Recent content by ianlinux

Absolutely, and no stupid MS or Apple surcharges. Stick to a Debian based distro like Ubuntu and keep to an LTS update (not the very latest offerings whihc can be buggy) and you have a very stable, fast and efficient system with lots of free apps that the others would charge $$$s for. Admittedly...

Thanks twitcher. I've had all the advice now. I guess it's now down to me to take my choice. But if I wanted to use Hardwall would it be okay on a bonding scratchcoat given the PVAd brickwork? Cheers, appreciated!

Thanks flynnyman and kebab king. Flynnyman - I've never done much with s/c/l before so there's always a first time. Learnt my floating and setting with Browning and Bonding. How would it go on a heavily PVAd surface? Would I need to leave a sticky PVA again and add some to the render mix...

Thank you so much DannyMac: 1) This was quite strange. I removed the original 1905 wooden fire surround as advised by Building Control and behind that the old plaster just dropped off - as expected. Elsewhere to the side and just above where the surround was to about half way up the c. breast...

Hi, I'm a DIY plasterer with some experience doing float & set, skimming with usual plasters but not sand/cement/lime rendering. If the answers are already out there on this forum, please accept my apologies in advance but I have done a search to no avail. 1) Chimney breast. I don't want to dot...