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    Batten Worktop for desk

    Excellent, I suspected 100mm was overkill. Screws will be countersunk slightly too so will opt for 75mm, and red Rawl plugs. Thanks
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    Batten Worktop for desk

    Hello, I have a 2.4m stretch of 38mm laminate worktop that I want to support for a desktop.I want to batten the walls on 3 sides and place a leg in the middle. I have some 2x1s I'll be using for the battens, fixed to a brick wall. I'm trying to determine what length of screw to use. If I go...
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    Skimming old plaster

    Should have clarified, yes planning to skim the walls myself
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    Skimming old plaster

    Cheers @bobasd, Will continue with plan to board the patch. It's 12.5mm board in a ~15mm recess so imagine that'll leave enough for the skim. As for the beads, are you suggesting leave as they are? With the skim coat going on, we thought we may be able to fit a metal bead over the corner as it...
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    Skimming old plaster

    We've just stripped one of our rooms right back to the old plaster (walls are plaster on brick) and plan to skim over the top. I have 2 questions: We've knocked out a small patch of lose plaster right back to the brick. Can we patch this with some plasterboard and fill before the skim coat? Or...
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