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    Could someone explain to me about Damp Proofing?

    Sorry I didn’t know there was a minimum amount of years of experience needed before asking for some help
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    Could someone explain to me about Damp Proofing?

    Hi there I just wondered if someone could help me out and explain to me the various solutions on how to fix damp and how to know what type of damp it is in the first place. (Rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation etc) Currently i sub contract to a couple of businesses that plaster and...
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    Need advice.

    Will do mate, thank you!! :)
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    Need advice.

    Cheers thank you very much!! Don’t worry the ceiling is getting ripped down and new board going up! Cheers for your help!!
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    Need advice.

    How about read the post, read the reply’s and believe people rather than thinking you know everyone and trying to put people down who come on here for advice. Like I said I never made out I was a plasterer I’ve been involved for 4 years and can skim confidently it’s just the other things I’d...
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    Need advice.

    Thanks for the reply, I just wasn’t sure if I should of been doing something to prevent damp like I said in the post because I’d be removing the render and didn’t know if it had a waterproofer in. I worked for a render/plaster for 2 and a half years he was more rendering then I went to work with...
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    Need advice.

    so what is the "right" way of dealing with this then? i can see a load of different answers but then people saying its wrong. sorry to be a pain or if im coming across stupid im just asking people who know what theyre doing because i havent had to deal with this on my own before and im not...
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    Need advice.

    Hi there, ive tried to message you but I get a message pop up saying I don’t have the permission to go onto your account.
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    Need advice.

    Hi there, ive tried to message you but I get a message pop up saying I don’t have the permission to go onto your account.
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    Need advice.

    Hi guys I’m fairly new to plastering I’ve always worked with other people who have been on sites for 20+ years and know the ins and outs so I’ve never really had to think for myself. I’ve always asked questions but never really get an explanation because they’ve found it easier to just do it if...
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    How do you plaster?

    Hi guys I’m fairly new to plastering and I’ve worked with a couple different plasterers over the 2 years I’ve been plastering. They both have completely different ways of doing it. One applies 1st coat with Steel trowel then goes over it with a super flex straight away and tries to get it...
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