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Had all of our original 1930's doors stripped back to bare wood by a local company, cost us about 150 quid for 7 doors to be done and that included pick up and delivery!! all of the old paint and brown varnish has completely gone from the doors saving us endless hours of sanding and prepping...

I used wickes trade vinyl silk over lining paper not long ago in a bedroom and it worked a treat, it left a nice wipe clean surface when dry with a slight shine to it. I wouldn't use gloss, vinyl silk works just fine and will be a lot cheaper option!

Skimming over wallpaper seems a VERY dodgy to me lol Id remove it first no matter what your "plasterer" says, sounds like a proper cowboy..if he turns up on a mountain bike with his tools in a carrier bag alarm bells should ring!

I re-pointed my patio after re-laying it about 10 months ago, i used wickes ready mix mortar compound and pointed it like you would a brick wall, up to now there is no cracking anywhere and i've jetwashed it a couple of times with no problems! It was hard work on hands and knees for several...

I got some masonary paint on my stone slabs not long ago, i managed to remove it using a wire brush and soapy water as the jet wash didn't shift it. You can also buy cupped wire wheels that fit onto a small angle grinder to make the job easyer/quicker! Ther very expensive from d.i.y stores but...