skim coat

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    Skim coat: Plaster or joint compound?

    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...
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    Mouldy wall, old wallpaper, skim or plaster next?!

    Hi everyone, I’m new here. My partner and I recently bought a terraced house, built around the 60s. The old wallpaper in our bedroom wasn’t done to a great standard, and we also struggle with mould which we think is affecting my partners breathing. We had a survey done when we were buying it...
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    PVA or yellow grit on this bonding?

    So I’m reskimming this wall, I rolled yellow grit on it first and then levelled it up with some bonding (wall was curved) . Before I skim with multifinish tomorrow, should I PVA the bonding or shall I roll some more yellow grit on it?
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    Sand /cement on gable wall

    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...
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