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i need to kvock this shed down, it is only a single skin building and what i want to do is leave the back of the shed wall still standing , maybe drop it down a few coarses. will i be ok doing this Pictures by daz1968_bucket - Photobucket...

i have a large ceiling to sim out i whant to split it in two , what can use to get a nice straight line across the ceiling so i can stop there

my mate had a plaster round to do his ceiling last week , its in a right mess and i said i would do it. just wondering whats the best ratio of pva for going over a dusty ceiling thats only a week old, also whats the best way to measure ratios more acuratly. the ceiling is 18 ft x 12 and was...

hello . i need the ratio for sand and cement , as i am repointing my house cheers

i need to float a chimney breast in with carl bonding. can i use normal skim bead and keep the bonding short of the bead cheers daz

i am a simple man who works hard and just wanted a favour thts all , if anyone can lend me such items i live in sheldon , birmingham , close to the wheatsheaf .

aplologies for my outburst yestyerday just feeling down, i really cannot afford to at the moment to invest in stilts sorry xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

i dont know , we all take the piss out of eachover over the slightest remark made about plastering etc and hide behind your ******* computers slagging people off , but i have just asked for a favour in lending stilts for next weekend and you all weep . whats the matter i live in sheldon , own...

i have a large ceiling to skim next weekend, if anyone lives near sheldon in birmingham and have a pair of stilts for me to lend it would be well appreciated. i onlly get a few jobs in at the moment and cannot afford to buy some. if you can help , obviously i will send e mail with my phone...

why is it good practice to skim over scrim joints before tackling the complete set

whats the best way to put a joint in skimming a wall. i have a large hallway wall to do and i want to brake the set down into two parts cheers please help daz

i have a small porch to skim on saturday , it has all been drylined but i know i will have a small problem , the porch ceiling is of an apex shape which means i cannotget right into the angle with my trowel, is there a technique of getting round this cheers daz

when the second coat has been flattened in , how long do you wait before trowelling

how much pva would i need for a large bedroom

what the timing between first coat , second coat and trowel ups cheers

Hello i am thinking of tiling half my bathroom and the rest polished plaster i was hoping for help as the walls have been reskimed and just want to know how to go about olished plaster , there arer a few holows in walls please help as i wish not to tile the whole bathroom just tile the bath wall...

when skimming over bonded walls do you flatten in using water, also how long should you wait before applying second coat

i have seen a plasterer when applying second coat only going one way and not repeating motion on what he has spread, i asked why and he said you get a flatter finish

i have boarded a ceiling , i need to know how long to wait before second coating and secondly when flattening in , do i need to get rid of all small lines or will these come out when wet troweling ??? ???

i have just boarded a ceiling in an old house the ceiling drops about forty five degrees to cwall and so the customer wants a curve put in where the boards meet, hows the easiest way to skim curves so as not to make amess >:( ???

how much would it cost for 8 ft x 4 ft ceiling to board and skim helppp please ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

i have a ceiling to board and skim . the house was built early 40 s. part of the ceiling is straight forward, but on opposte wall the ceiling drops at an angle. to board is easy but whyere the angle is , th e customer wants a supple curve and not straight edged how can i do this so it looks good...

whats the nack in plastering curves in ceilings

i was talking to aspreader of about 20 plus years of exp.. and he said when he lays on second coat he spreads it one way and does not repeat stroke up the wall. also may put third coat on aswell ??? ??? ??? ???

any ideas on pva ratio for silk emulsioned walls. i know i need to scratch the walls to get key but not sure with ratio cheers

have skim walls that have been stripped of wall paper. is there anything to be carefull of cheers

where can this product be bought and how much does it cost cheers

tiling part of bathroom andddddddddddddddddddddd thinking of ventian plastering the other walls can it be done on skim walls and how perfect do they have to be to venetian. plus how much and where do i buy the stuff

when skimming on bonded walls is it best to get first coat on nice and wet and trowel flat before second coating

why use water on trowelling if it coarses so many problems too little to much ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

what is fat ??? ??? ???

plastered for nearly six years still cant get good finish first coat flatten in , second coat flaaten in two wet trowels then final buff. stilllllllll getting dark and light finished colour . >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

why do some plasterers use water on trowelling up and others recomend not use it at all

have all lines have to dissapear when flattening in or can these be taken out on first wet trowel

any plasterers live near hear and need a hand free of charge as i am still learning

me again. when flattening in do you use a wet i inch brush for angles to smooth out.i have also noticed on walls that i have done when dry out i can see wher i have troweled horizontly across the wall from corners .

just added some new photos to my album four at the top. it is abathroom wall thats seen better days, basicly it is a mixture of wall paper and tiles that have been removed from the wall but the person decided to wall paper and tile straight on to plaster board . i am not sure how to tackle the...

where can i aquire a spat because i will try out to see . according to post they are the dogs nuts, but i canot get my head round these sponge float techniques ie when to use this float . i have seen a plasterer use one on utube months ago but why are they so good to use whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

how many wt trowels would you recommend on skimming and also what is the best way to apply wt the trowel , spray gun etc..

is ther n art in getting just fine lines on second coat which makes it easier to flatten as i cannot get this with second coat , may be i am putting to much on or what

whats the art ingetting aflat first coat so i dont need to flatten in and just get on with second coat

when trowelling ie wt or dry is it a downward stroke or across the wall and which is best and why

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i have just posted picks of the wall on photobucket/daz1968. i used very little water . in parts wall very powdery and in others fine . i had to bond out certain areas for level well pissed off six years and this s**t happens

i am trying to download photos of my last post . i add attatchments and nothing is coming up on forum

i have just skimmed out a wall that was boarded , took my time two coated it but as its drying out it has gone the dark colour but with small patches of beige wich feel really rough i have used little water . what is happening . why is it so hard six years of plastering and its not happening >:(...

as i was saying in my last post the wall is lumpy and bumpy and as far as i can see just needs a tight coat of bonding then alight stroke with the feather edge butttttttttttttt what i need to know is do ilet it pick up before i start ruling off or straight away cheers daz

i am very green wwhen it comes to reskims on old walls but i need to practise so hear goes, i have a wall to reskim that is all over the place so i will be bonding out with carlite but i need to know how to feather edge it and do i go on it straight away with edge or let it pick up abit please...

is it fine to but up plaster boards on external corners or should they be pulled apart slightly for beading helpppppppppppp ??? ??? ???

whats the best way to dab on beads cheers