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Did he apply 50/50 pva glue/water on the wall before skimming? The cracked/blown area looks like none was applied or not enough was applied therefor the wall underneath sucked up all the moisture and it is coming loose. If just one area is popping off you need to pull off as much that will...

yeah was thinking to just do that as the edge will be protected by the larger tiles. I ordered some plastic beading so will see how I get along with it first.

I got a feeling the water soaks through the grout so has to be waterproof. plastic is the way to go. Not sure which type though?

not sure if I answered my own question :D but I think this must have been stainless steel corner bead, so I guess solution would be to use aluminium or plastic bead? Also... Do I even need beading if this corner will be covered in tiles? Does beading sit above the bonding layer and under the...

Hey all, So I've been removing the small mosaic tiles around the sink area down to the bare plaster. I noticed the corner bead above the sink (where the wall meets the window ledge) has quite a bit of rust in areas, probably due to sink water splashing or wet objects placed on the window ledge...

Ok thanks, will just hit it with bonding as its fairly inexpensive ;)

Hey all, just bringing this up for another question. The render that has broken off from the wall (due to smashing the tiles off) is pretty chunky. Do you think screwing in sheets of plasterboard to it to bulk it up could work? Then bond over that?

ah thats a good point ;) I got someone below me and I'm at the top in a house of 4 flats.

Yeah that could work. Though I heard you need to get to the screw joint and bang it put wd40 on it etc. Also this thing is clogged with paint :(

Hey Doggit. So would I need to add fibre board on top of the plywood? Or can just put the laminate straight onto the ply?

Screwing it off would be ideal! Though not sure how to go about gripping it with the stilsons as its so tightly wedged into the corner. I think I will need to turn off all power via circuit breaker and dig out that crap job of white filler to see what that wire is part of. I doubt its anything...

My dad has one so will have a go. I also have an angle grinder, though not sure how it can get to the corner without cutting into the whole corner.

Yeah the gas pipe there is a big concern. I was thinking of putting a wood panel there to shield it, screw it into the floor. The videos I've seen with oscillator cutters show they get through the pipe fairly quick. Just wondering peoples experience using them?

With the iron pipe housing would it be best to use an oscillating multi tool on that?

I think these were the old electrical connections before the flat had a major re-wiring. The fact it is exposed and there is no current going through them makes me thing they have been severed completely from the other end. Also there are some severed electrical pipe housing under the stairs in...

Any suggestions? :(

Hello all, I'm renovating the kitchen and want to tidy up the mess that is the meter area which will be seen often inside the cupboard. Just wondering about these old cut off cables to the left in the big black tube. They look switched off so would it be safe to assume I could just cut them...

Hello all, I'm thinking of taking up the vinyl tiles in my kitchen and putting down laminate wood tongue groove flooring. Though have a few questions.. Under the vinyl flooring is some thin plywood nailed into the floorboards. Should I put the laminate flooring directly on top of that or would...

Belfast sink brackets! Yes that must be it! thanks. Will plaster over these then. I'm on a bit of a budget so just making do with the shoddy pipework for now and plastering what I can behind it. Though taking off all the pipes would be ideal.

Another thing to add is if I use the steamer will it be ok on the wooden tongue groove floorboards? There might be an electrical wire running under (though that's all insulated.)