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    Year old plasterboard

    Hi, I put up the plasterboard for a new ceiling (fireboard) last year, and couldn’t get the plaster to skim it at the time. Now I’ve got to it, it’s been up a year - I this ok to skim as normal, or do I need to put some bondit or pregrit over it?
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    Bondit/blue grit

    Hi, Given that I’m not that fast with my plastering skills yet, I was planning to use blue grit/bondit over an old skimmed wall I’d patch plastered with bonding plaster. Level out with bonding plaster and then use blue grit/bond it again, ready for the skim. If I could finish the bonding coat...
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    3x2 ceiling joists

    Thanks for the reply - there’s no storage on these, so just the plasterboard and wood per sq ft.
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    3x2 ceiling joists

    I‘ve removed the old fibreboard from our bedroom ceiling and now need to level out the joists before putting the plasterboard up. the joists are showing roughly 2.5 metres across, but clearly extend beyond this room, and are 3x2 apart from the main supporting one, which is 4x2. I aim to...
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    Plasterboard type

    Much appreciated - thanks
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    Plasterboard type

    Hi, I‘d appreciate some guidance on plasterboard type: I‘m replacing old fibreboard on a bedroom stud wall. The other side of the stud wall cavity is the bathroom. There are shower pipes running through the cavity and water pipes running between the rooms at the bottom. Will normal...
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