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Well I think my latest trick has worked - no doubt some folks might be horrified, but this evening I put a coat of Dulux exterior paint over the pesky orange and it's stuck! Tomorrow then I should be able to apply my topcoat and the job's a good 'un. Well I'm happy anyway! Thank you all...

The actual colour isn't really the issue, its more a case of the paint not adhering if you see what I mean. Sorry, I haven't made myself very clear. I fully expected to have to put 3 or even 4 coats on to bring the walls up to being white. I attempted to put a second coat onto my first coat...

I'm not entirely sure what type of paint the orange is to be honest, but it was slightly shiny. I don't know if I ought to just persist (possibly setting myself up for a fall later) or start again!

Its a Wickes trade paint, matt emulsion.

I started painting our utility room yesterday and fear I may have wasted a weekend on it. The room has had a new plasterboard ceiling which was skimmed and I've painted it with no problems. The walls are another matter. They are a fairly stubborn shade of orange and I had assumed our builder...

We don't actually know if the joists are under-spec'd garyo and no, we are not planning to move in the near future.

To answer your questions - no freddymercurystwin, my hubby isn't a structural engineer, although we did have a structural engineer round. He never did come back to us with his report and I never chased him up, but we did pick his brains about what was required. A 2.8m RSJ went in to support...

Hello everybody! We bought our bungalow with hipped roof 5 years ago and the space in the loft was what sold it to me. Fast forward to the present day we now have a staircase up to what will be the landing and shower room and a bedroom which is now complete. During the process which has...