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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...

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'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...

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...

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...

Hi guys, I am in the process of extending my living room by another 10 feet. The builders took the old ceiling off (e.g. plaster etc) as they were putting new wiring in, and are now about to put plasterboards in place of the old ceiling. They've told me that now would be a good time to get...

Hi guys, After searching through previous posts, I cant find anything which directly helps with my query so I was hoping you'll be able to answer it. I own a 3-bedroom, semi-detached house (built around 1950s) and want to knock through the wall which is currently separating the Living Room...