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Thanks for the replies. I really hope that's not distemper as I've skimmmed 2 walls today. Lots of diluted Pva on first, plaster seemed fine when working, so fingers crossed. I ripped out the problem section and re-rendered it, so if this bit holds and the rest falls off, I know why. There is...

Thanks hudds. When you say rip it all off, do you mean just the exterior wall which has suffered from leakage, or the whole room? I'd really rather just reskim the internals if poss - they are fairly intact and the stippling with matte paint gives a convenient key.

ok, after doing some more work this afternoon, I'm fairly confident that there's no artex on the walls, just really badly applied skim and thick paint. I guess the main things I'm wanting to know are: The mortar around the window and boiler is fairly intact within itself but has come away...

Hi all, I've just started a project to refinish kitchen walls in a 1910 semi due to them having a horrible lumpy, stippled, very uneven finish (you wouldn't believe how bad; but here's some photos to give you an idea): I was intitially thinking I could get away with just hacking the...

sweet, should be all good then. thanks for yr help.

indeed. how high are iso valves? - I think I should be alright as long as they aren't longer than 3".

thanks seco. yep, it sure is ugly under there - i take no responsibility - i inherited that pipe'work'! I have just been contemplating cutting the taptails short and using flexi-pipe, but isolation vales are prob a better idea. thanks again for the advice - and taking time to mark up...

hi all, i'm after a little advice please. i'm planning on replacing my kitchen sink but the current tap pipes are soldered together. what is the best way to disconnect those soldered pipes so I can get the old sink out? see photo for an idea of the scenario: the connections on the...