Glossary of Decorating terms.
Acrylic - A term describing waster based decorating materials. Acrylic Filler - A water based gap and surface fillers that remain highly flexible when cured to allow movement. Particularly useful for ceiling cracks and junctions between plaster ... [... more]
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Coving - preparation walls and ceilings
Preparing walls and ceilings for putting up coving and cornice - guide to preparing for putting up plaster, gypsum, expanded polystyrene, polyurethane and timber coving and cornice. Always read any manufacturers instructions supplied with the ... [... more]
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Problems with paint
Typical paint problems, their causes, how to prevent and remedy. No matter how good a painter you are, you may encounter problems after a paint job, here we try to identify the paint problem and supply a remedy together with how to avoid the ... [... more]
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Preparing surfaces for ceramic wall tiles.
Ceramic wall tiles - preparing the surface whether wallpaper, paint, tile or timber. To satisfactorily fix ceramic tiles, walls and other surfaces need to be 'clean', sound, flat and dry. The degree of work necessary will depend upon the existing ... [... more]
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Down Lights (or recessed lighting)
Fitting downlights will give more comfortable home lighting - here we explain them and how to fit them. What's the difference between mains and low voltage downlights. Down lights, mounted in the ceiling, are becoming increasingly popular for ... [... more]
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Grouting ceramic wall tiles
Ceramic wall tiles - A guide for how to grout ceramic wall tiles. Start by making sure that all tile faces and joints are clean - especially that there is no tile adhesive present on the surfaces or edges of the joints. Make sure that you have ... [... more]
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The Colour Wheel and how to use colour
Description of colour, how to select colors, and use colours together. Includes a colour wheel or, for USA, a color wheel!. Modern thinking is that there are 4 basic colours, Blue, Red, Green and Yellow, and every other colour used in paint and ... [... more]
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Preparing walls and ceilings for painting
Ideally the walls should be prepared before fitting and finishing any coving, dado rail, frames, skirting board etc, however the walls should be painted only after these have been completed. Any holes in the walls (including picture hook nails) ... [... more]
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Painting flush wooden doors
Before painting wooden flush doors, they need to be prepared as explained on our "Preparing wooden doors and windows for painting" page. Painting a flush door can seem a massive job as there's such a large area and you want the finish to appear [... more]
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Advertise with diydata.com
Easy ways to advertise on diydata.com. The site offers a unique way for businesses in diy businesses to promote themselves on the www. To keep administration straightforward, diydata has flat charges for 12 months, pro rata for 6 months (but with ... [... more]
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Contacting diydata.com
This Web site is here to help you with do it yourself and household topics, and so that we are able to meet your needs, we welcome comments on any of our sections - carpentry, decorating, information, electrics, general building, outdoors and ... [... more]
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Useful Decorating DIY books
A collection of useful decorating books for the diyer - painting, tiling wall-papering etc. The Complete Guide to Painting and Decorating: Using Paint, Stain and Wallpaper in Home Decor In addition, it provides a practical introduction to the ... [... more]
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