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perx

painting over patchy paint

i have stripped the wallpaper and the plaster is sound but it has got patchy paint, do i have to remove it or is there a paint to cover it
21:09 Mon 13th Oct 20082 answers, last by theshedman 09:20 Sat 18th Oct 2008
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sweety36

Painting the kitchen

Have recently painted the kitchen using kitchen paint, however the finish looks terrible! It was painted over a painted wall not bare plaster. It is as though the paint has not absorbed into the wall....
19:45 Wed 08th Oct 20082 answers, last by theshedman 19:48 Thu 09th Oct 2008
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HAWKE

what is venetian silver

what is venetian silver why is it called that
14:59 Wed 17th Sep 20085 answers, last by HAWKE 17:57 Sat 27th Sep 2008
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crapmemory

Guttering

I need new gutters and downpipes on my house so I phoned a company for a quote. He said that there is a standard price for a 3 bed house of ?1600. Do they normally quote depending on the number of...
18:35 Wed 17th Sep 20085 answers, last by buildersmate 21:48 Sat 20th Sep 2008
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robbieswife

parkdean

Has anyone stayed in any of the Parkdean Resorts in the UK?
22:01 Sun 13th Jul 20081 answer, last by theshedman 11:52 Thu 18th Sep 2008
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simep

Hi, my freshly plastered and freshly painted ceiling is doing my head in!!!

Hi all, as it says above; I have recently had my hallway ceiling skimmed with plaster to hide the horrible artex that was there before. The problem I have is, I have painted and painted and painted...
16:32 Thu 11th Sep 20082 answers, last by theshedman 14:26 Mon 15th Sep 2008
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crapmemory

Plaster

I have just had my kitchen plastered and the guy who did it built up my windowsill for me(it was uneven). I am going to paint it at the weekend, but my question is this; I don't want to tile the...
18:20 Thu 11th Sep 20084 answers, last by crapmemory 21:29 Sat 13th Sep 2008
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dizzykiggle

Wooden front doors

The curved part at the bottom of our wooden front door is broken and we want to replace it. What is this part called, please?
13:58 Tue 09th Sep 20082 answers, last by Zacsmaster 15:02 Tue 09th Sep 2008
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NEVCAR28

peppers and capsicums

Top tip when cutting peppers and capsicums - cut on the inside of the flesh rather than the shiny,waxy side of the flesh when you are chopping them - the knife goes through much easier without any...
01:57 Wed 25th Jan 20063 answers, last by theshedman 15:13 Sun 07th Sep 2008
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countrykid

Stripping Wallpaper "Sticky Walls"

I have stripped wallpaper and washed down with Mangers Sugar Soap in readiness to apply emulsion rather than wallpaper, but the walls are still really sticky from the wallpaper adhesive. After using...
17:10 Sat 06th Sep 20084 answers, last by countrykid 11:30 Sun 07th Sep 2008
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crapmemory

Plastering ceiling

Please settle an argument. We are having a ceiling plastered and have purchased new light fittings for the same room. Do we fit the lights before or after the ceiling has been plastered? Also, how...
13:10 Fri 05th Sep 20085 answers, last by furrydice2 07:25 Sat 12th Sep 2009
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eash

Striped Wallpaper

Does anyone know where I can purchase striped wallpaper from? Everywhere I've looked seems to be flowers! Looking to decorate our hallway and we fancy something with a blue stripe! Thanks
09:38 Wed 03rd Sep 20088 answers, last by eash 19:28 Fri 05th Sep 2008
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monty0703

Painting Melamine doors

well, it's not really melamine but it has a shiny non-porous surface so I'm assuming I'd use similar paint. If I use a primer, can I then use normal gloss paint or do I also have to use special...
11:07 Wed 03rd Sep 20082 answers, last by monty0703 08:33 Thu 04th Sep 2008
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theshedman

Using disabled badge

Hi, I am trying to find out if the 30 minute and 1 hour parking restrictions apply to disabled drivers where they have sign at side of road. If I park on the double yellow lines I can park for 3...
07:48 Mon 01st Sep 200831 answers, last by libbywill19 23:04 Thu 11th Dec 2008
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sas200

allcudia majorca

can anyone please recommend some nice places to eat in allcudia, please not english or fast food. thanks
14:47 Mon 25th Aug 20081 answer, last by theshedman 16:19 Mon 01st Sep 2008
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theshedman

Bailiffs

My son ran up debts at his previous address whilst living with his partner. The bailiffs may now be called in. We have taken him back so that he has roof over his head. What I would like to know is...
12:37 Sun 31st Aug 20082 answers, last by theshedman 08:09 Mon 01st Sep 2008
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sjw6476

Bathroom Paint

Hi there I have put Emulsion on my bathroom walls, and as im sure you all know...you should NEVER do this as it runs and just dosent work.......However, stupidly i did do this, and now i need to know...
20:03 Mon 17th Dec 20074 answers, last by theshedman 13:07 Fri 28th Dec 2007
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Oneeyedvic

Problem with the loo - plumbing help needed

I have a separate low level toilet suite and there is a leak in the 'rubber flange' where the flush pipe goes from the cistern to the bowl. It happened about a year ago and I replaced the flange - but...
15:39 Sun 09th Dec 20078 answers, last by theshedman 12:30 Wed 12th Dec 2007
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crapmemory

Gloss paint

How can I stop my white gloss paintwork going yellow?
19:51 Fri 16th Nov 200713 answers, last by tufty7 21:57 Sat 08th Dec 2007
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Im a BusyBee

Covering Brown water marks on ceiling

can you tell me the name of the product in diy stores that will seal and cover brown water mark stains on the ceiling, so that i may emulsion over knowing they wont re appear? thanks so much
08:41 Thu 08th Nov 20078 answers, last by theshedman 13:32 Sun 11th Nov 2007

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