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For your information the room is 4 metres by 3.6 metres not including a bay window. I think there are 9 mitres due to a bay window, with no radiators or plugs in the way. The current boards are about 2 cm’s thick. The room is upstairs and furnished and we’ll decorate ourselves.

Thanks for the reply, just to let you know I managed to remove the board in question but it got slightly damaged in the process. I'm thinking about getting a carpenter to fit new skirting to the whole room when its finished now as all they are all a little tatty but that depends on how much...

Hi. We would like to either tile or put wood flooring down in the bathroom which currently has poorly laid lino, but the toilet and sink are already in place and the bath panel touches the floor. We you recommend having all these items removed then tile the floor then put them back as it could...

Does anyone have any tips on how to remove skirting boards without damaging them? I want to remove them to plaster and decorate but want to put them back afterwards.

That could work I guess a box to completely cover the existing one. Mine looks different as it doesn't recess into the wall though, I'll have to try and get a picture.

That seems to be the problem skyblue! I've only had a quick look but the box seems to also have a back to it so I cant see how it would be possible to replace it without removing the supply and the gas meter so its not really going to be possible which is a shame as the old one is a mess.

My address is [email protected] , thanks for that if you don't mind. Shame the college course wasn't good, its shocking you think a good 5 day course would give the same sort of practical as your course! My first few attempts were ok but I made such a mess mixing the plaster and I'm...

Thanks for the replies. It is similar to ones pictured Softus, getting doors could be very hard so I think new boxes will be required as long as they aren't silly money. I'll look at the box in detail later and see where I can go from there. Thanks.

I wasn’t sure which section to post this in but my house has two gas meters outside, the white boxes with the small doors that open to show to meter behind look tatty plus the doors are missing. Can anyone tell me where I can get these? Or if I have to contact the gas company and how much I...

How does it look? I'm learning to plaster but really don't want to try and do and ceiling at least for now.

Would be nice to see some pictures ajwt2.

Oh I see now, creating a curve with the plaster. I wouldnt even try that though :oops:

Probably not for the inexperienced I don't even know how to roll plaster! I want to re-plaster my entire bedroom to get rid of the nasty artex but how would I plaster this small area above the door frame for example? http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/9896/dscf22467zm.jpg

I was wondering this too as I have quite a few strange shapes corners that the trowel wont go into in my loft conversion.

"Always learning" in the unlikely event you read this again would you mind sending me those pdf's again as my computer had a corrupt hard drive and I lost them. :( Had my first go at plastering today, what a mess I made, still loads more practise needed!

I just got home and its all arrived very good service and good price from toolstation. All looks good, just need to get some plaster and some plasterboards and get practising!

I ended up buying the 13" x 5" This one: http://www.toolstation.com/search.html?searchstr=92070 The thing that worries me most about your post is the trowel I ordered is called a finishing trowel and I just thought I could use it for everything.

My research has suggested that this is the trowel to go for, whether I could tell the difference between a B&Q £5 trowel I dont know? Its just the size that doesnt often get mentioned. That site also does a 13" x 5" if that might be better?

I'm looking on the net for a trowel as I'm learning to plaster. I was going to get a marshalltown stainless pre worn trowel but which size should I get? I was thinking 14" x 5"? The ad says "Stainless Steel Permashape Finishing Trowel. With Durasoft handle. This trowel is "broken in" to...

Thanks for the replies really helpful! I'm really liking your ceiling Mick, I wouldnt mind doing something like that myself to cover the artex. I'm not 100% sure what you mean when you say secured to the stud work :oops: but I guess you mean the walls on each side? Are those ceiling...