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Thanks for all the replies. Now, I know 95% of a good finish is in the preparation, geez I procrastinated enough over the dining room it drove the missues mad. You've all told me to sand it back, but I started sanding and even with decent grit and a power sander it was going to take a...

Thanks for the tips, tho I'm not sure I can face sanding it all back as it's the whole room and when the matt was applied it was applied in several coats to try and tackle the problem without understanding what the cause was so is a bit thicker than just a thin coat. Cheers Chris

HOPEFULLY a quick question.... We want to re-paint the walls in a spare room, but when we painted it a couple of years back with some matt paint it all crazed up. We since found out this was most likely because the original paint was vinyl silk. Anyhow, we just lived with the crazed...

Ah thanks, should be ok then since it has a lining on the back. The walls are in good condition and have been stripped back to paint, considering I have the lining paper, paste and time, is it still worth lining the walls? Chris

Next stage in the decorating task is the wallpapering, the end is in sight! I've papered before, so not a complete novice. Whats the best way to avoid unsightly shrinkage gaps between strips of paper, if they are to occur at all? The paper we are using is quite highly textured, unpasted...

Thanks, I think I'll get the mdf ones for piece of mind. Chris

After fitting the wood floor, the plan was to fit new skirtings all round. We have already purchased, softwood Torus skirting from wickes (14mmx120mm) which we have primed and painted in readiness. HOWEVER, after reading too much on the forum, I'm worried that the skirting may warp/cup over...

We have 30 sq m of engineered wood floor in 14 packs, I've opened the tops and ends of the packs and stacked them on top of each other in two piles in the room they are to be laid. I wasn't sure whether I needed to stack them with spacers between the packs or not, the manufacturers...

Many thanks. Chris

I will shortly be laying our wood floor thru the two rooms in the photo... ... should I incorporate a threshold or cork-filled expansion gap in the arch way? There is no door between the two rooms and the distance would be about 8 meters, the planks are to be laid vertically with...

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate your experience and words of wisdom! I can see the problem now and have an idea of what needs to be considered. Cheers Chris

Thanks for the replies. I realise the rebate will be too small but that can easily be resolved with a saw and a new thinner bead on the inside and outside. So humour me, why are drainage channels required if it is sealed in with frame sealant or the likes? It's not beyond me to rout a few...

I want to replace a SG pane with a DG panel in a wood frame. The hole size is 550mmx1100mm, what size should I get the unit made to allow for any expansion in the wooden frame, I was thinking 5mm all round? In case you are wondering why I don't replace the window with a full UPVC one, the...

I can tell you how NOT to do it...We recently removed a window that had been fitted by a national highly reputable firm about 12 years ago. It had was fitted straight onto the blockwork using TWO masonary screws thru the bottom, the sides and top did not touch any block work, had no screws or...

This type of question seems to come up repeatedly, but I couldn't really deduce an answer. I'm fiiting some Kahrs engineered flooring over our concrete floor, not a new build, is dry as it should be, no ufh, it will be 'floating' and about 26m2 in total. I know I need an underlay with a dpm, but...

Thanks, I'll check it out again! Chris

Thanks, but... been to b&q and they say they don't stock any oil based undercoats! Chris

So we've stripped the wallpaper from the walls and done our absolute best to remove all traces of paste using scrapers/hot water/sugar soap and then lightly sanded the surface. We are now left with painted walls, no idea what type of paint it is or the age of it. Before we apply the new Dulux...

Thanks for the replies. One thing that you wouldn't see is some 120mm fans blowing across the top of the fish tank under the lights, these effectively blow the air towards the window, so an extraction point in that area would make sense. I don't know what height is available between the...

Thanks for the reply. When you say "For a well ventilated house" do you mean "in order to acheive a well ventilated house" or "for a house that is otherwise well ventilated"? The best we've done is to leave windows on the latch even the bedrooms, but we still get loads of condensation which...