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The saga ends or seems to... The decorator (who I did proper research on. i.e. sat in lots of peoples houses and his name kept cropping up) has passed his verdict. Believe it or not has seen allot worse. As Steve's fairly factual answer indicated a while back. I have had six spreads over...

So - the bloke from Checkatrade come round today. He started off rather sheepishly stating that it was not a finished job. That one should be able to paint straight onto a finished job and that this wasn't in a state to allow that. I think were all on that page. He pointed out what he...

How should I go about finding someone with the correct skillset?

Here's how it happened. I know bugger all about plastering for starters. My mate down the road is doing up his place too. He gets a chap in a chucks him off site after the first day. Then he gets my bloke in - and is really pleased with the results. After painting, with no filler, the...

I suspected this description would cause miss-communication. What I mean is to use the timber only as something to provide a guide as to where the brickwork ends. Litterally holding it against the inside face of the fireplace - plastering up to it and then removing it. Leaving a finish that...

Regarding the stripping back - what's the best way to do that? Without any advice I would start off with a 1" cold chisel to isolate the affected area and move on in with a 4" bolster once isolated. What's the correct way to finish off the joint between the plastered wall and the brick...

Hi Richard - thanks for you sympathy and to everyone who has offered theirs as well. I am starting to feel less like throttling the nearest hapless undeserving individual! :D Frankly, "spending further wedge to rectify", so be it. In the long run it will be money well spent to get the finish...

I do want to hear it believe me... your advice is most welcome.

I have taken some pictures of all the offending items. To be fair, visually speaking the rest of the job looks ok, to my untrained eye. Hole in finished wall. Dining Room fire place So - I just paint that edge do I ? Wavy wall The plaster is not flush to the architrave here...

This rounded chimey breast is completely bumpy - I would have thought the plaster should be skimmed round.

What's supposed to happen here then?

Another bit just left -

Great big gouge in the ceiling not plastered

Plaster doesn't cover the door frame and not flush with architrave.

Lots of holes in the multifinish on the joint.

Can you see the roughness in that corner joint?

Ok it's behind the Rad - but I specifically asked for these to be filled in again.

Like you did this side.

Why not remove the nail and put some plaster in there?

What am I supposed to do with these edges. It doesn't show up - but look at the right edge - that's what all the edges are like.