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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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