Hi Wondering if anyone could advise me on a plastering problem. I need my living room skimmed over and in places the plaster is blown.I have removed it completely around the chimney breast as it was about to fall off in parts anyway. My query is that I have had two professionals quote for the job one has said that he will board the chimney and skim it, the other said he will base coat it then skim. There is a price difference as you would expect but if you lads were doing your own house which would you do?