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by Maxie
Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:22 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: PVA glue used on walls - now emulsion cracks when dry !!!
Replies: 3
Views: 28875

Worked like a dream :-)

Just wanted to post this for anyone else who comes across the same problem. The Zinsser B-I-N primer/sealer worked like a dream. It cost £13.99 a tin and rectified the problem with minimum effort. It seemed like a lot of money for the size of the tin, but it covered beautifully...a little went a lo...
by Maxie
Mon Feb 04, 2008 5:49 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: PVA glue used on walls - now emulsion cracks when dry !!!
Replies: 3
Views: 28875

PVA glue used on walls - now emulsion cracks when dry !!!

Hi, I recently had my Bathroom walls replastered and my b/f thought the plasterer said to seal the walls with PVA glue before painting. In fact he only meant to PVA the areas where we were going to tile. Now, when we paint the walls with emulsion and it dries out....it looks like a dried up river be...
by Maxie
Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:49 am
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Missing Radiator Brackets !!
Replies: 2
Views: 3440

Missing Radiator Brackets !!

Hi, I recently had two radiators disconnected and taken off the wall in order to get some plastering work done. Now I have to get them reconnected, but the original fixing brackets have gone missing. The plumber advises that without the original brackets, the radiators are no more than "scrap&q...
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