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And what happened next?.... :?: After 12 pages of debate and counter debate (and Giant Pandas?!) I think I might have found out why my plaster is saturated (interior breach of DPC by new plaster possibly), but I want to know about the dissertation, Joe 90's wet bricks etc etc

Hi Ellie74 I am stripping wood in my Victorian house. After a little trial & effort, I use a heat gun first to get most of the gloss off. I do this with the windows open and the back door too, to make sure I get a good flow of air through the house. And also I break the task up so I'm not doing...

Hi All I am now starting to work out paper needs for the room I'm decorating. But I'd be interested in advice from you experienced folks. In parts of the room, the original skirting, (Torus profile) seems "set" into the wall. It looks like the old paper was cut to sit along the top of the...

Hi MickBee Well, after a last minute trawl around t'internet, I found an even better platform- ordered and delivered in less than 24 hours for £190. All ali, and it's now ready for use. It was a bit of an ar$e to assemble, what with the instructions translated from French, but it's up, and I've...

Thanks Zampa, 54aardvark & MikeBee; I'm going to go for the alu frame. Order delivered within 2 working days, and I'm off work all the coming week, so guess what I'll be doing.... Mike I like the idea of chandeliers...I now just need to have a room that'll do them justice! Thanks all Helen

(Sorry moderator for hi-jacking post) Hi Zampa I've got the rest of the house to do after this one!! Another bedroom, plus dining room, living room, kitchen- and the bits of the hall, stairs and landing that I can reach without falling off. All of these are 10'6" height- and at least need...

Hi All I'm starting to decorate the first of the "big rooms" in my new-to-me house. The ceilings are about 10'6"- so I need a tower to suit inside. I'm struggling to find something between a step-up, and a full blown platform suitable for the exterior really. I've checked my comfortable working...

Hi JP74- very interesting. I have a room that is awful- 5mx4m, all Artexed, plus ceiling too. I am thinking of getting it plasterboarded, insulation behind (thinking about insulation as there is an outside wall), then plastering over the top. I want to move the kitchen into this room- but...

Hi All I have just bought a lovely Victorian terrace- or it will be when I've sorted it. One of my first jobs is to replace the roof (proper job, new battens, sarking felt, original slates plus a few new ones etc). After that- loft insulation. I would like to think about using something other...