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Excuse me for putting my 10 pence worth in this, but I have laid my own patio with pavoirs and edging stones and I have used a drop of about 1inch over 20 feet. Right or wrong, this has worked for me and (so far) I have had no problems with drainage or pooling. My only caveat is that I dug...

Excuse me for putting my 10 pence worth in this, but I have laid my own patio with pavoirs and edging stones and I have used a drop of about 1inch over 20 feet. Right or wrong, this has worked for me and (so far) I have had no problems with drainage or pooling. My only caveat is that I dug...

Evening All!!! Just spent an amused afternoon watching the above listed youtube videos from the guy with the rusty trowel, who doesn't know a hawk from a float, etc, and the guy plastering his ceiling. A pleasure to behold.... Remind me to get a professional in when it comes to doing my...

Your advice please. I added a comment to the pastering forum about my doorway. it has "popped" on the last coat of render. it has got a hollw sound to it when it is tapped with a metal object. a close inspection reveals an area about 10 inches or so that has a lot of tiny cracks in the...

Well whilst rendering up the third coat, I left it overnight and it has dried wonderfully, however, it has bulged a little at the top near the right hand top corner and it sounds hollow when it is tapped on. This is not good. Definitely! Do I leave it, or do I chip it out, back to good...

Me? Use Hardwall? (whats that, by the way?) I'm a proper plasterer (not), I use the hard stuff - CEMENT. Now I can do it proper like, I'm using nothing else!!! (Anyone got the number for a good plasterer on the quiet like?) After the fun and games with this side (and it ain't finished...

Titter ye not! said a great man, on his way to the Forum (geddit?) It is a learning curve. I should of cut the breeze blocks to centre up the joints and used the offcuts to trim in but this worked... After all it is behind the render and plaster. Anyway, here is the pictures: I...

Lovely Job?

Lovely Job?

I think you are refering to the height above the ground of 2 metres? If you need to go over that height, then you should consider practicality over safety. A good tool hire company will give you this info for free. Hoping that you will hire the kit from them, obviously. You can "do"...

remind me tomorrow, I'm too boozed up right now. My wife has put everything back in the kitchen (in front of the ex-doorway) and it will have to be moved out of the way before I can take a picture. On that note. The wall surrounding that ex-doorway needs a skin of plaster. do you...

Thank You, Everyone. I have taken over your thread and I really appreciate your input/advice. I am now four cans down and ready for a bath and bed. One trick I tried and failed on... I saw a video where a builder used what looked like a small pan to throw (under arm) slurry mix (what's...

I read many posts that refer to suction. What is it exactly and is best avoided or wanted? edit 1 Ahh, methinks you are refering to the way the wall "sucks" the moisture out of the applied coat, then it falls off 'cos it is too dry? edit 2 The clarity of thought brought on by BEER

was that two thinner coats of Render or topcoat/finishing plaster?

Well it is 10pm and it hasn't fell off the wall yet, so must be a done deal. I have enough sand/cement to give it another coat in a few days time. I'm going to leave it until Wed/Thur before I tackle that one. I will attempt to chip out the top coat around the obvious error points and...

Why the Oops! Have I missed something? As for the wavy lines, the aerated blocks underneath this have vertical wavy lines, I just followed suit. Good tip for the plaster edges, though. Sitting back, now, with beer in hand, waiting for the render to set. Once this is done, there is a...

Well after a whole day on it, the doorway has got it's first 8mm ish coat of render. The next coat will be next weekend. If it doesn't fall off before then. Here are a few pics of the job so far. [/img][/url][/img][/url] All being well, the other side of the door should be a piece...