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if you have never dashed before there is a 99% chance that you will make a total mess of it.if you take it on you could always plant a few bushes in front of it after.

you will have to get someone to render it so why not ask them for their proffesional opinion.its hard to judge something you cannot see.

i think roughcaster should quit wasting his time on this site and release a book. :D .the man gives good advice every time.

you could use the steel plugs for fixing plasterboard.if there is a large space behind plasterboard drill a few small holes in it and pump in a small amount of expanding foam.dont use gripfill

whats the best mix to achieve a rough finish on a slabbed wall.is it bond and skim or just bond on its own.also is the sponge float the best way to finish it or would this be too rough

is there any need to put waterproofer in the scratch coat.i just use it in the finish coat.im wondering what the rest of you think

im sure you have the ceiling by now but id recommend you get a pair of stilts

use yellow sand instead.

i get u now.thanks roughcaster.

cheers for the replies.around the window has been done in ply.the felt will be put on by the chippy.i was going to fix the mesh onto this.i was wondering what the battens were for.mabye i refer to them as something else.lattes?

do you not scud blockwork in england before you scratch it.

scud the brickwork first.this should give you a key to scratch over.mix sand:cement 2:1 ,have it watery and skite the brickwork with it

ty for advice but does the timber not rot quicker with no felt under the mesh

1 part lime mixed with 1 part sandy loam.then soak it for 24 hours in horse urine after which it can be used for plastering.works every time.you should be able 2 get this at your local hardware. :)

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can ply around a dormer window be meshed and rendered or is it essential 2 have 2 felt the ply first.the chippy at work reckons i can mesh it but i have a feeling it could cause cracking.any other houses i have been at have been felted.

jst something i heard.couldnt stand by it.mabye someone has tried it on this site.

dont think it really matters about the date.

not joking.adrop of coke mixed into the skim gives u more time.test it in a cuboard.

a drop of coca-cola into the skim gives u more time.a trick used in america.give it a go