paint

Hi all. Need your advice. I've bought a house where the previous owner must have had shares in a gloss paint manufacturer as there's about 2 inches of the stuff on every surface, mainly internal door frames. I've tried using a heat gun then paint stripper, but there is still patches of paint...

Hi everyone After a lot of time and several thoughts on cladding or covering with carpet. I decided to start sanding the stair to see if us still salvageable as I really would like to have it in natural wood look. I still have to keep sanding and would like to ask few question. What grit...

Is it Legal to Paint Outside Gas Box? the box outside that has your Gas Meter. I have seen people do it but was just wondering if anyone knows as mine is quite dirty. I own the house. Thanks :)

Hi. I have a 16th century cottage and about to decorate on of the bedrooms. It has wooden beams at irregular intervals - typically 30cm-60cm spanning most walls and ceilings. Semi structural - and listed! Looking for recommendations to avoid paint splashes on beams as I'd rather be using a...

Hi all, My tenant decided to attempt my house without asking and they did not do a good job. Now they are out and I have a bit of time I am going to attempt to paint myself. They paint that they have used seems to be shiney and slippery almost like a hard plastic or gloss type of thing. What is...

Hello! As the title suggests, I am looking to paint my house and just wondering what tips or tricks people might have when painting the line up to where it meets my neighbour's house as we're semi detached. Cheers.

Previous owner has used a very thick layer of paint on external pebbledash render. Over time, the paint has lifted away from the wall and in most areas a simple prod can crack the paint. I’ve started to use a wire brush and gentle tapping to crack and remove the majority of the paint. However...

Hi. New here so hello to everyone. Hopefully someone can guide me on this paint issue, which I've googled, but not found a sound solution. I've touched up the walls on the landing and stairs, using Dulux easy care white mist, due to a few light scrapes etc. However, as can be seen in the...

Hi I just completed the first Topcoat on my recently completed MDF entertainment unit and the graige-ish kind of colour turned out to be bloody pink, sort of a pale cooked salmon pink. It's there is rule of thumb as to what colours would easily go over this, obviously not too dark? Thanks

In the living room of my son's middle floor tenement flat, damp appeared in the corner of an internal wall, external wall and ceiling. Turned out that upstairs had a rising mains leak which was eventually fixed late 2022. However, both walls about 1m each in from the corner were damaged...

hey, i got stairs up to first floor which are nicely painted and Stairs from first floor to second need painting and are different colour. Got two question. 1) How to paint the stairs from first to second floor, I got a wood stain but the white gloss paint that is already painted does not like...

I got some bad advice from an overworked member of staff at a consumer DIY store. I got sold some Dulux trade solvent-based undercoat for wood and metal. Having painted this all over the walls and ceilings of a room in my house, I am realising my Farrow & Ball All White Modern Emulsion is not...

There is one wall in my kitchen with patches of bubbled, flaking paint. It looks like damp, except it's too high and inconsistent for rising damp, there is no pipework above for possible leaks, and it's far away from the boiler, stove, and kettle so don't suspect condensation. It also hasn't...

Hello fellow DIYer's. I'm thinking of refurbishing my stairs by painting them completely and adding either a runner or stair mats. I also have a half landing that currently has floor boards. The idea is to paint all of the stairs and the bullnoses of the half landing and replace the floorboards...

Hi, My exterior wall (south facing - London) is flaking considerably. So I've read that the flaky paint should be removed before a stabiliser is used and then repainted. I'm worried that I may need to render/pebble dash it again. Looking at these photos, is it a simple remove flaky paint...

I think I’ve messed up and painted my new corner summer house without treating it first. It’s quite small (7ft * 7ft) as my garden isn’t that big and I need to put it right in the corner of the garden up against the fence. I painted the panels before assembly with Bedec Barn paint, and now...

Hi all, quick question: I'm planning to paint a bathroom ceiling with Dulux's easycare bathroom emulsion paint. However, there's a bit of old staining that I want to cover with Zinsser bullseye 123 first. Do you know if these two products are compatible or not please? The ceiling is plaster, if...

Hi all. I have a patch of mould on my bathroom ceiling that I want to get rid of and prevent coming back. However, there's a few things I'm not sure about. I'm planning on doing the following: 1.) Cleaning off the existing mould with an anti-mould spray 2.) Applying a stain sealer to stop any...

someone accidentally dropped some paint on the road yesterday and I drove over it in the road. It must've been quite fresh as it splattered across the side of my car. I've removed the paint from the body of the car luckily just using my nail. But I'm not sure how to tackle the paint removal from...

My partner bought a sideboard she wanted me to upcycle. I painted it with furniture paint and given it a few coats of chalky finish spray lacquer but she's since decided she'd like to convert it to an undersink unit with countertop basin. Is there a finish I can apply directly on top of the...