Hi folks In "fine woodworking" you're told to always do the last sanding (finest grit/last pass) by hand after power-sanding previous grits. Does...
Hi all I have just bought some secondhand Oak flooring. The seller said it was Oak overlay. Its T&G on all 4 edges 135mm wide (inc tongue)...
Hi All I recently bought about 12 sqm of oak overlay Its tongue and groove 130mm wide and 18mm thick. It seems to be solid oak with a hard gloss...
Hello all, Any tips from the professionals for painting lining paper. I'm a keen DiYer who tries to work to tradesmen's standards & am...
Hi guys Which sandpaper grit would you typically go up to when prepping exterior timber trim for priming & painting? (Facia and barge boards,...
Hello I am trying to varnish the top of my stair treads. They were painted underneath the carpet - I suspect it’s when they were originally put...
Hi, hope you maybe able to help a novice DIY, with some most probably basic knowledge! Currently trying to sand a very old wooden floor. Intial...
Hello, DIY-Novice here hoping to get advice on how to repair some walls I’ve stripped of lino-paper and wallpaper My intention was to strip...
I am a fairly well experienced DIY decorator. We have a whole house to decorate and in the past I have used a handheld Mirka dust free sander,...
Bought this stuff from Screwfix two years back in 2019:...
Firstly just wanted to say how much help I've gotten from reading the posts on this forum. I've not posted myself before but they are an...
I am currently looking at changing the top of my stairs from being wooden to having a glass panel. Currently its painted white but i’d like to...
Hi, I live in a fairly new house and I decided to paint my bathroom this weekend, first I gave the walls a quick sand down, then washed down the...
I have just had a so say professional decorator in to do some work and he has painted gloss direct onto the old gloss woodwork. He hasn't sanded...
I need help! It’s my first time painting walls, I thought it would be easy enough BUT everything is going wrong. The current paint on my walls is...
Hello everyone, I'm planning on sanding my own pine floorboards in a house I'm moving into. They're in pretty good condition already but haven't...
Hi guys, first post here and thanks in advance for any help I have just taken delivery of a dining room table we had made, the top is pine and...
Hi, I've just had new skirting boards fitted and need to fill the screw holes. Is this the best stuff to use? My only concern is that it sets...
Evening all, Hope all is well. Over the past few months I've been sanding bitumen off some floorboards and have decided I want to try a...
Could anyone help with advice please? I bought a new triangular detail sander 140mm & packs of 80 & 120 grit pads. from the first pad i found I'm...
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