Building Materials Guides

Repainting a tired interior door is one of the quickest ways to refresh a room. Here is how to clean, sand, prime and paint a wooden door for a smooth, hard-wearing finish.

Bubbles, flakes and peeling paint have a cause, usually heat, moisture or poor preparation. Here is how to tell which one you have and how to repair it so it does not come back.

Black spots on a bathroom ceiling or behind the kitchen sink come back if you just paint over them. Here is how to fix the damp, clean the mould and repaint so it stays clean.

A step-by-step guide to preparing, priming and painting metal gates, railings and balcony rails so the finish lasts in UAE sun, humidity and salty coastal air.

How to fill hairline cracks on exterior walls with Terraco Handycoat Exterior: surface preparation, thin-coat application, sanding, and what the data sheet does not say.

Waterproofing roofs, terraces and balconies in the UAE: why leaks start, how to choose a system, surface preparation, drainage, detailing, flood testing and maintenance.

Standard, moisture-resistant, fire-resistant and fire plus moisture-resistant gypsum boards explained, with which board suits which room in UAE projects.