Slime

Hi all, I've just started re-furbing a one bed flat. All walls have been stripped to the old plaster, the ceilings have been skimmed & the woodwork will be rubbed down very soon. What I'd like your advice on is the following. What brands of paint would you guys recommend & where should I buy it from? The ceilings will be white (matt emulsion), the walls will be magnolia (matt emulsion) & the woodwork will be white satinwood finish. I'm obviously going to avoid chainstore brands (Homebase for example) & presumably need special paint for the kitchen & bathroom. Quite prepared for 3 or 4 coats but would also like to know exactly when to give the walls their final rub down. Thanks in advance, Slime.

Hi everybody, I hope you can help me with the following issue............I'm sure you can. I've recently bought a place with about 25yards, (sorry, meters), of soffits & facias. Problem is twofold. Although in good codition, structurally, the soffits are desperately in need of a re-paint, (they're flaking like a flaky Cadbury's chocolate bar), but have been identified as being asbestos! I don't want to sand these down, life is too short, so it's been suggested that I merely get them cloaked with uPVC sheets. I have no problem with this, (I'm DIY illiterate after all), but this would make the facias look tired. Should these be cloaked also? If the answer is yes on both counts, how do I 'finish off' half way along where the property becomes my neighbour's? Would appreciate any advice, in anticipation, Slime. P.S. I hope this is in the correct forum..................'Roofing'. If not, I apologise & please re-direct, thanks.

Thanks Richard, pleased to be onboard mate. P.S. it's Slime, not Sime. (It goes back to school days...............40 years ago)!