plastering

I’d like to try and skim coat my walls after pulling off the old wallpaper. The walls aren’t in terrible shape so I think I only need to coat to 1mm or 2mm deep. I’d like to try myself because I’d like to learn the skills. Should I use a joint compound like Toupret or a multi finish gypsum...

Hi all, wondering what my options are here. I have a 1930s semi and all the plaster is shot. It's lime plaster on to lime mortar brickwork. I'm taking down the partition lath walls and replacing with plasterboard and multifinish. What would I need for the brick walls? Am I ok with sand...

I need to cut into a boxed part of the wall downstairs to access some badly fitted plumbing from when the house was built,. I am wondering what the best approach is? The attached picture gives some idea of what I think maybe the best method, as in staying at least 1 inch away from the edges, to...

Good morning everyone, My house is a semi detached house and the pantry is joining the neighbours house. I decided to decorate my pantry (last thing left to do in my house, it's under my stairs in the front of my house, when I went to clear it out (only been living here 6 months) everything I...

Hello everyone, In late September, I had my hallway, landing, and stairs skimmed. Despite choosing the most expensive quote and the contractor being recommended by a family friend, I've been told by several people on several online forums that the job wasn't done well (including here, so see my...

Good afternoon everyone, Thank you for this forum! I've only just discovered it and I wish I had years ago. We are in the process of dismantling our old kitchen ready for a new one to be installed (by a fitter). We bought the house 2 years ago and behind the kitchen cupboards on the...

Hi, full disclosure. Ive never done any plastering, or indoor house painting and plan to do both for our home (Probably not all at once mind you). The question I have is regarding refining the wall surface before painting. Ive removed the majority of wall paper (still need to clean a little...

Hi everyone :) we are installing MRMDF/moisture resistant mdf T&G panelling on 3 walls of our bathroom floor to ceiling, they are 2 new stud walls and 1 single skin brick wall with old plaster in bad condition. We are having plasterers in for elsewhere, but is there any point plastering the...

We have a number of window reveals that might need to have the existing metal corner beads removed. I am looking for any advice on a way to remove the beads without causing too much damage to the rest of the wall. Any first-hand advice would be appreciated? We known that the existing the beads...

Hi, Im plaster a wall which finishes on an external corner. Whats the best way of getting a clean edge on the corner side? I was thinking of a stop bead? Then using a very small amount of plaster filler to fill any gaps (If any) between the bead and the other wall. Does anyone have any other...

I recently had my hallway, landing and stairs skimmed (as well as needing some new boards for a stud wall in the hallway) and the overall finish to me seems good but there are just some parts that I'm not completely happy with. There are more than the below images but largely, there are some...

Hi, I am moving house but a surveyor picked up a leaking pipe in the soil stack, which was causing rising damp in a couple of walls. The leak is now fixed but need to get the wall fixed. The paint was cracking off and so we peeled most of the loose bits off with the aim to repaint/get someone...

The pull switch failed in our downstairs bathroom that switches the light and extraction fan on and off. The original is a 2 way, but L2 is just an empty space. I bought a replacement crabtree 2way, which came with a variety of helpful wiring diagrams. Nothing like the original though. Com wired...

Hi all, Hoping you can help. I have plastered a room before but I put plasterboard up so was fairly easy. We've been quoted £2000 for our bedroom and I just can't part with the cash when I know I can at least have a go myself! But I'm unsure how to prep the walls read for a skim. I'll attach...

I've recently had an issue with damp next to a party wall where we had a unit pushed up to it. We're fairly certain now it was condensation / lack of air movement. Neighbour has no problems on their side. The skirting board was rotten, so I've taken it out and was surprised to find a second...

Hey all! I'm new to plastering. I'm renovating some large property by myself and learning a lot of plumbing, some minor electricity, woodworking, metalworking, glasswork ext. It's going great as I'm putting 24h a day researching how to and working :) I'm getting really better at plastering...

Hi So the electrician filled chased walls and it looked like a Frankenstein job…. We hoped that hand sanding and applying some filler (poly filla - bad!) we could proceed and paint over but as you can see it looks awful. What can we do to fix it ? Use an electric sander and smooth ready mix...

Hi all, I bought a doer upper in zone 3 SW London, one bed house, 45 sq metres. It has artex ceilings everywhere which I had tested for asbestos and they contain Chrysotile. I’ve been doing everything myself in the renovation except gas plumbing, electrics and roof repairs and now need a...

Amazing Lofts came to install loft storage and move my hatch yesterday. I'm happy with the former but not the latter. The render to cover the old hatch is very rough. I've been at it with 120 grit for two hours, and there are still pits and lines. It's going to need polyfiller and more sanding...

Hello We are having the gable wall in the living (solid brick wall) sand / cemented and then skim coated. We are having this done by a contractor What would you expect. Would there be two layers of sand /cement put on the wall. How long do you need to wait between coats of sand /cement and...