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  1. calling all decorators - has anyone had any success painting over silicone sealant, and if so what's the best technique. I've googled it and seen people say to apply a thin layer of acrylic caulk over the top and paint that, and also that the BIN primer might work. Basically we've had vinyl flooring fitted and they've sealed the edges with a white silicone that looks like the edge of my shower tray - hideous, especially as I don't want brilliant white skirting boards so it stands out like a very sore thumb 😞 Any advice appreciated
  2. Thanks Spider1 and Willman - sounds doable :-) appreciate your input
  3. Thanks for the various responses. To clarify, it's downstairs on a concrete floor. The house is < 20 years old and I doubt there's any damp to be concerned about. Whether we go for laminate or vinyl is up for discussion - it just won't be more tiles. My main fear is that removing the tiles and preparing the floor for whichever new surface we choose could be a massive and messy undertaking.
  4. Does anyone have any experience of replacing a tiled floor with laminate? We have quite a big area - large kitchen/diner and hallway - and I hate the tiles (don't want to put new tiles down either). I get the impression it's a laborious and messy job. Anyone had it done and can recommend a fitter, or a floor fitter that has done it before, and can comment on just how horrible and expensive a job it is?
  5. I'm after a bit of advice. We're thinking of offering on a house that has a decent, large and well-equipped kitchen but I hate the units. They're a modern style with flush fronted doors/drawer and I want an in-frame painted shaker door. I know I can buy replacement shaker-style doors, but I really want in-frame. So are the frames simply stuck on the front of standard carcasses, so a good joiner could re-face the kitchen in-frame? or would the carcasses need to be cut down to cater for extra depth? If it is even possible, is it likely that the work involved will be such that I may as well start from scratch? Any advice would be great.
  6. Thanks Robin - that was my thinking too
  7. We've seen a house that we're considering putting an offer in for, but don't like the current configuration. It's got the bedrooms downstairs and living space upstairs so very awkward access to the garden. We're thinking we could change it around which would involve knocking down bedroom walls and relocating the kitchen from top front to lower back. Before we commit we need to know a) is there anything that would stop us doing it, and b) what would be the rough cost. So the plan is to re-visit taking someone who could give us that info, but not sure if that person should be a builder, or an architect, or do we need both? Obviously the cost is going to affect our offer price so needs to be more than finger in the air - say within 20% (cost of new kitchen aside).
  8. Hi - did you get any responses, or find anyone that you'd recommend? as we're looking for similar thanks
  9. I'm house hunting myself and just seen one in New Whittington, but know nothing about it. Did you get anymore info?
  10. Any decorators out there who have successfully painted the rubber seals on double glazed windows with something that doesn't flake and crack? Something other than black - we have painted our dark brown frames in near white colours using ordinary paints (whatever we used for the frames at the time) and of course it doesn't last.
  11. Hi nightrider - did you get someone to look at your damp? We have a similar issue and don't really know where to turn.
  12. I like the sound of the brush on liquid filler My sort of product! I'm already praying. Thanks all.
  13. Yes I agree that would have been the right thing to do - but give we are where we are I was looking for the best way to go forward. If we do get more cracks is there a recommended repair technique?
  14. We've had some rooms re-skimmed and the builder wanted them dried quickly for decorating so left heating on full blast 24x7 for several days. I can now see a crack - presumably dried a bit too quickly - and despite reassurances they'd sort it I'm wary of proceeding with decorating and then find more cracks appearing in the next few weeks after the builder's long gone. Should I insist we wait to see, and if so for how long before I can be sure it's ok and safe to decorate?
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