Philip.James Decorating & Home Improvements

“Don’t be afraid to spend money on travel, be afraid of waking up one day old and realising the only place you travelled to was work”

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Say cheese…….

A two handed operation after around ten minutes on the trigger. 💪🏼

Just happy to have a smaller garden atm tbh as less to do with it. How long will it last?

Worktop restoration……

I started with the Paint Panther - Paint & Varnish Remover to remove several layers of existing varnish, and then continued with the orbital sander + a variety of grit counts. To finish I swapped over to the Dewalt Extreme discs 120g before finishing with a Colron Natural Oil.

Caption this……

Inside looking out……

I can think of many better ways I could have spent my day, but in reality I’ve been fitting curtain poles and blinds in the rented Therapy rooms above this Dentist’s Surgery. Also participating in our favourite British pastime, of admiring the rare sunshine from the inside looking out.

Make a leak disappear…….

Hallway/staircase/landing redecorated with ‘Cool Vapour’ mixed into Valspar Trade Tough Matt.

The ceilings had been newly plastered and therefore new coving was required. The new balistrade was varnished with Ronseal Light Oak to match the doors, and the woodwork is non yellowing Satinwood.

A hand painted kitchen finished in Eggshell Sage Green and Lamp White. As with many of my jobs the customer had chosen the paint before contacting me, but as I’ve mentioned already Valspar paint is decent as long as you have prepped properly.

Because I do not usually use Valspar for these jobs I purchased the Valspar Universal Primer/undercoat just to ensure compatibility. Of course Zinsser products say they are compatible with all water based products, but I’m an over-thinker. The primer was actually decent and durable just had poor opacity. Covering with a darker colour this wasn’t going to be an issue, but I gave the units two good coats anyway after a wipe down and good sand with the Festool.

To finish I used some Polyvine Clear Varnish to further enhance durability especially on the door edges.