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Hello everyone, I need some decorator advice please! As shown one of my bathroom walls is cracking considerably, the room is a relatively small bathroom and no window so gets very hot and steamy. I recently had the walls repainted with two coats of zinsser undercoat and two coats of trade...

Hi Painting bedroom wall: two walls plasterboard with cavity, two plasterboard to brick. After painting a layer of matt white emulsion over existing paint (green layer, done by previous owners) the white paint was bubbling in sporadic places immediately after application. It did not bubble on...

Hi I've bought Valspar Trade Walls and Ceilings Tough Matt paint, tinted with Blueberry Ice from B&Q -...

Moved in 5 months ago, only just got round to decorating properly. I’ve noticed it everywhere in the property to a certain extent, but this wall in the bedroom is horrendous for it. The paint flaked off the wall, all I did was catch it with the vacuum and it sucked it off. improper wall prep...

Hi all. So I have a wall that is plastered which meets a ceiling that is plasterboard. I need to take the ceiling board down in the future to run some pipes so don't want to joint tape and fill just yet but also don't want the horrible plaster colour for a couple of months so would like to...

Hi all, using Johnstones durable matt on internal walls and cracks are appearing in the paint. Anyone had this problem before? Thanks

Hi, I have a concrete reinforced wall but with about a foot above ground. This has been painted and is looking very tired. So I just bought some screwfix santex paint and a diamond grinder disc for the angle grinder to prep the wall. However there is a black paint layer that is very tought to...

Morning, Apologies for a potentially daft question. We have just had the outside of our house repainted and I noticed that the guys doing it hadn't painted the air bricks (I would have asked them but they had left). I was just doing to do then myself, as there are only a few low down, with...

Hi, I hope someone can help. This is the first time I am getting any painting done so I am not sure what is acceptable and the correct process is doing the job. The property is quite old and had not been painted in about 20 years; plus, recently, I had radiators installed, and the...

Not sure if this is best here or in paint. I have noticed a creeping discoloration of my bedroom ceiling along the "seam" in 2 locations and now the seam is opening up slightly and the paint surface is feeling suspect. Initial thought was water damage but no pipes lie here and the loft space is...

Hi guys, We have recently moved into a new house and on clearing out the integral garage have noticed areas of the wall are covered white ‘mineral’ deposits. A similar thing seems to be occurring on the concrete floor near to that wall. This wall is partially underground on the outside as we...

It looks like there are raised parts on the wall in our new flat. It’s in almost every room. Also, the paint seems to peel off easily

I have been trying to use Bullseye 123 plus on some in-situ oil gloss painted 6 panel interior doors. I have been having issues with runs and coverage. It may well be my brush technique, are there any tips or youtube how to videos on this topic?

I need to redo the putty around the windows in my concrete shed. The last lot (not sure if it was done by my dad or the house's previous owner) was not painted and has started to crack and fall out. I've read it needs overpainting but needs to be an oil based paint. But so many of the paints...

Hi knowledgeable people I am looking to repaint my dark brown stained stairs. I am struggling to work out what brand of paint to choose. They all claim to be hard wearing but are they really! I need something that truly is as hard as nails. Needs to be hoovered and mopped most days. Any...

Hi all, Renovating my first home and I’ve run into an issue. Ordered a load of wall panels for the shower over bath but they turned up damaged. Really need to get moving on the bathroom so looking for other solutions. I don’t think paint alone will cut it and there’s a new partition wall so...

I’ve got some new bare plaster walls and hallway to paint in the next month - around June/July. i’m in the South so it’s going to get quite hot here during this period. I’m going to be doing the mist coat and top coats myself. Is there any advice regarding mist coating in summer? do i need to...

I’m looking to paint our door canopy white. When we got the survey completed it was stated as PVC and timber. However I want to be sure to get the right paint and prepare the surface correctly. Can anyone provide some insight please?

Hi, We have just moved into a new flat and it looks like the previous owners have not mist coated the plaster in the bathroom, and it is peeling off in sections. We would like to repaint but have no idea what we need to do. Can anyone offer any advice please? Thanks, Kate

WE have textured ceilings which have been painted white a long time ago and now the white paint is looking a bit dull. We would like to repaint with white however don't know what type of white paint to apply to it. Do we just give it good wipe, let it dry an paint with a white primer or an...