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Whole of House Painting

pooch1
Community Newcomer
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Hi there, im in the process of renovating a house for my son, first question I have is should I paint ceiling and walls before sanding floor or do th ...

Matt_R
Community Newcomer
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Hi I am wondering what is the best way to fill a palm sized hole in an internal wooden door? Would you use a foam filler with putty over it? Or shou ...

Katze
Just Starting Out
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Hi! I hate carpet on stairs. With 4 cats it is a nightmare to keep clean. I have inspected them and they seem to be MDF, I am planning on removing car ...

Itai
Becoming a Leader
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Hey All.What are your thoughts on painting an old brick veneer house (late 70/s early 80's I think)? I'm thinking of painting it with a light greyish ...

Mark270481
Growing in Experience
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Novice painter here,used Tauberman ultimate enamel paint to repaint my architraves and door frames however I found that there were these thick deposit ...

moloko
Growing in Experience
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Hello, Some areas of my interior cement render walls have been patched up and the look of the patched areas look as expected, very flat and smooth c ...

rochester
Getting Established
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Hey all, My house has cypress pine floorboards that have seen better days - Pic attached. The floor itself looks in pretty decent shape, few little ...

Gofinn
Getting Established
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A few days ago a stain has appeaed in our dinning room It has an unusual shape and colour. White ceiling, stain is darker than photos show. It has not ...

KarenMM
Just Starting Out
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A couple of window sills in my home are very weathered from sun damage and in a bad state with cracks in the wood. The sills are not rotten (yet) and ...

scranderberry
Just Starting Out
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Hi, took a sample to Bunnings to match a colour for an off white door. The colour looked good in store, but getting home, we found it far too yellow a ...

khwajas
Growing in Experience
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We have an under cover merbau deck. I used Cabot’s aqua deck to cover it. As it is not very shiny and requires more maintenance I was wondering if I ...

annieerbs
Cultivating a Following
4 replies

We recently bought a house and now that we are in it I've noticed all the architraves and door trims have been painted with flat paint. The paint scra ...

projectmumdanni
Making a Splash
14 replies

 today I unscrewed screen door and painted trim and spraypainted screen door .. need a bit of a touch up .. saving money and not adding to environmen ...

smarthalamb
Just Starting Out
2 replies

Hi. What paint to use to paint Vinyl Vertical Blind Blades.

tmoyn
Growing in Experience
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Hi, Sorry if this has already been answered before. We recently had a new door and frame installed and I need to stain it. I want to have a clear ...

DeidraYoung
Just Starting Out
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I have a question about how to select a stain for both exterior and interior doors which are Meranti. I wanted the finished colour to be Rose Mahogan ...

Saraemgee
Getting Established
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Lugna range turned in to a hallway built in.  Materialshttps://www.bunnings.com.au/lugna-2048-x-450-x-380mm-sand-cabinet-shell_p0431434sorry Lugna ...

Edgar
Growing in Experience
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All the door frames in our 1960's apartment are metal. I recently removed some shelving which was anchored on to one of these door frames and it obvio ...

Retired Team Member Akanksha
Retired Team Member
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The upcoming Easter long weekend can present a good opportunity to roll up your sleeves and get stuck into a D.I.Y. project. With the break coincidi ...

Lemming
Getting Established
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I recently bought a house and (what I'm assuming is) the polyurethane layer on the floor in the study is peeling. The study is quite small ~8m^2 and ...

Mitch_1990
Finding My Feet
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Hi all! I'm looking for some advice on how best to patch these holes in our double brick interior walls in preparation for painting. After we remove ...

bodega
Cultivating a Following
3 replies

Hi All, Looking for suggestions. We have a victorian style period home and we will be getting the front door replaced soon. We'd like to try and ...

Honest52
Cultivating a Following
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Hi experts, our old awning fell down and the weather board needs repair as it is rotton by water. Please advice what materials to buy and take to DY ...

Louie1
Just Starting Out
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I have an outside shower with a cement floor. I would like to get rid of the mould and paint it. What do you recommend?

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