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    squaring up the walls for tiling

    I have an idea how to do it. Where i got the biggest gap (where i will have bath installed), i will make a wooden frame and screw on hardie board. The rest of the wall will be dab and dot plasterboard. Should work right? I will Waterproof it some tanking paint later, before i start tiling.
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    squaring up the walls for tiling

    Hi guys. I am on my first bathroom project. My walls are thermalite blocks and one wall is a brick wall. Tiles will be 600*300 10mm thick porcelain. Brick wall not exactly flat (deeps up to 10mm here and there), but overall level is not too bad. So i have two questions. 1. Should I render it...
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    What is the best way to fill the hole?

    Hey John. Thanks for quick reply. There is plasterboard behind the brick wall. Its painted, so i want it to stay undamaged. I painted the wall after i stripped it from old plaster, it was coming off the wall, so i saved money by just painting it :) The white socket is live, as well as other...
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    What is the best way to fill the hole?

    Hi guys. I need help with idea. I exposed the brick wall i found the holes from the old heating system. It was covered by plaster from this side (now removed) and plasterboard from the other side (still there and will stay). Basically what you see on the photos. What is the best/practical way to...
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    Paint does not dry, and stays tacky?!

    Well it has been good 4 days since i painted it. And i can still leave my finger prints on it if i press a bit harder. This is a speaker and i need to work with it, i can not leave it for a month to dry, because i need to finish it! :) I've seen people complaining what even after few months...
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    Paint does not dry, and stays tacky?!

    Hey guys. I am in need of some help. Basically here is the story. I build a speaker cabinets from MDF. And used the BnQ Colours undercoat and primer This. It dries nice and feels ok. But after this i used the Plastikote matt spray, and it did not dry it stays tacky for a long time. So i...
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