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Since my last post, I have noticed salt and staining has started to appear on the surface of the plaster, mainly around were a galvanized steel edge has been used. Will this require the use of a stain blocker or will another product be required due to the salt. Many thanks in advance.

Hi all, Long story short, I discovered a water pipe leaking during some work I'm doing / having done. The pipe has now been repaired and the wall(s) re-plastered. The plaster however is taking a long time to dry due to the soaking the brick wall must have had. I did try to get as much...

I will certainly use those poly dust sheets. Thank you very much for your time and patience with me. I have certainly undertaken far bigger projects than painting fresh plaster before. I think I have allowed myself to worry more than I need to due to the fact that this has been a very long...

Thank you again opps. So is it normal with new kitchens that have had new plaster applied in this manner to be fit, and then paint around the units several weeks later?

Thanks for the replies chaps. The only reason I mentioned Dulux Trade Super Matt is because I have seen it recommended on this forum and others for use on plaster still drying. I have never used it before as I have always had plenty of time to allow plaster to thoroughly dry when doing...

Hi blightymam and thanks for your reply. By 'hardwall', I assume you mean where plaster has been caked (nice technical term there) on to brick / block walls in a thicker layer?

Loctite 55 would indeed be a good place to start. Alternatively you could try taking a length of PTFE tape and rolling it up so it becomes like a piece of string, and wrapping that around the threads. This would give more 'bite'.

Hello All, First off please allow me to apologies for a question I know has been asked on here many times before. I have spent an embarrassing amount of time reading countless threads on this forum and others and have become a bit overwhelmed by the amount of information out there. The...