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by kevinfoot
Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:27 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Shower curtain rail - just can't find the right one..
Replies: 1
Views: 3570

Great fix

Hiya Try going to a professional trade plumbers outlet and asking for a manhatton catalogue. They do loads. Far better quaity than the rubbish the DIY sheds sell I bought a chrome shower rail (included an amazing quaity curtain too!) and shower splash back kit. Its a small glass screen (fixes to the...
by kevinfoot
Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:15 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Skirting board queries
Replies: 2
Views: 5235

also......

t1nkabel83 is quite right if you want white caulk but additionally you can buy "laminate floor mastic" which is a wood colour caulk for filling in gaps and works the same way as a caulk PRO TIP: Do not buy your caulk from Homebase - they are a rip off. Go to a good decorators merchant and ...
by kevinfoot
Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:04 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: decorating
Replies: 2
Views: 3062

outside painting

Hi Les

You can paint outside anytime as long as:

1) The temperature does not drop below 5 degrees C (including drying times)

2) The relative humidity (important) does not go above 80%

3) The wood (substrate) is dry

kevin Foot
078 333 14008 decorator
by kevinfoot
Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:53 am
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Stripping Wallpaper
Replies: 1
Views: 3093

what a pain!

Hi David I do this for a living and you are right to scrap the wallpaper stripper. You need to purchase a "paper tiger" which is a hand held paper scorer (the wheels have angles spikes to perforate the surface) Also, you need to buy a bottle of "zinsser DIF wallpaper stripper solution...
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