Recent content by johnh

Just bought some sheets to do an alcove ceiling and forgot to ask about screws. Is it ok to use drywall screws. Thanks

Cheers mate

When you first coat and fix mesh. Do you leave it to go off before putting another coat on to get it properly flat. Also do you have to key it. Cheers

Having read what is the minefield of silicone renders. Ive whittled it down to a few. Jub, johnsons,and baumit Being as its for my house i want the best . Anyone know of supply of jub. Cheers

Ive succumbed. Lets see what what the fuss is about

Whats the best exterior boad to render on. Using something the ocr. Im fed up using rib lathe and s c and having it crack Cheers

Im probably going to have to tell them the bottom metre needs to come off. Which isnt going to be nice. As has far as im aware they weren't scrimping on the price when the other bloke started

I mean one that'll work. The damproofer turned up earlier and was going on about putting render grip over it and rendering it. God knows why. When its a flat wall

No . But in our area we get flooded due to drains not being able to handle the rain if the town pumps dont kick in

I went to pricexa job today for an old couple. A converted double garage. It was flooded a few years back so theyve taken up the wooden floor. Theyve had a so called damp specialist in . Whose injected 3 walls. I looks like hes removed about a foot of the old render and finish and the put...

Water down a good quality pva. Seal it with that. Then a coat of blue grit or an equivalent

Howd you get that. Struggling to find where to order it on their site

I did 2 kitchens with that stuff.luckily for regulars. Who supplied it . That's why ive asked advice from people who use the materials

In essex. Ive messaged fil . Waiting to hear back I was looking at ewi stuff. But they couldnt be bothered to send me a few colour samples