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Thanks for your reply 54aardvark. My skirt boards etc are white so would a stained door still look good along with those?

Thanks very much for your reply. Will give it a go

I'm probably not as skilled as you then :wink:

Last year, I stripped all the paint (mostly layers of gloss) from all the woodwork in my stair/hallway area including the hand rail, skirting boards etc. This left a really bare, red looking wood surface. Being the real novice that I am, I didn't know about or apply any sort of primer or...

Hi, I know that there are many threads on this topic already but I haven't managed to find one specific to my query. I have just put up doors similar to these throughout my house... http://www.salvo.co.uk/images/userimgs/22566/39218_1.jpg I want to paint them white, and my skirting...

Thanks very much for the reply! Steve

Hello, For cutting in on walls/ceiling using normal matt emulsion paint, is it better to use a special type of paintbrush specifically designed to assist with this, or is it better to use those miniture paint pads (e.g. the ones by Stanley) and just use that for all the edges etc? Thanks...

Hi, I am actually thinking of using this myself. I've just had my living room skimmed and want to bring more light into the room. Does it actually do what it says on the tin and help achieve this or is it a con? Steve

Hi, I've just had an extension to my living room built and there is a section going across the room where a lintel has been placed. There are also little pillars either side where it is restin gon. What is the general procedure of painting in such a room i.e. we want the ceiling white and...

Hi guys, I just had my living room skimmed and the builders used plasterboards. On one of the walls, we had a chimney breast removed, so that particular area was just bare bricks. Because the builders found it difficult to keep the plasterboards stuck on with adhesive on that particular...

Hi guys, thanks for your responses relating to this topic. Bon, it is something that didn't cross our mind when we were at the design stage and although our architect is fairly renowned, it wasn't something that he mentioned either. However, another thought has occured to me. I was in a...

Thanks for your response noseall, just saw it after I posted my second post. But as you say, I did think that it could be a problem for the neighbours should they decide to get theirs removed (as they are back-toback) but I guess we can solve that together when the time arises as, like I...

Hi Beckmeister General, Thanks for your response. The solution that you say is what seems like the method used. What he has done is placed two wooden beams going perpenicular across the joists of the ceiling. Underneath two of the joists, he then put in these gallow brackets as you mentioned...

Hello, As the title suggests, I have just had the ground floor chimney breast removed in my 40 years old (approx) semi-detached house, with the chimney being on the party wall of the living room. I know that we should have got Building Control and Structural Engineers involved in order to...

Hi everyone, As the title suggests, I want to remove the wall separating the downstairs toilet and the kitchen in order to make one big kitchen space. The current downstairs toilet is just a single storey bit added to the end of the house by the previous occupants around 25 years ago, and we...

Hi Steve, Those are pretty good, I will see if I can use them somehow with the furniture in the room. Thanks Steve S

Hi Bernard, Thanks for your reply. When I first noticed the impact on natural light, that was the first thing that came to mind. But with the new roof constructed, and the project nearing the end, I dont think I can afford to do this now. However, if it continues to be a concern, that's the...

Hi, The extension is single-storey, with a flat roof. Roof windows would have been good on a pitch roof, but the roof is actually complete now and only minor alterations inside remain. The good thing is that the ceiling for the old part is pretty high compared to modern houses (mine is a...

thanks for the reply. That's one of my ideas, to use mirrors, but I'll have to make sure I can work out the correct angles etc to make maximum use of the natural light. :)

Hello everyone, My project to have my lounge extended is nearly complete and I just wanted your ideas on a couple of things. I have enclsoed a link to a drawing which is a plan of the before and after. We removed the chminey breast in the orignal room and then extended it by around 12 feet...