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Sounds a bit rough to me, have you paid him yet.Drips of plaster should be cleaned up as he goes along and the only part of the corner bead visable should be the apex.Around sockets and switches can be fiddly but they shouldnt be that bad that catch your eye.Then again if it was me that did your...

A mate of mine says if you touch the first coat and it leaves a very small stipple its ready for the 2nd. Is that sound advise

Stick will her Danny she must have a few bob living there. If you ever get any work down there and you need an extra pair of hands,give me shout cos as I said Im fairly decent amature and a few does unpaid graft in exchange for seeing how the big boys do it, is worth it to me ,as I know it will...

I live in the Twickenham west london area and Im in the IT game ( I switch thing off and on again)and Im not looking to change.Ive just moved to a property that needs a load doing,Ive done a fair bit of plastering on my old place with some decent results,but for this new place I need to up my...

have any of you pro's got any tips for judging when the first coat is ready for the second . ie how it feels ,change in colour etc Cheers Stripey

I'm buying an new trowel , any one give me the pros and cons of 11 inch and 14 inch Cheers stripey