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    Render design help

    Look up "pargeting".
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    How far should plasterboard be underflush to old wall

    Yes .
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    How far should plasterboard be underflush to old wall

    It would be easier to pack out the plasterboard to the level of the old plaster. Tape the joint ,then feather the skimming about a foot into the old plaster .
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    Skimming plaster over small wood areas

    Hello, Your new door will need a frame . Take the old one out and shorten its head. Otherwise do as PrenticeBoyofDerry suggests .
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    Plaster coving.

    Hello, When the chimney breast is removed , the plastering on the two walls remaining might not bear much relationship to each other . One wall might be tight where it joined the breast , the other heavy . This would not matter too much normally , but with cornice work , the ceiling and wall...
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    Paper plaster or plaster

    It passes with flying colours.
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    Can I extend the height of this door? DIY w/Pics

    Hello, I am no building expert , but my post might get a conversation going . There could be one of these , IG Lintel INT 100 or similar above the door .
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    Paper plaster or plaster

    Thats okay , but I have not helped at all . :)
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    Paper plaster or plaster

    Is the external angle , wood , plaster ? If it is plaster , does it have a bead on it ?
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    Bathroom Project - Tile the entire wall or not??!!!??

    Whoops ! I was typing my message at the same time as you . A different answer but same result .
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    Bathroom Project - Tile the entire wall or not??!!!??

    Fit the bath tub first and tile up to it . You might this sticky helpful http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=77709
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    Sulpher Smell After Leveling Floor...

    It will go , just the door open .
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    Reroof building notice?

    Rockwool type insulation 100mm between and 170 mm over joist . Phone your building control up and they will tell you exactly what they want . You are re-using the tiles so weight will not be an issue . Anything he checks with regards to the roof will be in your best interests . My BCO is...
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    Advice needed ,best way to remove footings ?

    Thanks for the last reply . My on- off extension of nearly a year might finally get started .
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    Tiling Bathroom, where to start? Floor or walls?

    Hello, If you start with a full tile around the bath ,you could end up with a horrible cut at floor ,ceiling level , above the door or around the window . Best way is to make up two gauge rods one for vertical tile spacing and one horizontal . That way you will be able to see where...
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    Reroof building notice?

    My council charged me about £160 Your council website would have their charges.
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    Reroof building notice?

    Hello, You could probably fill the form out and pay on-line , or over the phone. They are interested in the amount of insulation and the new weight of the roof, compared to the old . "Will I need technical drawings etc? " . No
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    Paper plaster or plaster

    Hello, Does this leave you with an external angle?
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    Dot and dab on high walls

    Hello, The strip should go at the top . Before you knock up any compound . Cut all the boards for a wall . Pin them up as you go with nails and mark their positions on the wall . Use an off-cut of plasterboard to do this . All measurements need to be taken off packers on the floor ...
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    how to level ceiling with furring strips

    Hello, With ceilings the perimeter has to be straight . 5mm between the joist might be seen . If you are getting in a plasterer , ask him . He might suggest bonding out the ceiling .
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