I had an old piece of furniture that needed at bit of attention. So I decided to inject a bit of life into it with the addition of paint! The results are Fab! Firstly I started by giving the table a quick sand using some fine grit pads. Then I washed the table with some sugar soap. This degreases the surface and gives a sound base to paint onto. Any dust was cleaned off to leave the surface ready to…
Condensation: “water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it” With the colder nights here we are now battling with keeping condensation at bay within our homes. Every home has that one problematic wall which is always cold and mildew soon appears. Condensation has been described as the most easily fixed type of damp problem and can often be solved cheaply and quickly, without the need for professional help. But how can…
Here at Harry Blacks we road tested a product that will make light work of that unsightly green growth many of us experience after the mild weather. The product we have chosen is the Mangers Fungicidal wash. We tested the product on our side wall which was looking particularly green! We masked off an area to see how effective it actually was. Then Eleanor painted the solution onto the wall using a 3" brush. She even painted directly onto the…