Jump to content

Recommended Posts

diable rouge Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------hi diable have you used the b and q colour matching they use their own valsper paint as a base and said one is with primer and one is without.. Didn't realise any paint came with primer.. Just wondered if you have used their paint and its worked out well.. Thsnks

> According to their website B&Q stock F&B so they

> should have sample cards in store, but worth p

> ringing to check as each store may be different.

> Failing that, Brewers in Peckham (along from

> Queens Road station)definitely stock F&B and have

> colour cards and sample pots, or they can get them

> in on order, they might even do a colour matching

> service, so again worth ringing to find out...

alice Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------Alice.. They use Johnson paint as their base for the farrow and ball mix.. Have you used their paint and had a good result? I've only used dulux paint before

> Yes Dulwich DIY have the farrow and ball paint

> charts and will mix the colour for you - Theres

> nothing sneaky about it - its just that you cant

> trademark a colour.

I?ve used Johnson paint before, it?s good stuff and goes on nicely.



sarah-marie Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Goodlizzie have you used whites before they use

> Johnson as their base for farrow and ball.. Have

> you had good results with that paint I've only

> ever used dukux paint before

Hi Sarah-Marie - yes I've used Whites before (not for F&B colour though) and the colour they mixed using Johnsons was fine.


Someone also asked on here about B&Q own brand paint - I very recently used it and it was very good. I got it in their colours though.


I've also just used some Screwfix own brand paint to do our very weathered garden shed and it has come up really well - sorry, nothing to do with your original question Sarah-Marie but I've been on a roll decorating recently!

KidKruger Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> I?ve used Johnson paint before, it?s good stuff

> and goes on nicely.


Thanks kidkruger :)

>

>

> sarah-marie Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Goodlizzie have you used whites before they use

> > Johnson as their base for farrow and ball..

> Have

> > you had good results with that paint I've only

> > ever used dukux paint before

Ten years ago, I removed woodchip paper from my hall and landing.


It was covering decades of layers of paper, including what looked like the original Edwardian/Victorian.


Even with a steamer, it was an effing nightmare and took days.


In the end I paid someone to finish it.


All the walls had to be replastered.


Glad I did it now, though 🤣

Sue Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Ten years ago, I removed woodchip paper from my

> hall and landing.

>

> It was covering decades of layers of paper,

> including what looked like the original

> Edwardian/Victorian.


Thanks sue this is what I'm thinking May happen but in some rooms it's just spoiling the look and feel of the place but I was thinking might try to find someone to take in tjr job and then i do the nice bit painting it myself!! Shame wasn't year ago I would ask for details of the paint stripper :)

>

> Even with a steamer, it was an effing nightmare

> and took days.

>

> In the end I paid someone to finish it.

>

> All the walls had to be replastered.

>

> Glad I did it now, though 🤣

KidKruger Wrote:

-------------------------------------------------------

> Yeah took 5 days to strip my ground floor hall

> (layers of paper/paint/other weird stuff), which

> was under woodchip - good point Sue.


Hmm I think I will try to find someone who wants the work as I don't have much patience and whole flat need redoing so lots to do all in all.. I will do lots myself but that bit really doesn't appeal

I viewed flat again and other than one room with the woodchip it's lined plain paper on walls and ceiling.. I guess this is much easier to just paint over no need to take it off really!? But such a shame even on the ceiling I guess its because the walls ceilings are not good.. Just hope doesn't all start coming off. Maybe better I just remove it all.. Any thoughts on lined paper and painting over it.. Its even in the bathroom surprised no signs of mold on it..

If the bathroom is adequately vented you needn't automatically get mould (from condensation).

Or could be they've done a quick paint job having wiped the mould away !

I have rooms lined and painted, not a problem (though I lined the walls / ceilings TO paint).

It's hard to predict what'll happen if you take that flat and paint over the lining paper - not being able to see the walls, nor know how long ago it was pasted-up.

Thanks kidkruger.. It looks OK the lined paper particularly good in bathroom.. Definitely no paint job done for years.. Place has been kept immaculate and well looked after. Its just very old skool. So limed paper on ceiling is quite normal? The paint everywhere is shiny paint so hope it looks better with matt paint

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
  • Latest Discussions

    • I've used just about all the locally available supermarkets for deliveries over the years, and I now  use Waitrose for deliveries, for various reasons. They have a good range of the things I eat, their food is good quality and their "essentials" range is generally good value (except the tissues, which suddenly became so thin as to disintegrate immediately. I was mainly buying them for the nice plain boxes, so now I just put other tissues into the old Waitrose boxes 🤣) It is very rare for something I've ordered to not be available on the day. Their delivery drivers  are genuinely friendly and helpful. Their customer service is very good. On the rare occasions I've had issues, they have refunded me without quibbling. They often have special deals on some of the things I buy often, so I stock up when they are cheaper. I do occasionally compare prices with other supermarkets, and overall I really don't think Waitrose is more expensive, but obviously they might be for things I don't personally buy. I absolutely hate Sainsbury's, would use Lidl for some things but they don't deliver, Iceland has a very small range of things I eat, and I can't remember why I don't use Tesco or Asda any more. I recently checked out Ocado because there was some offer which seemed good value, but they just didn't have enough things I wanted to buy to make it worth using the offer. M&S don't deliver ( to the best of my knowledge) but in any case they seem to be still badly suffering from the recent hack into their system. Apologies, I have just remembered this thread is about shopping at actual physical stores, but probably many of the issues are the same.
    • Since I am of a certain vintage now, not sure if what I am going to suggest is even still around but here goes… use to be able to buy “dummy/mock papers on line and also had mini synopsis of Shakespeare plays specifically covering students wanting to gain a better understanding of play before taking mocks/ exams. Only know this as many many moons ago, struggled with English Literature and Language and this was the avenue-my parents went down. Also was at this point in my life, educated abroad as part of my fathers job.  
    • Love your comment about “shoehorned” - put a smile on my face..! As for comment about “Little Waitrose” ummmm - never really thought about it. Personally, could not care less. But guess Sainsbury Local and Tesco Express are to you more acceptable.. Ultimately, when I think about it, I actually don’t care what they call themselves - been lured by partially branding and partially convenience and what they offer in groceries.
Home
Events
Sign In

Sign In



Or sign in with one of these services

Search
×
    Search In
×
×
  • Create New...