Painting & Decorating Questions

Outside wall of house the paintwork is bubbling and flaking?
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The paintwork is bubbling and flaking away in the pine end (gable end) of my house. I was just wondering what is the best way to tackle this please?

Why do sanded areas on walls show up after painting?
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We bought a new build in 2015 and this is the first time we are decorating one of the rooms. The walls just have what I think is a standard white emulsion paint on them, this was done by the developers' builders. There were a few uneven raised areas/marks on …

removing wall paper frieze
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I have a wall paper frieze on walls I want to decorate. I want to remove it but it seems to have a rubberised backing so when you soak the paper off the rubbery residue is left, how do I remove it and what would you suggest before preparing the …

Can you wallpaper over mould-resistant paint?
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Can you wallpaper over mould-resistant paint? I am dealing with extensive mould on walls of a room and have stripped back to the bare plaster, cleaned, then going to prime this with 1/4 paint 3/4 water, and paint over with mould-resistant paint as a 'kill off any last bits of …

Roller marks on ceiling?
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I have tried different roller heads for emulsion, but find on ceilings, if you roll in all directions, rather than straight, or across, when dry your left with Roller marks, which look shocking once dried, any ideas ?

How many tins of paint for doors?
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I have 4 doors, to paint ,just door, not frames, they different colour. Many many tins of eaith 2.5l or 5l , My 1st time painting doors any advice be grateful

How can i get rid of roller marks on newly pladtered walls?
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I have tecently painted a new plastered hallway but one wall is patchy with roller marks visible .iv recoated it but it just looks worse

Paper over painted wall paper
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Can you wall paper over a wall that has been painted over the original paper

Stained Paint
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Our window sills have yellow marks on them under items we leave on the shelf, how can we get rid of these stains? Also can you touch up gloss paint without having to repaint the whole thing?

Bad smelling paint?
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I painted my room with deluxe Matt emulsion from a tin which was opened last October. I started to notice a funny smell but stupidly continued to use it. That was three weeks ago. I used a fresh tin of Dulux in the hope it would cover the smell but …