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Hi, A couple of doors in my house look like this: I am painting rooms and not sure what to do to make these look okay? I can see old bits of plaster and wallpaper in the gaps and then towards the top I can't do anything because it becomes too thin. Ideally looking for a cheap and easy...

Thanks mate. I spoke with the plasterer today, he said it is most likely to do with it drying a bit fast in that area but not 100% sure. He is going to fix it with filler for me. Hopefully it will all be fine after painting.

Okay I'll speak to the plasterer. I noticed a small one on the opposite side of the room too. What would be a good solution do you think, I can't imagine he's going to reskim, and I don't know if that would help anyway. Is it possible to just add a bit more plaster to the affected part, not...

Did you sand or just paint directly? Could you describe your method and tools/paint etc please

Hi, I'm having the plasterer in doing a few rooms. The first room was completed 6 days ago and has been drying since, it is drying nicely I think. I noticed there is one or two very thin hairline cracks. I didn't notice them before but I'm wondering if it is because of the drying process, it...

Could I paint directly on the red paint ? Or you mean to get up dipped first?

Not a bad idea but I don't really know what I'm looking for in terms of a final product. Say I got it dipped, should I pay for anything else like sanding or waxing? That can be around 85 pound for each door before delivery, then I've got to buy new handles and figure out how to install them. It...

I bought a house and it has doors as pictured below in my photos: I took one off and it felt very heavy and I was told by the surveyor and builder that they would recommend keeping them but doing something with them to make them look good. I'd previously imagined just buying new doors as I think...

yours looks a bit patchy in terms of how it is dried but not as bad as mine, mine isn't an issue with drying I think, not sure but it looks different compared to what you posted. Lovely finish you've got there. 1) do you normally do 2 coats? I don't know if my plasterer did 2 coats to be fair...

Yeah it is definitely still drying. 120 grade means fine sandpaper right? 7 defects per room? Is that what the plasterer is allowed for the job to be acceptable hahaha. I think he's doing a good job anyway but I just wondered why these patches looked so weird and whether I needed to do...

Hi I'm having some plastering done on a few rooms in my house. The plasterer is doing a good job as far as I can tell. I noticed though a few marks on the freshly skimmed room and wanted to know if it is anything to be concerned about, do I need to ask for anything to do done, or is it...

I will speak with the builder. Do you think they will be doing a similar approach to yours then and putting the supports in perpendicular. The comment from the other user said that if they don't do that it could cause me a lot of trouble, I'm not sure what that means do you know? Will it be...

I doubt they are replacing the ground floor window, that was never discussed. Perhaps I didn't explain well but those acrows weren't there before. The windows were installed maybe 10 years ago? I'm not sure exactly but I have a fensa certificate from the previous owner. I simply mentioned the...

Understood. Maybe it is slightly different though, because the issue with mine is upstairs, not downstairs, the downstairs seems fine actually but the upstairs is drooping, so it could be different. Not sure what approach they are taking, will ask them though when they get back. I just wondered...

That looks great! I guess the builders will be doing something similar because they said something about straps but I wasn't too sure what they meant, and as I said i still have the metal supports there so they haven't finished that part yet. Did you use the metal poles inside the house to prop...

Hi, I am having some work done on my house. Prior to purchase the surveyor flagged the slope with the following recommendation I felt the drop towards the bay window and after purchasing so it wasn't unexpected. This is what the slope looks like from the outside, and on the second photo I...

Thanks for the assistance, so there isn't anything crazy to worry about based on that photo + description right?

Thanks, to be honest I don't know exactly what it means as I am not technical, and have 0 DIY knowledge this is the comments though: The roof structure is a “carpenter’s cut-roof” with one purlin to each elevation. The front and rear purlins are without support and span from the party wall...

Hi, I am looking to buy a property and wanted to check if it is okay that the purlin is supported by a set of bricks, just one brick wide. Is that normal? Surveyor has suggested some additional support things I should do in the loft, but I was really concerned when I saw this just one brick...