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I spotted the obvious window locks I am pleased to say, before I tried forcing them!!! But had not looked for nails etc. Cheers - will give it a try

You may have had someone paint emulsion over gloss or grease ( i.e. unprepared walls) or some sort of special finish??? It this is the case - you may need to sand the surface down and clean it throroughtly before repainting.

I have used the Weathershield and the Sandtex. I got a better coverage from the Sandtex but I preferred the finish with Weathershield. Now have moved house and no rendering to paint!!! LOL

I feel justified in planning my St Paddys weekend around my hammer and bolster to remove all plaster before installing a toilet in the cloakroom!!

Trotter - were any of yours painted shut? We have all original sashes and a few are painted shut. If so can you recommend a technique for opening them? My attempts with a thin screwdriver are proving fruitless and I don't want to put the window through!!! Cheers

If you cut your cornice to remove a section then you risk bringing down part of your ceiling that is attached to your cornice, too. You eliminate that risk, if you cut the wood to fit around the cornice...

If you can remove the shutters then you can get them dipped by professional paint strippers, which will give you a better finish than scraping the paint from them. If you do go with the heat gun approach ( you may have not choice on the window frames themselves) then be careful when heating...

I read this post with interest as late last year, I gave my kitchen ceiling a fresh coat of kitchen emulsion. We hav ebene in the house 18 months and do not know how the ceiling was finished. The surface of the ceiling appears lightly artexed and had been painted previously. Anyway if I...