Recent content by homediyneil

Thanks for that, I'll look into that. However there's a few insulated boards on the market, so which ones would be suitable for a job like this? I've only done a quick search on the wickes / b&q website thus far.

To imago and CTPlastering. The chimney has been taken out up to the loft and I've had some gallow brackets fitted. So when I finally get to the first floor I'll be tackling that room then. At the moment the ground floor is the priority, as the kitchen is being delivered soon and the new kitchen...

OK thanks again Jgreen. I've just had a quote from a plasterer and he's talking about using the damp proof membrane over the top of it. So a lot of drilling to fix the membrane and then he's going to simply dot and dab over the top of that. I'll wait and see what other people suggest and do...

Thanks for the response Jgreen. I forgot to mention the entire room is down to brick, so I'll be dry lining everything. See the attached picture of the corner chimney we removed. I suspect I'll need to take down the section on the ceiling and re-board this, so I don't have any issues with it...

Hi, First of all I will aapologise if this is in the wrong section, however I'm new to the forum and just as new to plastering / dry lining. The wife and I bought a new house and we've taken down a chimney in one of the rooms. Two of the walls in the room now have soot on them and I've heard...