Recent content by vaugi

Thanks again for the reply and help. I did think the same about the garden wall, but didn't think I could do much about that. 2. What does KT mean please? As far as I can tell there isn't anything done about the foundations under the lintel. What else should I check? I haven't chipped...

Hi, thanks for the help, here are some answers and I'll come back to you on the others. 1. What "water feature"? How did you fix it? There was a construction of stone, concrete, and infill/soil built up in the back yard which was at the corner of the rear room (see drawing and a photo...

Hi all, I've just bought a terraced house, stone built front/back with brick internal walls. There is a large damp problem, damp company says rising damp and is affecting most downstairs walls upto a point. One of the problems I've fixed, there was an old water feature against the back wall...

Just a quick one to say thanks guys, I've got the wall finished and skimmed. I mixed up by hand on the floor with a shovel, mixed it a bit thicker and also put plasticiser in. Looking forward to giving it a try again when I get round to the next one from scratch to see if I can manage it...

I've done my own, I went on a weeks course a few years back and I've since then have effectively plastered about 2 houses worth over the time. I take my time and tackle only the amount I can do comfortably. I'm also still very messy. It's definitely a skill to do, as said above it's not...

Thanks roughcaster and roy C. I'm not sure where I got it that I had to use building sand, that's the trouble with so many forum posts, I must have seen one of them advising on building sand. I've got some plastering sand now and will give that a go with the plasterciser, hopefully get...

Thanks both for the help. I mixed up using paddle mixer, about a bag of sand a time (only need to do one wall). I have to say I read a few times about getting a creamy buttery mix but never seemed to be able to get that. The waterproofer was just an integral waterproofer...

Scratched all coats (I plan to devil float final coat, but had to leave again today to dry out) Is plasterciser the same as waterproofer? I put waterproofer in first 2 coats, but not on the final one I put on today.

Hi Guys, I'm hoping someone can help, I'm having a real problem trying sand+cement plastering for the first time. I've done quite a bit of skim, for myself, not a pro but I guess I'm competent when I take my time. I'm re-plastering after injecting with a DPC cream, where everything...