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Zinsser Bulls eye is a very good sealer/ primer, a little pricey but it will defo block the stains.

Where is the cheapest place to buy one?

A mate of mine used zinnser Gardz sealer on a artex ceiling that was artexed, and it was brilliant stuff, it was touch dry in about 40 mins and rock hard in 4hrs. it is meant for the decorating trade to seal in problem surfaces that cause suction or porous/flaky issues. the only fly in the...

Is there a levelling compound available that is suitable for outside areas?

I probably should have said that it's a rental we are doing up and we are going to tile or paint it depending in what levels / finish we can obtain. We just want to make it safe so no one trips up.

Sorry no pics! I'm not all that tech savvy ( you can't get hold of a teenager when you want one)

Will the sbr help it stick to the concrete even though the screed is so thin?

Hi guys, I've got a bit of a problem with a area that's out side a back door of a house that has got a concreted area that is two different levels. Basically the area is about 10 feet long and 2 feet deep and I've got to make up about an inch on the deepest part going down to half an inch along...

I'm glad this thread came up coz I'm doing up this house to rent and it's got a similar problem, damp only showing through now though. When we took the place over it had been converted into two flats ( badly!) and the guy who did it ran out of money and left it in a state. Anyway he cut a hole...

I've just bought a Mikita 18v with 101 accessory kit included ( it also has 2 batteries) from Robert dyas for £ 125 inc of vat & del , brilliant!! Screw fix has the same pack for £172 , a bloody rip off.

I tend to wear the widest fitting safety trainers that I can buy , but whatever I get six months or so later the inside top of the toecap wears away and I get massive holes in my socks at the toe and heel. So I've started to buy and wear Tescos workwear socks ( £5 for 3 pair) so we will see how...

I used a bit of 18mm ply , screwed a lump of 2x2 on the back and clamped it in a old workmate . Absolute brilliant!!

I think it's a good idea cos when I look at YouTube vids of American spreads they talk about plaster as spackle and I get confused. Com

ok guys thanks for that , only just wondered cos there wouldn't be much of a border left after 2 coats!

If you had a artex ceiling that was coved , would you just plaster it after the prep or remove the coving , re- plaster then put the coving back?