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by rigga
Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:04 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Modern house - orange/brown mould
Replies: 5
Views: 25853

Claremb It seems to me that the insulation has been cut short into the corners. If your house was built in 2004 then the walls should have sufficient insulation to stop any cold spots, just about the time they changed from a 50 mm cavity to a 75 mm one but never the less the insulation if cut short ...
by rigga
Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:30 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Underground spring.
Replies: 3
Views: 3268

kieranstoke There are possibly 2 solutions to your problem. Wall and floor tanking is a solution but an expensive one, if it worked I would be cautious due to the external water pressure from the spring and if it was installed it would need to be completed by a specialist. The other solution would b...
by rigga
Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:29 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Wood Stain Removal
Replies: 1
Views: 9917

metalguru You don’t say what you intend on putting on the shed, is the shed to dark, to light, is the existing an opaque stain or transparent and why you would like to replace the existing protection. In my experience if it is water based stain then try a jet washer this will remove the water based ...
by rigga
Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:12 pm
Forum: Interior Design Forum
Topic: Hideous coloured bedroom
Replies: 10
Views: 6881

alison1971,LisaC You will get better opacity by mixing a small amount of black emulsion to your white emulsion; this will cover any colour better than white alone. Obliterating paint tends to be over pigmented and you will get a slightly textured finish to your walls. Use only a small amount of blac...
by rigga
Fri Mar 27, 2009 9:07 pm
Forum: Stains, Marks and Remedies Forum
Topic: STRIPPING A MAHOGANY MANTLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL WOOD
Replies: 3
Views: 28891

NATALIE If the mahogany mantle is real mahogany you won’t be able to stain it light oak without bleaching it lighter first. Mahogany is naturally darker than medium oak. Once the paint or varnish has been removed wash down with white spirit and scotch bright to remove any paint striper and paint or ...
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:10 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Paint
Replies: 2
Views: 2506

charlie58
If you send me your email I will send you some details on how to grain you door, and make your own scumble to grain with.
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:07 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Air bubbles in wallpaper
Replies: 5
Views: 40212

russellfl You can over come this problem by using a small foam roller to apply pva adhesive to the wall at the seams. Mark where your joints are going to be then mix some pva with water 75% pva 25% water and as you hang each length roller a coat of pva where the joints are, do it as you go around th...
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:56 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Blistering Front Door!!
Replies: 4
Views: 3188

mrsj What type of paint were you using, oil based or water based, did you prime and/or undercoat first. What did you wipe it down with? Did you paint the second coat in direct sunlight and the first coat was glossy black this would have absorbed a lot of heat .It does sound like solvent popping. thi...
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:46 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Removing old yellow paint from woodwork?
Replies: 3
Views: 3845

manol84 If you have tried the non chemical strippers and they have not worked. You could try nitro Morse a strong paint stripper used in the trade. Stipple the paint remover on, be generous. Cover with newspaper and leave for a short while. Test a small area until the nitro Morse has started to soft...
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:36 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Lightening stained doors?
Replies: 2
Views: 2571

Tott
Apart from stripping the doors using a paint stripper, or taking them of and having them professionally stripped (not always advisable).You could always grain them a lighter colour. If you want some instructions let me have your email and I will send you some details on how to do this.
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:31 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Stripping ornate cast iron bannister supports
Replies: 2
Views: 2926

Edpaterson
Look in the products page for a paint stripping paste, there are quite few on the market you spread on and cover with paper. Leave to soak then peel the paper of and it removes the paint. As usual take precautions when using any chemical paint stripper, e.g. gloves goggles, ventilation.
by rigga
Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:24 pm
Forum: Damp and Damp Proofing Forum
Topic: Damp Course breach
Replies: 4
Views: 4020

Ladyrarebreed
My advice would be not to do any dpc injection unless you know that the damp is penetrating the wall because of a missing dpc. You may find that this problem you have will disappear when the ground level is lowered. The fact that you have no dpc on a property of this age is not unusual.
by rigga
Tue Mar 24, 2009 10:40 pm
Forum: DIY Computers Forum
Topic: NO OPERATING SYSTEM
Replies: 15
Views: 9596

point taken, Roseberry.

Cheers, Peeps
by rigga
Mon Mar 23, 2009 10:05 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Wallpapering a staircase with a specific panelled pattern
Replies: 2
Views: 2910

I hang my first length of paper on the stringing wall where the bulkhead meets the wall, the longest length first. Strike a line vertically true out from the corner along the stringing wall, the width of the roll. When the paper expands and it is hung it will come around the bulkhead wall. Paste the...
by rigga
Mon Mar 23, 2009 9:47 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: new paint on newly skimmed wall has not stuck at all
Replies: 12
Views: 27252

I have been using good quality vinyl matt paint in bathrooms and kitchens for years and had no problems as Rosebery has said don’t believe the hype. Dulux would say they recommend diamond matt but go to another manufacturer who does not manufacture diamond matt and what will they recommend “vinyl ma...
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