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Hi All, A mate of mine has just asked for some advice. I have done a fair bit of plastering but not much repair work, so looking to see if anyone can point me in the right direction. He has had a couple of new radiators fitted which has left some pretty ugly holes in the walls. The original...

Had a bit of a disaster over the weekend. I needed to skim over the Artex in a hallway. I applied two coats of 50:50 PVA, first coat until dry, second coat done just before the skim. When I started to skim I noticed some largish bubbles, about 4/5 cm in diameter, appearing over the ceiling...

I've got a few walls to do at home and as it is first time plastering I am going to start off with the smallest one's first. The first one I am going to attempt is 4.75 sq m (2.26 x 2.1). How do I know how much to mix? I know all you seasoned professionals will "just know", but is there a...

Now that my ceiling has been successfuly boarded, I now nee to dot & dab the walls, but fist a couple of questions. - I have been advised to leave a gap around the bottom of the plasterboard, why is this? how big should it be? - The walls are 2.7m high, so stardard boards will not fill in one...

Hi All, I have a new ceiling on my utility room. Where the old ceiling was removed, and the new one fitted, there is a gap round the edges, and also some holese wall ties have been removed. The original walls were sand/cement rendered and I now need to fill in the gaps before I board the...

Has anyone got a recommendation, or have experience of a plasterboard hoist/lift? I have to board a 2.7m ceiling, by myself, and this seems the easiest way. Can't decide whether to buy a cheapie from Ebay, or hire one from HSS. Any help appreciated.

Although I'm a diyer, I am posting this in the professional section as I am keen to get the correct answer. We are having a bedroom built above the garage, that also extends out the front of the garage to create a small car port. My question is what type of plasterboard would building control...

Hi All, Just thought I would break the ice and say "hello" before the multitude of questions hits the DIY section. I'm not a complete novice, currently doing a part time course at tech college to learn the basics as we are trying to do up an old house and watching the pennies. I don't intend...