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Great thanks! Now to find a good plasterer in Manchester! Had almost the whole house replastered a few months ago and my other half has spent the last month filling the myriad cracks that opened up a couple of weeks later....we did get them back to do the first few but they just slapped...

Hi, the walls and ceiling of my (exposed) front porch are a sort of artex/bobbled stone and my other half is wondering what the best way would be to cover it so it's a nice smooth finish we can use an exterior paint on....does anyone know if there's a product you can smooth over that's...

Yes!! It was the brush!! I always thought that actually....I'd insert a smiley thing here if I knew how! When I first bought my house I was single and redecorated the living room - I ran out of paint with only a small area left behind a load of Ikea wooden stacking boxes in a corner....and I...

Oh god - I've tried in the past and am utterly inept despite real effort and enthusiasm...I work backstage in a theatre and they won't let me help with any painting there either. We redecorated the green room one Summer and for some reason all the bits I'd painted turned yellow instead of white...

Thanks thedec, I'd sent an enquiry to zinsser last night and a very helpful man just phoned back. He talked about a washing/scraping option but was worried about success as the pva has been on the walls since January - other stuff has been done to the house since then and other rooms decorated...

Thanks for replies - they've done the downstairs too and it's even worse down there....pva everywhere.... Was thinking I could try washing and scraping downstairs as he hasn't started that yet but should I start washing the wall with paint on already? This has the 2 diluted coats so...

Hi - my other half is having exactly the same problem with a hall, stairs and landing covered in glossy pva-brushed filled cracks that the plasterer came back to repair once our initial replaster had settled and cracks opened up. Hours and hours of sanding and filling have still revealed...

Many thanks - Crank39 you were spot on! Engineer finally came today and said large windows have the drainage holes done at manufacturer as standard but smaller windows are then done at the factory and this window had not been drilled. He drilled out the holes and the problem is sorted -...

Many thanks - will have a check for drainage holes! It's a strange one as the unit is self contained (so nothing going into it that could be delivering water) and the whole scenario of it not raining for days and the leaks then happening/stopping/happening despite no rain. Plus we've had some...

At least I thought I'd attached pics - I made an album somewhere! Ooh there they are!

Hello - newbie here after some advice! Had new upvc windows installed in new loft conversion end of December 2010, from company called Quickslide. On Monday this week one of the small units started leaking through what looked like the back of the hook at the bottom of the window. We took...

wet at top right seal..