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    Pebble Dashing This time of Year

    I have a small single story extention that needs dashing , this week's weather looks pretty mild up to 12 /13 degrees, but it might get a bit cold at night . What can I put in the mix to protect it from any frost ?
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    Skimming a ceiling with holes for downlights already cut .

    The holes are a pain I know , would fibre taping over the holes and cutting it out after work ? Or any other ways round it ?
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    Using Blue Gritt for the first Time ?

    I have 9 artex ceilings to skim over.. I normally scrape off the high points the give the 3 coats of pva.. I've been told to ditch the pva and use blue gritt ? Does it control/ stop the suction like pva does (or didn't ref last post ). How many coats do ypu put on ?
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    First ever ceiling got away from me

    Had the worse experience at work I can remember fora long time on Friday. I was skimming over a artex ceiling 28sq m on my own , , the bloody thing was on the turn after 10 mins , I gave it 3 coats of pva over two days previous and it sucked like a goodn. By the time.i was 3/4 way through...
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