Recent content by deepseaball

Thanks for the advice today, I appreciate it.

You're right of course, but the plastering Ive done myself has been either patching up or places where quality isn't critical, like the cupboard under the stairs. I've boarded up a fair bit and actually dotted 'n' dabbed and applied the scrim and beading and whatnot but then always walked away...

Yup! I kind of want to use trowels and messy stuff because I want/need the practice. I've no objection in principle to boards and dot'n'dab but I expect there'll be a fair few heavy-duty items put on the wall. Anyway what's 'sbr'? Thanks again, and sorry 'bout my ignorance. A lot of this game is...

I'm very new to all things plastery so I apologise if this is already covered somewhere but here goes.. I've asked to plaster a fair sized utility room which I want to plaster for nothing, one, because it's for a relative and two, I want the practice. (Actually, I suspect it doesn't need doing...