painting & decorating

hello! I hope someone can help. We recently had a hallway replastered, following a damp course. I applied a mist coat of watered down emulsion, and it has come up with a mapping effect - that is to say big raised patches where the mist coat hasn’t properly sunk into the walls. I somewhat...

Which would be the better and long lasting application, zinnser allcoat or sikkens filter plus on exterior timber windows/doors to protect wood from rain and rot and repeat maintenance?

I have timber doors and windows on a 1940s semi. On the front on the property the windows and doors have a dark oak stained finish. On the rear they have a dark brown gloss painted finish. I can see some paint is flaking off and there appears to be a grey finish underneath - i'm assuming its...

I have timber doors and windows on a 1940s semi. On the front on the property the windows and doors have a dark oak stained finish. On the rear they have a dark brown gloss painted finish. I can see some paint is flaking off and there appears to be a grey finish underneath - i'm assuming its...

Hi, A few years back I covered our walls with heavy duty lining paper as the plaster was ok but not perfect enough for painting. I was careful to let the paste soak on each piece of paper for 15 mins per run, before hanging then I made sure I carefully butted each piece bang on with no...

Hi, I am in he middle of decorating and am not sure what paint to buy. Ronseal looks best for damp and mould, but I'm not actually sure which I have in my spare room. I instantly thought mould but now I'm thinking damp, even though it goes across the ceiling too. Worst affected area is around...

I have some timber windows and doors to paint but I'm a bit confused between wood treatment, wood stains and wood paint. Some of the windows already appear to have some type of a dark oak gloss paint which is peeling away in certain areas. Others look like they have just a stain. I'm I ok to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...