Im finishing my last room out of 4 this weekend but Ive got to tackle a corbel next. Its rounded and been done in a mix of lime and gypsum over its life. It looks like its going to be a f**k*r to redo..
any advice on how to get a smooth finish on this? Im not sure a trowel will work. Literally...
I've plastered a few walls, part of the lime plaster behind the rad had totally gone so I had to pull away about 1.5m2 of it and bond before skim. The skim is dry, the bonded skim part still not. Once its totally dry I'll mist and paint before hanging the rad.
Once its been painted and the rad...
Hey.
Managed to get my hands on some 12.5kg finishing plaster. It sounds the same as multi-finish but in smaller bags and double the price.
google searching doesnt show anything so im assuming its the same stuff? Wondering if I need to use it any different to multi which Ive just got the hand...
https://www.british-gypsum.com/about-us/coronavirus
I've been sitting waiting for more plaster to finish my DIY project. As I'm not in the trade I have no links to people who sell the stuff so I'm waiting to see when places like B&Q will get it so I can stop my walls from crumbling. Speaking...
Hi all,
I'm new to the forum so I'm not sure if this is in the right place..
I've got an old 1792 cottage which I am renovating / living in. All the internal walls are generally lime plaster, there are a few new plasterboard walls which have modern gypsum skim.
I paid for a plasterer to...
Hi all,
I'm new to the forum and new to plastering (DIY)
I have a baby on the way and need to get the house in shape. With the current climate I've got no money for a professional so looking to do it myself! :)
Thanks
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