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I had all my walls plastered and the plaster is further out than the wood frame. I was told I could mark the width and use my multi-tool to cut the plaster out so the architrave fits in... that's fine however when it gets to the skirting board, it will stick out further than the architrave. I...

yeah, more of solvent or solvent free.. i bought the solvent version anywho.

It doesnt say thats any good to metal? Also bit large and messy for my needs, just for a 6cm x 60cm bit of board.

There is not much point in screws, its literally 5 or 6inc by 3inc. What adhisive should i use? pinkgrip or gripfill? normal or solvent free? Make any difference?

See below. best paint drawing :D

Yea does sound like the better option. Do you glue underside? Do you have the cut on the outside or inside. inside would make more sense, leaving a paper outside but means more trimming to get the 45' cut to fold

I have some half (plasterboard wall between) RSJs to cover before they can be plastered. Looking online, there are a few methods. Noggins larger than rsj, screw PB to the side and underneath - as the noggin comes out further. However that makes a larger "box". Noggins which line up to...

As title. Most of the walls are ok. But there are a couple of patches, round the wall edges and odd spots here and there the paint won't stick too. I used a 50/50 mist cost. From what I have seen online it could be pva which the plasterers left behind! I tried sanding which helped...

Im doing up a house i bought, i like clean and contemporary. most will be white (not everyones taste i know). Are skirting boards still fashionable? Do they stop the appearance of space and smoothness. Should i even put them in? If yes, i was looking at just chamfered ones. i dont want...

its a rear extension, nothing above. cold flat roof

Only problem with that is the ceiling is pretty low already.. the joists are 150mm, I was planning on putting in 100mm insulation boards. I now think i could do that, however in the joists which have downlights, use 50mm which should give enough room for downlights..! or even 100mm then use...

So what options do i have then... downlights are wanted.. seems to be low profile downlights ? http://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/downlights/gx53-shallow-downlights-low-energy.html

So how about these? http://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/shallow-low-energy-downlight-gx53.html http://www.downlightsdirect.co.uk/downlights/gx53-shallow-downlights-low-energy.html