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    a new plaster board ceiling

    Without seeing the manufacturers guidelines for this board you can paint direct on I can just make an educated guess, which is that use a week solution of white emulsion as a base/primmer coat at this will give a good colour base and key grip and also give you a good idea of whether you will see...
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    Site update

    I would just like to say that this is an excellant site and the best DIY forum I have come accross. I hope in the future your tools/materials section will expand as I think this would be most helpfull and that more people choose to advetise with you as I only found one builder in my area. :lol:
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    Plasterboard on Ceilings Walls and Sloping Walls-DIY

    Fixing plasterboard can be tricky even for the proffesional but it IS possible to Do-it-yourself pain free with a tool which was designed for Professional board fixers . The Boardmate Board Support Tool is an essential for fixing all tyoes and thickness of board, it even works on soundproof...
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    Boarding a loft

    I would suggest when you fix the plasterboard you use a pair of Boardmate Board Support Tools a sepacil to act as an extra hand when putting up all kinds of board. Visit website www.boardmate.com where it tells you all about it and you can buy online. There is also a very good streaming video of...
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    How do you remove artex?

    Best not to try my bathroom ceiling is artex and I asked an expert at work who said that at best it will take forever and evre and you will ebd up with a crap finish. The best thing to do is get is skimmed by a plasterer, this should only take one day, depending on the size of the ceiling. if...
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    How do you remove artex?

    Best not to try my bathroom ceiling is artex and I asked an expert at work who said that at best it will take forever and evre and you will ebd up with a crap finish. The best thing to do is get is skimmed by a plasterer, this should only take one day, depending on the size of the ceiling. if...
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    a new plaster board ceiling

    Skimming the whole ceiling is the best most proffesional this to do otherwise over time you will see the tape marks and screws head shapes. Always best to the the job properly first time thus saving cost and time in the future. I work for a company that purely sells a drywall tool to help fix...
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    Insulating single skin garage

    Putting insulated plasterboard is a very effective way of insualting walls, so no this would not be waste of time. To increase the level of insulation can can sandwich insulation between the board and the walls as you are planning with the ceiling. There is a great new product available to...
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