Recent content by Andyca

See the pictures from the loft... there are no uprights If you can't plaster over paper, why do they cover plasterboard with paper?

That is not a bad plan, I'll have a look, i seem to remember the plasterboard on the ceiling is water damaged so i'll probably replace that too, and if so I'll either put some metal straps down or thin ply strips to add some regidity to the fixing points as you suggested earlier. Thanks for the...

Straighten the uprights? I don't think you have been paying attention :)

I've fitted my fair share of carpets, what's your point?

This is where my lack of experience in plastering might be showing through, or it might just be because I never have any incentive to finish jobs quickly... my though was that the bond coat might be more difficult to apply or react badly when being applied directly to the straw? maybe I'm over...

is there a problem with that plan? More specifically I'm going to use adhesive to stick the tile board to the bond coat and use screws to hold it in place

Actually the rusty ones were a bugger to remove, I thought you might have been joking here but this was true for the bits that still had lining paper. Wall is pretty flat, other than the chunks of missing plaster. I'm still considering making a new stud in front, but whatever happens I'll post...

My posts currently require mod approval to prevent spam, thanks for all the replies, problem solved, this is OSSB. Looks like I will be fine with my original plan new lining paper and adhesive, then bond coat to adhere and screw the tile board to.

Yup! I know what Part P is too! I must say this is a very warm welcome so far. If I wanted electrical advice I'd post on an electrical forum.

Well I can't argue with the first point. I generally only arrive after the professionals have mad a right hash of something, or if someone is destitute and in an emergency. Just got back from fixing a leak for a 90year old where rats had chewed through some plastic pipes. put some traps down...

So I was curious and she was in, so I just had a quick look in the loft... These are compressed straw panels sandwiched between two top plates in the ceiling and resting on the bottom plate on the floor, they are approx. 600mm wide and are butted together, the whole house is built like this...

It's almost like straw inside and it is literally lining paper and 1-2mm of skim on the other side, exactly the same as you see this side. There are no vertical studs in the wall, I've gone all the way along the wall. (it's only 2m) if I take out what is there it will be entirely removing the...

Hello TPF, I'm a jack of all trades who helps out people in my community by showing them how to do plumbing, electrical, building, and handyman jobs when they can't afford to hire someone to do jobs for them. I've done a bit of rendering but my plastering experience is mainly making good of...

Hello all, I've come across this wall in a bathroom and I'm wondering what to do, hoping someone can help. The wall consists of approx 2"/50mm semi-compressed wood strands/chips. with lining paper each side and a skim of plaster, i've never seen this construction material before, so it's a new...