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    Stains showing through painted floorboards.

    Hi, I'm sure this has been asked before, so point me in the right direction if so! Last week I painted our hallway floorboards, after a light sanding. I used B&Q's own white floor paint, and after 2 coats noticed some brown stains seeping through. These stained patches weren't obvious before...
  2. S

    Best way to stain old floorboards

    Hello! We have uncovered the original Victorian floorboards in our house and we'd like to keep them exposed. What's the best stain/dye to use after sanding? We're looking for something which looks quite natural but is darker than the light colour of the wood as it is. Thank you
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    New plaster, old stains

    We had a stain around the top of our chimney breast that we assumed was caused by damp. We've had the roof fixed, but the stain kept growing. We thought then that it could be salt staining from the chimney. As we were having the room redecorated, we chipped off all of the plaster in the vicinity...
  4. Phil Smith

    Wood Stain for 1930's Pine Doors

    Hello, I have just purchased 3x 1930's pine panel doors, they are currently stripped down to bare wood, I need to stain/wax them to match the 2 doors I currently have. I have attached 2x pictures of the current doors I have and their colour is a dark brown, does someone know what I need to...
  5. S

    Mortar colour correction

    Hi I have had some structural work done and inevitably the mortar on the new parts of the wall are brighter and more yellow than the original mortar which has the best part of 50 years of grime and weathering. I was told by a guy who does pointing that there is a product on the market that can...
  6. bettz1

    Amtico Floor help

    Hi i'm after some advice on how i can restore or salvage my amtico flooring in the kitchen. We had a white plastic mat on the floor in which we placed our puppys water and food bowls. It looks as tho the water has spilled and gone underneath the mat and has marked the floor Any advice on how...
  7. J

    finishing oak floor boards

    We have just sanded our original 1930s oak floorboards in our living room. They are now a very light wood colour. They will need to be returned to a light oak shade then finished. Can anyone recommend the easiest and/or least expensive way of doing this? I've read reviews and there seem to...
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