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Good afternoon to all. I understand that it is essential to scrim over the joints.But I would like to know; is there any harm scrimming over the screw fixings on the plaster board. I was thinking that perhaps this would stop the plaster "Popping" later when doors slam etc. Many...

Hello everyone! Please could someone offer me some sound advise. I have lifted the floor boards in our dinning room, only to find lots and lots and lots of rot!. Tofu city down there! I heave read the other postings on similar problems, but not sure weather they also apply to me...

Hello again everyone. I wonder if any of you could tell me, can I skim over Carlite bonding. I have anther ceiling that is very uneven and has the most god awful a artex! Very protruding and sharp on a ceiling. This is my plan; [1] Remove the sharp bit of artex with a trowl. [2]...

Could someone please offer me advice on how to skim over Artex. Thanks :)

hi there all! :) I have a question to ask the experts please. Does it matter on which sink the trap goes? I.e on the 1 and a half sink, | have had to put the trap on the half sink rather than the full one. Other than this oddity, everything else is the same. Will this cause a...

Hi all I Have a similar prob as Chocky! Can I plaster over a recently stripped wallpaper surface. The surface has also got some residue of the former glue. If I skim over this will the plaster fall off again? Do I need to wash the walls down with sugar soap? or some other product...

Hi! a while back I noticed a builder who was about to render a wall, mixed a product into the mix. It was a milky colour I think, but when it was mixed with water, or just exposed to the air it started to turn a dark purple colour. I was told it was a damp proofing. Does any one...

Hello all! :) Can anyone give me advice on how I can prevent damp coming in through a stone wall. I know that one should not seal a stone wall, but I just need to do something about a small section where I am chasing a socket into the wall. The old box was completely rusted up. Do I...