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    Adding plasticiser to render made with Lime

    I've never tried hydrated lime in a render mix before so do you still add some plasticiser, like febmix, when using lime
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    Rendering over old sand/cement render

    Hi, An extension on my house has been rendered in the past in sand and cement. The top coat sounds hollow when knocked, so I've chipped some off to see. The bottom coat seems sound. I'm planning on chipping all of the top coat off and want to re render it in sand/cement. I don't know what mix...
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    How do you stick paper tape on before skimming

    I'm planning on re skimming a ceiling with multi-finish and would like to try paper tape instead of self adhesive scrim tape to cover the cracks. Having read afew posts on this forum, it seems to be a better way of preventing cracks re appearing, but how do you stick the tape up before skimming...
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    Corner beads looking wet

    Hi, First of all, I'm just a diyer, so can someone give me any idea why after I've skimmed a wall with a window in it, the plaster over the skim beads around the recess still look wet. You can still see the shape of the beads in the plaster even though the rest of the wall have completely dried...
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