Recent content by novice01

thanks for the reply, that's what I'll do, and that's what I thought about the new plaster paint, they are just playing on those of us who don't know what we are doing :D

Thanks for your reply and sorry to be dim, but I'm getting a bit confused, I thought a trade matt emulsion would be what I need, but looking in my DIY book it says that these are vinyl, so either I find something in my DIY shop that says "contract paint" or do I need something like one of the...

Hi, I've been reading back through old posts to find out what I need to do to start painting our bathroom walls & ceiling after they have been plastered... they are varying in thickness of the plaster between just skimming over walls where the old tiles were, or thicker plaster where the...

I've not got much experience, but I found reference on here to a product called aquapanel from Wickes which can be used as an alternative to plasterboard and is designed to be a backing for shower walls etc. Our dividing wall between toilet and bathroom is coming down as I type and then a...

I've just found some info on aqua board I think it was called, so please ignore my post, this looks like it's what I need. Thanks. :oops:

Hi, Bit of a novice here, though a confident one! :lol: I'm going to knock down the wall between our bathroom and toilet and close one of the doors up. I then need to tile on the inside of the new wall for a shower cubicle. What I'm wondering is should I use plasterboard or plywood for...