Paint
Dec 10th 2011, 6:15 am
#31
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Re: Paint
OMG Woodchip wallpaper.... What barstard invented that stuff???? Became ONE with the wall.... impossible to remove, impossible to live with...
YEUCH
YEUCH
Dec 10th 2011, 6:47 am
#32
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Re: Paint
That was the same time people were covering up lovely old doors with hardboard and painting them. We have spent the last 40 years undoing the wrongs of the 50's/60's/70's. Decorating and life.
Dec 10th 2011, 11:49 pm
#33
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Re: Paint
I had bamboo flooring put down a few years back. Took the skirting boards off while it was being done and discovered that they were made of cedar but had been glossed !
Dec 11th 2011, 12:15 am
#34
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Re: Paint
Lucky you. I'm in the process of having bamboo flooring put down, and have just discovered the skirting boards are cardboard. Or something like that. Turn into a soggy mess when the patio door leaks, I know that much.
Dec 11th 2011, 12:18 am
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Re: Paint
Probably MDF, also called Medium Density Fibreboard, which is compressed wood pulp mixed with glue. When it gets wet, the glue dissolves, leaving woodpulp = cardboard!
Dec 11th 2011, 12:20 am
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Re: Paint
Have any of you used the Wattyl Low VOC range and can give me feedback, please?
I want to use something with as few nasties in as possible but this stuff http://www.energyandwatersolutions.com.au/setup.htm looks a heck of a faff and, as we have the whole apartment to do, relatively expensive, so exploring other options.
I want to use something with as few nasties in as possible but this stuff http://www.energyandwatersolutions.com.au/setup.htm looks a heck of a faff and, as we have the whole apartment to do, relatively expensive, so exploring other options.
Dec 11th 2011, 12:21 am
#37
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Re: Paint
Yes I think it is MDF. The floor man didn't recognise the profile and now we know why. Hoping it's not tricky to find some or we'll be replacing the whole lot.
Dec 11th 2011, 3:57 am
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Re: Paint
I've just recently spent 18 months painting every bloody square inch of the house using all variety's of different brands of paint and yes it is sh1t (the paint that is not the finished job 
) Good thing to come out of it all is the fact there's 5 coats of paint in most places so i doubt the house will blow away in the event of a cyclone hitting us 
(the paint that is not the finished job ) Good thing to come out of it all is the fact there's 5 coats of paint in most places so i doubt the house will blow away in the event of a cyclone hitting us
Dec 11th 2011, 4:45 am
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Re: Paint
I've just recently spent 18 months painting every bloody square inch of the house using all variety's of different brands of paint and yes it is sh1t (the paint that is not the finished job ) Good thing to come out of it all is the fact there's 5 coats of paint in most places so i doubt the house will blow away in the event of a cyclone hitting us
(the paint that is not the finished job ) Good thing to come out of it all is the fact there's 5 coats of paint in most places so i doubt the house will blow away in the event of a cyclone hitting us 
Dec 11th 2011, 4:50 am
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