Recent content by gonnahaveago

I know i have already read it on here,what do you reckon for me to get the trowel ready as i am gonna have ago next week when i have the time.. cheers :)

So that means that any plasterer who has a new trowel will never be able to plaster untill his trowel is worn..well i'll give it a fair few whisks on the ol concrete then :D

Right will do cheers ;)

Forgot to say which is the better ,wickes or b+q and is that one coat plaster any good they sell ?

Cheers guys, Will just score existing plaster then pva and then skim...will not pva before paint..will probably use a watered down paint for first coat if that's ok..If i can get a good pic then i will post a before and after shots but only have camera on my phone ..so will try me best ;D

Thanks guys to those not trying to take the p!ss :) I am gonna have a go myself (i am confident enough to try lol) I tiled all my bathroom and floor myself when others advised me not to ,and it came out really well for a first timer. The reason i was gonna re skim the walls especially over the...

Sorry guys for not replying sooner,let me just put this in the right context.. The guy who did the ceiling was from a company who's name i will not say on an open forum,who did the job for the housing association ( it's not my flat) the housing paid him..i asked if he would come and do the...

Hi and thanks for the quick reply...I only asked the pva question as i was not sure if it could help to seal any moister in the newly plastered walls ( just thought the walls might need drying more before doing it ) Never done it but am willing to try ,if it looks crap then i will just scrape...

Hi guys, New to the forum...I had a plasterer come and skim my kitchen as i wanted to paint the walls rather than have wall paper. The ceiling was already done by someone else which is spot on. Rang round to get a couple of quotes and one fella said he would do it but he never turned up so i...