Are you planning on freshening up your home a little bit? Painting and decorating is the perfect solution. Here you will find a bunch of guides to help you with DIY or hiring a professional.
Staring at a bumpy, pitted wall after stripping old wallpaper is a nightmare. Paying a local plasterer £400 a day to skim a single room hurts even more. As a builder, I have seen homeowners waste thousands replastering walls that just needed proper prep work. In this guide, I will show you my exact methods […]
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Why choose expensive paint rollers instead of the generic store brand? To give your paint a professional look and make DIY a memorable experience. Check out our top picks below. Whether you are painting your whole house, inch by inch, or you’re just making your dog’s kennel look Instagram-worthy, you need the right tools. A
It is vital to keep your wooden decking safe and secure from warping, drying, swelling, splitting as well as weathering. We look at the top best decking oils to seal and protect the wood from algae and moisture. Through the seasons, your deck faces different moisture levels and temperatures. This results in the drying of
Let’s face it, radiators stick out like a bit of a sore thumb in any room. They’re not the best looking for features, but living in the UK, as you’ll know, they are extremely essential. As they protrude and often catch the eye it tends to be one of the first things you notice in
A common household problem, flaky and peeling paint is a disaster for the way it looks and feels for your home. It can also lead to further damage if not seen to right away. In this article, we’ll go through how to fix chipped and peeling paint for your home to ensure the surface is
For paint applied after about 1972, a water-based non-caustic stripper does the job, and Home Strip at £25.49 for 2 litres is the sensible indoor choice. For older oil-based and lead paint buried under decades of repainting, only a caustic poultice like Peel Away 1 shifts it in one go. If your last attempt left
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