Home DIY

It's not easier, it's different. Some people prefer it and get good at it, they usually have a lot of gear to make it work. The learning curve is pretty steep at the start.

appreciate all the words of advice/caution folks, which have spurred me on to PROVE YOU ALL WRONG! (only joking)

That said, I did just put an offer in on a Wagner 250 on ebay - hoping that i can sell it on for a similar price once done.

I know it's not the best attitude to have, especially when you've already spent 10s of 000s on a full renovation, but a few dribbles or runs here and there really doesn't worry me very much so long as the walls are all nice and white and clean.

Will be sure to continue to watch youtube videos of people using it and share the results when it's done :)

Hi all….any Recommendations for decent slat blinds? (Venetian?!) similar to this? Would need custom size….

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Best way to get a good result with either roller or spray is to clean the walls and ceilings with sugar soap before painting. I use a floor mop, the type you squeeze water out using the handle, otherwise a decorators sponge will do it.

In all honesty applying the paint is the least of any decorators worries whatever the method.

I used Kelly's Blinds https://www.kellysblinds.co.uk/ for these. Felt surprisingly cheap ( ~ £100 each), they came out and measured up and installed them, all custom sizes. Knew their stuff and gave some useful recommendations.

Depends on the state of your current walls.
The plaster in my house is really old, if fixing/repairing I either just chuck a load of bonding on then paper over, or use either multi finish or easifill and plaster up to paper (if a small patch repair). Sanding blocks make short work of any mismatched edges. Try and avoid getting the lining paper damp as it can lift. Paint colour and light can also end up hiding stuff you think you might be able to see.

they look great, you happy with them?

Yes, the windows are pretty ugly PVC and getting blinds that fit them exactly make them look a lot better. There was a whole variety of slat and tape options to pick from.

Two potential days of DIY before I start a new job, so I'm going to try and put up trellis on our wall caps.

Forgot how long it takes to paint.

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That's a scenario where spraying has some benefits.

i used https://www.blinds-2go.co.uk for 1 room and 2 bay windows as there were 'cheapest'
there's also https://www.makemyblinds.co.uk/ also which I looked at too

That and pebble-dashed exterior walls

So at the cowboy house today there was a spread in to patch k-rend walls. The client had gone ahead and moved a pipe after the render had been applied and the pipe was half embedded in the wall. Both myself and the spread explained, at length, that it would not work and that the colours would never match, as you cannot patch monocouche renders. The client turned around and said that worst case scenario he could paint it to match.🤦

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At this house is the ‘cowboy’ bit a reference to previous builders or the client?

Yeah unfortunately I traded the broken sprayer in for store credit to put towards an SDS.

Also it's wood paint rather than cupronol type stuff as I think in dark colours it's better and harder wearing. So I'd have to pony up for a load more thinners and a decent sprayer.

Luckily tho, this stuff is pretty much one coat. So I'm 90% done.

Previous builders but the client is not helping himself.

Fwiw I've got one of the sprayers in this video

https://youtu.be/fwgxAEWUlgA

It's no longer £30 but it is cheap and will spray thicker stuff. In terms of bang for buck it's one of the best tool purchases I've made.

Cheers.

Will save it.

I painted the inside of my garage with one of those. Needed the paint thinned down to spray and took 3 coats to make it opaque but the ease, coverage and finish was great.

Need to fill a slot/hole cut into plasterboard so will have to glue a patch on the back before fitting the face patch, any particular (easy to buy) recommendations for the gluing/filling medium of choice? Assume some sort of joint and skim compound rather than a filler?

I've used mitre bond and PVA with reasonable success - gives an immediate solid fix and van be filled over immediately.

Depending on the size of hole, you could also use paper with a layer of filler on it (but then you need to blend it in).

Actually did something myself this time - rough as a badger's behind, but should be functional at the end of the day - DPM to go down in a mo :)

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For sale.

Nearly new cordless drill........

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHeii834ujs

Spent the last few days stripping back, filling and priming our front door. Base coats and undercoat look bloody terrible, but should hopefully come together over the next couple of passes.

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