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roughcast specification
Is fibre mesh used in roughcasting and if so what are the advantages
Render or External Insulation?
Which would be the easiest/quickest and most beneficial to use?
Do you render and put fascia on top or render up to fascia
Do you render and then put fascia on after or fascia first and render up to it?
plaster not bonding
Hi We had a room skimmed back in August, and have just got round to having it painted. Soon after the painting had been completed we noticed some bubbling on the surface of the wall. We mentioned this to the painter and his team visited this morning. It seems that the plaster skim has not bonded to the wall and the addition of the paint has caused the plaster to delaminate. The wall is very chalky where the plaster is coming off the wall. It looks like the skim coat has bonded to the paint that was on the wall as opposed to the wall struggling to decide what needs to be done, do we just get the blown patches filled, the plasterer has suggested that would suffice, or should we, and I hesitate to suggest this, remove the whole skim coat and start again from scratch?
When is plaster ready to paint?
I've just had the walls skimmed in my lounge and I'm eager to get it painted. How do I know if the plaster's dry enough to paint?
Rendering with fascias
I've got a house that needs all the render removing and re-doing. Is it better to render up to the fascia boards or remove all the fascias and render to the top then add the fascias after? Thanks
Repairing render
Can cement render be repaired? Mine has cracked and fallen off in a couple of places.
Can I use out of date plasterboard adhesives?
Hello all I have recently found some old bags of plasterboard adhesive that I had been planning on using for some upcoming work. However, I only just noticed the dates say that the adhesive is out of date by a few months. Will this just be an estimate and it would still be usable now or would it be problematic to use now?
Which paint is best?
Hi there! I’d like to know a bit more about the various paint sheens that exist and which ones are best suited for painting a living room? Will the more expensive products be noticeably better or could I end up being ripped off?
Cracked Ceiling
I’m having my living room plastered, I’ve noticed some massive cracks on the newly plastered ceiling, the person doing it has advised he will be putting some tape on the cracks and replastering the cracks. I’m very worried as this crack is very big and from research the tape should have been put on before the plastering took place. Should I be worried?
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