Q My house has a lot of wood-framed windows. Every spring, I have to check for peeling paint on the outside frames, especially the sills. I use good paint, but it only lasts a couple of years on some ...

You know what it is like – you don't go out in the back garden often and when you do, there is always something needing to be done. Had the ivy not grown up and over the window sill, you'd have seen ...

The paint on our bathroom ceiling (where’s there is no ventilation…) is cracking. The paint is not peeling yet. Is there any type of quick fix (we don’t plan to be here that long) such as just ...