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How to replace a small section of weatherboard
Picture this scenario; You are preparing your weatherboards for painting and you find a small amount of timber rot at one end of a particular board which has a length of 5.4 metres. What do
How to replace Weatherboards
At some point in the life cycle of your weatherboard home, there will be a need to replace a weatherboard that exhibits timber rot. Weatherboards fail for many reasons some of which include; poor installation,
How to prepare an Exterior Door
An important part of preparing an exterior door is to ensure that all six sides of your door are undercoated. Many DIY painters fall into the trap of only undercoating and painting four surfaces of
Timber Varnish applied to a Staircase
Painting is not just about adding colour to walls, ceilings and woodwork, sometimes it entails a need to apply a clear varnish to woodwork like skirting, doors and windows. This large double storey project required that the internal stairs be coated with a timber varnish using a oil based clear flooring polyurethane.
How to repair cracks in plaster walls and ceilings
At some stage in their life cycle, homes throughout Melbourne will eventually need to repair cracks to plaster walls, ceilings and cornices. Some will be large, some will be small and sometimes new sheets of plaster and cornice will need to be installed.
How to Paint a Door with Gloss Enamel
Many of you may have asked the question: How to paint a door with gloss enamel? By painting the door in sections, this will help you to produce a paint finish that is smooth and evenly coated.
Exterior Painting of Windows
Recently, I installed a timber window and replaced the weather boards with the help of a carpenter.
How to repair a plaster wall hole
How to repair a plaster wall hole before any painting is quite straightforward and the most common plaster repair is to a hole that is left behind when a power point, light switch or light baton is removed and placed in another position.
How to remove varnish from a window
Houses that have window sills coated in varnish may require stripping if they have been exposed to moisture and the sun over a period of time. If your windows are exhibiting varnish that is peeling and/or stained then you will need to use a paint stripper to remove the old varnish before re-coating with fresh varnish.
How to test for Lead in paint
Testing for lead in your paint is easy and straight forward. The test kit can be applied to all internal and external surfaces and the test kits can be purchased from most hardware stores and paint outlets.
How to repair plaster cracks
Plaster cracks can appear in any house and on any plaster wall and ceiling. They can be found in cornices, internal walls, plaster joints and above windows and doors and they will appear as a result of house movement.
How to coat windows with Intergrain
I recently completed a project where the requirements were to apply colour to the exterior timber windows using Intergrain ‘Natural Stain’ in charcoal, without the need of an exterior oil or water-based acrylic top coat.
Why do blisters appear on timber?
This is a very common problem that occurs mainly in the Summer months, when two new coats of exterior acrylic paint is applied to any timber surfaces like weather boards.
Repainting a weathered door sill
Quite often some houses have their exterior door sill looking weathered, chipped with peeling and flaking paint thus looking quite worn and tired.
What type of paint is on my surface?
What type of paint do you have on your surfaces? This is the million dollar question that all painters in Melbourne have when it comes to painting work that requires a repaint of existing surfaces. It is very simple to work out, all you need is Methylated Spirits and a clean rag.
Why do weatherboards shrink?
This is a common problem faced by many home owners that have weather boards installed as full or partial cladding to the exterior of their home. The simple reason being is that the weather boards have not had enough time to season/dry prior to being installed.
How to restore timber decking
Preparing a timber decking ready for a coat of clear varnish or to leave the timber in it’s natural colour, requires a little patience and elbow grease.
How to sand Plaster Walls
This is required because plaster absorbs undercoats at different rates and because there is a large selection of differing quality of undercoats on the market, results in different absorption rates and thus a variation in
How to find plaster dents in walls
Traveling light on plaster walls: This is a great tool and tip for helping to find those small holes and plaster dents and defects prior to applying the final paint top coats. Place the flood
TMZ Painting completed painting and repair work for my front room in South Melbourne in April 2020. Very impressed by the preparation work, painting and clean up after the job. Polite and friendly painters who I’ll have no hesitation in recommending to others.