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should i blast the room with heat before using dehumidifier to eliminate a ?

wet wall

what do i do if the undercoat scratches off easily?

i have undercoated a door and it scatches off easily what do i do

how to i stop mould on internal walls?

Mould has started growing on the inside of exterior walls. Its in all three bedrooms upstairs. It is growing... [Read more]

flaking paint?

hi, after stripping the wallpaper and applying a coat of paint, i have noticed the paint flaking off in some a... [Read more]

wallpaper around chimney breast?

im wondering if anyone out there can help me, im going to try wallpapering around a chimney breast at my daugh... [Read more]

How to refix loose plaster coving to the wall/ceiling?

I have recently had coving added to my 1970's semi-detatched house. All the newly applied plaster coving was f... [Read more]

What adhesive can I use to refix a uPVC windon trim, uPVC to uPVC?

I wish to refix an internal uPVC cill to the uPVC window, I need a string quick grip adhesive, any suggestions... [Read more]

Papering over vinyl?

Could someone please help. My hall, stairs and landing had vinyl paper, which my decorator said would be fine... [Read more]

how can i get the old look distressed look?

how can i paint my wardrobe to get the old distressed look?

bath stone?

best way to remove masonry paint fom bath stone

Repairing coving?

I am in the process of re-decorating a 1930's house and in the process of removing the years of built-up paint... [Read more]

cracks on interior?

ive recently had a problem with paint cracking on my walls ive scrapped off the paint then replastered,a few w... [Read more]

paint on exterior brickwork is cracked and split?

The front of my Victorian terrace house is a mix of brick and decorative stone, all of which has been painted ... [Read more]

Wood gloss, been used as an undercoat for matt paint???

There is White gloss over my previously wallpapered Walls, it had been used as an undercoat for matt emultion ... [Read more]

Harden a sticky painted desk?

A decorater has painted a desk with gloss paint and the top remains sticky about 2 weeks later. Can I varnis... [Read more]

can i paint on top of varnished wood?

i would like to paint a white colour on my wall panelling which has clear satin varnish on for the past ten ye... [Read more]

plasterboard papering?

can i put lining paper onto new plasterboard

plaster board tape?

moved into this house about 3 years ago,all nicely decorated but gradualy the plaster tape which runs down som... [Read more]

Will a papered ceiling dry back and lose the blisters caused by emulsion?

I am decorating my living in which the ceiling has been papered and previously painted over. I started to appl... [Read more]

lining paper round corners?

Can anyone tell me how you do corners with lining paper - do you have to overlap?