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OK so today more stripping and photos!!! Excited??? Well its only walls lads lol, took some pictures of the bathroom and the other random spaces too

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I would say there is to much water in the paint, make sure the paint and water are mixed together really well, stir it for a good 4-5 minutes. Do you give the walls a light sand and wipe down?

Cutting in brushes 2-3inch Rollers short to medium I cut in one wall at a time with the paint as 100% paint, then roll the wall with a slightly watered down paint as i just find the finish is a lot smoother, the cut in again and roll! If a jobs worth doing its worth doing twice, my...

Its a reaction to the paint your using I know this sounds stupid but I have done this... CHECK THE GLOSS YOUR USING ISN'T WATER BASED! As the white spirit WILL react with the paint. what I would do is just sand back the wood with a fine grade the clean with white spirits then go over...

I was also looking for doors and found Howdens are doing 6 panel doors for £10+VAT, can't really moan if you want a cheap and cheerful!

We are doing things on a budget which is a shame. What would you suggest about the CU? Box it in neatly?... As for the trunking that is todays job to find what the wires belong to. Wood flooring hmm, I'm not really a fan to be honest but we have had a quote for carpets and the prices varied...

Strip all the walls of wood chip, maybe remove picture rail, strip back the doors and skirting board and re paint so they look modern. If you look at the skirting and doors they look very 50s 60s but I really like them and think that refurbed they would look modern if that makes sence? There are...

Good evening I'm new to DIYnot as I have stated in the Subject! Me and my girlfriend have just got our second flat together and its some what different from the new build we are moving from! The new flat is as follow: 1 bed 6m*5m Living room 7m*5m Hallway 5m*2m Kitchen 4m*3.5m (this...