Index of DIY Decorating articles

• Flooring
  
  • Timber floor finishes - varnish, oils and waxes explained.
  • Removing old finishes - a guide to removing paint, varnish, oil wax and polishes from timber floorboards.
  • Sanding wooden floors - a step by step guide.
    
  • Staining wooden flooring - a guide to applying stain to timber floorboards.
  • Varnishing wooden floorboards - a guide to varnishing timber floorboards.
    
    
• Glossary of decorating terms.
• Painting
  • Painting flush wooden doors - a step by step illustrated guide.
  • Painting wooden panel doors - a step by step illustrated guide.
    
  • Painting wooden casement windows - a step by step illustrated guide.
    
  • Painting wooden sash windows - a step by step illustrated guide.
    
  • Preparing walls and ceilings - a guide to preparing for painting.
    
  • Preparing wooden doors and windows - a guide to preparing for repainting.
    
  • Staircase - the sequence for painting a staircase.
    
  • Using a paint roller - the technique explained.
    
    
• Removing of decorative finishes such as textured finishes (like Artex), Polystyrene, cork and ceramic tiles, ceiling and wall timber cladding.
  
• Removing old finishes from wooden floorboards - a guide to removing paint, varnish, oil wax and polishes from timber floorboards.
  
• Sanding wooden floors - a step by step guide.
  
• Staining wooden flooring - a guide to applying stain to timber floorboards.
  
• Tiling
  • Ten tiling tips - 10 useful tips before you design, purchase or start to lay tiles.
  • Ceramic tiles - basic styles - The basic shapes and tile types explained.
  • Estimating wall tiles - A guide to working out how many tiles are required for a tiling job.
  • Estimating tile finishing strip - A guide to working out how many finishing strips are required for a tiling job and how to cut it to get the most out of it.
  • Preparing surfaces for ceramic wall tiles - A guide to preparing the surface whether wallpaper, paint, tile or timber.
  • Setting out ceramic wall tiles - A guide to making the job look professional.
  • Fixing ceramic wall tiles - A guide to fixing ceramic wall tiles.
  • Cutting ceramic tiles - A guide to cutting ceramic wall tiles.
  • Grouting wall tiles - A guide.
    
    
• Varnishing wooden floorboards - a guide to varnishing timber floorboards.
  
  
• Wallpapering
  • Types of Wallpaper - the different types explained.
  • Symbols on labels - the symbols on wallpaper labels explained.
  • How many rolls? - Calculate how many rolls of wall paper you will require.
  • Stripping wallpaper - a step by step guide to stripping different types of wall paper.
  • Preparing different surfaces for hanging wallpaper - new and old plasterboard and plaster walls etc.
  • Cutting and pasting wallpaper - a guide to setting out the start lines, cutting and pasting the wallpaper.
  • Hanging wallpaper - a step by step guide to hanging wallpaper.
  • Hanging wallpaper around architrave.
  • Hanging wallpaper around electrical fittings.
  • Hanging wallpaper around a recess at door and window surrounds.