Recent content by OldPlasterGuy

Well I've plastered the other rooms and they've come out ok, and most off those walls are going to be papered over so they didn't need to be perfect. If I was doing the house up to sell it I'd get the pros in. We did get a pro in to do the hall walls because i was finding it tricky and as it's...

Well im not a professional plaster. I did a 3 week nvq course, worked as plasterer's labourer for a year and have done some work for family and friends and my own house. This ceiling is in my nan's house, and she is 87 with poor eyesight, so she won't notice any trowel lines. And she spent so...

Because it's a very old ceiling and a lot of the old plaster has peeled off so can't skim it and don't fancy plastering over the old boards. would be too messy to take it all down because of this horrible loose insulation above it, which i read could have asbestos in, so don't want to disturb it.

No, it's a bungalow. Batten over the ceiling? I have considered that. That's actually what I did with the hall, but that's only 80cm wide by 3 metres. This room is about 3 by 3 metres.

Oh i see. I have been using a drill to drill either side of the joist to mark them out but it's difficult to do from above as a lot of it's boarded over, and it's filled with loose insulation, which keeps falling through. I can do it from below but im worried i may hit a pipe or cable. it's...

What do i hammer?

Hi, I need to put plasterboard over an old ceiling but I can't tell where the joists are to screw into, so any tips on the best way to do it? Thanks

Room is about 12 by 12 feet.

Well I did a 3 week plastering course and I've done quite a few jobs since, for family, friends and for my grandmother's house that Im currently renovating but I don't do it professionally, I know my limits. I know reboard is the best solution but Im not looking for perfection as it's a spare...

Hi all Im currently renovating and old bungalow. The ceilings were covered in wallpaper and as I removed it the plaster came off too, so I've scraped all the old plaster off. Just wondered if it is ok to plaster over the old plasterboard? Does it need some bonding coat first like PVA...