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they should have injected outside aswell as the inside on the same level. that is the idea of a chemical dpc, it is injected and then spreads out to form a seal. as trowelmonkey says use a bellcast bead to allow water to drip away from the wall. is there any flags tight up to the wall on...

or you could just use a scutch comb to key the surface up.

can you post a few pics of this please

i can spot taped joints a mile away but you can't see the joints in a skimmed board unless the spread is a numpty. in reply to jimbo i have rehung rads, mirrors, skirts, all manor of fixings to skimmed boards and never had any cracks appear.

i would have a word with your spread first. if it was me i would allow you to do this and this only and that if it needs to be taken down i am paid to alter your mistakes. on that context i would allow you to do it. but everything else, taping beads etc i would want to do myself. i always...

i would really need to see it before i can comment on the ceiling as with all old buildings keeping original features is a must for owners. if you sand and fill it will take you ages and you can't sand n fill blown plaster. this will need to be replaced. if you line it? if the old chases...

to add my point of view. It can be done i've done it myself using pva n sand slurry mix (similar to what wickes bonding agent is now) but i have to add it was at the request of a builder for a quick turnaround and was against my advice and therefore i did not issue him with a guarantee...

overboarding is ok so long a whoever is doing it secures the new board tight to the old. I am not a fan of overboarding but have done so specifically at the customers request. i think it is better to rip down and replace escpecially if the ceiling is in any way unlevel which being artex...

i agree with roughcaster and richardc taping and jointing in my opinion is for speed and speed only normally for commercial jobs! The finish you get is good but compared to the finish you get when a wall is properly skimmed there is definitely no comparison. :D

f*ckin cats are a nightmare. i have even taken one of the customers mangy arsed cats 20 miles back home with me. :lol: it had fell asleep on my dust sheets in the back of the van, it went berserk when i tried to get it out :evil: nothing like havin a bit of pussy in the back of...

:lol: nice one roughcaster!

:shock: ALWAYS plaster on the ivory side. sand and cement

i caught him half way through the back window. it has a small padlock on the doors so he couldn't open them.. suprisingly though he didn't struggle to get away. probably cos i had clamped his legs together as they dangled out the back window. :lol: held him there till cops arrived. i...

:lol: they just keep comin dont they. glad you got an ad for free cos they keep ringin n ringin. i had to tell one for f*ck sake im skimmin a ceiling leave the alone for at least an hour!

bob totally agree with you mate. the lad has put his point across the same as anybody what country he is from makes no difference. i too agree with the right to bear arms to a degree, maybe not a firearm but this is a sad time we live in when someone can break in, cut his f*ckin arm and...

my mate is a site manager for persimmon and has laid of 60 percent of his workforce and its all down to the fact that they have 12.5 million worth of houses up to roof but their sales teams have only sold 2.5 million pounds worth of them. so they have told them to stop building until sales...

artex :x horrible stuff personally i would rip the ceiling down, re board and skim. if its only a small bathroom you can try it yourself. although it very messy work and if its old artex say pre 88 it may contain white asbestos so if your not sure get it checked. it's not easy to...

9.5 is for girls :lol: 12.5 gives better thermal and acoustical qualities, and it feels solid when you have thrown it up. use 12.5 whenever you can.

fellas, i was in no way suggesting anyone on here does not know they are on about. maybe my comments were taken out of context they were meant to b a bit tongue in cheek. all's i am sayin is that gripfill will stick coving up and multi will hold board and be quite strong (esp gripfill) but i...

no offence meant dougal just stating never heard it called plasterers sand. i asked a few of the lads this morning about it but none of them heard of it either. is it soft sand? who produces it? which merchants is it available from? i would like to know cos if its easier to use than...