Recent content by Webskater

Okay, would have edited last post but cannot. I have found out what SBR is .. an additive from Cementone. So, how to apply the Scud coat? I part sand to 1 part cement to 1 part SBR? No water. Just pure SBR? Wet the wall first ... let the excess dry out and apply it while the wall is damp...

Folks - thanks for all the replies. What is SBR? I understand you have to apply a slurry and I have read 1 part sand to I part cement to I part 'SBR'. What is SBR?

No - I'm a diy er quite happy to pay a plasterer - but I can't find anyone local bothered to do the job or confident they can do the job.

I need to render a fireplace which is going to have a log burner in it. The fireplace is formed with a mixture of concrete blocks and bricks. Above the fireplace is a concrete throat. I have to render the fireplace itself and an area about 9" wide to the left, right and above the fireplace...

Thanks to all for your help.

Hi and thanks for your answer. When you say 'the boards have been laid correctly, the grey face should be on the underside' ... I have the floorboards up upstairs - the grey side of the plasterboard is against the joists - the ivory side (I would say) is on the underside i.e. the ivory side has...

Ahh, don't seem to be able to edit my post. One other thing - I seem to remember in the old days plaster board was grey on one side and ivory on the other - for direct decoration. So the boards in my house are almost certainly ivory face down and painted directly.

My house was built in 1988. It has taped and jointed plasterboard ceilings which are painted with emulsion direct onto the plasterboard. There is no skim coat. The kitchen ceiling in particular is pretty ropy, with all the joints visible and lots of nails that have popped etc. Is it possible to...