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Dont need to treat wood. Just keep it safe from the elements by painting it every few years. Give it a scrape and a sand then undercoat and gloss. Or stain varnish what ever your wood is coated in. Filling any damaged areas as you go.

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As above. Very strange putting undercoat on a ceiling unless is smoke/water damaged.

What would be wrong with 2 coats of emulsion or a prime coat if new plaster?

JRS

As above only cheap doors come pre primed as most hardwood gets varnished. Get gliddens acrylic brilliant while gloss. Dries in 10 min you need to be quick with this paint to make it look good tho. Give it a thin with some water to help you spread it evenly. But remember to prime undercoat 1st and a...

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Hi, Im assuming this is a lamenated wooden floor bought in packs? i once made the same mistake with a coffee table from ikia to discover chipboard in the centre panels. You dont have many options here. Is the floor tounge and groove?, could you replace the area with boards from under the sofa or fu...

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Try, when the filler is wet stippling it with a paint brush to give the effect of the render before painting. dont want to fill the whole house , i wanted to know if anyone knows of a textured product , more textured than sandtex You only need to fill the affected area and try make it look similar ...

JRS

Try, when the filler is wet stippling it with a paint brush to give the effect of the render before painting.

JRS

He should get a proper building firm in 1st of all to fix the source of the water. Then the ceiling should come down where damaged and replaced as gyproc is just like a big sponge. If there hasn't been any rain tho then surely it cant be the gutter maybe the pipe fro the sink or radiators from the a...

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Man speaks the truth. :wink: As above says give the bare wall a right good sand fill any massive holes and sand and size then line walls as above then when dry face fill and thing that shows through sand lightly then tough up filler with size then hang paper as required.

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Dont get you. What kind of building is it. Rough cast. Brick. You should touch up the area then paint the whole side the same. Personally i dont like sandex its cheap rubbish. I would use dulux or crown strong hold smooth. Dulux are doing a good deal on there trade exterior at the minute.

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I think you have had it. Creosote gets under the surface to protect the wood from the elements (if its not been factory treated ie rough to touch) You could try nitro mores, but i honestly think you have wasted the wood.

JRS

NO NO NO NO. Just wrong lazy. Get the walls striped. if the job is worth doing do it right, If papering ontop of old paper all you do is weaken the paste underneath to which leads to blisters.

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Andy Cross wrote:No I didn't thin the first coat I didn't know I had to. How thin would you make it?

This may be why it blistered. 70% water or just get bnq stuff 5r for 5l and its more or less water. Thick/full emulsion will just sit on the surface of new plaster.

JRS

Just make sure al walls to be papered are sanded and sized.

JRS

Should take to the ceiling but wont take to the tile. You should have bought the artex polystyrene one looks the same but weighs nothing and stuck with silicone takes 2 seconds to fit and looks amazing.

JRS

Its not the wrong size window just the fitter has packed them out too much. you will need silicone sealant or decorators caulk (recommended) due to being waterbased. fill the gap then wash with a cloth to smooth and clean excess.

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