Painting & Decorating Hints & Tips

Bought the paint runner system and have to say I got on very well with it.As a professional builder i've tried quite a few over the years and found this to be one of the better ones. It is a bit tedious having to keep topping up cylinder but didn't hinder job too much! Used my own sturdy extension pole which certainly stabilised the roller far better than the pole with the kit. Would recommend overall ...  Read the complete review

I have just finished painting my large house with the Paint Runner. I must say that it did everything claimed for it in the adverts. It was very clean, no drips and large areas could be covered with one filling. I did the job over several weeks and was able to re use the tool again without problems although care and time is needed in the cleaning process. I have recommended the Paint Runner to my friends and feedback is excellent including from a professional who has now ordered more. I will very definitely use it ...  Read the complete review

Bought Paint Runner - liked how it sounded. Don't waste your money. The paint needs to be thinned before using, but then it needs at least 2 coats, whereas using a paint pad which doesn't splatter or an ordinary roller which does splatter, you can do the job with one coat of paint. When full, this paint runner is very heavy. only good thing - it didn't splatter paint, but I shan't be using it again. Go back to brush, roller or best of all paint pad. Using this paint runner and the paint I normally use. I needed 3 coats of paint - with a paint pad I only need one coat. Less work, less time, less ...  Read the complete review

Fed up with this English summer I decided to decorate my dining room. Could have got someone in to do it for me, or waited until the family could help, but no, I had to do it there and then while I was in the mood and the house was empty of anyone getting in my way. First tip - if you are going to decorate, don't do it on impulse! Prepare the room first, by moving out all the furniture, or putting it into the middle of the floor and cover with dust sheets. Also take down the curtains and blinds. Commonsense? Maybe to you and me, but at one of the houses we moved into, the previous owners had painted the walls only as far as the curtains and television ...  Read the complete review

When we moved into our new house, it was quite in a shocking state and if I could have uploaded some pictures of our house last year, you would have said what the heck did we buy it for. Whilst most of the problems were only cosmetic rather than structual. We had ploughed most of our savings into the house and consequently all our other savings are tied up for another two years yet so we cannot access them, so we have a budget on each room and tried to stick to it. At first when I saw the bathroom, I thought rip the lot out, new bathroom suite and tile, when the estimations came in, I was horrified and this had to go on the back boiler. Now ...  Read the complete review