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Yeah, I could do that and I'm a newbie to plastering - a professional would find that fairly straightforward, I'd guess. Unless they have HUGE hands and arms lol!

Hiya, I'm just a DIYer but it looks from that first photo like the crack leads into a slightly bigger missing bit that is about 3mm deep? If so, and it looks like the depth of the cracks is also about 2-3mm I'd guess it's just the finishing plaster too. Like you, if it were me I'd just take out...

Hiya, could it be a salt problem? I'm only a DIYer but just wondered- here's an article that's good on salt... https://www.davidkinsey.co.uk/pages/the-effect-of-salts.php

Excellent!! Thank you!!!!

Hello, I'm wanting to follow some advice given on here (huge thank you to JohnD!) to fill in some deep gaps/holes on a Thermalite wall with a sand and cement mix. After I've filled in the holes, I intend to dot and dab plasterboard across the wall and then skim over it with plaster. Please...

I shall hunt down those Wagos (you've made it very easy for me) - thank you very much!!!! You're all very kind and nice and helpful - very much appreciate it ☺️

Lol, yeah I definitely need to get out more!! Aw, thank you so much!! Just the one earth conductor so I shall go and buy some of those push connectors and some of those wagos for when I need them Cheers again!!

Noseall and JohnD, thank you so much for your suggestions - I'm busy researching the two options. I very much appreciate your help!!

Jeds, thank you so much for the suggestion - I'd not heard of renovating plaster so it was interesting reading up on it. Sounds like good stuff! Not quite what I'm after on this project but definitely good to know about - thank you

Hi there, Please could someone tell me which Wago product they'd recommend to terminate the earth wire in a plastic drywall box with a plastic 10a 2 gang 2 way light switch? I've never used a wago before - quite excited to try them! Thank you in advance :-)

Hi there, any help would be greatly appreciated!! I've just taken off some tiles in the bathroom with the intention of dot and dabbing some plasterboard on to the aerated blocks (I think they're Thermalite) then plastering over the top. (It was a fully tiled bathroom but I'm changing it to a...

As in, instead of the voltage detector, please?

What would you recommend for a DIYer, please?

Is that taping right, please?

Works pretty well as a laxative!!

I was typing as your response came through - I shall do that too. That makes me feel better!! Thank you so much, both of you - I very much appreciate your help!!! Thank you!!!!

Thank you for responding so quickly!!! I used a "non-contact AC voltage detector" (looks like a big blue pen). Tested it on live sockets just to be sure. I've pulled the cable through the floorboards (we currently have no ceilings) and it joins directly to the CU. If I flip the black switch to...

We're just pulling down a wall in our house and have found the cable for the old electric shower (since replaced with a thermostatic one) and it's still live!!! *Scared face* I'm not good enough with electrics to go routing around in a consumer unit and unfortunately the cable goes straight into...

You're a star!! Thank you so much