Recent content by andrewpartridge

thanks for that, not too bad a price, thanks again,Andy

Try tapping the wall ,you will hear the difference between bonding and render, just try a small test area first, I was taught by a real tradesman!

worked with a couple of polish lads that the farmer brought in because they were cheap to help finnish building his farmhouse, they ended up with £4 an hour, now they get £4-50 after tax and shared caravan expenses are taken out, the gangmaster gets the rest. i felt sorry for them and have...

do you know roughly how much one is , it will save me passing out when my plummer mate tells me ,

well nuf said, does it mention if the skimming is mouldy or at all loose what you must door because it doesnt you would leave it on. You have never taken tiles off a wall and found that the skimming comes off as well and leaves the render, does this not tell you that without the skimming on it...

thought you would have already had the answer to that, use a wallpaer stripper and hold it on the wall, the heat will eventually take the skimming off the wall , it will be ok if you want a cold shower , no problem. no i am not just a tiler, although i have done several bathrooms for...

chip off the skimming but leave the render (cement and sand) no good if it is bonding.

so it is alright to tank ontop of skimming, if you are talking rolls royce job then take the skimming off

i hope whatever caused it doesnt happen again as i reckon the board will cost an arm and a leg, it has put me off buying another one as they are pretty expensive and i expected more than 2and a half years without a major fault, just the luck of the draw i suppose, oh well its only money...

yes i agree that tanking is the best and the most expensive option if done properly , the cheapest option is to chip off the multi finnish and seal the render with a weak mix of pva and make sure you use a cement based glue and a good waterproof grout and really work the grout into the joints...

Hi, Thanks for all your replies, the boiler is now working , it had to be the last thing checked , yes, the main circuit board, its the first time my friend has had to replace one, it had to be mine, at last i can have a wash thanks again everyone best wishes Andy

the good old claw hammer, when you get fed up with denailing then just hammer them home

i have only had a lot of cracks once in a ceiling i have plastered and thankfully it was mine, the room was too hot and dried out too quick, if a wall is sealed properly with pva you must make sure it is not too strong a mix as you will find you can peel the pva off like a layer of skin, it is...

goggles and mask and a strong long handle or bit of wood about 6 feet long if doing downstairs ceiling , if in loft then the old big foot job, good luck , Andy

to be honest i wouldnt tile on multifinnish in a shower ,your best bet would be to chip it off and then unibond the render. good luck, Andy