll get to this, cheers mate
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    Switch radiator valves to TRV

    Cheers mate, before funneling the inhibitor and two valves shut, drain radiator first so there's room for the inhibitor? How much inhibitor with 10 rads throughout house? Heard mixed reviews on that one
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    Switch radiator valves to TRV

    I think I'm holding off on the TRVs for now, plan would be to do all 8 that need doing in one day, drain the central heating, no hot taps on that day, gives me peace of mind. That way when all TRVs fitted I'll add radiator inhibitor through the bathroom towel radiator as bleed valve sits on top...
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    Switch radiator valves to TRV

    Yea that's what I was thinking, someone said about radiator inhibitor that I could drain the bathroom towel rad and fill from the top (bleed valve) then that way when central heating next on turn on all rads for an hour to get the inhibitor circulating throughout the system? Take it if I've got...
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    Switch radiator valves to TRV

    Okay mate cheers for you're reply, don't plan to drain system anytime soon and when fit new TRVs will definitely top PRS up B4 any hot taps/, heating run... Cheers
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    Switch radiator valves to TRV

    Pls see pics... Got 10mm copper flow and return pipes, have standard lockshield valves and want to replace to TRVs. Will the one in pic (Screwfix) work? I see it's 15mm but think it comes with a 10mm reducer for the copper pipe... Also, if I drain my central heating system (as have a few of...
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    Detached Garage refirb

    Hi People, Looking for some tips, moving into a new home in a week, got a detached Garage with a proper apex roof. The garage itself is doubled bricked (outer house brick, air gap then breeze block) wooden studs and plasterboarded. I'll attach pictures...but the garage seems decent enough for...
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