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Hi all, Does anyone have expertise/experience of water damage to fireboard who could share some guidance? I suffered a leak into my kitchen from upstairs neighbour. She's a difficult person and kept turning mains back on, so I had gallons pouring in for on/off 4 days. Ceiling was on brink of...

Thanks GWAP. Using plaster coving is a point of contention between me and my husband. I suggested the cheaper, easier to use alternatives, but he was adamant it should be the plaster type. He's yet to tell me why, and he's been in the dog house about it since!!! After a bit of an awkward chat...

Hi all, We hired a professional plasterer to fit plaster coving in 4 rooms. He fit it on day 1, using plasterboard adhesive. By day 3, several lengths had fallen clean off. He hadn't put a run of tacks underneath it. To his credit, he came back and refitted the pieces that had fallen. He also...

Recently moved into a 1930s home and started prepping the bedroom for decorating last week. After removing an old fitted wardrobe, we were left with a half painted wall edged in silicone. On removing the silicone, sections of the paint came with it, so we decided to strip it entirely. The old...