Decorating How To Guides
Mist Coat Ratio
What is a Mist Coat? A mist coat is a diluted first coat of paint applied to new plaster or very porous surfaces. The primary purpose is to seal the surface and […]
Preparation
- Using a steam stripper
- Preparing wooden surfaces
- Filling gaps between walls and skirting boards
- Filling holes in wooden surfaces
- Preparing Brickwork
- Filling holes in plaster
- Removing polystyrene tiles
- Preparing Walls and Ceilings
- Removing vinyl wallpaper
- Preparing Metal Surfaces
- Removing wallpaper
- Removing ceramic tiles
- Removing thick textured paper
- Filling gaps between walls and pipes
Painting
- Using the correct sealer and primer
- Selecting the correct paint
- Water based paint
- Oil based paint
- Cement based paint
- Tools for applying paint
Tiling
Tiling – Walls
- Replacing a damaged ceramic tile
- Grouting
- Planning before laying wall tiles
- Re-grouting a tiled wall
- Tiling a wall
- Tiling around a bath
- Tile Estimator
- Ceramic wall tiles
- Choosing the tiles
- Cleaning and caring for ceramic tiles
- Removing ceramic tiles
Tiling – Floor
- Cork Tiling
- Quarry tiles
- Vinyl coated tiles
- Thermoplastic tiles
- Terrazzo marble tiles
- Vinyl tiles
- Mosaic tiles
- Floor tile calculator
- Ceramic floor tiles
- Rubber tiles
- Carpet tiles
Tiling – Ceilings
Wallpaper
- Using a steam stripper
- Papering around a decorative rose
- Papering around a light fitting
- Papering corners of a room
- Hanging lining paper
- Papering angles within the room
- Preparing Walls and Ceilings
- Choosing the wallpaper adhesive
- Marking the wall before starting to wallpaper
- Papering by plugs and switches
- Papering arches
- Sizing walls
- Hanging wallpaper
- Papering by radiators
- Removing vinyl wallpaper
- Measuring up for wallpaper
- Mixing wallpaper paste
- Measuring and cutting the wallpaper lengths
- Papering ceilings
- Choosing wallpaper
- Removing wallpaper
- Removing thick textured paper
- Wallpaper
- Papering a stairwell
- Pasting