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Just plastered a room in house and was wondering how long I have to leave plaster before I can paint it ? Cheers

Correct. Well the reason why I had to rush out was because I got a friend to knock the mix up and he completely messed it up. I put a some on the wall and it fell off and went in my eye. I had to go straight the hospital for a wash out. SO yes it probably would not of stuck. And thats the...

No that is it everything else is fine. Its been like that for 20 yrs. But as it not filled properly it is making a crack on the inside of the house. The kitchen was tiled so I am guessing the crack was hidden but now its plaster boarded you can see it clearly .

1) Does the crack emanate from the corner of one of the windows or a door opening? Yes straight from the very top of the house to the top of the bottom floor window. 2) Is the crack on the south facing side of the building? South side of the building 3) Is there any corresponding...

We have a crack on the outside of are house in the pebble dash. I bought the house off my mum for cash so never got a surveyor but she bought the house 20 yrs ago and the crack was there and she had it filled in but it came back. I dont know how good of a job they filed it in as I was only a...

Used a small wood chisel to take a little area off then the trowel scraped the rest off. All done. Jobs a gooding. On to the decor now.

I put and few trowel fulls of plaster on a boarded wall and had to rush out the plaster has gone hard and I need to remove and start again as it was not even out. What is the best way to remove the plaster from th eplaster board. Was thinking a wallpaper steamer ? Sanding would take forever.

I think you can get a acid brick cleaner but someone will have to say for sure.

There a smell coming in from where the soil pipe is. It cant be anything in the loft as it has been re-insulated,new floor, the lot. Where the soil pipe is you can smell it through the felt sometime's. Are in the main outlet for the whole street,. 30 house run along and out through a man...

Is the durgo allowed to be exposed out of the roof tiles ?

I am not sure about that, I would need some more information to be honest. Can a durgo valve be exposed outside or does it have to be in a building ?

I have converted my loft for storage but when doing it there was a smell in there. I have now found out that it is coming from the top of the soil pipe and the smell is coming in through the tiles and felt. I know you can get durgo valves for plastic pipe but was wondering if you can get them...

Yes I am unsure though whether the side walls under the 9 x 2 eaves has a cold sir. It is directly under the shallow part of the roof which is cold in a way.

How can that be if you can use polythene as a vapour barrier. for e.g if you get sound proof plasterboard then and you need a vapour barrier you need to use a plastic barrier no matter what.

Ok thanks for advice. Also the internal walls in the loft right underneath the big 9 x 2 eaves. I have put one side up of the wall and am about to insulate with lagging and then put the back wall up. I have been told I need a vapour barrier here and I done. Any Help ? Also if I do...

I have just boarded nearly all my loft with foil back plaster boards . I have ran out of the foil back plaster boards and have a piece of about 2ft squared to complete the job. I have got some standard board what will fit and some polythene vapour barrier left. Would it be ok to staple the...

Thanks Just looking at the way the Americans dry wall. Do they just put boards up then joint compound then sand then prime then paint. Would you say plastering gives a better results or just the same ? Only asking out of interest.

In about 2 places were the board meet there is maybe 5 mil gaps as the boards had to be cut to get into the loft. Can i just fill these then scrim tape ready for plastering ?

Can you use anything like gymsum bonding or have you got to use a specific filler?

Does it say anywhere in black and white in the regs that what I am doing is not allowed. Bcsurveyor are you still alive ?