Recent content by Psk

Thanks for all the replies. The plasterer has returned and is hacking off the affected areas, re rendering, allowing to dry and then will do scratch coats and a re skim. His opinion is much the same as most peoples here, that it should never have been attempted to do the whole lot in 5 days...

No, the whole job from hacking off the old plaster and render, dubbing out, damp proofing and re skimming was completed in about 5 days. We understand that especially in the hot weather each layer should have been allowed to dry more before the next was applied, would you agree? The other...

Thanks, we haven't paid them anything other than the initial deposit at the moment, so at least have that. We've been dealing with a surveyor for the company who was at first very helpful but now has become quite dismissive and rude about it. They're sending round the sub contracted...

Hi We have recently had fairly extensive damp proofing on the ground floor of our house. In one area adjacent to the stair case only part of the wall was treated, with the original plaster and render removed, some dubbing out and damp proofing substances applied and the area reskimmed. This...