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Does skim coat need one or two coats. Bathroom has one old wall and the rest is plasterboard which has been painted on. I think it had rough plaster underneath which had been painted directly on.. The plasterer never mentioned doing two coats

I have been advised to ger rid of my hot and cold tanks as only nm cold is mains and has pressure. I also could do with the extra space. The hot has no pressure really at the moment. So this tank will give me pressurised hot and cold enabling me to have a mixer shower with loads of...

Is this the correct thing to do - read so many threads I am confused. After plaster skim - leave to dry out apply a miscoat of matt emulsion typically thin out by 30 -50% fill any minor blemishes with filler. lightly sand with fine sanding block. First coat of emulsion thin a little...

Is it good practice for a decorator to line over plasterboards that have not been skimmed. Or are they capitalising on muy ignorance!! Now I am noticing all the joins. I would prefer a plaster skim finish and feel like stripping it and getting the plasterer in.

I WANT TO HAVE THE BATHROOM SKIMMED. HALF OF IT WAS PLASTERBOARD AND THE CEILING (I CAN SEE THE JOINS AS SHADOWS THROUGH THE PAINT) ONE WALL IS AN ORIGINAL . ITS A GEORGIAN FLAT. BIT WORIED ABOUT ALL THIS TALK ABOUT ONLY USING LIME PLASTER FOR OLD PROPERTIES?? WHICH WOULD BE THE BEST...

I had my lounge decorated this year. The decorator lined the celing. It is a false ceiling in an old house. I see visual lines where the plasterboard joins are. Is it normal practice for a decorator to fill these or shoud I have had a plasterer in to attend to this. None of the decorators...

Having had the decorators point of view I thought I would give this a try. I live in a 200 year old Georgian flat. Previously rooms have been lined and decorated and the result was not perfect but acceptable to me. Recently had my huge hallway lined and painted but poor result with major...

Having had the decorators point of view I thought I would give this a try. I live in a 200 year old Georgian flat. Previously rooms have been lined and decorated and the result was not perfect but acceptable to me. Recently had my huge hallway lined and painted but poor result with major...

I live in a two hundred year old Georgian flat. In the past I have had all the walls lined and painted to a reasonable result. I have just had the hall redecorated at considerable cost. I am not all that happy with the result. Parts of the walls look really pitted and have a rash effect...

What is the minimum toilet clearance next to an adjacent wall

I would like to replace my electric shower with an upgrade. Prefer showers that come ot of the wall and there is not a 'box'. We have a Mira Sport. Knowing nothing about showers which type could I get? I am willing to have a bit of retiling done but I don't know about how it is plumbed. We...

Old house, had ceiling lined and painted. there is one join visible along nearly a length of the paper and looks like the paper is a bit loose on edge. What is the best way to deal with it?

What would you paint a wooden dado with. I want it to blend with the rest of the walls as I do not want a colour change and poss skirtings the same. I would have thought eggshell, but can you use emulsion for the dado only?

Is there a way to put some beading on corners. the house is old and I think there originally was some but it has worn away. Or is there another way to make the corners neater. the walls will be lined and painted. Also is it usual for a decorator to install cornicing or will I have to get...

I had a room lined and painted a few years ago. The finish seemed fine although I had noticed a few cracks in the lining paper and minor lifting on a few edges. Just had a paint redecoration but now there a lots of visible edges. The decorator was great so I can't really fault him but now...

The quote says Office Ceiling prepare, skim with velvet filler, sand touch up and apply 2 coats of emulsion Price for doing a small room 2m x 5m with cornice and small sash and case window + shutters. 2 coats ehhshell walls already lined and small cloak room skim and paint (no window)...

My bath has one of these levers that you press to get the plunger to go down. Last year the people downstairs complained there was water through their ceiling. I went back to the bathroom company and they gave me some reason that if you jumped in the bath quickly it can cause it to go down the...

I am considering having a Polish company decorate a room for me. They were reccomended by someone who said they did a good finish and she is an interior designer so hopefully she can tell the difference between a good finish and a bad one However, I am still a bit nervous. They were the only...

I have a fairly new bathroom. The water from this bathroom is from a tank (hot and cold) There is hardly any cold water coming out of the cold tap. What is the solution. I have no idea why this bathroom is fed from a tank rather than mains . Any ideas and what is the solution for the cold...

We have a huge hallway. It has previously been lined in the days when I knew not much about decorating and the decorator lined it. I now know that it probably should have been plaster skimmed. There are areas where it is not too bad and others where the surface is pretty bumpy. I want the...