FAQ
Find out more about painting and decorating with our helpful frequently asked questions. If you cannot find the answer to your decorating question here, please call our Paint Talk team on 0870 240 1127.
- Anti slip for floors
We’re about to lay wooden floors throughout a family home but our customer is now concerned about her children slipping on the smooth surface. How can I put her mind at rest so we can get on with the job?
Click here for more detail... - Applying alkali resistant sealer
Alkali resistant sealer is easy to apply, but you do need to make sure you’ve taken certain steps in advance. Follow the simple step-by-step instructions below, and you’ll have resolved your wall odour issues in no time.
Click here for more detail... - Customer hates high gloss finish
My client is adamant that she wants her new hardwood front door painted in a very specific shade of cornflower blue and she hates high gloss finishes. Help!
Click here for more detail... - Exterior woodwork at a care home
I’ve got a job lined up repainting all the exterior woodwork at a care home with at least 60 window sets to be glossed. The owners want as little disruption for the elderly residents as possible. A number of them have severe bronchial complaints and we have to do everything we can to minimise solvent odours. What gloss would you recommend?
Click here for more detail... - Knotting question
I’m about to paint new window frames and doors on a property that I’m refurbishing but there are a lot of knots that need dealing with first. How can I ensure they don’t exude resin and spoil my handiwork?
Click here for more detail... - Powdery to the touch
There are patches of render on the walls of my house that seem quite powdery to the touch and I don’t know whether I should really be painting over them at all.
Click here for more detail... - Wall odour phenomenon
A friend of mine mentioned recently that she’d had a smelly wall in one of her bedrooms after painting, and that when she spoke to her paint manufacturer they explained it was an industry issue called ‘wall odour phenomenon’. I’m about to start painting my children’s bedrooms and wanted to check whether this is something I should be worried about.
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