decorating

Hi, Looking for advice with a Hygroscopic salt(?) stain. It does not seem to get worse/larger but reappears after decorating (painting). The facts: Property is brick Victoria-era (mid 1880s) There are no issues with flaking paintwork, white fluff/salt tide marks - just a reappearing stain...

Hi everyone I’m looking to paint my timber window board what is the correct method, I’ve already applied one coat of undercoat/primer what do I do next, do I need to sand it smooth the apply another coat of undercoat and primer and then gloss? Any advice what be helpful thank you

Hi! I have had a little patch, about the size of a large coin on my exterior kitchen wall, then keeps pushing outwards/cracking/splitting. If I repair it with filler, it’s fine for about a month, then gradually happens again. Any ideas? Photos attached.

20190804_161921 by Natasha Griffith posted 4 Aug 2019 at 4:33 PM 20190804_161958 by Natasha Griffith posted 4 Aug 2019 at 4:33 PM Hi everyone, amateur DIYer here looking for a little advice. This is our neighbour's shed which backs onto our garden. I can only assume the previous owners here...

Hi guys, I am having serious problems with this Paint finish (Diamond), i opted for highest durability finish tinted colour (dusted moss 4) to paint over my 5 year old emulsion painted wall.Though i have been having a nightmare with this paints drying times. It is just drying way to quickly...

Hi All, I have double coated my bedroom walls with a beautiful "Dusted Moss (Colour)" Dulux Matt paint from my local Homebase which was on offer. It was the standard matt finish (no durability element to it) The walls are technically finished now and look amazing, though, I had second...

Hi All, I have run into a slight problem, my ceiling had some very bad cracks in them, I reached out to my plaster who plastered the ceiling and cracks. A month passed and the same old cracks returned. Mist coat was applied to the new plaster ceiling after a few weeks. I informed my plasterer...

Hi Guys, Could anyone please assist me on the best method for filling in gaps between coving corners. Sadly, my plasterer could not level the walls or ceilings in my home when re-plastering the home. The condition of the walls and ceiling were much worse and out of level by far, though, things...

Hi, I am replacing skirting boards in my bedroom and have come across a bit of a challenge. When i've removed the old boards, i have exposed a hole behind one which appears to be the ceiling void of the bay window on the ground floor (bay on ground floor, flat wall on first). My question is...

Hi All, I am looking to install stair panels (wainscoting) however I am struggling to find a trader online to carry out the work. What is the right trade for this type of work? also if anyone has any links or contact to someone in the London/Hertfordshire area then please do private message...

Hi everyone, I REALLY need some advice on drilling in my house. We live in an ex council house which has absolutely nightmareish walls. Basically they are made up of concrete and big stones and rocks so when you drill into them, if you hit a stone you can't go any further or the drill veers...

Hi all, I am redecorating my whole home, which includes upgrading a very old central heating system. Redecorating from the ground up, so new flooring, new kitchen, new bathroom suite, doors, painting, plastering, electrics etc... the whole works. After much research, I have organised a list of...

Hi all, I am redecorating my whole home, which includes upgrading a very old central heating system. Redecorating from the ground up, so new flooring, new kitchen, new bathroom suite, doors, painting, plastering, electrics etc... the whole works. After much research, I have organised a list of...

I need to replace a piece of coving. Obviously this would have to match the existing coving. Is coving more or less standardised? I have looked online but can'r seem to see an exact match. I have attached a picture, can anyone recognise this? Size is approx, 70mm(H) and 60mm (W). comments...

I've been having great difficulty hanging the wallpaper in my living room recently. The information provided with the paper says Repeat 16cm with the offset symbol. Nothing else So I picked a header. Cut my first piece labeled it (A) then matched the second piece up against it cut and labeled...

Me and my fiancé have just bought a house and we're thinking about some DIY improvements. A friend of ours suggested putting up coving in the lounge but I started looking into it and I'm just so confused. I've watched a million videos on how to actually put it up and that. But how do I know...

Hi, we have a flat from the 60s, where we just had wall paper removed. We are left with the old plaster and want to paint the walls with white emulsion paint. What is the best way to seal the plaster before painting? The decorator who removed the wallpaper suggested to sand the walls, paint over...

Hi All I have a quick question and I would like to hear your thoughts! Is there a good way to fix this issue / patch it up, rather than removing the drywall and replacing? The previous owners tried to fit a net curtain. Unfortunately the top part of the plasterboard failed. The top corner...

Hello, I've seen similar forums to this but hoping I can get some specific help by starting a new one. Our living & dining room is currently wallpapered and we want to move towards it being painted. I'm looking to get advice on the best procedures to ensure a decent finish. We recently...

We are decorating the downstairs of our 1930's house and have removed the 'skirting boards' - plain wood about 12 inches tall - as well as dado rails. Both of these have previously been painted with a dark wood stain and then overprinted with gloss paint. We now have 3 lines of thick...