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Hi, Was just a couple of quick questions: i need to dot and dab some plasterboard to a brick wall 1) Do i need to PVA the wall first 2) What side of the board goes to the wall brown or white i will be skimming the other side. Thanks

Is that all??? pffffff - "Simples" as Mr meerkat would say. Thanks for all your great advise but that sounds a little out of my league. Think i'll go back to plaster board idea or else i can see me making a right arse of it and that wont go down very well, and to be honest the misses is...

If i was to replaster instead of plaster board how would i go go about covering the new steel lintle it's and "I" section and i was advised to cut some dry timber so it was tight fitting to the inside of the flanges and knock it in place then fix plaster board to this as well as it being dot and...

Cheers. I'm not comfortable re-doing the plaster i can skim spot on but that's it. i would porbably make a right mess if i had to replaster as i've never tried it and would'nt want try my first time in my living room. Plus the hole left has raggy brick edges and i assume this would be easier...

Hi I will be skimming the whole wall covering plaster board and original plaster so assume just dot and dab plaster board keeping this level with what's on the wall then skim. I have trimmed back the original plaster about 400mm either side of the opening all the way to picture rail which...

Hi I have a wall which has had an opening knocked through and i will be tiding up the opening with dot and dabbed plasterboard. I dont want to strip all the good plaster that is already on the wall and replace with board so i have just trimmed to existing plaster back and given it straight...

So what do you thinks best OSB ply WBP ply. Do you know what type of glue you use to stick the boards to the concrete Thanks

I had platerers re do the platering last time. But since learned to plaster myself i want to treat the damp in my dining room I've hacked of the plaster up to 1 meter cleaned at the bricks and brushed them then injected a cream DPC in mortar bed i brick up from internal floor level. I now...

Hi I dont suppose you know what glue i should use to stick the ply wood to the concrete floor. Also what is OSB board is this better or worse than ply Thanks

Hi Was wondering if anyone could tell me if my plaster additive is still o.k to use, it's about 2 years old and has been opened as i used it 2 years ago. However i still have nearly a full bottle left and i need to use some more but it says 12 month shelf life on the bottle is the sell by...

Thought you might have to let some set with glue to keep rigid. Do the piece not slip along the tongue and groove easier once pva is applied. Cheers

Hi What's best to nail or screw the ply wood down on the floorboard area, and what type is best. Also if i'm to use the glued floating floor method is it a case of laying a few rows per day or can it all be done in one go

Just on the off chance i've got to many short lengths, What's make of self adhesive underlay would you use. Thanks for you help is been very very helpful

I've only opened one pack as i've got 36 packs. Whats classified as a short length as they vary from about 300mm-1200mm ish, So the clips are a no no. so just fit as floating then? Cheers

Thanks for you replies This is the floor i have http://www.wickes.co.uk/Solid-Wood-Flooring/invt/157983 and after opening a pack and looking on the instruction it says to buy the flooring clips for fitting, i'n not sure how these clips work as i've never seen them. However could i...

Thanks for you quick reply and the link you provided So do you think the plywood would do away the the need to fit under floor insulation at the floor board area? How thick should the plywood be? After looking at the link is does'nt mention after fitting the plywood down through both...

Hi all, I’m looking for some help laying a solid oak tongue and groove floor over existing suspended wooden floor and concrete floor in the same fitting The situations is this: I have had the living and dining room opened up via a 2.1 meter square opening and need to lay solid oak floor...