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I`m pretty convinced it will have asbestos in it as it`s pretty old in which case it will mean getting someone in to remove the ceiling and I can then just stick a new one up but thought I`d just ask the question in case anyone came up with something I hadn`t thought of....thanks for the replies

Hi all, I need to plaster a dining room ceiling that currently has artex on. The peaks on the artex are between 10mm-20mm. I have taken a small sample and will be sending it for testing for asbestos. If by some miracle it comes back clear then it`s a scrape and overboard but if not I can`t...

Thanks mate was hoping to get a DeWalt one if possible

hi, can anyone recommend a site radio that runs off mains and battery and one that i can plug an ipod nano into it? getting bored of smooth extra radio! cheers

Hi all, I have a wall which needs to be replastered following a water leak. It caused the existing plaster to blow and that has all been removed back to brick. The leak has been dealt with and the wall appears totally dry without any obvious signs of salt residue. Would it be best to treat the...

i recently broke my plaziflex trowel and am after the above mentioned trowel as a replacement but cannot find one anywhere???? i just need a replacement blade not the handle but I've tried refina and loads of other suppliers but everyone is out of stock! what is going on?????

No mate staggered the joints. There was only a double door sized part of the original wall that had been plasterboarded and then block wall around that. I plasterboarded so that my board joints didn`t match the existing ones and scrimmed as usual. I can`t believe the new board joints now have...

Thank you flynnyman

Is that right there's no way to stop it cracking again?

Thanks mike only not sure I'll have the room as there is a door in the adjacent wall practically right up to the problem wall

No mate weber fibreglass mesh usually used in rendering i believe but have seen it recommended for use in skimming really cracked walls

Hi...I've posted something similar before but wanted advice on whether you think this will work..... I recently dot and dabbed and skimmed a wall that had previously been skimmed. There was a double doorway in the wall previously as when you tap the wall you can hear part of it is solid and...

Thanks James can you give me the name of the compound you use?

That`s what I thought BigK. Just wondered if there was a better way to prevent this from happening. Cheers

Hi, I recently patched up a doorway in my wall by screwing a timber framework within the existing door frame and then screwed plasterboard to it so the face of the board finished flush with the existing surrounding plaster, I then scrimmed the joints between the existing wall and the...