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    A first timer on the trowel.. advice for a skim coat

    Looking for some help from the brains trust I have a small laundry renovation (1.3 x 3m) I am tackling and had a really hard time trying to get help finding someone to skim coat the walls, job is too small. Quotes I did get back are higher than I want to pay. I think I want to DIY and learn...
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    How to get old walls ready for paint

    Hello all, thanks for helping me. I have a 4 walled room and ceiling to sort out. Walls had multiple layers of painted wallpaper that has been stripped Ceiling has a painted texture thats likely just paint with a mop finish not actual texture, just blobs of paint. The walls have some white...
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    Plastering over silk paint

    Hi all! I have moved into a house and looking to do a spot of decorating. It looks like the previous owner has done some plaster patch repair work to a wall which looks god-awful (As you can see from the image). They have then painted all of the walls in a hideous pink silk. Ideally I would...
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    Skim coat

    Hi guys... Have got hold of 5 bags of gyproc skim coat to use... Any advice?
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