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do i need to use heat resistant plaster on a wall behind a log burning fire, it's been boarded with fire board, can i get away with regular gypsum plaster?

sorry i'm a bit behind the times, but what are the new speedskim blades like i've got the old ones but never really rated them for anything other than flattening in the first coat

i've been asked to patch a concrete ceiling, the patch is approx 2 square metres and 10 mill deep, the site manager is insisting on limelite even though i've told him it's a bad idea, i can't get them to budge on this, has anyone any ideas on how i could get it to bond successfully to make...

i've had an enquiry as to wether a sandstone wall can be tanked or not, the wall is sandstone rubble wall and is badly weathered and a small amount of dampness is getting through to the internal wall causing the paint to flake,does anyone know if something like ka tanking slurry would ok.

does anyone know how long i have to wait before i can plaster over newly applied ka tanking slurry

have i got to use lime in wet dash mix and can i use hydraulic lime if i need to

i've n ever done any rough casting but i've been asked by a friend to do some patching for him,so i'm going to have a go, i'd be grateful if someone could give me a bit of information on what mix to use.

has any one else used this product, i bought a load from a company called obas building supplies but it hardly seems to have any adhesive qualities i recently got called back to a job i did four months ago, a chimney breast i'd skimmed had debonded i'm worried now that its the product and that i...

is speedskim any good for ruling off render

i'm trying to learn how to render on my own and finding everything about it difficult even small jobs,what am i doing wrong can someone tell me how to rule off properly my works a disaster, am i ruling off too soon or too late, should i use a screed my trowel skills are good but when it comes to...

has anybody used speedskim are they any good?

i've always steered clear of rendering seems to me theres so many variables that can balls the job up but i'm begining to think i need to get into it. is it something you can get good at when you're only likely to to do it occasionally or should i just carry on concentrating on internal work.