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You could always try leaving a piece of plasterboard outside overnight.Rest it against the wall at a 45 degree angle and in the morning there will be a nice curve.I've done this alot and its always worked for me.

That not a bad price at all really.The price he's charging you for the ceiling is dirt cheap.

If its plasterboard,cut out the damaged plasterboard to make a square.Then get a strip of batten or 2 depending on the size of the hole, cut it longer than the hole.Now screw the battening behind the the hole(2 screws either side of the hole should be fine).Now cut a new piece of plasterboard...

Make sure all the loose bits of paint are scraped off.Pva 5-1,wait to dry,then pva 3-1,wait for it to go tacky.Then away you go.

If your going to overboard it mate,don't nail it, screw it.I use 2inch drywall screws. Then skim away.

Hi gary,once you got all the paper off,there's nothing more you can do really. Are the wall's stud or has the plasterboard been dot n dabbed to the wall?. If it is a stud wall and the board is falling apart then it might be easier to replace the board. When your stripping the paper is there a...

If you doing a bathroom/showeroom then it is best to use aqua panel.It will save you alot of time and effort in the long run.

Yep,have to agree,aqua panels is the best option by far.

Seal the wall first with pva 5 parts water / 1 part pva.Leave to dry.Then pva a second coat with 3 parts pva and 1 part water.Let this go tacky then apply your 2 coats of skim.

Skimming over textured paint is fine,as long as flake off dud paint as rigid said,then 2 coats of pva and away you go.

Yep i've just worked it out and he's bang on the mark,as long as he supplies the materials ,there's only a few pounds difference.

Once you have painted the walls you will not see the lines.As long as the wall is nice and smooth,then it could be the way the wall has dried.

Sounds like you have the dry lining tape mate.You want the mesh tape costs about £4-5 a roll.

If its a large area,then i'd say yer g.But if its only small areas that need patching,then it wont take as long to go firm.Plus it depends on the thickness being applied.Many a time i've bonded in the morning and then skimmed in the afternoon.Never had a problem yet.

If your plastering over plasterboard that is joined then you use plastering tape(the mesh variety).Place the tape over the joins,then i usually add a little plaster to bed it down,then throw on the skim.

If you want it to go off quicker,chuck a couple of handfuls of cement in with the bonding(shhhhh) :wink:

Bonding usually goes solid after a couple of hours mate.I'd say bond it in the morning and tile it in the afternoon.

If the holes aren't to big,why not fill them with bonding?.It would be alot quicker than sand and cement.

About a 1/4 bucket of water,then add the plaster.Mix until you get a thick double cream consistency.Then away you go.

Lol yer i know what you mean by the judder lines.There is a few things that cause this.The trowel might not be held at the correct angle,uneven pressure.or it could be the trowel not having a feathered edge.As for the term troweling in,it means letting the plaster go firm(after approx 30mins -1...