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Hi all Having a go at doing some decking in my garden I have made my frame and it is 3.8m long could you give me some advice on how far apart the joists should be I know the norm is 400mm centres cheers

Hi Richard Theres loads going on about this at the mo ,from last week you can no longer dump plaster-plasterboard in tips-skips ect some skip companys do still take it but add an extra £25 apparantly gives of gasses or something . I have just had to buy a waste licence aswell to carry waste...

Hi all, I have dug out a space for a shed a few months ago, but with all the rain it has become waterlogged!!! I am now not sure as to what or where to start or go from here!!! I am aware I need to level it out but I am uncertain as to how as the mud is more like clay, all lumpy and stuck...

Hi Your be better off giving the walls a good soak(spray bottle-brush) do this as many times as you need to your know when its ready as the wall will be damp to touch 10 mins after soaking it Hope that helps

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Hi Could anybody give me some advice on plastering over horse hair-straw lime plaster.The plaster itself is pretty solid but with quite a few lumps and bumps hollows ect I would of thought seal-glue tight coat of bonding then multi finish? Any advice would be great cheers

Hi can anyone help i've gone to price up a job in an old cottage ceilings to be skimmed over artex also they want there bathroom skimmed it looks like the old lathe plaster any tips or things to watch out for. cheers

Hi Roughcaster is spot on (once again). I have been plastering just over 3 years and I still have loads to learn. I am sorry but no way would you be able to plaster to a good standard in a week! There is so much more to it than skimming plasterboard that is already plumb. Although, I am...

Hi, The pattern is called broken leather. To create the same pattern, you will need to use an Artex Stippler with a black bag around it, dab the artex and try and recreate the pattern, but it will be difficult to try and get it so it will not be seen, although you should get it there abouts...

how thick did you apply the hardwall and did you apply a scratch coat first the only way to kill the suction is to keep soaking the wall until the water starts to drip of instead of drawing back,depends what the cracks are like(size-depth)

Did you give the wall a good soaking before hand

Hi, How big is the area you are trying to Plaster? What type of Plaster are you using? You should really 2 coat depending on how big the hollows are?! You will need to PVA the area to kill the suction and prevent cracking, 1 part PVA to 3 parts Water, leave for around 3 hours then apply...

Hi it sounds like the backing coat has dried out to quickly what plaster did you use and on what surface

HI guys can anyone tell me the best way to pull up old tiles of a woodbase i think they have been there a few years,iam just a bit worried about damaging the floor cheers :)