Recent content by andrewp

Fair enough! Cheers.

Cheers for replies. Is the point of pva here to limit the suction or create a bond? Only I find that pva dies nice and slowly and sticky on plaster and paint, but on bonding or s&c it seems to just soak in without getting tacky. Make sense?

Hi, Can i resurrect this post again please? I've been filling the holes where the old skim fell off. Did this with bonding and then keyed it up ready. It's obviously dried quick because the holes weren't deep. Having put a feather edge on the wall, i've noticed it runs out at the far end and...

Cheers for all the comments. I'll stick to bonding it straight and then skim. The bonding will stick to anything, and as long as I PVA right, the skim would be stuck hard to the wall. :RpS_drool:

Thanks for all the replies. Always guaranteed a decent number on this forum! Feel better tackling it now. I'll go the PVA route and forget the WBA. If i remember i'll post some pictures so you can all have a laugh.

I skimmed the wall. I'm not too bad, just need pointers when it comes to slightly not so straight forwards things. The skim that's on there is solid as a rock, hence why I don't want to pull it all off. Cheers again.

Will do, have been removing tile adhesive (well, the large bits, impossible to get rid of it all) and loose skim as I go. Yes, tiling myself. Thanks all again.

Cool, that sounds like a plan then... I usually use PVA 5:1 first and then 3:1 on the second coat (purely because that's what it says on the back of the tin). So, would I be right in doing the following: 1) PVA 5:1 the whole wall, and fill in the large holes with bonding when tacky 2) key up...

Cheers for the quick replies! No to backer boards, have ruled that out. Good idea though. Can you put bonding on 1-2mm thick? Also, do you pva, let dry, then bond, then pva again and skim when tacky? I need an idiots guide:RpS_blushing: Cheers again.

Hi, I've removed a load of tiles from around a bath and have been left with areas where the skim coat was pulled off the sand and cement undercoat: Bearing in mind I'm a DIYer, what's the best thing to do here? Ceramic tiles are going to be put on after so it needs to be firmly attached to...

Worked a treat. Just let the bonding harden and start to set and then laid some multi on. Thanks for all the advice.

Thanks for this. Really good advice. :RpS_thumbup: Any ideas for not getting the finish to be like a mirror? I'm trowelling to flatten, and use water sparingly. I guess I must be over-trowelling it, but I can't see where because I feel I need to, to get the wall flat. Touching the wall - it's...

S'all good. I'll bond early and skim a after it's hardened the same day. If not, i'll PVA it or wet it down the following day and skim it then. Thanks for all your help.

Cheers. I'm not a plasterer, I'm a number cruncher who DIY's. Hence my asking. Cheers again though,

oh here he is. do you get paid by the expletive?:RpS_confused: