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    Skimming bullnose corners

    If I remember correctly have. Google for trimtex they do a few plastic bullnose beads for skimming
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    Anyone works of a pickup truck?

    Got a works one, double cab and you can hardly get anything in the back. Had a single cab to start with and they have a big load space, no idea of length. Biggest issue is, if you’ve got a hard-top on the back you’ll be on your hands and knees crawling about. Only thing they were fit for is...
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    Hardwall or Bonding

    That would be tellin
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    Hardwall or Bonding

    Building paper on the lintels and EML on top of it. Old plaster bags with the plastic left in does the same job as building paper
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    White finish

    I’d doubt it very much, comes ready to spray in a bag
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    White finish

    Airless spray plaster is white
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    Hardwall or Bonding

    High suction such as brick or blockwork it should be Hardwall. Bits that are boarded you can put some EML on it and Hardwall straight over.
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    Phones at work.

    JCB & CAT used to, no idea if they still do or how good
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    Knauf tape&joint before skimming?

    How thick do you think? 8mm by the way
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    Knauf tape&joint before skimming?

    Paper tape is the strongest system for plasterboards. With regards to the tape bubbling it’s usually due to insufficient material behind the tape to adhere to the paper. Plastering trowels are slightly curved which in turn puts to much pressure on the tape and pushes the material out and leads...
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    Straight skimming over green moisture boards

    You need to talk to your supplier for that
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    Straight skimming over green moisture boards

    Should be pretreated with (BG head) Thistle Bond-it for adhesion. Pretty pointless skimming onto MR board as you are introducing gypsum to a moisture resistant material. I’ve seen a lot of failures, mainly above the shower due to the steam. Another thing to consider is the weight of the tiles...
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    Plaster v Plasterboard

    Don’t forget one minute think that by sticking some soundbloc plasterboard will resolve any sound issues. For it to be effective it needs to be part of a system to really give you much benefit
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    Plastering over tiles

    Bond it is spec’d to go over tiles provided that they are cleaned properly first. Might be worth mentioning that if they tile on top it might fail from behind the original tiles
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