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hi i have got a 2 bed semi which i am having rendered(front and back), patched up and skimmed it is costing me £4500, well was before xmas i have rang the plasterer today who says it will be another £500 as i have asked for two empty fireplaces to be plastered inside aswell. plus he...

thanks for the advice. i was told by family and friends to do one room at a time. tried it and not trying it again. hope fully plasterers are coming in soon. im getting a empty property grant from the council 50% towards renovation so thats helping loads! so if anyone is thinking of getting...

yep ive learnt. i wont be doing it again!!! next time if they want a bodge job they can do it themselves

exactly my problem, just like a woman!! want everything yesterday!! lol thanks

hello ive just bought a bed semi built in 1891. ive gutted it, had damp proofing done and ive re-wired it all ready for the electrician to come and connect it all up. now ive got plastering,rendering,plumbing,new bathroom,new kitchen, joinery work all to do. as its my first house and first...

wooo hooo im not the only one mad enough to strip my house of everything! im a 21 year old lass and was starting to think id took a bit too much on!!! i bought a 2 bed semi which was built in 1891 got it at a good price but nothing had been changed since the 60s. so me been me i have took...

there is loads of bad plaster and all the chopping out ad to be done for electrics. so all the bad has got to come off, plastered and skimmed also the stairs cieling took down and done again. and rendering took of front and back and done again. only got quotes because we want to get things...

oh dear dont know what to do now ive got original coving up. maybe perfectly straight flat walls will look daft! the money could go towards the kitchen or bathroom. oh the stress !! its my first house im sure it will get better as i go along

its was built 1891 im a painter and decorator so painting lovely straight walls does sound good. £4500 doesnt. but i suppose it is an art!!

when i paint fresh plaster i just water down some emulsion. seems to work fine and havent had no problems

just one little thing that might help. if you use the caulk then make sure it completley dry before painting it. i tried doing it fast once and painting before it was dry any it didnt cover well.was like trying to paint over plastic.

hi i would strip it aswell. i did a job just last week, the lady wanted me to paperover her existing stuff, i wasnt happy doing it but what the customer wants the customer gets. i did it and all the old paper started to bleb becasue the paste had wet it. i thought they would go back when it...

hello just wondering if anyone can help me. i have got an old house that ive gutted. i have done all the work myself upto now. but now all the walls and rendering need sorting out. they need some plastering, some patching and skimming. i was going to just patch myself and cross line it but...