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How to Use Fireplace Paint For Fire Surrounds

Fireplace Paint: How To use Tikkurila Muuri Heat Resistant Paint for Fireplaces Are you tired of your fireplace looking outdated or worn out? Learn how to use fireplace paint and get started painting your fire surround, with Rawlins. Whether it’s a relic from the 1980s or simply hasn’t been updated in years, your fireplace might not match the style of ...

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Treating Rising Damp

From the Ground Up Tips Rising Damp Treatment Treating rising damp goes beyond buying a Leonard Rossiter boxset on Amazon to meet your comedy cravings – it means physically dealing, head-on, with the root cause of a potentially expensive problem. Rising damp is an often misdiagnosed problem and there are many people who believe painting over mould or washing down ...

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The Difference Between Damp Proof Paint and Anti-Condensation Paint

Although they seem very similar, damp and condensation are different issues and require different solutions. Hence, there is also a significant difference between damp proof paint and anti-condensation paint. It does boil down to the same thing: moisture is either finding a way into your property or cannot find a way out. A healthy property needs to breathe, with good ...

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Water Based Paints: Everything You’ll Ever Need to Know

Range of different water based paint colours

Ask an Eskimo about types of paint, and they may tell you paint is paint. Ask an Eskimo about snow and they’ll tell you over 50 different types of snow, all with different names! For this post, we’ll be showcasing our expertise on water based paints, and whilst there won’t be 50 different examples, we’ll take you through the colourful, ...

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What Causes Damp and Mould on Walls, and How to Fix It

Damp and mould are a nightmare aren’t they? When you start to spot the signs of damp or mould – don’t panic. If you catch the pesky damp early on, you’ll be able to repair your walls. To be able to spot the signs, you need to be able to understand the causes. You can test for damp with Moisture ...

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