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Hi all, need some tech help with a small job i have to do. I have become quite a talented plasterer (if i dont say so myself) however i have been given the job of plastering a friends conservatory. Two walls are external brick finish and the one is internal. Now i presume i can just bond...

Just been to a mates flat and he was playing with a socket tester he'd bought. When he plugged it in it came up with the polarity reversed. It looks like on the CU the tails are inserted into the wrong holes Black into live and red into neutral. He's called a mate who is coming to swap...

Hi, i have been plastering for a while now and have become pretty good at it. However i have never needed come across this prob before. Basically i need to plaster a wall that is basically about 30 metres long and also runs up the stairs. There is no way i can get it done in one go and...

A quick question, our kitchen had 9 double sockets and was wired with 2.5 mm t+e, protected by a 15a mcb in the consumer unit. No washing machine, tumble dryer e.t.c. (except a kettle will be plugged in). The room is about 25 m2, the old 15 a mcb used to nusiance trip every couple of months...

Hi, I'm in the process of renewing my kitchen, and on removing the ceiling I noticed that the extractor fan was on the lighting ring. Am I right in thinking that this isn't right, or is this actually ok? The new extractor unit is 200 watts and the lights are 200 watts and its all run in...

Hi, I've been scouring the old posts looking for a situation that is similar but have'nt found one so decided to post this. I'm about to replace a kitchen and want some advice, the current supply is to a freestanding cooker (combined electic double oven and hob) with a double oven and...

I'm about to plasterboard an old outhouse, ifs got 3 external walls (single brick) and I want to dot'n'dab thermaboard on to it (polystyrene backed plasterboard). The walls have been glossed a few years ago and I'm planning on scratching the gloss so the adhesive can grip to the wall. I don't...

Hi, is it possible to plaster ontop of gloss paint?? A friend small toilet room is bare brickwork with gloss paint on it. Is it possible to bond it and then finish it., what would i have to do.? Thanks and merry christmas

Hi, I have been plastering a while now, I have noticed some plasterers get a high polish effect on the plaster finish. I just wondered how i would go about doing the same. Thanks in advance. Dombe :shock:

if you skim over bonding that is not totally dry, will the plaster bubble. I've heard conflicting opinions. i've got to plaster a window reveal and I will not have very long to do it, so can I get away with doing it quickly when the bonding has just about dried or am I better off making 2...