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    skimming new plasterboard, sucking like crazy?!

    Thanks for the replys, first day back on the job today, hit a ceiling which was 9.5 so thought they would be a different batch, did the same so I've double pva-d tomorrow's hits! Defo the boards tho and nothing else untoward as had to finish boarding a small section and that was still soaking...
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    skimming new plasterboard, sucking like crazy?!

    hi all! just wondered if anyone else has experienced this..... so house has all been dry-lined for me, and the boards are just drying the plaster out super fast. normally id do a decent sized hit with no problems but by the time id laid on the top of just a small wall, id come back to lay on...
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    Shadow gap adviceeeeeee

    Hi all, need some advise on best method of installing the shadow gap beads, they will be used in place of skirting boards and I will be sticking the boards to block work and skimming. Thanks in advanceeeee
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    advice on plastering around an arch window

    thanks airborne!! i was thinking of boarding the wall like you say and cutting out ect, with some carefull marking out this could be the way i go about it. oh and top job in the pics :)
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    advice on plastering around an arch window

    its a semi circular window (two vertical reveals then the arch)
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    advice on plastering around an arch window

    i know what your saying man :) im just asking different ways of doing it, i know im capable if pointed in the right direction, im the first to admit im no plasterer, yeah i can skim but ive not done much work with floating and setting, all my work has been dot and dab and fixing to studwork...
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    advice on plastering around an arch window

    in case i didnt explain properly the arch is already there and window in but its just bare brickwork
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    advice on plastering around an arch window

    righty ho so, i could hardwall it using a arch render bead ( forgive me if thats not what there called :) ) and then fix another thin coat arch bead over the top and skim....
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    advice on plastering around an arch window

    hi all!! i pricing a job at the mo and wondered the best way of going about plastering around a arch window reveal. the wall is currently a bare brick wall with a arched window in, i was going to just hardwall the wall including the reveal with no beads and then nail a thin coat plastic arch...
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