Recent content by Irnbruman

That could work. A lot of it has been scraped down in the passed then theres hidden patches covered by five coats of emulsion think I’ll score the rooms then spray down a few times and see what starts peeling.

Hi I’m planing on getting my house skimmed. Recently I removed all the wood chip, scraped back lose paint and and washed the walls in preparation. Two days later the paint started flacking and pealing. I looked online and realised my house is covered in distemper. It’s a 1930s build. Dose anyone...

It wasn't a case of wanting a cheap or expensive job. If I can get a quality finish for half the price then it makes sense. Yours be a fool to spend extra money for the same result. I’ll go with overboarding seem like a fail safe option. Cheers

Hi I have four ceiling that need replastering. I’ve had a few people round to price but there seems to be disagreement on what to do. Two want to overboard and skim and the other one said he could just scrap back and skim. Just skimming works out cheaper but seen that sometimes it doesn’t stick...