Ceramic is not the easiest material in the world to paint. The surface is so shiny and non-porous that paint will flake or peel off of it most of the time. Below is a guide to painting ceramic that will save both time and money. By the time you are done you will have just…
If you have wood that hasn’t been treated, it more than likely will end up turning grey, as well as getting covered in all sorts of dirt and rubbish. Before you make any kind of attempt to apply a finish to it, it’s important to use a wood cleaner on the surface in order to…
The first thing you need to do when erecting a closeboard fence is to make sure all of the notches in your posts are facing the same way. This is usually towards the back of the fence. Having all of the notches the same way ensures that the horizontal arris rails can fit together comfortably….
Choosing the right garden fence panels for your home can be challenging. However, when you know what to look for, you can take the guess work out of the decision you make. Specifically, when you are making your decision based on an established set of criteria. So, for those of you who are interested in…
If you are looking to have that perfect garden fence post, here is something that you should know – your fence needs to be strong enough to stay put all through the year. A good way to do this is to have 1/3 of the post under the ground to offer it the stability it…
In the next posts of this series, we shall elaborate on how you can physically set up your fence. In this article, we shall discuss about how to install a standard lap panel fence. We shall assume that you have all the required posts. You may re-visit our guide on how to set up fence…
Earlier on, we had discussed about the use of saturating oils and opaque finishes in protecting your fence. This time round we are going to look at water-based finishes. They are considered to be friendly to the environment. We shall look at key features of water-based saturating wood finish Aquadecks. The greatest benefit of using…
Promain‘s Technical Department receive a lot queries such as ‘’the paint is a different colour to what the tin says’’ or ‘’the paint has dried in some places but not in others’’ that are simply solved by correctly mixing the paint before application, as simple as it sounds there is a technique involved in mixing…
Romulus required a specialist contractor to apply 3M’s premium Scotchkote external wall coating system to their iconic building in The Square Mile. Only a stone’s throw from St Paul’s Cathedral, 30 Cannon Street was the first building in the UK to be built with GRC facade panels, achieving a grade II listing in 2015. The…
Wooden playhouses come in different variations to suit different tastes of children. Some may be large, others are small, some maintain the traditional looks while others are quirky. A good thing about them is that there is the option of construction one by yourself. Irrespective of the kind of playhouse you have, one of the…
