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    Blue Grit - before or after taping

    Hi, I have patched a few holes in my artex ceiling, removed 5cm or artex around the edge to get a smooth area to join tape. Planning to blue grit the ceiling before skimming. Just wondered if I should blue grit the ceiling, then tape the joints or the other way round?
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    Patching Large Round Holes

    Hi, just a quickie. I have some lovely large circular holes (c.20cm diameter) in my ceiling, left from a previous owner. I need to patch them. I was planning to make the holes square, patch with plasterboard and tape the joins. Then when the ceiling gets skimmed, job done. Am I making work...
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    Plug sockets etc

    What's the best way to deal with these when reskimming? Remove socket etc, switch off power etc?
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    New plasterboard meeting old ceiling

    Hello All, This is my first post, so go easy. Long story but the other half decided to take the plasterboard off of one wall to expose the brickwork. I need to replace this but I was wondering what to do with the joint at the top. The ceiling is artex (with asbetoes, we had them tested) so how...
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