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    Acceptable Finish - Professional Decorator

    I am not a professional decorator - keen DIYer and a bit of a perfectionist (not always ideal at times!), so won’t opine on your direct question. That being said I wouldn’t be happy with some of the examples you’ve highlighted here if I had done this - I’d be immediately looking to correct the...
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    Which trellis?

    Much more expensive, but I’ve ended up using this type of system for growing climbers up our house now. Looks nice on Day 1 and importantly isn’t rotting over time! https://www.gsproducts.co.uk/steel-wire-rope-swr/steel-wire-rope-trellis-systems/
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    Emporer Masonry - Base Coat

    Depending on what finish you would ideally want (and your abilities!), it *may* be worth considering the Toupret Skimcoat Exterior? I’ve recently corrected some Reasonably poor original paint and render jobs with this, and ended up with a lovely smooth and contemporary finish (finished with...
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    Circular Saw Advice

    I would +1 for a plunge saw, rather than a simple circular saw. Since I bought my (DIY focussed) Parkside plunge saw 3 years ago, I have not *once* used my circular saw - in fact, I gave it away 6 months ago as it was gathering dust. As others with far more experience have already mentioned...
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    Built new shed with shiplap

    Preservative following by decking oil.
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    Shed cladding

    Ultimately I would say it will come down to the quality of the timber in the first place. Given we're talking 12.5mm thickness, my initial sense is there could well be a decent amount of expansion and contraction to factor in. You can help yourself out by treating the wood appropriately (I...
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    Questions about building a shed, to do with wood, types of screws and membrane

    So as a bit of background, I often like to over-engineer anything that I've put my mind to building, so similarly when building my shed, went with a breathable membrane and over-specced the timber several times over). I'd always go for treated timber - it's not a huge amount more, and it just...
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    Spray Painting - Which Dulux trade paint?

    Appreciate that this is a fairly old thread resurrection, but the question seemed to fit best here. I'm using a Wagner W690 HVLP system with Dulux Trade Supermatt thinned for a mist coat. The issue I have is that the paint seems to be coming through as more of a spatter (although dries flat)...
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    Lime Mortar / Pointing query

    Hi all - and firstly apologies if this is in the wrong place but hopefully addresses my question! We've recently had a loft conversion done, and as part of this, have put aside a section of the eaves for storage. The builders have plasterboarded out most of the eaves area, but have left the...
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    Poor plastering job? If so, how would I resolve?

    Firstly thank you for the quick reply 23vc! Whilst I would agree that overall, he's actually done a pretty decent job, it's those two points which are sticking out to me like sore thumbs right now. I think if I can try and tidy up the plaster/wood transition on the newel post, I'd be happy -...
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    Poor plastering job? If so, how would I resolve?

    Good evening all, We are currently in the process of having a loft extension. First the good news - the plastering in the actual loft space and new stairway seems to have been done quite well - I have no complaints, and am genuinely quite looking forward to giving it a mist coat and...
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    What are your recommendations on good wood protection?

    I've had good results with Barretine's Premier Wood Preservative (which comes in clear - it really has a *very* slightly reddish hue to it), followed by their Decking Oil (typically doing a few coats of the preservative, followed by the oil). What I like is that they are all solvent based, and...
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    New shed allowing water through the tongue and groove shiplap

    I'm sorry to hear of the issues Mugabes - re-affirms my own decision to go ahead and build my own last summer! That being said, I'm curious as to what is causing the issues. It sounds as though it may just be that the roof overhang is unacceptable - just for my own interest, do you have any...
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    Attaching fence post to house wall - DPC required?

    Thank you very much Notch. I do have some Flashband and also DPC but am not really sure whether either is required - or even appropriate in these circumstances. I guess my thoughts are that the wood is going to get wet regardless being exposed to the elements - I just want to make sure that I'm...
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    Attaching fence post to house wall - DPC required?

    Hey all! I'm *hoping* to potentially get started on this either tomorrow or Friday - using threaded rods still seems to be the best way forward unless anyone has any concerns. It just then comes down to whether I'm likely to get any damp issues with having the fence post directly bolted to the...
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    neighbours decking

    The problem can sometimes be that (if like our house), the back door is on the rear of the house, having the decking running perpendicular to the house can lead to some very easy slips when the decking is wet, so this could well be a reason for laying this way. That being said, the picture in...
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    Felting a shed roof, without using pins

    Another option would be to use the cold felt adhesive, but also use thin timber strips over the top, held down with clout nails. Truthfully, I'm pretty surprised that even the smallest clout nails are penetrating through. A couple of mm of felt, suggests that's a *very* thin timber roof?
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    Attaching fence post to house wall - DPC required?

    Good evening all! I'm shortly looking to put up a new fence *above an existing wall* in our front garden. -BACKGROUND INFO- The (single brick) wall is not in a great state and the intermediary pillars are on the neighbour's side, but she has asked us to put a fence up in order to hide our...
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    Mitre Saw

    I've unfortunately had a different experience - I bought the Evolution mitre saw, and got truly fed up over its inability to cut consistently at 90 degrees (despite adjustment). Additionally, the bore size on the Evolution is a non-standard size which limit your choice of blades *out of the...
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    Mandatory decking slope?

    I would be wary of sloping the decking *towards* the wall, just in case this encourages damp (in a perfect world, this wouldn't be an issue, but it would be my concern...)
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