I would seal before and afterwards. Try painting the wall with a long pile roller (the sort that you would use outside) and a good thick emulsion (Wickes professional range, not trade) is very good and you will get a pattern from the roller that may cover slight marks, roll slowly to avoid too much ...
Wow, sounds like a nightmare job, personally I would face my demons and remove a section of the cladding and see how bad it really is. Filling in the gaps on your cladding doesn't sound as if it will work to me. You could end up having spent hours of your time and a bit of money to no avail.
If you are using a standard masking tape and leaving it on for days it will pull paint off, if you are using a low tack masking tape and it is still pulling paint off check your walls for damp/condensation. Does the paint come off when you rub your fingernail along it?
I think Dulux have an anti yellowing paint if they don't let google be your friend. Basically the cheaper your paint the quicker it will go yellow, I always use Dulux trade paint and haven't had any problems, having said that it does depend where your painting is situated ie direct sunlight or near ...
I always treat any open edges of worktop, around the cut out for the sink easpecially, with a couple of coats of PVA sealer to protect it from any water damage, I then use any proprietary brand of wood glue to fix the two pieces together. The use of the clamps set into the underside of the worktop i...
Hi Helena, There are a few options. You can hire a specific tool from a hire shop that will cut the door down in situ. Remove the door(s) and either plane them down (working from either end into the middle so as to avoid tear out) or cut them with a good hand saw or a circular saw. You could also us...
