Recent content by platinum

of course del your absolutely right ................ and i apologise for any time you may have wasted on myself......... please understand i do this only because i have a dream.......... the dream of one day like your self ........ of becoming the ulllllllllllllltimate! plasterer........ don't...

i think you can see from my new look profile pic how upset i'm feeling about your comments christopher "W" :P that pictures for you chris .... enjoy it buddy :P

good stuff guys thanks for the info...... when i say water marks i mean just excess water from when i wet trowel nothing major..... thanks for everyone with anything decent to say............ not chris W though obviously .... what a waste of time comment why comment at all if thats how you feel...

also after you've wet troweled whats the best way of getting rid of the excess water or are you ok to leave it ???????? i reakon it was maybe a wet patch

well i'm not gonna panic seems solid enough everywhere else ???????????????? what are we saying then use wba / bond it on every ceiling regardless of paint?????? i think if your skimmed ceiling ended up all over the floor you were dealing with more than matt emulsion............... and some...

well thanks everyone for your advise i think i shall use bond it in future ..... it was a horrifying feeling >:(...... the ceiling itself was in quite good shape few marks and cracks where the plasterboard joins were..... wasn't a high gloss silk paint on it....... i just put scrim over the...

just skimmed my mates ceiling all went well.............. left it for 6 days and painted it with crowne mat emulsion again all went well.............. 2nd coated it today and when a rolled over a patch with the roller the plaster came off on the roller??? only a patch the size of a cig packet...

there's no way around it .... i've tried avoiding the question... searching on google.... but i might as well just ask????? what is it? what does it mean??? is it difficult? what equipment do you need?????...... whats the beneifits / downsides???? thanks in advance and sorry for asking what to...

i guessed this would be the case cheers for the info lads

when you've built a stud wall and skimmed it do you just put a line of decorators caulk at the top after skimming where the plasterboard buds upto the ceiling??? is there any need at all .... will it crack? or with the plaster act as a filler any way???? thanks for your help and advise.... cheers

your trying to compare the incomparable........ plus once again in a fashion your talking what you do down??? ??? i learnt to ride a bike when i was 6 ..... could you teach a 6 year old to plaster????.... how many people ride bikes ????? how many people can actually plaster????....... look feel...

i can't beleive you guys are like this about what you do???? i'd give my right arm to be able to do what you lot can do.... i.e coverage and finish etc..... its such a highly skilled and rewarding job... you don't know how lucky you are....... i only do this messing about because i enjoy D.I.Y...

i absolutely love it..... you can take a room thats on its knee's and transform it into something amazing.... i really really enjoy it..... i only wish i was faster ;D

thats great guys but no one has actually given me a time scale..... 48hrs? or does no one actually know approx??

yes caulk after skim thats what i meant to put ;).... so always use 12.5 board no insulation going in it as such small wall ...... don't want to skim the other wall unless i must therefore there will be no scrim used on the angle where the new stud wall meets the origional wall ..... don't...