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    Trouble with high suction patches

    The plaster has blown on different patches on some of the walls in my house, under the plaster is old, and very very dry sand & cement render. I have tried doing 3+ coats of PVA on these areas but when skimming over them they dry up the plaster near instantly. What do you recommend for things...
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    Random and very dry patches appear when plastering some of my old walls

    I'm totally confused by what I witnessed last night when skimming one of my walls. I am laying onto old sand and cement render, I made sure to do two coats of PVA to reduce the suction as much as possible. When I started applying my first coat I suddenly had what looked like random patches of...
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    Plastering up to mastic sealant on window reveal

    I have recently had double glazing installed, where the plastic window trim meets the internal window reveals there has been a mastic sealant applied to provide a clean finish. The internal reveals are not in good shape and I want to plaster them, I don't like the idea of plastering into a...
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    Difference between a Darby and a Speedskim?

    Hi, I've been looking all over the web to understand the differences between these tools and when to use them. As far as I can see they are both long, straight and flat blades. The difference seems to be that the Darby is made of metal (aluminium) and the Speedskim is made from plastic...
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