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Just to add, I read this aib is made of the brown asbestos, hence why it has me interested

Thanks for all the replies, I feel a lot more reassured now. Like you’ve said, no one knows what’s round the corner. does anyone know If asbestos insulated boards (AIB) would ever be used inside houses? I.e under staircases etc.? don’t think I’ve ever came across any, however after reading up...

Basically over the last 15 years I’ve scraped and skimmed many textured ceilings ( as all plasters have). Mainly stuck to overboarding the last 8-9years, but still the occasional scrape job.Never thought nothing of it until recently and then just started thinking about the possible asbestos...

Yeah I do/used to do exactly the same. I was just concerned about if there was a loose wire you hadn’t noticed and then re fitted? All the sockets on the loop were working after, so don’t think there could be a break, and also nothing tripped at all.

Yeah I totally agree mate. Obviously I’d know how to put a loose wire back in etc. If spotted, just never had any interest in learning any of it though as like I say I’ve never touched anything electrical.

Yeah. Mostly rendering these days though. Absolutely hopeless with anything electrical though!

I get you. Thanks so much for explaining anyway. I think a sparky was actually replacing a few of the socket fronts on this wall at least, would his testing indicate any problems/loose connections on the sockets he wasn’t touching as well or just the ones he was replacing?

Sorry if it appears ridiculously dumb, but what exactly does a break in the ring mean? I don’t mind if it’s a case of tripping or sockets not working etc. I was more worried in case it could lead to something more sinister, for example a fire. That being said it’s a fairly new building house...

I’ve started doing this recently too. However did a job for a contractor the other day with 10 sockets on one wall, was told to just leave them off after and he’d refit them after the weekend, however I just couldn’t feel ok leaving them exposed for that long as there was young kids in the...

I’ve started doing this recently too. However did a job for a contractor the other day with 10 sockets on one wall, was told to just leave them off after and he’d refit them after the weekend, however I just couldn’t feel ok leaving them exposed for that long as there was young kids in the...

Hi all, Been plastering for over 12 year now and have only recently started worry profusely about removing socket fronts in order to plaster, and then replacing after the skim is complete. Am I legally doing anything wrong in doing this? I Never ever touch electrics (change socket fronts...

I did think about ringing rendit and getting a paint instead, like you say it's probably the best option. It's just to be hand balled on, I never thought about using a dye instead. Do you think that would be a better option than trying to add mono to each mix then?

It's certainly looking that way. She's desperate for me just to give it a go, rather than having to fork out twice for materials, but I won't do it unless I was to hear of other cases where people have tried it successfully in the past etc.

Hi all, This may sound ridiculous, but has anyone ever tried adding a lighter coloured k1 to a darker one to reduce how dark it is? Basically a customer wanted the colour sandstone, so ordered 35 bags in, however now it's came she's decided it's too dark! SIG won't take it back because they've...

Thanks mate

That's exactly what I was going to use it for, over gloss paint. How long did you have to give it to dry between applying the micro and plastering it? Cheers again

Hi all, Has anybody ever tried using Microgobetis internally as a PVA before plastering? I was told I could use it instead of a pre grit PVA, so I was just intrigued to see if anybody knew if this was correct. Thanks

Hi all, I haven't yet used one myself as I've been managing fine without one, however I've recently been hearing how good the I sections are for mono jobs etc. I was wondering what people's views on them are? What are the benefits of using one? And mainly, when exactly is the best time to use...

Hi all, I was after a bit advice if possible, if been given a very good price on k rend products through a contact I know, however if never used it before ( always just stuck to weber/parex), I was wondering what people opinions of k rend are? Is it as good as other mono's? Thanks for any help...

What would you guys do if it's raining lightly when about to start, with heavier rain due for later, still try and get it on or just call it a day?

Thanks for all the advice, I'm going to get it on early and try a same day scrape like you's say.

Thanks. We're using weber,it's what the customer wants, otherwise we'd also be using parex.

Hi there, I've got a small mono job to do this week(35/40 m2). I was going to do it on an afternoon and scrape it the following morning, however I was unsure if that would be ok considering the temperature drop during the night? It's been quite cold up here during the last few nights (roughly...

The Background is standard bricks. Thanks for all your replies, I think I'm going to do as you say, explain the problems to them and leave the ball in their court. Thanks again

Hi all, I was just wondering if you can use the weber monocouche render over the top of the parex Microgobetis primer rather than using webers own renderaid? The job in question needs to be done within 2 days and therefore using renderaid would make this impossibly due to the drying out period...

Thanks for that. What about applying it a few days after though? I was mainly unsure whether or not the monorex had to be applied within a certain time frame, I.e before the micro gobetis is fully dry.

Thanks for that . What about going over it a few days after it is applied though? I was mainly unsure over whether or not it had to be applied within a certain time frame, i.e before the micro gobetis stuff is fully dry.

Hi All, I was wondering If somebody would be able to tell me if there is a drying out period that you have to leave micro Gobetis 3000 for,before applying parex monorex over the top of?

Hi there, just after a tiny little bit advice regarding render aiding before applying weber monocouche render. I have a small garage, about 40m2,(which is a new build using concrete blocks) to monocouche render and I was wondering whether it is beneficial to still render aid the surface first...

The job went really well, customers extremely happy with the outcome. Again, many thanks for all your help

Thanks a lot for all your advice, its much appreciated. Finally, just out of curiosity, is it imperative to use a 15mm tooth scraping tool rather than a 8mm one when rubbing the same day? I've heard numerous different theories on this and I was basically just wondering which was correct that's...

Hi there, just after a little bit of advice if possible. I'm just about to complete my first weber scratch finish render job, all I was curious about was, when applying the finishing coat to the already render aided wall, is it best to try and coat it in the morning and rub up the same day or...

Thanks a lot for your advice, much appreciated.

Hi all, I was just after a quick bit advice regarding weber pral H render. I have a coloured render job to do, however the wall already has a s/c scratch coat on it, I was wondering if it possible to go over the s/c, or will it have to come off? Thanks in advance for any help provided