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  1. J

    Dulux Trade Mouldshield fungicidal matt any equivalent paint without spending a fortune

    I was gifted a mouldshield fungicidal matt Dulux trade can several years ago and paint has been great. I now need to do some touch up on my bathroooms but they only sell 5L can and cost close to £100 I was wondering what you guys use that keep same quality and spec without spending a fortune...
  2. F

    Repainting ceiling after not mist costing, need advice

    Hello. One of my bedrooms had its ceiling replastered about 5 years ago and I, at the time, foolishly and unknowingly, didn't mist coat it. It doesn't look terrible, but I'm not particularly happy with it (or myself). We have spotlights in the room and it's very obvious where I've cut in, and...
  3. M

    How to prepare wall for painting

    Stripped wallpaper off and I'm left with this. How would I prepare this wall for painting? Thanks
  4. D

    Mixing Dulux and Valspar water based paints

    Hi I've bought Valspar Trade Walls and Ceilings Tough Matt paint, tinted with Blueberry Ice from B&Q -...
  5. J

    Refurbishing a 1930 stair to original colour

    Hi, I`m thinking to refurb my 1930`s stair. I removed the carpet and started sanding down the old paint. It coming out ok. I will need to fill down some hole but overall seems very good and strong timber. Can anyone suggest what product like stain and oil to use and what would be the process...
  6. B

    Paint recommendations for old lime plaster?

    We have fully stripped the old lining paper from 2 rooms in our house. The paper was laid quite poorly and came away easily, however it revealed old lime plaster which has quite a few hairline cracks. I have bought a lime based filler to smooth over the cracks and we intend to just paint this...
  7. A

    Air bubbles when filling

    Hi all. So I have a wall that is plastered which meets a ceiling that is plasterboard. I need to take the ceiling board down in the future to run some pipes so don't want to joint tape and fill just yet but also don't want the horrible plaster colour for a couple of months so would like to...
  8. N

    Mist Coat Nightmare

    So I’ve moved into a new build at the end of March and just gotten around to trying to paint the plaster walls. I had a viewing in January and the walls had been plastered by then so they’ve had at least a few months to dry out. Went in with a mist coat as recommended and made sure to dilute it...
  9. aldg3108

    PVC / Timber door canopy painting

    I’m looking to paint our door canopy white. When we got the survey completed it was stated as PVC and timber. However I want to be sure to get the right paint and prepare the surface correctly. Can anyone provide some insight please?
  10. D

    Farrow & Ball Estate Eggshell blistering on bannister

    Hi I painted our bannister and spindles in F&B Estate Eggshell a couple of years ago. I used F&B primer and three top coats. The original bannister was varnish and I sanded this back before priming. All was fine several months. Over time, the paint has blistered on the bannister, but only...
  11. B

    Emulsion smearing / not sticking at internal corners

    Hi... I have an upcoming bit of painting to do but the last few times I've done any I've encountered problems with the emulsion smearing rather than sticking when applied but it only seems to happen at internal corners for two or three inches across each wall. Any ideas why this might be and...
  12. V

    Paint bubbling - specific sections only

    Read a couple of other threads that might go some way to explain this, but was going to post this anyway, just in case they end up being unrelated. Painting my hallway, stairs and landing in the same matt magnolia; all has gone well except for the two opposing stairs walls; about 1-5 mins after...
  13. C

    Mouldy wall, old wallpaper, skim or plaster next?!

    Hi everyone, I’m new here. My partner and I recently bought a terraced house, built around the 60s. The old wallpaper in our bedroom wasn’t done to a great standard, and we also struggle with mould which we think is affecting my partners breathing. We had a survey done when we were buying it...
  14. C

    Did emulsion paint ever contain lead?

    I’ve just stripped the wallpaper off my bedroom, and there is a layer of old yellow emulsion paint The house was built in the 1950s, and I was wondering if emulsion ever contained lead.
  15. C

    Paint colour for an accent wall in a dark room?

    Hi all, I'd like to paint one or two walls in my living room green, but the room doesn't get much natural light (and those walls are the darkest). I found a photo online of the colour I'd like to paint it (attached), but all the samples I've tried look way too dark in the space. The lightest...
  16. C

    Artex or textured paint?

    Our bathroom ceiling has been peeling for a few months maybe a year. I always thought it was textured paint but now I'm not sure after reading about artex. Is there anyway to tell if it's artex or textured paint? It's very thin? I'm absolutely scared now of the dangers of asbestos as we have...
  17. S

    Soffits - spray paint vs roller?

    Does anyone know how much (if any) difference spray painting wooden soffits makes compared to painting with a roller? I originally got quoted £1.3k to get my soffits painted, and was told the paint should last around 5 years before I need to get it replaced. I thought that was a bit pricy, so...
  18. S

    Soffits - Paint or replace?

    Hi all, I've bought a house and the wooden soffits have clearly seen better days (I've attached pictures of the worst bit, just outside the bathroom window). My question is: can I get away with simply getting someone to repaint them, or are they too far gone and need to be replaced? Any advice...
  19. M

    Painting bay window

    Hello - I’ve recently painted wooden panels of a bay window white. Used x2 coats of zinsser 123 primer / stain killer and x2 dukux satinwood. It needs a final coat, likely with wooden roller, to even put some patches. I’m not sure I like the blue undertones in dukux satinwood all white. Is it...
  20. B

    Spray painting new feather edge fence boards

    Hi.... I have just built a short length of new fencing to my boundary and want to paint the face that will be on the neighbours side. I would like to paint it so that it looks decent from their side. There is nobody living there at the moment as it was rented out but the house is now being...
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