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which plasterboard and how to enclose steel beams
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Time between 1st and 2nd skim coat
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supporting plasterboard between ceiling joists to avoid cracks from appearing later
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Plastering over hot water radiator pipes
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Cream of Tartar in your mix to slow down the setting process. Does it work ?
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Plastering wood - possible?
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what surface can u dot and dab on ??
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Lumpy walls
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Best solution to clean old plaster off trowls?
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Skimming over lime plaster (internal wall)
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which is best trowel carbon or stainless steel
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Sound resistant plasterboard
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how to make multi finish go off faster
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Rending a round bay window
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Gyproc Dri-Wall Adhesive - Use by date \ Expired?
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advice please - how to level the inside of reveal after new windows fitted
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Plaster base coat on old thermalite blocks
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coving , how to get round pipe trunking
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Tile to Wall transtion
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How many coats of plaster?
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boarding out a garage
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Plastering Aquaboard??!!!
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Lines of plaster coming away from ceiling
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Dot and dab drying time before skimming?
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Tiny holes all over wall
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How to plaster a chimney breast
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Newly skimmed walls cracking!
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Another Aquapanel query...
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brush v sponge =Sponge is king
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Skimming Over Loose Old Plaster
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Soundboard... is it worth the money?
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What is this black stuff behind the plaster?!
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Insulating a single skin wall in the porch
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Bubbling When Skimming Artex
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skim plastering over a edge of wood
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Multi on sand cement??
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Plastering a concrete ceiling- need advice
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15mm copper pipe + cable behind dot and dab plaste board
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complete plastering tool kit ?
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Mixing issues - plaster going off fast
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Is this lime plaster?
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Tiling onto plasterboard
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Skimming over paint - advice please
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Need advice on plastering penetrating damp
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should I PVA after febond blue grit?
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overboard thick artex ceiling
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Working time / Suction control
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Plasterboarding ceilings
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Large plaster repair & re-skimming
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insert multifuel stove can I use plasterboard?
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Yellow spots??
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Don't know if plaster is dry?
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Covering Artex ceiling with EasyFill
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New skim patch fell off the wall! Patch up ok?
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Plasterboard ceiling screw holes??
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Artex on ceiling containing asbestos
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Mesh and skim steel beams
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How do you stick paper tape on before skimming
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Plasterboard over fibreboard.
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Second coat of multi finish weak and poorly adhered to 1st coat
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Plug sockets etc
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Danny
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Help! Plaster falling off of nails in loft extension.
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Arti
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plastering over a painted wall
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nickelarse
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Skimming sand and cement render
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Another Artex question - sorry!
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Sand and Cement Plastering
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Quirks - Wooden bullnosed angle bead
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Help with getting a straight line on vaulted ceiling line.
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Coving advice
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Please help! Advice on blown plaster.
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Council house ceiling help needed please
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Wall Vent
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