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he is waiting for the answer, and the answer is the one he wants to hear. nothing wrong with using a humidifier,been using one for years,super quick,and dont leave no cracks. hope this helps. :roll:

well you was just given sound advice but chose to dither about it m8 plaster dont take forever to dry out.is the need for a quick job that great that you may have problems later down the line?

well maybe its time to get off the fence an go with one

any good polyfilly would do there m8

well board finish was one of the only types of finish available years ago.mulit finish is relativley new,most plasterers use the multi,as it is good over traditional and boarded backgrounds . both will give you the same finish,although i used to feel board finish looked better to me. to...

save yourself a lot of agro,those walls look a good candidate for a dot and dab session.

i looked at a job once garage like yours with bare brick,you could see water trickling through the brick work,which had been compromised over the years.the owner wanted to render the inside. i ended up not doing the job,as i told the owner he needed to render etc the outside first.it was not an...

are the external walls rendered ? to be honest i would look to making sure your external wall is covered before doing any work on the inside,blocks are pretty pourous . you can go with what you want on the inside up to you. if you not looking for a particular smooth surface maybe some of the...

its such a small job, i wouldnt even bother with buying a bag of plaster for it.fill the holes in with what ever you have which is suitable.the window dont look compromised with damp etc.a good layer of tile adhesive will bring your height. dont use a shovel to swat a fly haha

well thats exactly what i had to do when skim these old walls in the house i have. i tried it first and skimmed like normal,i covered a few meters,and just out of curiosity touched the plaster where i started,i couldnt believe it,the plaster had completly gone. i think these old boards were...

you can get heat proof plaster products which are used where a lot of heat is localised such as inset wood burners. that aside it could be a case of the wood burner being used to soon,and not allowing enough time for the plaster to dry out,hence maybe the cracking.would assume there would have...

priced a job the other day, two rooms,no big deal .i advised the owner to board over exsisting plasterboard.the boards were old type,and to my guessing were never meant to be plastered on.its those old prefab metal frame homes,and i know how bad the boards are for skimming as i live in the same...

im not familiar with chemical injections haha no seriously. its not normal for plaster to take that long to dry.it could be part of the chemical injections ? speak to your contractor.

just going to prop it up with some boards,and cap it off outside .i live in one of them prefab matchboxes,complete with metal roof. i got a pretty good idea what to do,thing is i got a building inspector coming up to give the go ahead to return the stack outside,i just want to be clued up...

ahh right ,well the soil stack is inside it comes in through the kitchen,and carries up through the bathroom as you see.its way to much hassle to take out the whole thing,and the part that goes through the kitchen has been boxed in and plastered, tiles etc. im just thinking of teeing it off...

stick to good ol british gypsum lad lol

did you not read my last post mate haha anyways nice 1

its the vent stack m8,it carries on through the roof .i want to return it outside to make room for a vanity unit . http://media.diynot.com/114000_113733_8387_27579780_thumb.jpg

to be honest mate you would have been better off making a stud frame,a lot quicker that attching individual laths,what with all the drilling for plugs and screws .by the looks you might aswell stay as you are,i suppose you can still attach a membrane to the lath and just board as...