Recent content by Reginalddean

Ive used a jigsaw on plasterboard (fireboard) and it was like a hot knife through butter :D

Hi, Im about to fit a cast iron insert and wooden surround. I have placed the insert in position and put the surround in place but there is a small gao of about one inch between the two. It seems that I somehow need to bring the cast iron insert away from the wall to be flush with the...

Many thanks for all your responses, today Ive painted with damp block and hopefully covered it up, will emulsion in a couple of weeks prior to putting colour on. Fingers crossed! Cheers

Oh dear, doesnt sound good! Is this something the plasterer should have know and addressed before replastering the wall? I can guess his response if I ask him to come and rip it all off and redo it! Cheers

Thanks Stuart Can I ask, how should I sort out the problem now? When the old plaster was on there didnt seem to be a problem, not sure why it has uddenly become a problem? Cheers

Is there anyting I can do to solve this? My current thought is to paint over the plaster with 50/50 water emulsion mix and then paint over that in a few weeks with the final colour Is this a bad plan?

Many thanks for the reply, Is there a way to cure this, if I have a few real fires will it fry the joints out, can I then paint over it to seal the joints in further? Im not sure the thickness of plaster is the cause as the plasterer built the new coat up to the coving so it should be as...

Hi, Latest Saga! I had my chimney breast replastered about 4 weeks ago, it was taken back to the bricks before being replastered. I have noticed I could see the outline of the bricks as its been drying, however, when its wet outside the outline seems to become more obvious, it is...

Many thanks for all your help, fingers crossed!!!

Many thanks for all your help, I now feel confident to fit the thing myself. One last question! When I removed the horrible fireplace that was there it was a seventies brick thing with a gas fire. I removed all the bricks but for some reason they seem lighter than ordinary bricks, they...

Thanks for that, Is Vermiculite a dry mix or some sort of aggregate?, so I simply pour down the gap and over time it will set hard? Apologies for my ignorance!