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Thanks for the replies Steve, much appreciated. Roy, Yes that's correct, I've got the timber frames all around, and yes, they are fixed very solidly. I was a bit concerned over the plasterboard to be truthful, and really wasn't sure of whether to leave the faces of the frames shallow, so...

This is what the front of the house looks like after being freshly dashed. Nothing flash, just plain old grey limestone. All of the windows you see at the front were replaced, and all had to have the reveals sorted. They were (and still are) a nightmare.

Boarding the whole wall was my plasterers view too, but I've spent time on getting them as good as possible and would rather not go that route. That window which shows the gap is actually one of the older ones which is going to remain, although after removing the trims and ****e amount of wet...

This is an image of the gap at the head of one window still to be sorted. Believe it or not, this gap is less than at the sides by some margin. The image below shows what I have done by way of framing and cladding the reveal. you can see the mesh is placed over the joining point...

I'll take a few close ups and will post later Steve. Yes, plasterboard is up to brick level and mesh over the top to secure. The plasterboard on the inner reveal will be skimmed straight up once the render is sorted over the faces of the walls. The plasterer said to leave battening out...

Hi Steve, Thanks for the images and response. Looking through your pics there, your window with gaps and the twisted lintel doesn't appear anywhere near as bad as the windows I am referring to. If you take a look at the image attached here, you can see just how wide these gaps were in...

Thanks again for the reply Steve, much appreciated. In the image here, there is a small dialogue box with text in, though I'm not sure you can zoom into it to see it as you'd have to. (Sorry am not sure how to post it already zoomed in). This shows the point at which I have concerns over...

Yes same house. My plasterer has suggested dry lining the rooms where these windows were, but, the problem with that is that ALL the windows are like it. That means..... Two front bedroom - two windows in each One back bedroom - one window Bathroom - one window Landing area - One...

Well, I'm refurbing a complete house at the mo (3 bed semi), and have a guy (who's already done the exterior) to render and skim the whole of the house internally for £2.5K. Of course, that's with me boarding all ceilings ready for him. All walls are back to bare brick and ready to go after...

Thanks again for the reply. Let me know if I'm understanding you correctly..... The layer of plasterboard you mention, which are left oversize and edged with the beading are the ones which are fitted within the reveal, closest to the glass and at 90 degrees to the PVC frame yes...

The images here show what the reveals were like before anything was done with them. One shows a side on view on a single window and the other a pair in the same room. These have some plastic trims on which is exactly what I want to avoid. The gaps around these reveals once the trims were...

Thanks for the reply Steve. I'm not sure that your method resolves the problem I was confronted by though, as the join between exisiting brickwork and plasterboard still has to be covered doesn't it.? It's at this point I'm concerned about any future cracking. The image below here shows...

Hi all, All opinions welcome on this. I'm renovating a house which has had to have a number of windows replaced. Now, the issue is that the internal reveals are approx 2" to 2.5" wider all around than those outside, and as such, required making up somehow. What I have done is built a solid...

I can't believe you've been quoted £1k just to replaster "this" room. That sounds well over the odds to me, even if the guy was doing every bit of prep work including removing the old stuff and skipping it away. I'd get several other quotes, and preferably from someone who has been...

Good posting here. This guy has had more than enough chance to talk about this problem at the very minimum, but he will not take a call. Strangely enough though, when my daughter calls him from her phone (voicemail again....surprise surprise), he texts back straight away and asks who it is...

Thanks for the replies guys, much appreciated. The scratch coat looked ok to me (though I've got limited experience and knowledge with this) although it did appear to be a bit soft, and nowhere near as hard as I thought it should be. I was of the opinion myself that the top coat had dried way...

Hi all, Well, it's been a while since I last posted anything about this job. The images below are of a part of this stuff that has been applied to the walls as I've mentioned earleir in this thread, and shows just how shocking it is. This is a patch I have removed, in order to see how...

Not taken any off no, because we are waiting on the guy sending someone around to look at it. To me, it doesn't appear that the two coats are properly bonded together, though i might be wrong and it could be the scratch which has not taken to the brickwork below in some areas. I am a...

To answer your points raised above.... SBR was brushed on - only once - left for no more than 20 minutes before scratch coat was started to be applied. Yes, it was mixed with cement. I have looked at this work again after about a week or so and the blown areas are definitely more...

From what I recall, it was mixed with cement and maybe a little sand, brushed on, and the scratch coat was applied pretty much within half and hour of that being done. Don't know whether this is correct or bad practise. The overall job looks ok, but to me, new render should not feel or sound...