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One last question: do you think it is okay to paint a room before it is leveled (properly)? We're under a really tight time schedule with flooring and kitchen fit. Thanks

Thanks to all that replied to this. Thought I'd write to say how it all worked out in the end. We decided to get a second opinion on the floor. They raised some serious concerns (Mixed way to thick, not primed, trowel strokes protruding too far, laid on existing tiling/flooring). One week...

Cheers. Had a second opinion now and they said best to sand it down. Thanks all for replies

Good luck pal. Just making sure he feels part of things will help. I take it you’re a plasterer so get him out with you maybe for some labouring. I found the busier I kept myself the less time I was thinking about the negative stuff.

Hard to say if it was 3/4mm thick each time really as it’s been so uneven. I’d have thought it was thicker than that. It could be the third layer was thin and hasn’t corrected the bumps and marks in the previous layers. Having seen a few things online now, I think the issue could be the layers...

A couple of things that have helped me out of a bad spot, something similar: 1. Get a clear routine (wake-up and bed at the same time every day) 2. Get a job (if he hasn't got one already) - literally anything 3. Organise an exercise regime 4. Sort out some clear goals (...before the end of the...

That looks amazing. This is what I thought it would look like. I was even happy for them to take a couple of stabs at it because of the uneven floor at the beginning. Thanks all for your advice and input. Just wondering if I should go down the route of getting it sanded or put the brakes on...

It was laid on my kitchen floor. We'd taken down a wall to another room to make it a kitchen diner. The house is 1960's and the floor between both rooms wasn't the best, in terms of levels. Our kitchen fitter hired a plasterer to do the floor and the first layer was like the alps. They said it...

I might b a bit naive here, but I thought it would be one flat surface. It's hard to say how big the bumps are, it's definitely noticeable when walking across it (now it's dried). It's more noticeable when running a hand over the surface.

We're having laminate and a few other people I've spoken to have said we may have an issue down with the laminate being uneven. Does that sound right?

Hi all, Should a self-level be exactly flat? I've recently had a plasterer come in to self-level a room in my house. After 3 layers, it's still not exactly flat and there is some bumps and trowel strokes in the floor. I was expecting the floor to be totally flat. Am I wrong? Can flooring be...

Thanks for the genuine replies, much appreciated. In all honesty, if I had to work with some of you lot, judging by your replies, I’d probably f*****g hang myself. Miserable t***s. Haha.

Yeah, I think I’ll just pay and leave the house. Most of you lot sound like right miserable c***s so don’t want to be dealing with that. Lol. Thanks to those gave a decent reply. To everyone else, ffs, cheer up.

Good point, fair play. I'll offer free labour and see what I can pick up and go from there. Maybe try a week's course to start.

I'm thinking of retraining as a plasterer at 40. this probably sounds stupid to some people but I've worked in an office for 20 years and it's done nothing but make me miserable and a a little bit overweight. Obviously I'm no spring chicken and won't be able to retire before I'm 65. Are there...

Fortunately, I've just purchased a house that needs a lot of plastering to be done. And the rendering outside probably needs to be done so I have lots of opportunity to practice. Would it be cheeky if I asked a plasterer to do the work but for a discount if I helped (e.g. I did the labour and...

Hi all, Any advice on becoming a plasterer at 40? Not in a position to give up my fulltime job so would need to learn part time. Any advice would be great. Also interested to hear about physical demands. Obviously, at 40, I'm no spring chicken, but am relatively fit. Generally, is it...