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already got the rads unfortunately!

That's not a bad shout. Basically a homebrew corefix system cut to the required depth

I've got some really heavy radiators I want to attach to insulated plasterboard that has brought the wall out around 60mm. The guy that did the first fix plumbing recommended chopping out where the rad brackets are to go and dub in with something the fixings could bite on to. I mentioned...

Am drylining a kitchen and have a lot of leftover soundboard from the ceiling and not enough 12.5mm. The walls are done in a textured masonry paint. Will thistle drywall adhesive be strong enough to hold the much heavier boards?

Norbiton - the poor end of Kingston. What I really want this for is being able bang out my drum and bass without the neighbours attempting to beat me with their rolled up copies of the Sun :)

Ppl are welcome to quote. Have to do a bit more 1st fixing on plumbing electrics but should be good to go by end of month. Need to see how much of this months budget is eaten up by new central heating system but definitely want to get moving with this.

He is a mate I've known for years so not as weird as it sounds

actual lol

The guy who skimmed my 3 bedrooms and hallway back in September came up from Cornwall and lived with me for a week. Worked 6 days solid with me as his labourer. The firm he worked for wasn't happy as it was very short notice. I paid him above his normal rate and chucked in a refina finishing...

Kingston Upon Thames

Cheers, got a couple more spreads in this week to quote. If I get the same response I may have to do it piecemeal and break the job down further i.e prep the walls myself, find a builder for the scratch coat then get a spread to do the finish coat in a month or so. I don't have a budget to do...

I don't think it's been that bad!! I'll get some pictures up tonight. There are small gaps with draft coming through and spurges of cement. The old plaster wasn't in a really bad state, a few cracks here and there but after adding channels for electrics large chunks fell off so I started...

It's been ok so far this winter with just the bare brick and zero insulation and 1 radiator for the whole place. Mind you I have no heating bill to compare to as it's my first winter in this house. Am hoping to install a weapons grade heating system and add an insulation layer to the outside...

What would be the approx difference in labour cost/time between s&c vs d&d for a 30 square metre ground floor space? (2 rooms with 1 single skin brick partition wall)

I plan to insulate the outside of the building and render at a later date. I want to max out the available internal space.

Have a 1930's solid brick concrete floor terrace and have taken the ceilings down and walls back to brick. The wall is a flemish bond solid wall, really dusty and a draft can be felt through some of the gaps in the mortar. Having read up a bit I wanted to sand and cement with a good glug of...

Went through 26 bags of skim. Paid a quid each for them as I noticed they were out of date and got a reduction. Apparently he preferred older skim so a no brainer really.

Ok I ended up getting a pro in. Not a plasterer by trade but a mate who's a blockworker and does a lot of external rendering. Have to say the finish is unreal. There are a few bits that need sanding down as the weather changed and the largest ceiling started going off before it was fully...

Hey, been busy with the day job. I tooled up and bought a marshaltown 11 inch beginners trowel (the stainless steel gold one) and a 14 inch s*p*r*lex. Got a good price but that meant waiting for delivery. At the moment I'm still on the prep as I want to get it as good as I can. Yesterday I...

I did consider this, after some fairly deep reading up I found plaster is best be applied while the pva is still tacky, though reading some of the threads on here would suggest otherwise. Seemed that a lot of spreads are put off by blue grit as they don't want to wait around for it it to dry...

Possibly Wednesday if I can I get time off work. I only had a roller so will use a brush to get to the corners. Would liked to have done more over weekend but got stuck on other jobs around the house. I've got one bag of bonding plaster and 1 multi finish. The tiler who's doing my bathroom...

Is there any danger of applying too much blue grit? Am thinking if it gets too much and I need to get a pro in having all the walls pre-gritted would allow them to do the job much faster?

Ok lads, I managed to get as far as blue gritting over the weekend, It seemed to run down the walls quite a bit so caked it on like a whores makeup. A 10 litre tub wasn't enough to do the small room as the wall you can't see in the picture isn't yet done and I need to fill in some gaps on the...

True, this week I looked after some work experience kids in my day job (software engineer) and actual output has been zero

Or look like a 9/11 survivor after pulling the whole lot down :D

I got 30 litres of blue grit so gonna soldier on with with the prep. If there are any bits that are blown out I'll hack it off. If I balls it up I'll hack it off and keep trying until I get a decent finish. I'll get a pro in for the more advanced areas and watch and learn.

He who dares wins

If that all goes ok then because of all the different textures I imagine this would probably be the most advanced surface in the house I think.

Pictures of small bedroom as promised. Had to wait until this morning to get the best light. Most of the bedrooms have a mixture of a eggshell paint texture which was scratched by the wallpaper scraper or bare plaster.

Am looking at febond blue grit (£15/10L) or thistle bond-it (£50/10L) is there anything I should be aware of that justifies such a price difference?

Have thought about that but sq metres are a premium. The tiler I got in named a product that I can't remember the name of that allowed you to stick the board straight to the wall and said that may be better esp for the parts where there is a mixture of bare brick, sand and cement, paint and...

Cheers, I'll get some pictures tonight when I get back from work.

I have a the smallest bedroom in mind. The ceiling is lath and plaster with textured paint (not artex as I had it tested for asbestos) and apart from being a bit grubby the ceiling is structurally sound. I've removed the wallpaper from the walls which revealed a shiny matte paint which became...

Never tried it before. Have figured it would be wiser to do it in stages based on the electrical circuits. I'm prepared for getting it wrong first time and don't mind hacking it all off and starting again as long as the rubble removal doesn't get too expensive.

I have a 1930's house where I've removed the wallpaper and chased out the walls for first fix electrics and plumbing. There are a mixture of surfaces that need plastering, bare brick, sand and cement, matt paint which has been washed down and the original lime plaster. Some of it has fallen...

Are these the same thing? i.e did OX Tools buy Speedskim? Am a first time DIY'er looking to get tooled up and these look great but searching for deals online and I find both are still available so want to know if there are any differences? I think the ST and the SF both in 600mm would be a...