300 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Painting and Decorating (Published October 2014)

 This useful compendium is packed with tips, techniques, quick fixes and trade secrets aimed at complete beginners planning their first-ever home makeover. Clear, simple instructions will de-mystify all key aspects, giving you the tools to get the job done quickly and professionally. 

The book’s focus is on painting and decorating, and includes all aspects of preparation of walls and paintwork, including stripping, sanding, filling and sealing and moving onto pro-standard wallpapering, painting and tiling. Readers will pick up the kind of trade secrets to achieve a really good finish, really fast – avoiding the common pitfalls and mistakes that can often beset the occasional DIYer. 

With useful lists of the essential tools required for a job, along with fi x-it solutions for when things go wrong, 300 Tips, Techniques and Trade Secrets for Painting and Decorating is the manual that will make home makeovers as painless as possible.