Sealing a Wall in Wet Weather, Can This be Done?

What to make of the weather egh, at the beginning of the year we never saw a drop of rain and now all we get is rain (if you live up North, that is). If you are looking for a slot of good dry weather to seal an exterior wall, you can imaging the frustration, first you have [...]

Benefits of Using PVA Sealer Before Painting

If you are going to be painting new or old  plaster, or maybe a wall that has plenty of absorption such as a cement rendered wall, you may well benefit from first painting the  surface with a pva sealer. The reasons for first applying a pva sealer are listed below.

Less paint used – When a pva sealer [...]

Food Vacuum Sealer

I have just bought a new food vacuum sealer and have put it to the test.

I was first introduced to a vacuum sealer when was hiking on a moor close to where I live, a friend of mine was taking out his sandwiches when we were having a break after walking almost 8 miles. I was starving. Out [...]

Use Sand Instead of a Sealer to Stop Weeds

If you are thinking of applying a sealer to block paving to stop the weeds growing in the sand joints you can now skip the sealer and just use a weed killing sand. Which, where weeds are concerned, Allows you to have a driveway or patio that does not allow weeds to grow between the paving [...]

Non Slip Sealers

Many sealers that are applied to concrete flooring such as concrete block paving or pattern imprinted concrete or decking timber for out door use claim to be non-slip and in most cases (but not all) the sealers are, but you can have an extra addative mixed into the sealer before you apply the sealer to give [...]