Recent content by hurstbags

Hi all, 2 years ago I was in Belfast for a day to visit the krend site. Although useful it was pretty basic in advertising their products and its application. Shortly afterwards I moved into a different line of work and have not done any krend jobs. I am about to get my towel out of storage to...

Ive got a room in and old property to render. The room is sodden with damp the cause of which has been rectified. As the brick is so wet i would have dried out with a de-humidifier but it is a bit of a rush job. I am a bit concerned about sand/cementing with a waterproofer onto the brick while...

Timber soldiers wedged into the sides. dot and dab board to underneath hold in place with a length of timber and your props while dri-wall goes off

The pva did soak in very quickly and as suggested earlier by mcplaster and commented on by phippsy i think i have been a mug to try and skim onto distemper. Does distemper give off a smell like this and is there any other warning signs that it is distemper before you start spreading onto it.

It was a single storey extension with a flat roof, no fireplace or chimney breast with a solid concrete floor.

No nicotine stains at all and my normal pva mix around 4 to1. But confident that it isnt either of these as I have never had a problem like this before. The only time similar has happened is when the paint has been unsound on the old surface and the new skim brings down the coat of paint. But in...

Wow i didnt know the pope was a plasterer. ;D

Yes it had that smell.

I recently skimmed over an old ceiling, which was plaster board skim and painted in a dull deep matt red paint. Having applied pva and allowed to dry in the usual fashion nothing appeared to be amiss. However after applying the first coat and while 'closing in' the plaster began to bubble. It...