diy

I have a very wonky wall! Internal bedroom, wonky old Victorian bricks, 1st floor. I've done 3 scratch coats, about 2.5cm in some places, and the low areas look like they'll need about 3cm more depth to become level, so a total of at least 5cm of render in some areas. Is that too thick, too much...

I'm rendering an internal brick wall as part of a DIY project. The walls are very uneven. Can I apply more than one scratch coat to help straighten out the wall? I started with 4:1. Do I have to weaken the mix to 5:1 for the next layer, or can I do a second scratch of 4:1 and then do a 5:1 top...

Hi all, very new to this and just purchased my first diy home project. I’m currently in the process of blocking up a few doorways to be plastered over and I’m after some advice. I have built my stud frame within the existing doorframe and plasterboards roughly 2mm shy of the existing old...

Hi! Im renovating my kitchen, and have been thinking about microcementing the backsplash, wall and old countertops. Im taking old tiles off, so It would go on drywall and the countertops are laminate/melamine. Only my budget is kinda small one, and I think I would need atleast 15-20 m2 worth...

I decided to skim one wall in my bedroom as new electrics were being put in. I've put a before and after picture, my question is why is half the room still dark after 2 weeks? I bonded the chased parts out, PVA'd the entire wall and then used Thistle multi finish once the PVA was tacky. Is there...

Hi all, New to the forum, looking for advice from the pros please:-) Need to cover the walls in my basement, and am thinking of using monocouche. Some walls are dense blocks, others are concrete. It's a basement, used for storage and a workshop so doesn't need a perfectly smooth plasterer's...

Hi all, I've been doing paint effects for a while now and usually we use a mix with Idenden pva etc in as a base texture coat. However I have a client who wants a concrete effect and faux plaster effect in their restaurant. After lots of research I tried out using jointing compound with water...

Hi there as a farmer I’ve no right to be on here!:censored::LOL: But every time I search for answers on google and come here I get ‘you’ve reached the maximum amount of views’ so here I am. Currently building our class q, I’ve done the roof, cladding and fair bit of the groundwork’s, builders...

Hi, I'm wanting to try my hand at plastering over the weekend in our house. We removed the wallpaper and presented with this.. Any advice will be greatly appreciated

Made this cyclone..really easy to make and some use a old Dyson or just make a cyclone from old plastic tub and waste fittings. See youtube... The one in picture is not the turbo cyclone as could not wait for it to come from china, that has a rounded top. This is the flat top standard cyclone...

evening All, I've had some good advice and need just a little more. I'm doing an internal s/c render and have the scratch coat on the walls. I used 4-1 with plasticiser for that coat. I plan to do the next coat tomorrow and need to know if I should add hydrated lime. I've got a bag already...