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Hi, Just had my bathroom walls and celling skimmed a week ago and the odd bits of plaster repaird as well. My next question how long do I leave it before I can paint and what prep work do I need to do before painting it. I have been leaving the window open to get air into the room. Also...

Hi all, So if I was going to use turf would I need to prep and feed the soil that the slabs was on before I lay the turf. Chris

Is much prep work needed for turf or seed How long does grass seed take to grow Chris

Hi all, I have removed around 7 concrete slabs which was our garden path in the garden that we never used. There was no sand and cement used to keep these down and they was only layed onto the soil many years ago. What would be the quickest and cheapest way to grass the area where the...

Hi all, Well this morning I started to remove the blown plaster. I scored around the area's in the middle but half the other plaster decided to fall off the wall which I guest its a good job I did not try and tile over before hand. Now where do I go from here. DO i just remove the rest of...

Mix of pva and water only on the new plaster area

Hi all We had some areas of plaster repaired by the council in the bathroom last year but I never gave the plaster a miss coat of paint etc after it dried and we are tilling the bathroom next month. Do I need to apply a mis coat or some other type of agent before we apply the tiles to these...

Would you go for a trade bathroom white matt paint? Chris

Hi all, We are going to be fitting tiles in our bathroom next month and I am starting to prep the room. Is it best to paint the celling before I tile the walls? What am I best to use to cover up and fill some small dents in the celling no larger than a few inches but there is a few and we...

What about some kind of UPVC board? No offence taken

Cheers, Sorry about all my questions? What did u mean by White beauty board? Chris

White beauty board? I like the idea of This way you can use it as a shelve area and easy access to remove by just unscrewing it and use cover caps for the screws.. I know how to fix to the wheel I mean I am not allowed to drill the floor or celling as the council said so would the frame...

Hi the plaster area I would say no more than 1m x 1m on external wall not studded. I have not removed it yet but someone suggested I score further out than the blown part then peel it off. Chris

How do I remove this. Just sanding the walls or clean warm water and a scrapper and maybe sugar soap For screw holes where things have been fixed to the wall is it ok just to fill with normal filler? The for the plaster I have to replace remove blown plaster,PVA and re plaster Chris

Many thanks for the advice etc so far. When it comes to installing the framework I am ok with fixing them to the walls etc but I will not be able to drill the floors or celling. Can I use anything to fix them to the floor or celling or will the walls sections hold every thing Chris

Hi I will give it a go and work around the wall next week to see if its hollow. Does it matter if the walls had been papered in the pass and there might be some wallpaper addesive on the walls still. Not sure what the internal walls are but they are studded I think with a lite skim over...

Hi Well I have been around all the walls with a level and some parts on the walls have a few mm gap between the wall and level so I guest its not dead flat. On the external wall some plaster has blown so someone suggest I go around with a knife then remove the blown plaster and re plaster...

Hi Well we are thinking of tiling our bathroom soon on all walls floor to celling and I wanted to know what sort of tile size should I be looking at for a small bathrrom. Room Width is 1m 67cm x 2m 48cm with a height of 2m 32cm. I have worked it out at around 20sqm without taking the...

Am I best to build this before I start the tiles or celling? Chris

When using ply what about the moisture in the bathroom and being so near the bath. Will it not warp over time I guest i am best to build the boxing etc before i start on any other part of the room Chris