If you are painting a room and want the best then it can be hard to dig through the plethora of white matt emulsion paints on the market. They all claim to be the best, but how do you actually know which one is? Well, this is where my guide steps in. I have done…
When it comes to masonry paint there are two main options, textured masonry paint or smooth masonry paint. Now, which one should you choose, let’s have a look at the pros and cons of each. Textured Or Smooth? Textured and smooth masonry paints are very similar. The only difference is that the textured paint has…
If you are doing some wood painting in the house, be it doors or skirting then one question will have crossed your mind. Do I use satinwood or gloss? What is the difference between the two, Let’s have a look. Satinwood V Gloss Satinwood is a mid-sheen paint while gloss is a high sheen paint….
Mould can make your outside walls look unsightly and might even be a health hazard. So how do you remove it? Well, you’ve found a good place to start with our how to get rid of green mould on outside walls guide! Step 1 Cleaning Before we can do much else the best place to…
So you have some wood paint lying around in a colour that you think would look good on your walls and you wonder why not? Can I use wood paint on walls? Let’s have a look and find out! No, I would not recommend using wood paint on walls. Especially if the paint is for…
Everyone has a tin of emulsion lying around. If you have some wood that’s needs painting and a spare tin of wall paint then you may well be tempted to use it, but can you? Can you use wall paint on wood? Let’s find out. Yes, you can use wall paint on wood. But it…
Bitumen paint is commonly used when felting roofs. But can it have uses beyond simply felt? Can, for example, you use bitumen paint on wood? Yes, you can use Bitumen paint on wood. Bitumen paint works well as a wood preserver and is commonly painted on posts that are inserted into the ground as a…
Bitumen paint can be a great way to protect wood from water. It can create a waterproof seal that stops water from penetrating into the wood. But what if the wood is already wet, can you paint wet wood with bitumen paint? Painting wet wood is never a good idea no matter what paint you…
Bitumen paint is the thick tarry stuff that roofers love, but can you use bitumen paint on felt? Let’s have a look. Yes, Bitument paint is designed to be used on felt. One of its key uses is as a felt adhesive so you can definitely use bitumen paint on felt. Painting Onto Felt Bitumen…
Masonry paint is a great way to paint your home or garden walls. But if you are going to paint with it you need to know whether it is oil-based or water-based, well let’s have a look. Which Is More Common? Water-based masonry paint is definitely more common than oil-based paint. This is the case…
Masonry paint is a common paint that most of us will be familiar with. But what is masonry paint actually used for? And what are its benefits? Let’s have a look and find out. Decorative One of the main uses for masonry paint is simply decorative. Probably the most common use is painting the exterior…
Applying masonry paint can seem like a daunting task. Especially on uneven surfaces such as pebbledash or breeze block. Because of this, you may well be tempted to use a paint sprayer. But is this even possible? Can you spray masonry paint? We did some testing at our workshop to find out for you. The…
There are a million different ways to cut hardboard, it is just wood at the end of the day, but sometimes too much choice can be a bad thing. So let me break down some of my favourite ways to cut hardboard below. Stanley Knife Many people will be familiar with this method for cutting…
Sugar soap is a great decorating cleaner. But maybe you don’t have any to hand or you might just be looking for a natural alternative. Either way, you want to know what is a good sugar soap alternative? Well, let’s have a look. Natural Alternative Despite the natural-sounding name sugar soap is actually all chemicals….
Hardboard is an incredibly versatile material with tonnes of uses, not just in building. But what are all of these uses? What is hardboard used for? let’s have a look. Building/DIY Hardboard has a lot of uses for the DIYer, I will break down the more popular ones below. Furniture Probably the most common use…
If you are building something out of hardboard then you may need to glue it. But can you just use regular wood glue with hardboard? After all, that shiny surface looks like it won’t take glue too well, doesn’t it? Yes, you can use regular wood glue with hardboard. It doesn’t require any special glue…