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After finishing my kitchen wall, I'm finding that the finish is very powdery, and can rub my finger across it and the powder has come off, I've found this on a few of the walls Ive done, always thought it was because i was using too much water while troweling, but now am using very little...

Ive been having a real big problem with the first trowel when skimming a wall, the plaster had nearly set by the time I had finished today, every time I trowel over an area and fill in I create more gauls to fill, I'm using enough water as plaster not dragging. Got really frustrated with it in...

how do you guys cut out patches on boarded ceilings. Was fixing a 200mm hole in a bellied section of a ceiling, and cutting along the joist was a right ball ache. Took me about an hour to cut a 780mm square hole.

Alright guys, just a quick question, What PVA strength do you guys use for your 2 coats of PVA on matt emulsion? Cheers

I'm boarding out our new porch, problem being that above where the door is is a small sheet of metal on the door reveal (sorry, dont know the specific name), so i'm guessing that the adhesive wont stick to it, so whats the best method to attach the board to it?

Alright guys, Ive got a water damaged lath and plaster ceiling repair to do, its about 2mx1m.  Ive squared up the hole, and hacked off the previous plaster.  Some of the laths are water damaged due to a boiler leak (which has been repaired), but there still quite strong. What would you guys...

Is there any easier way to cut damaged ceiling boards out of a ceiling, other than with a hammer, knife and board saw and just hacking away to it falls, any easier tips out there, it seems to take me hours? thanks

Firstly, i'm not a highly experienced external renderer, I'm still building battons then filling in the middle to build the wall.  Ive got a small job (which looks very similar to the pic below, except there is render where that PVC is) which requires me rendering a small panal on a gable wall...

Alright guys, How do you all re skim over gloss paint, I heard of a few methods, one being PVA days before the job, then pva on the day and skim. And another method being sand the wall to give it a key, then PVA and skim. Thanks for any help.

Hi, alright guys. I'm fairly new to Plastering, I'm doin an adult City & Guilds course. I'm picking up the skills really well, but the problem I have is that the tutors dont explain the theory behind whats happening, they just tell us what to do next. My main brain puzzler is the whole suction...