Recent content by Chris Shead

I’ve been looking at Vitcas and Everbuild but none of my suppliers stock these heat resistant plasters and the best online delivery is 7-10days. V annoying as I just want to paint and decorate. I’m stripping the walls tomorrow so I’ll see what repair is needed. The batten could be a temp...

Thanks I’ll have a good look through. would you put a stop bead across the top of the opening or maybe use a temp batten to hold the plaster until dry? Then the metal surround/shield goes back in place?

Thanks, that makes good sense, i might be over complicating things just because the heat proof product is available.

Hi, I will be decorating above a ‘hole in the wall’ fireplace. I can feel/hear there is loose plaster above the opening, it seems there is a crescent shape of loose plaster under the lining paper maybe 50 wide by 30 cm high. Is it worth using heat resistant plaster? I’ve seen this stuff is good...

Thanks I will prob use that. I guess I will chop out some of the old to fit the mesh/bead into place. Seems like a plan, very grateful.

Thanks. That sounds like a good idea. I guess I’d need to chop out some of the existing plasterboard to fix it in nicely.

Hi, a new member looking for advice....I plan to skim a hallway ceiling, around 3sq meters, no great problem. The ceiling continues up above the stairs for about 1 metre and where it trasitions from hall to stairs is a curved surface. The house is 1969 with original plasterboard and artex. The...