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Hi, Over the past 6 months my bathroom wall (the external one) has started to flake. I believe it is finished in either vinyl silk or bathroom paint. The plaster underneath it looks fine, the flaking is obviously caused by condensation on the walls. I am therefore intending to have an extractor...

Hi everyone My 1900 house, which I recently bought, has solid walls and a bay window at the front. In the corner by the alcove I peeled back the lining paper to find black mould in the corner which I cleaned off immediately. I'm aware of the source of the problem and the extent of the...

Hello I've painted a room in a colour that doesn't look good at all. I want to repaint in magnolia but just wondered how long I should leave it before starting. The 2nd coat of the other colour is drying now. Is there a risk of colour contamination if I apply new colour within, say, 24 hours...

Hi, Having had a problem with penetrating damp in my bedroom, I'm about to have the whole front of the house re-pointed. On the inside of the wall at one place there is a patch of plaster about 300x300 (mm) which is stained from the effects of the water ingress and a little damp. Otherwise...