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Hey up, I was at a house today, the floor screed has totally delaminated from the concrete slab. Its a kitchen floor in an 1900`s house. Its about 45mm thick and is coming up no question about it. There is a concrete slab underneath that has not cracked and therefore leads me to believe...

Hello guys Im drylining a kitchen on wednesday, but the walls painted old more than one layer of thick silk magnolia paint, - Ive gone at it with old screwdrivers and tried to score it - no chance..... I think theres green paint under some of it... So I need help as im stuck and dont...

Hey up as the title says. basically im going to use 25mm celotex sheets which are foil backed. Then plasterboard and skim. So i was thinking of fixing 25mm deep laths onto the external wall and then putting/cutting the celotex between them and then screwing the plasterboards to the laths...

Hey up going to be sticking some of these on a stair wall at this customers house, just wondered how many screws per board you guys would put in and where abouts? also would you put the screws in whilst the dabs are still wet or later on when they have set.? What length screws are we...

anybody tried this stuff. bout £7 a bag. does it stand up to the job? ta

Hey up Ive gota do a stairwall at someones house with some 30mm thick thermal boards and wondered if normal board adhesive is ok, ill also be putting as couple of long screws in aswell. thanks

Hey up As the title says. 1) How high off the ground should i finish the boards,. I was planning on using 2peice packers of plasterboard. The reason I ask is because after Ive board and skimmed it, there will be illaminted flooring going down which is 5mm-10mm thick. (then 2inch skirting)...

hey up. just wanted to start a bit if discussion with regards to peoples different outgoings for their work. For example how much money from each job or each weeks work people like to put aside for everything, such as tools, insurances, overheads, transport etc etc,. ta

Just interested in the different types of security systems people have on their vans. more so with regards to stopping the little b..........s getting the doors open for the tools, rather than alarms to stop them being nicked. Ive seen some vans with monster padlocks on all doors. Any info...

Got two doorways and and window. Basically above them the plaster is cracked blown etc. so ive removed it to reveal flat black lintels with lot of small holes in. They have large breeze blocks above, these are abit loose. Hence all the cracks etc. the previous plasterer has used i think...

Anyone used the stuff on old bricks or blocks prior to dabbing. Seems a good idea to me, as long as your dabbing the next day so the stuff can cure??

ok ive just read on the FAQ about the yellow gyprime being used for suction control. can people give me examples of when its used and what situations and surfaces its used on cus ive never heard of it??? ta

Im gona be doing some internal rendering. Im gona do 5 sharp 1 cement bout 10mm thick --- How much waterproofer shall i use? Im gona scratch it then leave it bout 4/5 hours then 2nd coat... 4 sharp 1 cement bout 8mm thick ----- how much plasticiser??? Then im gona skim next day! Do i need...

I got a look at a bathroom 2mow and its back to brick on a couple of walls and its cracked and uneven on other walls.. Any advice on what i should recommend, eg moisture boards for the brick walls or sand and cement, . or will i be alright using normal boards and bonding other walls, then...

ive got a job coming up which is dot n dabing a couple of walls in a house that are back to brick. old victorian house, dusty bricks. I was thinking of sweeping the walls down then soaking them a couple of time before dry lining. What do think? will that be enough or should i pva them instead...

Hey up Was wondering how much you guys like to spread in one set when doing hall stairs and landing,- you know no room to swing a cat, the need for ladders and plank, lots of small fiddly bits and reveals etc etc. I done one over the last 2 days. I was spreading 1 bag for my first coat each...

when skimming 2 sections next to each other but the angle is alot wider than a right angle. i done one today and after it all dried i stood back and it wasnt straight, looked pretty sh1t actually,. ta

Hy Was wondering, I unibond chasings, then I bond them out, and when they are setting, there may be hairline cracks appear as they are drying e.g on the outside edge of the bonding/inside of the chasing. Basically, when skimming these later on in the day or next day, will these hairline...

Hello there good to meet you all. Basically as the title suggests. Ive worked with a few spreads in the past who like to cross trowel there work at the end of the process. I wondered what the reason was for this, ?? Someone said its to do with closing the plaster??? I thought it was literally...