Search results

Hey guys, Bit of advice if anyone can help. Me partners mum & dad have just stripped off the wallpaper in there new front room with a steamer and underneath is egg shell paint. Problem is in large patches the egg shell paint has come off also with the wallpaper.... The original plan was to...

Just wondered if anyone could post a general list of surfaces you can skim over and what u shouldn't for us novices??

Hi guys, after some tips on patching up where a fireplace has been removed. It's down to bare brick behind where the fire place used to sit. My idea was to use plasterboard to patch up and level the brick with the plaster remaining on chimney breast. Hows best to secure plasterboard to...

Hi new to this plastering game lol... Have just done some plastering at my sisters. Basically corner fire place was removed leaving bare brick on 2 connecting walls. Bonded all the brick work + a little area around the tops of walls where a dado rail was removed then multi finish the...

Hey all, Bit of advice on skimming. I'm just learning and more of a DIY with it really but how do you make a neat external corner? Obviously got beads on the corners and I notice Pro's usually leave the tip of the metal showing through when they have finished a wall... Mine look messy...

Anyone used this foam adhesive much for fixing plasterboard on block Walls ect. Usually comes in tube and conected to an applicator gun. Pink grip do 1 as do insta stik. The latter actualy does one now where u don't need the gun. So does anyone use this instead of mixing up the dry wall...

Hi all when trying to learn myself skimming I did the kitchen. First few Walls were ropey to say the least. I left 2 with the intention to come back to them and re-do at some point. They have had a coat of emulsion on them, well actually the stuff you buy for fresh plaster that doesn't need...

Hi all, got to do a bit of skimming for my dad over some plasterboard that has just been put up. Problem is there is a meter long step in the middle at the joint of 1 of the boards. I think the board has bowed a little while stood before they put it up. Am I best using some easy fill or...