With so many people out there advertising themselves as builders or decorators, how can you possibly choose which one is right for you? Here are five really important things to ask before you hire them and a few pointers on how to spot con-men, chancers and cowboys. Whenever you plan to have some home improvement...Continue reading
WARNING! There are people out there who want to relieve you of your money! Continuing our consumer advice theme, we advise you what and who to watch out for, so you don’t get ripped off when purchasing home improvements and building work on your home and we offer some handy home improvements advice.Continue reading
Paint! So you think you know what it is, how’s it’s made, where it’s used and all the different types? Perhaps not! In this handy “all about” article, we look at paint, and suggest ten things that you probably didn’t know about this amazing stuff!Continue reading
Painting the exteriors of houses in Spain is very different from painting in the UK, as we found out a few years back. We have been wielding our spray gun and applying our special wall coatings to homes and businesses since the mid 1980’s, but did you know we also used to work in Spain?...Continue reading
Are you having some exterior home improvements done to your house and are worried that the workers may damage the lawns and the plants? Many people worry about their gardens and plants when having their house painted. Having exterior work done to your house can ruin plants and grass, with debris falling on lawns or...Continue reading
Houses with pebbledash attract grime and start to look unsightly after a while, especially so for this property in London that was recently completed by one of our exterior wall coatings contractors. This lovely Edwardian house in Blackheath, London, was a palace inside, however the exterior appearance left a lot to be desired, so the...Continue reading
There’s nothing more disheartening to see a lovely old house abandoned, forlorn and forgotten, and left for nature to reclaim what was once hers, but why do houses become empty or derelict and what happens to the house when it’s left empty for a long period of time?
If you own a house that seems to always need painting then this may be of interest to you. This particular pebbledashed bungalow in Exeter, Devon, had the full NEVER PAINT AGAIN external wall coating treatment and is now maintenance free. This project page shows the various stages of painting the exterior of a house,...Continue reading
This old brick built house needed more than simply exterior painting, so we applied a 3 stage exterior wall coating to the outside surfaces. When we carry out external painting work to a house that is faced with bricks, we need to take a slightly different approach to houses that have pebbledash or render for...Continue reading
Today we learn how to approach the task of repointing an exterior wall. Pointing is the common British word for the mortar joints or lines of cement that surround each individual brick on the outside walls of your house. They bind the bricks together and aid waterproofing but what happens when they need to be...Continue reading
Stucco render is an Americanism for the sort of sand and cement render that you see on the exterior walls of UK houses. The never paint again team, took this further and now offer a coloured version that does not require painting, looks amazing, and in fact will lasts for decades! But is it the...Continue reading
We were invited to refurbish this modern chalet style house in August 2012, in the town of Billericay, in Essex, so we took some photos to show you exactly what happens when we refurbish a home. The job involved removing and replacing old, cracked rendering, and the application of a new External wall coating. This...Continue reading