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Hello, i am planning on using K Rend for a garage where there will be decking attached to wall. would it be ok to unscrew outer boards beside wall and K Rend down to the ledger? Then just plane the deck board and screw back down? It's single skin no DPC Might be be a stupid question...

I'm meaning sand/cement as well. Might give it a shot on a small area. I thought that when it said no scratch coat as well. Got plenty to do at my own house so I'll try it and if I arse it up will post back. cheers for the posts though guys

Hi everyone, has anyone used this cementone render Stablising primer before? I've used the green plaster primer stuff before thought it was quite good but never tried this. Apparently it says it eliminates the need for a scratch coat but yet to hear any reviews. It's on the bostik website...

Good shout, I'll give that a go thanks

Thanks for the help mate, appreciate it

Thanks for reply casplas, pretty sure it's air bubbles, some of them are pretty big blisters and others are smaller ones.

Sorry. The lighting is crap so the pics aren't good. Not a time served plasterer but I do a lot of skimming. thanks for the reply

Hello everyone. I'm patching a couple of bits on a wall just now, with Lafarge ready mix as it's just small cracks but keep getting heaps of air bubbles coming through. Looks like the wall was originally taped and hasn't been painted for a while. From looking at the wall you can tell it's going...

No chemical DPC holes but ill chip back to the brick in the area to find exactly where it is. thanks again very much for taking the time to reply

Thanks for the advice, I think I'll strip back to old scratch and SBR. I can't see where the DPC is but if I fit the bell bead about 175mm above floor should that be safe enough? Thanks again, much appreciated Greig

Hello everyone, I've got a small extension that needs rendering, covered in pebbledash right to ground level. Could i chip off the pebbledash and render over that to the ground or what issues would i have with damp? it's been like that for a good number of years and there's no sign of damp...

Hello everyone, i was just wondering what you guys do in regards to PVA for re-skimming existing plaster. I normally primer coat wait to dry then adhesive coat which is fine for what I'm doing just now as I can crack on with other stuff waiting for priming coat to dry but what do you do if...

Thanks for the help guys

Hello everyone, I've got a bit of patch work to do in a few ceilings, trying to avoid skimming them all. The ceilings were skimmed years ago. I've screwed in new bits of plasterboard and was wondering should I use couple coats of multi finish then a bit of joint cement to help feather it in...

Haha cheers, always get carried away when I see new stuff on the shelves

Excellent thanks for help guys. Do you guys ever use Cementone Plasterers Stabalising Primer? Supposed to give a good key for skimming, is that instead of PVA or in addition to? Thanks again

Hi everyone I've put paint stripper on old flakey paint, it's only taken a bit of it off, if I sand down the rest so it's not flaking off am I ok to score it, pva then skim? Any advice would be greatly appreciated Cheers Greig

Thanks again

Cheers guys, your advice is very much appreciated. Still getting used to this site I'm afraid. Was just really to save climbing up a ladder then moving it all the time to skim the ceiling

I mean those skywalk stilts for reaching the ceilings? Or can you just use ladders and planks to make your own scaffolding type of thing?

Cheers for the help, I'll be getting electrician to do the lighting but this will either save me a lot of hassle or save the plasterer thinking I'm a dick! Do any of you guys use those stilts for ceilings? Thanks very much

cheers bubbles. I'm renovating flats etc so not time served or anything, just been teaching myself over last few years, so far I've built up to skimming decent sized walls and VERY small ceilings so any tips or experience is a massive bonus.

Hello everyone, just signed up and this is my first post so apologies if I seem like a moron! was wondering about whether to skim before or after downlights are put in? Still not sure if I'm going to skim ceilings myself or get someone in, i'll be fine with walls but i find ceilings a nightmare...