Eco Paint Chooser
Paint seems like such a simple product. Just some colour for your home surely? Not at all! Paint can ruin your building projects if you get it wrong. It can cause damp where damp never was before. It can cost …
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Auro Paint On-Line Colour Chooser
Auro have developed a new tool for choosing colours for the different rooms in your house. This is a free on-line interaction programme that allows you to choose different designs for walls and wood quickly and easily so that you …
Eco Paint Chooser
This is a post with a question. Would you like to see an Eco Paint Chooser? We are looking to develop a tool for the website so that we can guide people towards the right paint for their particular situation. …
Is lime, lime?
I, among many other people and organisations, bang on about the need to use lime products on older buildings, but what do we mean by lime? There are many different types of lime: 1. Hydrated lime 2. Lime Putty (soft …
Where to use Chalk Paint
Chalk Paint from Auro is a really economical way of producing an off-white and highly breathable finish to walls and ceilings. However, there is a catch. Whilst being almost half the price of clay paint it does not have the …
South Wales’ Victorian Terraces – Home, House or Castle?
A strange title in a way, but there is rationale behind it. To many of us, the older terrace housing is a home, something to be loved and cared for as it provides us with the shelter, location and amenities …
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Fed up with filler?
Walls take a bit of a knocking over time. Abrasion, impact, drilling and damp all affect plaster and render. So is there a way of not using conventional fillers? I have used conventional fillers over time and I have a …
Wooden floor finishes
Wood is greatly enhanced by a good varnish, the grain is accentuated and the colour deepened. You can also get a really hard wearing finish as well. However what to choose? Most builders will use a polyurethane finish as this …
Which is the best lightbulb to buy?
Lighting is a difficult area to understand – there is a whole industry built around designing lighting layouts, however there are some basics that people should understand when looking into choosing lighting for their homes. With incandescent lighting slowly being …
Applying and using natural eco paints
Once you have chosen your paint there are some tips that you need to know about their use. Natural paints are largely designed to work like conventional paints, but there are some differences that can make a big impact on …