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Thanks, the fake timber cladding I didn't know about and it definitely sounds worth looking into. Also possibly the rendering option so that gives me a couple of great starting points. Thanks again!

My recently purchased house has white upvc cladding between the upper and ground floor bay windows. It's not in the best condition nor particularly attractive and, knowing nothing about house construction, I wondered if anyone could tell me what the options would be? Ideally, I would like it to...

It is just literally wooden panelling, I'd say no more than about 20mm thick (and that's probably being generous). The panelling is very battered so can't just be painted over, it definitely needs to be covered somehow to give a nice finish to the wall but, as I have zero DIY knowledge I'm...

I have a dividing wall between my lounge and stairway which is wooden panelling. I'd like to plasterboard & plaster it but it's not very thick so I don't think I could use plasterboard screws without them going through the wall and out the other side. What would be the best way to fix...

Thanks for all the comments and advice. I managed to get the smaller wall done this evening with a hammer and chisel and most came off quite easily, some took a bit more effort but eventually it has come away leaving the brick wall intact and in good condition. The two larger walls may be a...

I've just bought a house which needs a fair bit of work and in the garden all the outside perimeter walls (one small brick wall, two larger breezeblock walls) have had a concrete render applied and painted. It is cracked, flaking and falling off in many places (I can actually pull pieces off by...