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Cheers MR ... I was trying to be mysterious tho, it draws more punters in... ;)

I did a plaster skim in my spare bedroom the other week. Backing surface is OLD plasterboard - this was scaped of all old wall paper and residues etc, then sealed twice with a watery PVA, then a thicker PVA. As ever, I waited for the second coat of PVA to get 'sticky' before skimming. Plaster...

Not gospel, but the ones I have seen have generally been fixed with mortar... :)

Never thought of that - and it would save the header struggling to re fill... Cheers!

Hello all, Netto back again with a new project! Ensuite to do: original thermostatic gravity fed shower has not been working for approx 5 yrs or more (previous owners used shower as a plant stand). I want to fit a new, but similar system to this. Question: As the pipework for the shower...

Cheers one and all, nice to see the Commonwealth getting stuck in with our turfing questions too ... Oh, we call em Sods over here too, but most peeps just sat Turf... :)

Hello all, I need to re-landscape my rear garden, and have decided to go ahead with levelling off with approx 24 tonnes of top soil (30 mtrs x 8 mtrs x 8 cm depth). Now, does anyone have any good tips about how I go about doing this!!?? I assume it would be best to hire a mini excavator...

I've been 'doing nothing' all week woody! ;) As for the skimming, I thought uplighters would look great in the lounge...now all I see are walls to re-skim! ;)

Thought you'd say that! I'll stick to plastering for the time being then! ;)

Nah, just doesn't look pretty...mind you, I did find a very slight wet patch near the ridge a few weeks back - was when the wind was up and possibly driving the rain under the tiles...!?

Hello Roofers! I have a few quick questions on roofing: I have those clay type tyles (big, heavy, wavy shape) on my 1930s semi ... they look like they have been up for a long while, looking quite tired, mossy, off-coloured etc... So, I have two options: Get scaffold up and clean em...

No, not a dodgy post :) I'm looking for a stockist of pine Ovolo Skirting board, but everyone seems to not carry it - Spoke to my local Travis Perkins who have it on their stock list but do not carry it and couldn't even tell me how they go about ordering it!! Some smaller shops on the...

Ok...the wall seperating the kitchen/lounge runs laterally, opposite to the run of the 1st floor joists - so I guess they will offer some support to that floor. I guess I could support the floor with jacks or timbers, and substitute the wall for an RSJ and tie into the external walls (1 of...

A supporting wall!? I have no brick walls upstairs, and only two down stairs...these separate the kitchen from the lounge, and the bathroom from the kitchen. I have lifted the boards upstairs, and can not see anything that rests independantly on the top of these walls... So can I bash em...

We decided to go for an extension before we even bought our current property! :lol: The reason, the location is perfect, exactly what we wanted, but the house isn;t quite big enough for us, and we don't even have kids yet! Ours is a 3 bed semi, in a small 1930's farmworkers plot. The...

Gem, have you washed the walls down with sugar soap yet? The 'grainy' feeling could well be the dried wallpaper paste and other bits of crud, and suagr soap is designed to 'cut' this off the walls - it's like a strong detergent, mixed with water. You can by it from most DIY shops. If the...

Howdy Gem, sadly Forum rules do not allow people to ask or give 'a rough quote' or any quote for that matter - I got caught out a while ago with this puppy too...!! Best thing is to get 3-4 contractors round to give you a free estimate for the work, then decide as you see fit ... It never...

Cheers Mon Capitain! ;) I was gonna do a thin pva to seal, then a thicker pva and let it get tacky before skimming...sound about right? I have to confess, my trowel isn't terribly worn, but I have bent the edge slightly! :)

I need to skim some walls in my house, and have watched my brother demonstrate the finer points (couldn't convince him to do my whole house)...now, to recap as it has been some time, can I get some good tips please!? Stop me if i'm wrong but I think so long as you keep your mix quite wet...