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by bsffamily
Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:46 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: sliding doors
Replies: 1
Views: 2820

sliding doors

Can anyone help in sugesting ways to fit sliding doors to an existing external door frame ie do's and dont's. Friend picked up 2 sliders from the auction and wants me to fit to a studio building as external doors! which is a bit odd as I think thay may be internal doors. How can I tell the differenc...
by bsffamily
Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:14 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: shower room ceiling paint flaking
Replies: 2
Views: 5721

shower room ceiling paint flaking

hi all, A few months ago I was asked to paint a a friends bathroom , the ceiling emulsion paint was flaking so I sanded off what I could and applied a coat of damp stop thinking that was the problem then painted over with emulsion. unfortunatly its looking just as bad as before and there are cracks ...
by bsffamily
Sat Aug 25, 2007 8:59 am
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: what filler for gaps in floorboards
Replies: 2
Views: 8889

what filler for gaps in floorboards

Hello all, need some advice about best and cheapest gap filler between old floorboards that are to be sanded down. I have four large rooms to do and dont want to spend a fortune on resin or the gapseal products that are about. I have started fixing and replacing loose boards and have kept the sawdus...
by bsffamily
Tue Mar 06, 2007 6:24 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: painting over stains
Replies: 3
Views: 6130

painting over stains

Hello there, this is my first post so i hope i do it right! My question is how to paint over some stajns that keep coming through the paint. there ws a leek in the roof and water came through , if i am to put a fresh coat of emulsion on how do I stop the stain comi9ng througfh? also we have some old...
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