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Just curious. I often wonder how many calories one burns on a day of skimming, anyone? It's days like this are when I'm most interested. You know, those days when you're covering an artex ceiling that was near your size limit anyway and it's 28 degrees from 10am onwards. Those kind of days...

Anyone tried it? For skimming over high suction...

Hi, Don't normally do any screeding. I am going to be rendering the inside of this fireplace for a customer using a sand, cement and lime mix (picture attached). They would also like to have the floor inside levelled with the skirting board (and I guess they will tile or something at a later...

Would be good to know if any of the decent plasterers on here live and/or work around Reading, Berkshire? Am on the look out for some extra hands I can share bigger jobs with as and when they come up. Only moved a year and a half ago so am still on the look out for some people I can trust on...

Hi all, Am quoting for doing a fireplace/chimney breast for a customer in an old solid-wall terraced cottage. He is going to be having a log-burner installed so need to use something that can withstand the heat. I'm looking at 3 options really but hoping for some advice on each from anyone with...

Hi all, Just been to look at a job. It's in a shop /salon along a terraced road and they have some issues with damp, but mainly just on one wall. I wouldn't claim to be an 'expert' on damp so hoping for some backup/advice on the best remedy. The wall in question is a shared wall, backing on to...

Working at a customers house this morning with paper lined ceiling. Was thinking i'd probably overboard rather than strip anyway but can someone tell me what this is?! Just started checking whether it was lathes or plasterboard and it's neither. Have never come across this before, looks like...

Where do people source the stuff? Can see plenty of it online but I want to use some this week for the first time and don’t want to wait for delivery. Someone told me selco and ccf do it but I can only see mesh that states it’s for basecoat and rendering work. Or is this stuff still thin...

I'm skimming a chimney breast for a customer and he also wants the inside recess of the fireplace lined with some form of fireboard ideally (1930s house). Any advice on methods or specific boards/adhesives to use? I'm thinking of dot and dabbing some kind of cement board. Am I right in...

Apologies if this has been asked before, I did have a look but couldn't see it. Just been to look at a job, 60s house. Hall, stairs and landing (walls only). There's no big movement cracks or anything like that, but rather the walls are covered in light hairline cracking pretty much ALL over...

Have dealt with these many a time. Just wondering if anyone has any great tips or quick methods to speed things up? Hate building up layers and layers of gear. Some of these holes are a whole brick course deep. Walls are solid 9-inch masonry, no damp or nuttin'

Hi all, Apologies if this has been asked before, did look but couldn't find it! I need to dab some door reveals, standard modern cavity wall set up. There are closers in but I just wanted to check there is no special way people dab over them. I have done this a few times before but then some...

Went to look at a job yesterday to do 1 wall in a garage. The other 3 walls were done a long time ago and apparently received damp treatments, injection courses or something and then completed with s&c and a top coat of multi I believe. The wall that needs doing now is the shared internal wall...

Hi, Starting a job soon for a new customer. One of the walls he wants me to skim is up to a doorway with no architraves and already fits flush/slightly proud of the frame. For some reason he thinks he would rather not have any architraves/mouldings around the frame if it can be helped. I told...

Hi all, My parents bought a nice Victorian terraced about a year ago and I've been helping renovate a room at a time when I can spare a week here or a week there. Have done their main bedroom with much success and they are going with exposed chimney breasts in the bedrooms. I've now started...

Hi all, Just wondering what people think is the best way to finish off ceiling edges when NOT working on the adjoining walls below. I am cross battening and boarding over a lathe and plaster ceiling, there will inevitably be some gaps, however small, around the wall edges. The walls are...

Hi all, Been following this forum on and off for a while now and thought it was time I introduce myself before I start posting. I'm Charlie and I'm a relatively new plasterer. I am hardworking and keen to learn as much as I possibly can. I am honest and I have respect for those with more...