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The minimum depth for screed is 50mm with chicken wire added to stop it cracking.

You can get corner bead tape for exterior corners plus reveals. Paper tape for joints in the centre of the plasterboard. Joint filler is gyproc 12.5 kg bag should be more than enough for your job. Leave to dry fully and then sand back taking care not to tear in to paper backing on the...

I dont know if this will help but anytime i skim over artex i always mix up a grout of silver sand or playpit sand cement and febond pva. I mix it like sandtex paint and then paint it on it starts to pick up fairly quick and plus pulles in the first coat of plaster. Then you can lay it down with...

Without seeing it i would say that the pointing is open and letting in water. Have a look outside at the pointing and see if there is any voids in it. If you do find voids you will have to cut them back 20 to25mm and repoint them. The mix for pointing stonework is 2 washed sand 2 washed sharp...

No need to leave a gap finish flush with rafter and then screw plasterboard on top. :D

You can get ceoltex in all sizes from most builders merchants or Wickes diy stores.It is easy to cut to size and will fit well between the rafters.

Self-employed plasterer for the past 25 years.

I have just finished a tanking job which had one wall 1.8 meters below ground level. It also was a solid brick wall. I took all the old plaster off and then gave it a hose down to get rid of all the dust and loose pointing out. I gave it a coat of watered down pva to seal it and as there was...

Cut out old loose pointing on both the header section and perks of the brickwork and brush off. Damp down useing a fine spray. Mix up 4 building sand and 1 cement and a little pva dont have the mix to wet as it will smear the bricks. Work it well into the joints with a small tool or a rubbing...

Washed plastering sand has more grit in it so it stronger that building sand .Opti-rend render additive it is a plasticises waterproofers ******* and stops salts. :)

You will have to put conduit over the cable and if you put stainless steel on it will not rust later on. As for the key to be formed for the render to take to you can scud it or you can grout it with sand cement and pva i always use febond. Then you can apply a scratch coat of render i.e. 4...

I did one a few years ago and it is as good as the day it ws done. First you will have to wire brush off the soot and any old brick and pointing. Then wash it down with a stiff brush and water. Put a coat of watered down pva on. Dub out all indents to the same level as the brickwork. Then apply...

Iagree with Roughcaster it would be better to skim the whole ceiling it would be alot easery than trying to make good the artex around the light cut outs.l:

You can do so by mixing up a grout with fine sand cement and pva. Put 2 gauging trowels of cement to one of fine sand and 4 caps full of pva i always use febond its the best and add water to it. Mix up enough to do the whole job at the same time by repeating as above. Then paint it on and leave...

You dont render with builders sand it tends to crack alot.You can mix washed sand and building sand and it is easy to spread.

You can buy what they call a artex comb any good builders merchant or diy store should have them.

Is the ceiling already artex when you say the swirl patterns. You can make good the ceiling holes by cutting plasterboard slighty smaller than the hole then put a piece of string through it with a nail on the back end. Dab some bonding or finish plaster on it and pull it back down through the...

Dont use builders sand use washed plastering sand as builders sand has traces of clay in it. You can knock it up in a mixer but do not over mix.

The mix for scrach coat should be 4-1 washed sand and NHL3.5 hydraulic lime. The finish coat should be 5-1 washed sand and NHL3.5 hydraulic lime. There is no need to use cement with this type of lime. You can use a small amount of additive if you wish.

I would use wintermix at this time of year as you cant take a chance.