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Hi, I own an old house which unfortunatley has very bad walls. I was wondering what is the best compund to use to fill holes made when plaster cracks and falls off. Also how do i get the filled area smooth and level with the existing walls :oops: Any help is nuch appreciated.

No he's doing the walls only, and there is no rendering to be done.

Hi, I've had a plasterer in last week to look at re-skimming a room. The room is 12*12 with a chimney breast at on side of the room. He has quoted £200 to do this job. Does this sound excessive to anyone. I was told it should cost about half of that. Any help would be appreciated. :?

Hi any advice here would be grateful. I am looking to have a few rooms re-skimmed. The rooms are approx. 13 * 13. What sort of price should I be paying to have the room skimmed. I have had some very varying quotes and do not want to be ripped off but at the same time want the job to be...

Hi, anyones ideas on this would be much appreciated. In my house the staircase runs up the exterior wall in one long run. However I was wondering if I could change this so that about 3 quarters way up it could be leveled out and turned right. The reason for this is that I want to use some...

Hi, could anyone tell me is it essential to install an RCD when installing an electric shower?? :?

T&G natural wooden flooring. However it is moving about a bit too much and due to the wood being beveled or not totally flat in places it is proving difficult to lay. If I was to drill into the tiles what kind of drill bit would I need to use :?

Does anyone know how I could secure a length of wood to a tiled floor. Th gaps between the tiles are small but even when trying to put a nail into this it bends. Any ideas would be grateful. Thanks. :cry:

Is it safe just to wash it away :?:

Hi, has anyone got a sure fire way of diposing of plaster. :?: Not wanting to wash it away I have been letting it dry and then trying to scrape it out of the bucket. This does on occasion work fine but I tend to get bored with this very quickly and throw the whole lot out. :? This is...

Thanks for all your help, but just one other thing. What compund would you suggest using to refill after its been dug out. Once again thanks.

I can't tell. The connection on the outside was skimmed over.

Sorry maybe this would help as well. This extension was built about 15 years ago so the walls are not 'new' as such. It was also done by a builder I persoanlly know and who has a very good reputation. He said it was a settlement crack that was not repaired but just papered over. This seemed...

Sorry what do you mean by this??

Where the walls meet.

Hi could anyone help. My home has a single story extension. The walls which connect the extension to the main part of the house keep cracking. I have dug the cracks out several times and refilled, but after 3/4 months the crack reappears. Any ideas on why this would happen??

thanks for your help!!