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kilo i had the same thing from b&q, on the receipt it says vinyl. but if u read the tub, its crown matt emulsion. it doesnt even mention vinyl. even i got bit worred first.

yes RC the gaps between wall and ceilings were big, about 2inches.

cheers RC maybe i should have explained better, the left over finish plaster he used to fill the gaps on the top of the walls, below the ceilings (where the coving would be) has all cracked every 10cm or so along the whole wall. but he has yet to put his final skim coat on the wall. does...

I noticed the plasterer his filled in gaps at the top of the walls(near ceiling) using finish he had left over from skimming the ceilings. hes not used any bonding or hardwall. what effect would this have filling the gap with finish coat instead of bonding. hes still yet to skim over the...

i had some plasterboard walls plastered today by a reputable plasterer. Although it all looks superb, I can see traces of scrim tape here and there on one wall. Obvoiusly it will paint over but it indicates to me that in places the skim thickess is hardly anything. Should I worry about it...

ive put my ceilings up, and now i got the plasterer in skimming away. i noticed that where the plasterboards join onto one another, on some of them there are some major gaps, and hes just put scrim tape over them. hes not filled in the gaps, should he be filling in the gaps with bonding or...

ive had the whole house skimmed. when i paint the ceilings can i just use contract matt emulsion paint to do the job from wickes?? or would i be better of going for a brand such as dulux or crown??

b21 would there be any disadvantages of plastering first, then painting , then running the c/h all in one fix?

i have no idea, all i knw is copper is being used and a valliant boiler :)

if u plaster before running pipes under floordboards in between joists, can this cause cracking on the ceilings on new plaster. the only room where pipes are going to be buried in the wall is the bathroom, but this will then get tiled over. so should i get the whole house plastered first ...

Hi guys im really confused here. ive had my whole house totally stripped, inc. electrics & gas c/h. i have now had my first fix of electrics done. now next step should i be getting my whole house plastered, painted, then the central heating installed?? with the central heating i need...

thanks roughcaster. how long should i allow for the plaster to dry out naturally in this kind of weather in a empty house?? should i be using pva after plaster for paint?? i was bit concerned if i run the pipes under the floorboards through walls etc it may cause fresh new plaster to crack...

i have no central heating in the house so need it installed. should i be getting the walls skimmed first, then allowing the central heating to be installed. there will be no burying required of the pipes. im worried if installing central heating around the house after plaster, could this...

the walls are all made out of brick. they are definatley not in the loft, but i beleive they are in the roof tiles somewhere. they always fall near the bay area of the windows, so i beleive they are near the eaves somewhere, in the aprex area.

cheers for the reply. ive noticed that in certain places in the join corners the paper has teared back. should i apply unibond on the ceilings??

hi rich, i meant bonding plaster

ive plasterboarded all my house ceilings with the grey side showing. i was told by a plasterer who came round to give me a quote, that the white side should have been showing. is this a mistake or much of a issue, and would it make a difference when skimmed?? also it didnt say on the board...

thanks for the reply. im trying to prepare the walls for my plasterer before he starts work in 3 weeks time. also where plaster has come away from brick work, is it ok for me to bond these areas now to fill them so he can plaster over them in 3 weeks time. it wont cause a problem if...

hi is it ok to bond over a bit of wood above bricks, 1 inch in height, and 10 inches across then plaster.... thanks

hi i have been doign some work in my loft. i noticed when i was bangign nails in the joists above the bedroom, on the odd occasion a few wasps feel down. they looked like they had no energy left in them. builder told me there might be a small nest under the roof tiles, above the felt...