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    Skim or leave

    Hi, thanks for your help. I have attached a couple more pictures. There is the door and door frame then lining paper then comes the joint to the plasterboard+plaster that replaced another doorway. So I have a wall made up of lining paper on the left, the join from that to the new plasterboard...
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    Skim or leave

    Hi all, I had a plasterer remove a hall door for me and the join of the existing wall (covered in lining paper on the left) with the new plasterboard/plaster shows the plasterboard/plaster to wall join about 2-3mm proud. (see photos). The plan is to put lining paper on this wall but don't...
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    Paint adherence

    Thanks! This morning, I sanded and dusted it and it adhered a lot better. I think I should sand every time before painting. I had thought I had cleaned the surface but maybe there was something that could only be removed with a sand. Thanks again.
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    Paint adherence

    Thank you for the reply. The paint is Bedec All Prime but I also experienced the same with an F&B paint. It would be strange that the paint should start dry in such a short time (30-50 secs) i.e between strokes. On the second stroke the brush was dragging it all off. I will give it a light sand...
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    Paint adherence

    Hi all, does anyone have any idea what is happening to the paint here? The first strokes seem to apply the paint but subsequent strokes seem to drag the paint off again. The following day I lightly sanded this down and the paint adhered better. On other parts of the wall it adhered fine and...
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    Damp under Bay Window

    Hello, thanks for replies up to know. I have uploaded a picture of a view of the Bay from outside. I have also included another picture of the cill damage. The damage is on every joint of the cill (some worse than others) but the plaster damage is only in one place to the right of the radiator...
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    Damp under Bay Window

    Hello everyone, I have some what looks like evidence of former damp under my 1930s bay window. The bay window is not mine yet but will be once I complete on the house. I have posted 2 photos : 1 of the cill and the other of the wall. The wall and cill are dry to touch. I'm thinking this is...
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