Recent content by Loony Paul

Thanks mate. I have had a good read of your webby great stuff. I will get the Bal product you mentioned and start tommorrow!

For my toilet tiling project, I have put down 22mm ply screwed into the joists and floorboards every 4-6 inches. I know this is thicker than most people especially as the joists only span a metre here, but these are fired earth real stone tiles very heavy and too expensive to cock up. Blame the...

I have a similar situation to yours, my house is a 3 story 100 year old semi with no insulation between the sloping walls and the roof tiles, which have no sarking felt. I plan to work from inside hte house, talking the exisitng lathe and plaster slope off, insulating between the rafters with...

I would plum for you not taking the cement off unless as last resort as its one hell of an extra job to have to do. It should be possible to bind it using a suitable primer - look at the bal adhesives website and phone their technical helpline to ask for the best product.

I am no expert but I would have thought a standard sand and cement render followed by a coat of exterior paint would suit you fine. I beleive you want 5:1 sand/cement mix for the undercoat ("scratch coat") followed by 6:1 for the top coat. Finish it off with a plasterers float for a perfect...

I have completed a 5 day plastering course and naturally I am now the world authority on the subject. So much so I am tackling a three bedroom terrace (not the whole house, one room half skim half undercoat/float and skim, plus several other odd walls, mainly just skimming.) One thing I...