Recent content by garak112

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So hack off the lathe and plaster over the door and put in a wooden frame (any recommendations for which size wood to use) and then board over? What about the ceiling which is covered in lumps of adhesive (couple of mm thick)? It's in fairly good nick apart from that although I had planned to...

That was my first plan but I was worried about opening a huge can of worms if there was a way to do it without damaging it further.

It's not brick under there, lathe and plaster over the doors.

Old wallpaper now removed

Currently redecorating dining room and need walls and ceiling plastering. Ceiling was covered in polystyrene tiles which are now removed but rock solid adhesive residue remains. I'm not sure the best way to go over this. Walls have lots of light cracking and I've taken a few areas back to...

What and keep the ladyboys waiting??? :RpS_biggrin:

You can contact me at terag_the_great@hotmail.com - my phone is off for repair at the moment. Ceilings are quite low so not keen on overboarding the existing polystyrene. If I remove the tiles and the ceiling is too bad I suspect I will have to reboard. House is 1930s with suspended timber...

Looking for someone to skim our living room ceiling - currently got polystyrene tiles that I will pull off and remove glue but ceiling underneath is textured. Approx 18sqm (5mx3.6m). Msg me.

I was properly confused! I want to thank everyone in this thread for pointing me in the right direction

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Does insulation+render look like the best option for this sort of scenario?

Any idea what it would cost to install? I wouldn't have thought the Green Deal would open again until April unless the Autumn statement contains good news.

Right, embarrassment. I have just discovered that I don't have cavity walls. My homebuyers survey said I did but since that has been as much use as a chocolate fireguard so far I should have known. I just went into the eaves and checked the visible bricks on the front and back walls and they...