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    Painting exterior front door

    Personal taste I suppose. I do like the look of a solid panel door painted deep gloss black with brass fixings.
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    Sealing Emulsion in shower area

    I'd use eggshell.
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    Lining Paper vs Plaster

    You shouldn't need to fill the gaps. Any decorator worth his salt would let the paint fill the gap.
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    Tiles Falling Off

    Blimey! A lot of anger in this post
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    Painting Newly Plastered Bathroom

    Dilute supermatt with water and then i'd use eggshell for bathrooms or kitchen. This specific bathroom paint is just a con.
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    Finger marks on dry but freshly painted doors

    Bless my 2 year old! What's the best way of removing these marks?
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    Preparing "woodgrain effect" panelled doors

    Yep Gloss is a bit passe now. I went for the untextured look as no offence but you kinda see those textured doors bloody everywhere. Especially in new builds!
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    Help get me tiling please!

    BTW, you should try posting this in the Tiling forum.
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    Help get me tiling please!

    I would certainly use a plywood base. Floorboards are not a sound foundation for tiles.
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    Lining Paper vs Plaster

    Recently had the whole house stripped and lined, and at the same time a new kitchen was installed along with skimmed walls. Have to say that the decorator has done a superb job on the rest of the house. There are some very minor defects but these can only be seen with varying light. To me the...
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    Grout dried onto tile face

    Yes I've tried this as well. Excellent!
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    Oak worktops for kitchen

    Thank's guys. I'll give it a few more then
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    travertine vs limestone

    But doesn't this defeat the object? The very reason I went for stone was because it wasn't man made.
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    Oak worktops for kitchen

    Ok guys have sanded it all back and have applied numerous coats and it looks great. However, how do I know when there is sufficient oil on tops?
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    travertine vs limestone

    We've just had Travertine laid in the kitchen and it looks stunning! We had a random pattern with the chipped edge look, not cheap though
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    Oak worktops for kitchen

    Thankyou Scrit
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    Oak worktops for kitchen

    Thankyou Jason. Any idea where the best place is to source the 3M pads?
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    Oak worktops for kitchen

    Can anyone tell me what is the best way to apply oil to Oak worktops? We were told by the fitter to apply liberally but this has created excessive build up of said oil. I'm inclined to sand down to wood and start again.
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    Football Shirt Framing

    Kevman, I run a framing business and we frame a fair amount of Football/Rugby shirts each year. The best option is Waterwhite UV protected glass it has all the imperfections of standard glass removed so you see full rendition of all the colours and reflection is non existent. However, it is...
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