Mark's Advice
These are a few basic tips and hints on ways to improve your decorating and how to overcome some of the common problems encountered while decorating. These are primarily aimed at the general public and are answers to some of the questions that I am asked by my clients while working on their properties.
Most of the advice given here is standard decorating procedures as per City and Guilds of London, others are methods that I have developed over the years to deal with various problems I have encountered.
Hopefully these will be of some help to you all, and, of course, please don’t hesitate to contact me for an estimate.
Lining Paper
I have been hanging a lot of lining paper recently and have been asked a few questions about it to so I thought this would make a good
How to Paint New Plaster
As I have been asked this question quite a lot recently I thought I would give this piece of advice for this month – how to prepare and
Interior Fillers – Part 2
Welcome back, last month I covered the normal interior fillers, this month I am going to cover two of the slightly more specialised fillers that are available. Two
Interior Fillers – Part 1
These days there are a large range of filling materials available for making good to interior surfaces. Be sure you use the right the product for the right
Interior Emulsion Paints – Finishes – Pros and Cons
A question I am asked regularly is, “Why can`t I wash the dirty marks my children have made off the walls and when I try to, the paint
Flexible Mastic Fillers
Acrylic Mastics, frame sealants or Decorator’s caulk – These are excellent products that have been around now in one form or another for over twenty five years and
Stripping Wallpaper
Although stripping old wallpapers can be messy and will require some physical effort, it doesn’t have to be made harder by going about it the wrong way. If
Treating Mould and Fungi
Moulds, fungi and lichen are a very common problem to be overcome when undertaking any internal or external decorating. A very easy and simple thing to overcome but
Wash down all surfaces
This might sound very obvious to many people but believe me, hardly anybody does this simple thing anymore – thoroughly wash over all previously painted surfaces which are