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Hi, I have 4 wooden chairs and table legs to restore. I bought them a couple of years ago from someone who had restored them himself from its original state but the paint didn't take long to start coming away from the wood. It's clear he didn't use any primer and I'm sceptical whether he had...

Hi, I'm looking to buy an air compressor for various jobs at home ie. inflating cars tyres, spray painting fence panels, sanding and spray painting wooden chairs alongside other jobs. From my research a 2.5hp 50 litre air compressor would be suitable for my needs but the difficulty i'm having...

Hi, I'm preparing to paint my new wood gate, it has been pressure treated at the shop. I'm looking to use Zinsser Cover Stain to undercoat it but I can only find it in white and I want the top coat to be a black satin finish (Sikkens Rubbol). Does any know from experience if this would...

Hi, I'm currently fitting a new timber gate for my garden. The wood is pre treated but I would like to paint it with a shiny or satin type paint. Can anyone recommend the best paint for this job? I've used a Sikkens paint to paint my cast iron guttering last summer and the results are...

Hi, I want to paint the brick walls inside my garage since I've cleared it out and I've got a load of silk emulsion left over from decorating the house interior during the summer. Would it be ok to use it?

Hi, I'm wanting to paint and seal my garage concrete floor which is quite bumpy and traps dust in the gaps very easily. I'm hoping by painting/sealing it, it will be easier to clean and also look alot nicer which I'm sure it will. I have no idea what type of paint would be best suited for...

Hi, I'm plasterboarding the ceiling In my garage and I was wondering if it would be ok to paint straight onto the plasterboard without plastering it? I don't want to fork out the extra money to plaster the ceiling as it won't be seen very often. If it's OK to paint straight on, what is the...

Hi, I've recently built and render a Wall in my garden and to finish it off I've ordered some concrete coping for the tops. As the concrete is a grey colour, I'd like to match the colour of the mortar with them. So how would I go about making my mortar a grey colour please? I have building...

Hi, I'm planning to either paint or stain my fences soon ready for the autumn/ winter ahead. I like colours from both types but I'm unsure which one is most recommended and will preserve my fences for longer and most comprehensively. Can anyone impart their knowledge and experiences please...

Hi, Ive recently finished building and rendering my garden wall and i'm now ready to finish it off with some coping stones. I'm toying between flat or once weather coping stones but I have a query about how to cut/ fit the coping stones on a right angled corner. I have 2 corners to negotiate...

Hi, I've just finished rendering my garden wall and plan to start painting it at the weekend as long as it has fully dried out by then. I have been looking at using the textured Sandex Masonry paint, does anyone have any experience with this paint, whether it's good or bad? it has a 15 year...

Hi, I've just built a garden retaining wall using concrete blocks which i'm currently rendering. I've been browsing some coping stones for the top of my wall but am struggling to like any at the moment. I was wondering if it would be ok to use concrete or stones slabs as an alternative? I...

Hi guys, I've just finished building my garden wall with concrete blocks. I did consider asking a professional to render it but after 2 separate quotes which were both a lot more expensive then I first expected I have decided to take on the task myself (as with most home improvement jobs due...

Hi, I've recently bought a house which is in need of a restoration and I need to chisel off a few walls of old plaster from brick and I also need to chisel a few bricks that are covering an old fire place which I wouild like to reopen and use again. I have looked at a few SDS hammer drills...