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    Opinions on skim coat please.

    Very poor job. Even if you paper the lumps and bumps will show through. That's what my room was like iv ripped it all off and re doing it
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    First time plastering after going back to brick

    If you don't opt for dry lining with insulated plaster board. Which is what I opted for in my bedrooms. I would get as much loose stuff off as practical. Re point if required. Then coat with a product like febond blue grit. You need to leave that to dry for a minimum of 24hrs. If your looking...
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    Plaster now or after oiling?

    Which comes first replastering the celin or oil the beams please. Many thanks
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    Sandblasted beams.

    So iv now cleaned the beams now at last, i would like the celin replastered, i spoke to a plasterer an he wants to come this saturday, he asked me to mask up, an oil the beams after plastering. Wouldnt i be better to oil the beams first, to protect them from the plaster an also it wont matter if...
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    Sandblasted beams.

    Had the sandblasting done yesterday in my front room. Any suggestions as to the best way to clean them now? Would a wire brush on a drill damage the beams an leave tanning marks or is it just better to stick to scrubbing them with a stiff brissled brush and a hover.?
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    Would multi finish cover this?

    What would you have done? Iv gone back to brick, as it was bonding on top of the paint able dp not render, and it hadn't stuck in places, and some of the plaster hadn't stuck to the bonding. 1) do I have to remove ALL the bonding or just the loose stuff. 2) what should I do now?? Render on to...
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    Would multi finish cover this?

    Not too bothered about it being 100% straight. Just flat would be a bonus. It's an old cottage. Thanks
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    Would multi finish cover this?

    Hiya, I had a friend plaster 2 internal walls but they have ended up looking like this. Don't know why. But could I just multi finish over it? Or would I be better off removing the old plaster and starting again?? They are brick walls with lime morter. I had the bottom 40 inches removed back to...
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    Balancing radiators

    These ones if that helps
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    Balancing radiators

    Ok thanks, round i go again
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    Balancing radiators

    Recently learnt about this and since i have a radiator that only heats up at the top quater i thought id have a go. I turned the heating off and let it all go cold, then turned the heating on to work out which rads come on firts and to see if the temp valve was on the inlet. Well 7 out of my 12...
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    How to finish the walls around a log burner

    Thanks for your reply. I don't know what make the log burner is and there's no I'd marks on it which dosnt help. The flue is a solid stainless one. But it hasn't been fixed to the chimney. So I can just drag the log burner forward 100mm. I'm going to the make a bracket and fix the flue. Ok so a...
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    How to finish the walls around a log burner

    I am renovating my front room which has a log burner installed in an inglenook. The plaster behind the log burner has cracked. The fire is only 50mm from the back wall, so i am thinking of bring that forward to around 150mm, or is that a bit too much? and re plastering, would normal multi finish...
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