Recent content by Harry Bloomfield

That, is about the crux of it. When I started work, in the 60's, almost everyone had a job, and worked for their living. Yes, there were exceptions, but not many, unless they had a very good reason not to be in work. There was a work ethic, which is missing in many these days. We didn't have...

Did you miss 'and an 8mm splash back, on top of the PB'?

There is no precise measure, the mix, is what suits the job at hand, temperature, humidity, and speed of working. The answer to which, will be become obvious, as soon as the OP tries to use the mix.

Which they were given, and perfectly adequate advice, until RB arrived in the thread, absolutely desperate, to score points. Now grow up!

Bare concrete is not usual. Likely it will be screeded, or poured pitch - both of which are quite soft to fix to. In a bungalow, pipes, and cables usually run in the ceiling, then down the walls, where there is a solid floor. A metal detector, would help to confirm there are no pipes set in the...

Could you perhaps, drill alternative fixing holes, in the hood? Mark on the wall, the outer profile of th hood, where you need to locate it. Next, you need to work out just where the timber battens are located, behind the plasterboard. The PB will be fixed to the battens, with screws, so a...

Sounds like a rather big hole to me!

Sometimes, you just have to engage common sense - if it falls off the float, it's too wet, if you cannot work it, it's not wet enough. No amount of weighing/measuring, will ever get the perfect mix. Sometimes, you just have to engage common sense, this is one of those occaisions. You've rather...

Free power, if he plugs that extension, into that spare socket.

Not really!

Should have sought out an adult, to supervise the operation.

I have never needed to measure plaster, or the water added. You just mix, and add, until you get the consistence you want, to suit the job. Making mortar, you measure the sand, and cement proportions, but again just add water to suit the job.

Good grief!

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If you walk in any building supply company, and simply ask for a bag of Thistle plaster, the default Thistle, and most common is the 'Multi-Finish' - that is what you would be presented with on the counter. If instead, you go to Wicks/B&Q, etc., likely you will find that Thistle Mult-Finish is...