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Hi I have a small job where I have to use 6mm tile backer board. Do I need to PVA it before skimming with MF? Cheers

Hi I have a small ceiling to plaster and there are a few cracks (see attached pic). Would normal scrim tape be suitable, or should I go for that 'scrim matting' I've heard about? If so, does it have a proper name other than 'scrim matting'? Cheers

Hi everyone I've 'acquired' a small house in northern France. I recently skimmed a small hall landing and was surprised at how quickly the plaster went off - we're talking minutes here and I had to sponge float it back to life! The same plaster can be found on all the ceilings and due to me...

Hello everyone I have just 'hard walled' my chimney breast and want to skim it tomorrow. Will I have to PVA before doing so? Thanks in advance Charlie

Hello again I skimmed the window reveals in my bathroom (North facing) yesterday and noticed that cracks appeared in the 2nd coat multi-finish plaster as it was drying - these were quite big and even though I troweled them out, they did reappear later. I took a look this morning and the cracks...

Hi I will be attempting a 'back to flat' in my bathroom. The old Artex is not very deep, but has been recently painted (2010) with vinyl paint. In this instance, will WBA be the right choice, or should I use PVA? Thanks in advance

Hi I'm putting up some coving this weekend and I have a bag of Thistle Drywall Adhesive doing nothing (It's unopened and 'in life'). - Is there any reason why I can't use this to fix the the (Knauf Plaster) coving? - Or should I buy the proper stuff? Thanks in advance.

Hi Attached below are pics of my ceiling with a few cracks - What would be the best way of dealing with these before having the ceiling skimmed? Thanks in advance CP