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Hi, I am in the process of undertaking my first DIY project in my new home. I am building a false tray ceiling - similar to below: I have a few questions with regards to the most appropriate edge beading for the plasterboards, see below diagram with a section of the tray ceiling. My questions...

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...

I skimmed over part of the wall next to a door with easifill on an area about 20cm x 90cm because it wasn’t level with the door frame. Its a bit softer than skim so I was wondering if there is any way to seal it against moisture and toughen it up a bit before I paint it?

I am refurbishing my en-suite and one job is to get the sparky in to move the ceiling lights to better positions. Generally speaking the ceiling is not in great condition and so I am looking at re-skimming it to tidy it all up I used a straight edge to check how flat the ceiling is and there is...

Is there a reliable online materials calculator? Actual areas without addition to be on the safe side etc are: hardwall - 10m² skim - 20.7m² This presumes that hardwall needs a skim finish.

I've battened out the walls in my extension and fixed boards to them with 2-3mm gaps. I'm pleased with the finish as they're all solid and level so I'm going to skim the walls. I have skimmed a few areas I dry-lined once (bay window and small storage room) and was happy with the results. I am...

Hey Everyone, So I have skimmed plasterboard before and can do that pretty well. But I had a partition put up and that was boarded and skimmed. I have had to rip a section out this weekend as I wanted to lay some pipework into the wall. As you can see from the attached picture I just ripped...

Hello! So decided to redecorate a bedroom ourselves. Removed wallpaper, scrubbed, sanded, cleaned, primed, skimmed and one coat of primer/undercoat. My issue is I have a few areas where I can see 'steps' from where I've skimmed, my fault for not sanding well enough in these areas. Can I use...

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 All, like to think I'm generally competent diyer, though regards to plastering have only ever patched up existing blown plaster. correction: 13 years ago dot dabbed drylined garage to room conversion and tapped all joints before pro plasterer called in , he was complementary of my work...

Can anyone help me with this? The online calculators are pretty basic and don't really do the job. Am in a reasonably prosperous town in Wales. Have had prices of 1.5k and 2k? Any help would be appreciated. 5x4x2.3m room. How much is reasonable to pay for: A) 2 coat skim on pre boarded TE...

Hi, i've repaired this section of wall and built up with sand/cement.. i need to bring up as a finish filling a depth of around 2.5cm and then paint same as rest of the wall... whats the best method? Thanks in advance!

Hi, Looking for some advice. I've had 2 guys skim the hall, ceiling and landing this week. My usual guy was unavailable and so I used someone from a rated website who had excellent reviews and plenty of them. The results can be seen in the pictures. I've called the guy and he was apologetic...

We've just stripped one of our rooms right back to the old plaster (walls are plaster on brick) and plan to skim over the top. I have 2 questions: We've knocked out a small patch of lose plaster right back to the brick. Can we patch this with some plasterboard and fill before the skim coat? Or...

I've been tucked up by a plasterer, scrim showing through the skim etc, on a sloping area of ceiling. I dug out a few spots, very thin. I remember the guy standing back from the job whilst he was doing the wall and saying that it didn't look too bad, and I had to agree that it didn't but I think...

I've been working on a room where I removed the chimney breast and various bits and pieces. Having attached insulation backed board to one wall, over-boarded the ceiling and stripped the wallpaper off the remaining walls I have now started to plaster skim each surface. Yesterday I did my first...

Hello there, can I please have some advice. I have a tiled bathroom to the ceiling all around. The ceiling is plasterboard, skimmed and painted. I have siliconed all around where the tiles and the ceiling meets. I have painted the ceiling before the tiles went up (might have been where it went...