Recent content by Cmccullagh92

Great, so render mesh following the coat of bostik grit, assuming that stuff dries fairly quickly?

@Monkey Boy @Stewie03 Ok so the two options are: 1. Scrim tape, PVA, Bostik Grit & Skim Or 2. Scrim tape, PVA, thistle undercoat plaster, skim Basically i’m going to buy the materials and prep the walls for the plasterer to come and skim so whatever is the safest bet!

Haha thought so. So let the second guy tear away with 2 x PVA & skim? Or would thistle bonding before skimming work better.

Hi there, We’ve stripped back some ancient lining paper and picture frames to find a mixture of old bonding/plaster over the old stone walls. One plasterer has advised that the walls are likely to pourous to skim and that we would be best to re line the walls with lining paper. Another has...