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I have 6 new solid wood doors what's best finisht wax stain or varish

I need to have my 13 windows repainted, how much might this be?

I am moving into a new house with freshly painted walls. Before we put carpet in, we want to have wallpaper up. My question is, as walls are painted recently, can we put wallpaper straight up or do we have to put lining paper underneath first? Thanks

I've attempted to paint a mirror i got from Ikea with two coats of undercoat, and so far one coat of satinwood quick drying paint. Problem is, I want an almost dipped/sprayed look, but my painting shows a load of brushmarks. Foam rollers leaves an orange peel affect...help! How do I get the best possible finish using brush and roller.

Is it necessary to remove radiators for painting walls?

What are good exterior wood paints for a front door

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Kitchen wall is uneven and needs sanding down,how can i get someone to sand it?

Can pebbledash be painted effectively.

I`d like to soundproof 1 wall in living room and 1 wall in bedroom.

Is it possible to strip off two layers of wallpaper and temulsion

How credible and reliable are builders on your site and are the reviews trustworthy

Need to read what people say about a Co. supposedly on ur website

I have had water damage to my interior walls and ceilings which were newly plastered. The insurance company have sent trades round to rectify this and other problems but I have had no control over who they send and they have done a very bad job. I have paint on items that never had paint on when I bought them so I kind of thought that they would remain unpainted! Detailing is poor and when I ask for another painter then the next one just creates a different problem ie paint hanging off coving and drying, using an extremely long pile roller and now new flat ceiling looks like it has been painted with a wet cat. Cutting in with the widest brush and then a long pile roller. Missed areas. He has leaned against the wall. Not removing light switches and painting them in. Flicks of paint flying off roller and drying on walls but the worst is that the damaged walls are not accepting the kitchen paint and have dried with bubbles. I cannot clean the walls as they will pop. I am loathed to have another painter round so need to know how to deal with this myself. Obviously it needs rubbing down and re-painting but how do I treat the wall so that the paint adheres to it? This has also happened to the repainted ceilings where the paint is just cracking and peeling off. These ceilings are stippled so I cannot rub them down and I cannot get the peeling paint off other than hoovering it as it peels back.

My internal doors are a varnished dark wood and I would like them to be white to match my skirtings. Would it be cheaper to have them all painted white or replaced by white doors. There are 16 internal doors. And if they were painted, how often realistically would they need re-done.