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my new place has BAD artex on the ceiling how can I smooth it over?

the ceilings are bad, especially the living room it looks like the beach when the tide goes out. HELP

What paint can i use to paint a storage heater?

I have a dimplex storage heater and the front cover needs re-painting. Does any body know what products i can ... [Read more]

How do I repair knocks in paint?

I have painted a number of rooms with emulsion, some silk, some matt using a roller. In the course of other wo... [Read more]

How can I darken my stained woodwork?

The woodwork has a lacquer finish. How do I darken the color from honey to brown?

What can I paint my wall with?

I have just steamed off a border and some of the paint has flaked away, after sanding it down what should I pa... [Read more]

How can I remove this stain?

I have just had new windows put in with lovely mahogany sills and surrounds. I haven't had a chance to seal t... [Read more]

how do icover cracks in ceiling?

how do icover up large cracks in a ceiling

how to use a protractor?

im trying to get the right degree on my satilite dish and was told to use a protractor dont know how

How do you tile bathroom tiles on top of original tiles?

I want to put new tiles on top of existing tiles in the bathroom. How do I do this and make them stick?

How can I fix drill holes in bathroom tiles?

We are re-decorating our bathroom and want to replace an old shelf that the previous owners put up. The pilot ... [Read more]

How can I fix coving that has slightly fell away from wall/ceiling?

My pal and I recently put coving up in the bathroom using cove adhesive.One section has partly come away from ... [Read more]

remove tile paint?

I painted bathroom with special tile paint a few years ago.. Trying to redecorate now but I cannot remove the ... [Read more]

Painting concrete coping stones?

How can I get masonary paint to adhere to concrete coping stones on my front garden boundary wall without it w... [Read more]

how do i cut coving at the proper angles?

I cannot seem to cut the proper angles on my gyproc coving, what way should they go into the angle cutter

how to fix coving?

Gyproc coving had been glossed over - when the gloss was sanded down it removed the front smooth finish and ha... [Read more]

lining paper on ceiling?

Im decorating my living room is it ok to put lining paper on the ceiling is there any thing i should look out ... [Read more]

Side wall of stairs?

Hi My husband decided to plane the side wall bit of our staircase, but someone else had lef tthe plane on thic... [Read more]

removing a dado rail?

What's the easiest way to remove a dado rail

refresh PVC facia?

The screws in the facia have rusted and are staining the PVC. Can I paint the entire facia and can I prevent ... [Read more]

HOW DO YOU REMOVE A RADIATOR TO DECORATE BEHIND IT?

How doyou remove a radiator so that i can wallpaper behind it