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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...

Can I put bonding plaster straight onto plasterboard? I need to pack out an edge, but nothing over 3/4 inch thick though. Also, what's the score about skimming over bonding? I assume I can do it the same day but at what point? As soon as it's hard? Ta. (you know, the more I write on this...

Hi, I have a room which is painted with a vinyl silk sort of paint directly onto plaster. Anyway, on one wall I rubbed it all down to get rid of the shine and provide a key, sugar-soaped it and washed it clean, ready to re-skim it. However, it was whilst it was wet that I noticed that the...

Hi, another beginner’s question if I may... Being DIY and only learning from forums, online guides, etc, I’m questioning how I should lay on skim on the top part of a wall. When dealing with the rest of the wall (middle and bottom), it’s straight forward (pull trowel up and at a slight...

Hi, Can someone give me the optimum time to start laying on the second coat of a skim? I'm not after times, because I guess it depends how long you take to put the first coat on, but should it firm up first (so to speak!)? I always wait until the plaster had gone a little, so that when you...

Hi, First post. DIY plasterer, not trade. Have skimmed 20 odd walls over a couple of years as and when needed and done a few backing coats. Have what I think is a half decent finish nowadays, especially with sandpaper and easifill and not tackling large walls! Anyway, was skimming a wall...