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    help my plastering skills are s**t, why do my celing look wrinkled when painte

    i ve been plastering on and off for a wile but only normally very small ceiling and walls, which have all turned out great, but i took on to skim over every artex ceiling in a house, some were quite large , any way all seem to go well, they looked nice and smooth and felt smooth to run your...
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    anyone ever used a plastering darby

    i ve seen these when looking for a midget trowel , http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Marshalltown-M14884-Magnesium-Plastering-Darby-48_W0QQitemZ180289531887QQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p3286.m20.l1116 a plastering darby , ive never heard of them , are they any good cheers Dunc
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    what to use where the trowel wont fit

    :-/ what do u pros use in gaps where your trowel dont fit , i had a nightmare at the weekend :-[ ended up useing the brush cheers Duncan
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    on reskimming a small wall do i still need pva

    hi i have a small wall to skim which has already been skimmed and painted , normaly i pva a couple of times then skim over when tacky, but i need to get this done quick as it will be an evening job, so was wondering if i just go on fast with multi finish for the first coat, it will suck in...
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    patch work on ceiling where waters leaked

    hi i have a job patching up a flat smooth ceiling , where waters leaked through from upstairs and the plasters blown in a small line, about 500mm do i just rub the flacky bits back and but a tight skim over it, or just use polly filler or smooth over stuff, and rub it down , any help would be...
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    anyone need a labour/ plaster in essex ,

    hi ive just compleated a 2 and a half week trainnig course at apc plastering , and have had a lot of practise at friends and family houses, which have all gone well i looking for someone to take me on so i can gain more experince and earn some money to, im 27 and live in chelmsford , and...
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