plasterboard and skimming

Hi, I'm having the plasterer in doing a few rooms. The first room was completed 6 days ago and has been drying since, it is drying nicely I think. I noticed there is one or two very thin hairline cracks. I didn't notice them before but I'm wondering if it is because of the drying process, it...

I have an area above a door where the plasterboard is stepped because the stud framing was off. Can I just apply bonding over the shaded bit to level it ready it for skimming? Also , do I need to prepare the joins and edge at the ceiling with mesh tape or paper tape or can I just put bonding...

I had a wall that was not parallel to the wall opposite, so I built it out with plasterboard and moved the door frame a bit. How can I plaster over the stepped plasterboard, should I use undercoat/bonding first? It will be at least 12.5mm at the deepest bit (see pics 1 and 2) . There is also a...

Hi, I put up the plasterboard for a new ceiling (fireboard) last year, and couldn’t get the plaster to skim it at the time. Now I’ve got to it, it’s been up a year - I this ok to skim as normal, or do I need to put some bondit or pregrit over it?

Hello All. I have a two up two down built circa 1890. I've just stripped the wallpaper from the main bedroom to find something strange. There's a wooden wall behind the door. It looks to be made of floorboards or similar, and judging from the wallpaper that was on it, it's an original, or at...

Hi guys, About to plasterboard a stud wall under my stairs (cloakroom WC). As you can see there is a lip of the stairway protruding past the studs..deliberately to allow plasterboard and skim. Call it poor planning or just a wonky stairs but I incorrectly assumed the protruding edgeswas same...

Hi everyone, I’m currently renovating a small shower room (2m x 1.7m) and have taken it back to brick. I’m getting different information in relation to the best way to go about plastering. The walls will be half tiled and half painted, with the tiles being approx 30x10 in brick formation...