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Hi guys. I have few cracks appearing in my fresh plaster where the joints of the plasterboard are. I mesh scrim taped the joints before i skimmed however cracks appeared at 3 joints. I filled them with easi-fill, however after mist coating i notice they have re-appeared. 2 of the cracks are on...

Thanks good idea. What would be the best way to scrape the plaster back easily? How should i prep the plaster for bonding over? Just pva and key? Never bonded over plaster before, only brick. Thanks

Hi guys. Please see the images attached. What would be the best way to fox this? The door frame is level, but as it works its way up the wall the plaster comes out to meet the level of the top of the door frame and stairs. I thought id just fill the gap between the architrave and the plaster...

Hi guys, Plastered a wall yesterday and used my speedskim to level it off however i didnt do a very good job. For some strange reason this mix of plaster started drying really quickly. I think it must have dried a little too much before flattening so the flex in my speedskim didnt push out the...

Do you guys have any pictures of the reveal guide? Ive googled it but cant find anything like you guys described, u less im picturing it wrong

Hi guys. This may sound like a silly question, but how do you use corner beads on larger angles than 90 degrees? I have a 135 degree angle where i need to run a corner bead along the edge. I tried using a normal corner bead hoping it would open up and flex to the angle i needed however as i...

Sorry for the late reply guys i didnt get the email notifications and only just remembered i posted this. What a fantastic idea. Much appreciated. Again a great idea. Thank you for the info ill deffo look at that

Hi guys. How do people bond and plaster external corners around windows? Or small external corners elsewhere? I can never seem to get the surface square to the other wall, or flat for that matter (because the surface is so small and with one end of the trowel scraping along the corner bead as...

Hi guys. We are installing artificial grass in the garden to use as a putting green. We used granite dust as a laying course. Flattened it with a rake, went over with the compactor 3 or 4 times. Tampered down the raised edges caused by the compactor. Aside from a number of loose surface stones...

Hi guys. I have a wooden border fixed to the ground that cant be moved or disassembled. The cross sectional view makes it look like an L shape (please see image attached). I need to cut a slot at the bottom of one side of the wood right on the L. I cant get at it with my router as it is quite...

I tend to lean towards plasterboard adhesive if i need to fill deep or large holes. It doesnt shrink or crack and dries rock solid. Leave it below the finished level though and go over with normal filler or plaster as its a pain to sand.

Hi guys. This is my process for bonding. Please bare in mind I am no plasterer, just a DIYer that does it myself to save on labour costs. This may be a bit unorthodox but it works for me and i get good results. I screw 11mm wooden battens to the wall and get them flat and level. Fill between...

Make sure youre not over mixing the plaster. I found this recently. I was spending 5 or 10 mins mixing a batch with a mixer in my drill, adding a bit of plaster...bit of water...bit of plaster etc. Now i do it all in one go using a proper paddle mixer and it is so much better. I also make it a...

Cheers, what ratio would you mix the PVA? Would 1 coat of plaster suffice or should i 2 coat again? Indeed. Appreciate for your support. I signed up to the plastering forum a while back but all they do is rinse people trying to learn. Determined to crack plastering. Did a wall yesterday...

Hi guys. Recently plastered a wall but its pants. Trowel marks galore so i want to re-skim it. Ive never skimmed fresh plaster. What prep should i do. Just Pva? Thanks

Hey snowyy. Ive just done exactly this. Provided you dont have anything in the way such as a ceiling binder or similar you should be able to make one of the off the shelf hatch and ladder kits fit. If you go into the loft and look at the joists you should have some directly around the hatch...

Hi mikeey. Thanks. I was thinking i wonder if its because theres no dust in the mixture. It was recommended to me by the artificial grass supplier to use the limestone instead of the MOT1 as we have drainage issues and dogs that will no doubt pee on the grass. I was told it wouldnt be as strong...

Hi guys. How do i know when the sub base is compact? My sub base is a layer of 20mm limestone with 10mm limestone on the top. It is for artificial grass. I am running the compactor over it and it does seem to be compacting however it keeps pushing up areas to the side of the compactor which...

Hi guys, How much does a sub base compact by? Ive read that i should lay it 25mm above my desired height as it compacts by 25mm however this seems like a lot. Most of the area was laid using 20mm limestone with 10mm limestone on top. Some areas have 10mm limestone right down to the dirt...

Hi guys. Had a strip skim coat crack between a doorframe and corner of the wall (about an inch and a half wide). Im assuming it dried out too quickly as it is a small area and i did it on a hot day. As it was already flush with the doorframe i didnt want to mesh over and re skim so i tried...