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As I understand it, it all depends on what SORT of asbestos it is. This SITE gives as good a description of each that I've found. And the RICS site gives some sensible advice for the UK as well.

One thing about plastering, well a couple actually. I was taught (very briefly) that you get the stuff up on the boards, get it into the places you need to, and as smooth as you can, then walk away for a while. Once it's on, and as you try to smooth it out, if it starts to ruck or...

Not sure if this is suitable for flooring, but google came up with This Firm when I tried "Matt Varnish". Hope it helps, they offer mail order and the prices do not seem bad. There's a LOT of varnish and stains on the site, so maybe you'll find all you want?

We've had Belfasts' inside at my school, a couple where actually supported by steel (?) tubing with screw in joints, a bit like compression fittings for copper pipe, BUT a whole LOT stronger! Also, got a couple on framework built out of 2X2 pse. Offhand, can't think of any brackets that I...

Everything comes to a dead stop, galloping dry rot throughout wall, old lath and battens completely gone, even in the solid plaster wall! Someone seems to have put concrete over some of it and I've distrubed it all now. Called in the specialists, bet it's in the ceiling joists, not to mention...

Oh great! Got the door blocked off and insulated, the wall next to it looses a lot of plaster and stones, not bricks! Sort that out, -ish and the plumber comes(three days late) just as I start on the naff wall. He merrily drains the rad on the carpet as I bring part of the wall off, to...

Insulation is for the stud wall, loft is another floor and a bit above this level! This is the worst part of doing jobs here, EVERYTHING is stairs! And LOT's of them!

Here's the first piccy of the old library, it shows the current state of a (disused) door into a classroom, long since replaced, but teacher objected too much to it been removed, as it should have been, in the last round of alterations. She still objects to it going, but it's going! Note the...

Thanks Guys, Appreciate the replies and suggestions. I'm going with bonding plaster, the wall will get a sluice of pva bond first (YUK - Messy!) and will try to get the mix right and slap it on, board up against it, then bang, bang, bang with a good solid piece of wood to secure the board...

I prefer to use screws where ever possible, a) because they are often easier to tighten up without missing the nail head and going through the board, (b) because you have more control over how much you nip the surface of the board, (c) if there is any give in the battens, the boards don't bounce...

I had one which intercepted my search engine choice! previously, if I mistyped an URL, I would go to either MSN search or Google search. Suddenly I was visiting a strange page with loads of dubious links. Could NOT get rid of it, now matter what I tried, then finally saw in the very small...

Well, I've been in this job over 20 years now and the job has changed so much! Now I do jobs like open up/lock up, clean up, potter in my shed, as you would expect, plus make props, rig sound and lighting effects for the school plays, I've pretty much wired the entire hall for sound, mics and...

No, I'm the caretaker and it goes with the job! Tax money?!?! Not in my school..... Ahh, BUT I get all of August off, and if I can get it done in time, a mega long weekend at the end of Half term! No, sparkie not installing network cables, I do that! Already rigged the computer suite for...

Wish me luck! Actually started the other day getting ready for this one, removing the old, fitted shelving from our school library as I'm changing it's use to a resource area, whilst the resource area is becoming the new Library. Thankfully, a firm is coming in to install the new library kit...

Quick question, seeing I'm starting this on Monday...... Dot and dabbing plasterboard to a (hopefully) brick wall, could be stone for all I know. Is it regular plaster, or do I need an additive please? I can plaster, I can build a stud wall, board and skim, and I've seen dot and dab...