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How many m2 in one go?
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Best practice (drying method )
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Plastering over vinyl wallpaper??
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Patchy plaster
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Overboarding ceiling that isn't going well need advice
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ceiling (slightly boring!)
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Blue grit, shiney painted Artex.
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Bond over timber
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Loose plaster after taken wallpaper off
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Bonding coat over KA Tanking Slurry?
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Plasterboard around exposed fireplace - Help
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Skimming.....What am I doing wrong?
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Float Coat Blown In less than a Week
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Timing of finish trowel and smoothing
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How long to dry?? HELP PLEASE
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Damp Lath & Plaster
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Artex Smell
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1st coat dried like lightning on me..
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Plastering inside a fire place
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Artex or not - worried
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Really need of some help with blown plaster.
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Pigs Ear
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Plasterboard Above A Window.
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Cracks re-appear instantly
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Door Frame Door Opening
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Paint peeling from plaster. Help?
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Jan 22, 2021
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Straightening out Chimney Breast arch
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How on earth do I fix this?
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Skim over artex ceiling
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Mould on plasterboard - help!
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Heat Cracking Plaster!!
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Plastered my first wall - tips for others
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How to straighten a trowel, I goofed on the first upload attempt
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Weber accelerator
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Best way to plaster over Clay Brick
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Gave it my first shot today. Far worse than I hoped but also better than expected. Massive respect to you you guys and I'm excited to learn
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Re skimming over existing plaster
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Have I doomed myself with asbestos removal
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Spanish Knife Texture Artex
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Hardwall to stick beading on not good
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Why does my Multi Finish develop post-polish blemishes during drying ?
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Curved Corner Idea
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Oct 9, 2014
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What tools are best for these bits
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Re skim a skimmed artex ceiling
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Bonding or Hardwall
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Newbie plastering in bathroom
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Removing Plaster Stains from Old Wooden Feature Beam
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Is this acceptable or me being fussy?
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Crumbling Cinderblock?
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What to do?!
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Out of date gypsum
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Brick wall behind a chimney breast.
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