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    Wall Odour Phenomenon - any solution?

    I reskimmed and painted my daughter's bedroom 6 months ago and have been left with an unpleasant sour smell which won't go away. After a lot of research and trial and error I believe it to be 'Wall Odour Phenomenon' as I used a brand new tub of Dulux Matt Emulsion. The paint didn't smell off...
  2. A

    Paint peeling like wallpaper

    Can anyone tell my why my paint is peeling off like rubber/wallpaper? If the wall gets knocked the paint starts to peel and ends up coming off the wall in sheets. We had 2 rooms replastered early this year. Waiting about 3 weeks until plaster was dry and mist coat with leyland contract Matt...
  3. JD2012

    Is there such a thing as a Electric Needle Gun or Drill Attachment?

    Is there such a thing as a Electric Needle Gun or Drill Attachment? I was removing rust from metal fence posts before painting and its a pain! lol. I don't have a air source.
  4. H

    Creosote to stain/paint patio slabs!?

    Looking for advice! I have typical council house patio slabs and for the past three years have been trying to paint them a dark chocolate brown: - painted them with masonry paint 2.5 years ago, looked awesome, cheap way to make my garden look nicer vs new slabs! - following year after seeing...
  5. M

    Bathroom wall paint keeps cracking and peels off by shower

    I feel like I've written about this a million times, but here goes.... When I moved in my property 8 years ago, I had tha bathroom retiled and the bathroom wall replastered. It's an exterior brick wall in a victorian house. It then transpired the tiles were fixed directly to the plaster, with...
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    Bedroom wall question

    Hi, I am decorating a bedroom and having hired a wallpaper steam-stripper to remove the wallpaper, I stripped the wallpaper. Once the wallpaper was off there were parts of the wall where there appeared to be a pink-ish layer, underneath that there was some brownish stuff. It all seemed pretty...
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    Prevent further deterioration of wooden Window Cills

    Hello, The paint on one of my window cills has started to come off (see photos), and I want to prevent further deterioration of the paint, or damage to the wooden cill underneath. This is the only window cill in the house which has this issue, so I was hoping there might be a temporary fix...
  8. Simon Hayton-Kiely

    Kitchen paint cracking

    Hi all..... I have just painted my kitchen with a good kitchen and bathroom paint. A week ago and all the paint has crack. I did all the use prep before painting rub down to a smooth surface and treated with a fungal coat first and left for two day before applying the paint. Any ideas why this...
  9. J

    HELP! Which paint should I use? Pre-primed louvre doors

    Ok guys please help, I need an expert! Got some louvre doors from https://www.simplyshutters.co.uk/shop/interior-louvre-doors-white-line-painted-louvre-doors-p-89.html They came: "painted in white to save you the laborious task of having to prepare and prime the wood yourself..." - To be quite...
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