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Hello! I bought a shower/steam room/bath type thing last year and had it installed around January this year. I've been having the house renovated and was going to move in this week, when we suddenly discovered the hot water on the shower isn't working. After several conversations with various...

whoops sorry! I only wanted a rough idea, not genuine quotes! sorry. delete post if you like.

Hello again! how much could I roughly expect to pay a decorator for the following?: line walls with lining paper, except for kitchen/bathroom (semi-detached house, 3 bedrooms, average sized house, not massive)? Paint all the walls and ceilings (except for kitchen and bathroom)...

is this stuff any good? I've just bought a house and it was built in the 30's, some of the ceilings have quite a few hairline cracks in them and they all need repainting, what is the best thing to do? Can I just paint this stuff over the whole of the ceiling, let it dry and then use a quality...

oh well! I'll probably be selling the house within 5 years or so I'm just going to have to hope the paint still looks alright when I come to sell!!! been down the house today, paint looks nice so I'm just going to leave it and hope I get away with it. If I get problems in the future then I'll...

sorry to keep bothering you Third Eye! the only thing is, on the ceiling only I have applied Dulux silk over this watered down Dulux Rich Matt. Should I still paint over this with the alkali resisting primer or the Dulux Trade Vinyl Soft Sheen? Thanks again! my girlfriend went the house...

also Thirdeye, if I have totally messed up my paint job, how can I rectify it - what do I need to do? Is it worth just getting a professional in?

I wasn't disagreeing with you Third Eye, just saying that no one else really seems to mention anything about Rich Matt so I'm just praying that my ceiling/walls will be ok! How will I know if they are/aren't ok? I've painted 2 coats on now and they've been drying for a few days, is there...

I've just had a damp proof course done and so up to about 50cm-1m is new plaster/plasterboard. As I want to put lining paper on the rest of these walls, will I need to line all the way down to the skirting board (and over the new plaster) or can I just line the walls down to where the new...

Thanks for all your help. From what I can gather (various forums etc) the 50/50 paint/water split was probably ok! Although Third Eye seems to think the Rich Matt is a problem, no one else has mentioned it so I'm hoping (fingers crossed) that it'll be ok. After hopefully navigating that near...

ok, thanks! I'll just have to risk it, the plaster had been drying for about 2 months and it was on plasterboard so I'm hoping it's dried out and that the rich matt won't do too much damage! The other question is: now that I've put an undercoat of rich matt on, can I paint over it in semi-gloss...

thanks for replying. Does it matter that my first coat was too thin? can't I just paint another coat over it (but 80% paint/ 20% water this time) and then paint on a final coat or two (100% paint)? I assume I can, but I just don't want to paint more over the original 50/50 paint/water coat if...

Hello! I have just bought a new house and am in the process of getting it renovated etc. I have decided to start painting the kitchen (just around the units area where extractor etc is going as it'll be easier than painting it afterwards) and I think I've made a bit of a mistake! I bought...