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so do i scratch it after an hour or so or straight after i have layed it on. sorry for being daft

just a quick one :lol: when you apply some bonding to internal (very thin) breeze blocks do you pva them first? plus when do you scratch the bonding , when its set for half hour or straight after you have finished laying it on. thanks

cleared up nicely thanks again r c

Thanks for the quick response , I will get the mr boards what about the ceiling should I reboard that or just skim it, one more queston what is tanking, I hear this a lot on this site but don't know what it is

need expert advise again if possible. i am plastering my friends bathroom on sunday. will multi-finish be ok for the whole room including ceiling or will i need some sort on waterproofer? he is putting up a new plaster board which is not near the bath tub. does he need a different...

thanks guys for great advise again. i will buy a dvd/book and have a study then practice practice practice......... cheers

this may sound stupid but can you learn to use backing plaster (sand/cement) or (bonding/hardwall/browning) by following a book or dvd's instructions. i bought a plastering dvd called mastering plastering of the internet and that taught me how to skim useing multi-finish and i haven't looked...

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example .......................................... - plasterboard . . - brick chimney brest . ...

no the plasterboard meets the internal corner then the chimney comes out and then you have the brick external corner, hense my confusion with the corner beads, your right , there is a lot of work involved with the render

so how should i tackle this one , do i wet the wall down or pva it, do i do two coats or one of bonding,and what about the corner bead? sorry for all the questions, just one more if you put it onto concrete or plasterboard do you have to pva first? thanks your advise is so much appreciated

thanks for the reply roughcaster. i am probably going to fix a board to it but i have never used anything else from multi-finish and am very curiouse as to how it works. if its beyond my skills then i will leave it. i have been skimming walls/ceilings for 18 months now (diying) and have got to a...

i have removed a wall from my sisters bedroom and studed a new wall up with 12.5m plasterboard. i now have the chimney beast on one side exposed brick. i would like to bond then skim this area as i have never done this before. i am quite good at skimming but have never used anything else from...

i bought a new makita drill yesterday, when i used it for the first today i tried to change the battery but it wouldn't come off. i tried it 1 hour later and after 5 attempts i managed to get it off. i changed the battery and used the drill again. then when packing up i couldn't get the other...

I didn't take your reply the wrong way richard honestly, I appreciate what you said and take everything on board. Cheers for your replies guys

thanks for the replies, richard c , very interesting reply cheers, my mate who will be mixing and cleaning up will be doing it for next to nothing because its his neighbour and they do each other favours. i plastered my friends lounge and it took me 2 days starting at 8am and finishing about 5pm...

thanks guys i will quote £250 and see what happens. thanks again...

i really dont know, i can get a very good finish and work very hard but this is new to me, up until now i have only plastered my family and friends homes for nothing. i think a weekend away from the missus and kids + grafting for 2 days, i would hope for about £250 , or is that to much.

i have been plastering for 2 years now and have plastered my whole house. although im not a full time plasterer. i have got to the stage now where people are starting to ask me to quote to plaster there homes. i plastered my friends lounge which was a good challenge for me because of the sheer...

i have been diy plastering my house and family/friends houses for about 2 years now. i can achieve a good/standard finish with very few blemeshes but i can't get a perfect finish i always have to sand down very small areas that have the odd blemish. how long does it take to get that perfect...