painting & decorating

  1. H

    Aged Copper Finish on Cast Iron Rads

    Hi All, am new here, was wondering if I could seek your advise and expertise on painting some radiators?? We are doing up our first place and managed to recover some freestanding cast iron rads. These have a dark / copper-edged finish to them, and we have wire bushed off minor surface rust...
  2. L

    Painting aquapanel

    hi, I am installing aquapanel along a wall in my bathroom where two thirds of the wall will be a shower area and tiled and the other third will be painted with a towel rad. Can you paint directly onto aquapanel? Do you have to prime it or anything first? What is the best way to disguise the...
  3. M

    Painting new render

    Hi - I've had my house re-rendered and I need to paint it. Any advice on the best approach and paint to use would be much appreciated. I'm thinking about using Johnstone's Stormshield Pliolite and watering the first coat down with some white spirit - assuming maybe 20% WS and 80% paint. Would...
  4. smudge679

    Painting a tanked and plastered cellar

    Hi Guys, I wonder if anyone can help me, I have recently bought a Victorian railway cottage and its got a tanked and plastered cellar painted in gross colours. I've done a base coat of normal matte emulsion so get rid of the bright colours and I'm wondering if I need to do a final coat with...
  5. H

    What Painting and Decorating qualifications do I need?

    I have been working a boring office job for the last too many years and for the last year and a half I have been plucking up the courage to quit and become a painter & decorator. I’ve always been creative and hands on around my own house. A few years ago I got into upcycling and furniture...
  6. L

    Low odour paints - any recommendations/any good

    I want to get my whole house interior decorated but the smell of paint make me feel ill. Are the low odour paints any good and which ones do you recommend please. Also what is the best paint for walls. No children in the house and so wear and tear reduced and do I need different types of paint...
  7. DMA

    Painting roof fascia boards and soffits -Access equipment? £Quote?

    Hello, I am wondering if anyone with experience can help me? I started painting and decorating after doing some training and recently someone asked me about painting exterior fascia boards, soffits and upstairs exterior side of the windows etc. I'm not sure what to charge here in the...
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