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I need to paint my wooden fence it and theres lots of it. I'm thinking about using a roller is that a good or bad idea? Don't want to use a spray gun as most of it is slatted with gaps.

Hi Guys, Need a new boiler for the office at work to heat 6 big rads (doubles 120cm x 60cm) and 2 small ones in the toilets. Been offered a Vokera with 2 years warranty but my first search in Google is putting me off, I'm thinking Worcester or Valliant would be a better choice. What's...

I've had some pipes boxed in and I was hoping to paint them the same colour as the wall which is emulsion paint and then gloss the bottom part at the hight of the skirting board to blend in. Is there a way to prime and undercoat so I can use both paints or should I forget about the emulsion...

Hi, I need to do a mist coat, I have Dulux Matt which says add 10% water on the tin. Reading other threads people are mentioning 25-50%, what should I be using. I will be using Dulux endurance matt for the top coats if that makes a difference.

Hi, Bit of a silly question but I would like the best possible finish.... I will having some pipes boxed in and windows fitted in a few weeks time but the walls also need plastered, should the walls be plastered before the joinery work and window fitting or after or does it make no difference.

So I've spent my day trying to remove vinyl wall paper with horrible results, tried a part scoring the paper, another picking the paper with a jaggy roller thing from amazon and a part with no prep (with the exception of applying wallpaper stripper). Applied B&Q wallpaper stripper using a...

I will be starting to paint my living room wood work soon and I've stumbled on a problem... The rest of the house had been painted with OB gloss so it was just a case of roughing the paint with 130 grit and undercoat / coat with WB. However when I tried to sand the living room paint the...

I will soon be painting my hall/staircase problem is half way up the stairs the ceiling cuts short and goes vertical up to the hight of the upstairs ceiling. From what I can find out the way to do it (on youtube) is to use two ladders and a plank of wood to make a platform. Is this really...

I tried painting my on-suite bath room with emulsion which was fine until I reached the area around the sink, the old paint came strait off the wall on to the roller then back on to the wall so it looks a mess I assume it's because there has been water splashed on it over the years. How do I...

Hi I went and bought a 1L tin of Dulux pure brilliant white under coat and gloss to see if I liked it, I ended up painting a full room of skirting board and 2 doors. However when I went to price paint online to use for my entire house I have learned that I should not be using solvent based...

Phoned a local company and the conversation went something like this.. Me...I need a price for power flushing Them... What's wrong with the system Me...I have 11 radiators 3 don't heat up and 2 have started to rattle Them...OK I will need to come out and see the system where do you stay...