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by dustyb
Wed Jun 21, 2017 3:10 pm
Forum: Groundwork and Foundations Forum
Topic: Office Shed Foundations and Other Questions That Need Advice
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Office Shed Foundations and Other Questions That Need Advice

Hi All, I'm looking at building an office shed at the side of our house. We've not decided whether to go for a pre-fab, or build one ourselves. I've not bad at DIY myself - kitchens, bathrooms, partition walls etc. We also have a good friend who's a carpenter. We were hoping someone might be able to...
by dustyb
Thu Nov 27, 2014 6:48 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Alligator Cracking on Alkali Primer Painted Surface
Replies: 2
Views: 2396

Re: Alligator Cracking on Alkali Primer Painted Surface

Thanks for the reply and advice. We came to the same conclusion - leave it for a while, sand down a little, and tryanother coat. The cracks are very feint, and a test patch of recoating seemed to work, so we'll persevere.

Thanks again!
by dustyb
Mon Nov 24, 2014 8:26 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: Alligator Cracking on Alkali Primer Painted Surface
Replies: 2
Views: 2396

Alligator Cracking on Alkali Primer Painted Surface

Hi all, I'm hoping you can offer helpful advice on a decorating problem we have. To try to summarise a long story... We moved home, and painted our daughter's bedroom with a base of white emulsion, then a top coat. It looked great, but soon figured out that the paint was off, as the room stank of sw...
by dustyb
Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:46 pm
Forum: Decorating Forum
Topic: This paint stinks!!!!
Replies: 392
Views: 470309

Re: This paint stinks!!!!

Wow, what a long but useful thread. Incredible that it's gone on for so long. I just wanted to chip in to say we've just had a similar situation with Dulux paint, so it isn't just Crown. After moving home we painted a bedroom in white emulsion to tone it down before adding a coloured Dulux emulsion ...
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