Questions you ask us

I want to paint the outside walls of my house. Advice?

A visitor to our site asked us a decorating question, so here it is, with our answer back.
I in interested in painting my house using masonry paint. I need to know how clean the walls need to be before painting and if I need a primer.

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Removing old failing wall coating and what to do next

Here’s another question posed to us from a user of this website who wanted info about an old textured coating that had come away from the wall……………

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A visitor from the USA asks us about masonry wall coatings

Although we are based in the UK, we often get questions from our friends in the USA, related to exterior coatings, damp proofing, drywall and so on……..

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How do your resin based exterior wall coatings differ from Coloured (or through) render?

There are many different types of exterior wall finishes in the built environment today, some have been used for centuries, such as daub, Devon cob, harling, lime render etc.

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An Australian tradesman contacted us asking for work in the UK, here is what we said

Enquirer Name: Brendan
Enquirer Address: Australia
Enquirer Message:
Good Morning, My enquiry is that of a Professional one. I am a Qualified Painter and Decorator of 20 years in Australia and have been Commercially, Industrially and Residentially Rendering for over 8 years here in Australia.
We are considering a sea change to the UK [...]

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Question about painting the outside of apartments in Spain.

Hello, I hope you are having a good day. I have been trying to get hold of the Dulux Weathershield Protection System in Spain …………..

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we have moved into this old house and some of the walls have been painted with gloss paint

Hi thanks for your email but I’m afraid we dont operate a free DIY advice line, sorry!!!!!! However……….

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