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How can I remove polystyrene ceiling tiles?
What is the best way to remove polystyrene ceiling tiles? Is there an easier way to remove all of the adhesive?
Advice on painting over bright colours
I'm going to be painting over an intensely bright orange coloured wall and want to change it to a duck egg colour. What recommendations can you give to go about doing this? (primers/coats/wall prep/etc)
Best Paint For Tired, Worn Paving Slabs?
Which of the following products might be best & long lasting (no peeling/flaking etc) to paint old, worn concrete pavers please? 1) Smartseal Colour Seal - this apparently is a stain & paint: https://www.smartseal.co.uk/sealers/patio-sealer/patio-color-seal-5-litre.htm 2) Resincoat Outdoor Patio Paint: https://www.resincoat.co.uk/en/outdoor/455-resincoat-outdoor-patio-paint.html 3) Rust-Oleum 7200 PU - Solvent based: https://paintersworld.co.uk/rust-oleum-7200-floorcoat-colours 4) Flag Heavy Duty Elastomeric Floor Coating: https://www.promain.co.uk/heavy-duty-elastomeric-floor-coating.html 5) Everest Ultimate QD Concrete Floor Paint & Sealer: https://premiumpaints.co.uk/products/everest-trade-qd-ultimate-concrete-floor-paint-sealer-internal-external-anti-slip 6) Polar Patio Paint: https://polarcoatings.co.uk/products/polar-patio-paint
Quoteforjob in fife
What’s the going rate to paint a 2 Bed house all white ceilings walls wood
Should I put on undercoat when painting panelling?
Hi. I have new wooden panelling a mixture of mdf tulip wood and pine. I primed it 2 to 3 times until it was evenly white. I didn’t undercoat because farrow and ball only supply a combined primer and undercoat and another combined option like that was v thick and viscous and difficult to work with. So I went straight to farrow and ball modern eggshell for a 40-% sheen. I have put two coats on and from a distance it looks fine bit up close it looks streaky and pretty obvious brush marks. The paint goes on v smoothly and looks v nice but once it dries it looks terrible. Can you help???
Exterior Masonry
How much per square meter labour and materials to paint exterior masonry on red brick and render.
Painting tiled flooring
Hello, I'm wondering if I can paint my floor tiles, I havent got the money to remove them and install new tiles but is there any tile paint I could buy? How should I paint the actual floor tiles? Thanks
Eclectic gallery wall
What would be a good style of gallery wall to include for an eclectic interior design? Any ideas for what the gallery wall should display to fit in well with eclectic decor?
Decorating a newbuild
I'm going to be moving into a new build soon, and it's been decorated (quite poorly in parts) in brilliant white matt emulsion. This wouldn't be an issue if I didn't have 3 young kids, that love smearing things on walls. Is it wise to paint over the emulsion with washable vinyl silk, or will it damage the fresh plaster? Cheers.
Satinwood enquiry
If I apply a good undercoat on my doors will satinwood be a good choice as the final coat or gloss for example will it be less likely for the paint to scratch easily as I have dogs who sometimes scratch if the door is closed on them and what brand of satinwood would come highly recommended
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