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I paid that because I wanted a good job, and I didn't want to wait months for it either. The guys started within two weeks. One day to put up the plasterboard ceiling and the other two days to skim the lot. They went through nearly 9 bags of 25KG multifinish. I was in the room with them...

Thanks for the replies folks. I guess anything done by hand is going to have imperfections in it sooner or later. I have to say, I've seen better skim jobs on new builds than what I've been left with. The plaster job cost me £1100 for 3 days of work with two people plastering. They did a...

Hello, I got some plasterers in to do a skim job over some old plaster in a bedroom. They used multifinish. The old wall had a skim already on it, but when I removed the existing fitted furniture, which had been glued to the wall (WTF?) it took the top skim of plaster with it. So the...

Hi, I know people have already posted this problem, and there does not seem to be much in the way of detecting where the leak is coming from because in order to look round the back of the toilet, you have to remove it from the wall, which disconnects the pan connector and sends water...

Thanks oilman.

Thanks for that chaps. I did some searching on unvented sealed bioler and found this site: http://www.aquabrand.com/article/uk-heating-systems-and-boilers I see what you mean now. How do I go about testing my mains water pressure in the 1st floor bathroom? Or can I do this downstairs...

Please bare with me, I'm not a professional plumber, and was wondering why you have to have a cold water tank in your loft. The only thing my cold water tank seems to feed is the hot water cylinder & power showers. Why can these not be connected to the main water supply instead? The reason...

Will pick some of the cheap pva up on my next run to screwfix then, and a low speed mixer, and a 500w site light so I can see what I've just done to the wall.... Thanks.

I take it pva increases your working time? 1. I notice screwfix has 'plastering pva' and a cheaper 'no nonsense pva'. Will any do? 2. Should I water it down first? Multiple coats at varying strengths? I looked over some posts and some people seem to put it on neat, and other go with a...

Thanks for the advice guys. Will put some work in.

Hello, New to diy and plastering. Tried my first skim job on a few practice boards and all went reasonably well (passable). Went to plaster a wall in the house and the results are less then satisfactory. I've heard it mentioned by some plasterers that if it all goes pair shaped, you can...

The last post in this thread talks about sizing bare plaster before painting: http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=401655#401655 So, I should use size then ?

Dilute with up to 20% water for initial cote.

Breatheeasy Crown Pure Brittiant Matt White Emulsion 10L tub. There are lots of instructions on the back. One of which is remove loose dirt on the surface to be painted, and dilute with up to 20% water for first cote (which I did). I had no idea that the plaster dust would cling to the...

That's what I thought too. I've never heard of anyone size or pva a bare plaster wall before a coat of emulsion. My plasterer assured me I would not see the imperfections once painted (as he sailed out through the front door...) Will the sizing or pvaing help stop the wall peeling before...

Hello, I've just had a room skimmed. Before the plasterer left, he told me I could get rid of any blemishes by gently sanding down before I painted. This seemed to make sense, so that's what I did. What I did not do, was wipe the walls down after with a damp cloth to get rid of the dust...