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Hi, has anyone had a stain on the Parex monoblanco render that professional render cleaner will not remove? we are foster Carer’s and the child we have has made some enemies that have very annoyingly threw some eggs at the house at midnight, we discovered it at 6am so the egg has stained. has...

Hi everyone, I moved into an old 1900s property recently and I DIY repainted the walls about 3 months ago. Most of the painting was directly onto the old paint and other parts on the old plaster directly where the old paint peeled off or sanded off. Today I am seeing bubbling in a few parts...

Hello Plasterers, My boyfriend and I recently completed our first plaster repairs on our 1900 house. We used Structolite for the base coat and a finish coat of lime, crushed marble and plaster of paris. Now we're wondering about painting. To be specific, these rooms have old wallpaper that's...

Hey all, hopefully I’m in the right place, I’ve just signed up so shout at me if I’m posting in the wrong place. I’m self taught using multifinish plaster and have learnt many hard mistakes plastering over certain surfaces. It’s my house so it’s nothing but a pain if I get it wrong but I’ve...

Hi all, I’m about to repaint a wall that has a dodgy plastering job. The plaster joint is visible and uneven: Any tips on how exactly to prep/sand this area before repainting such that the joint will not be visible? I was just going to lightly sand, but wanted to see if anyone else has dealt...

Hi all, I need help! I’ve recently moved into an apartment building and blue spots have been appearing through the white paint in my bedroom. I have no idea what they are. Can someone please identify the problem and tell me how to fix it! It’s driving me mad! I’ve attached a photograph. Thank...

Basically I plastered a house a few months back and all the sand and cement walls started mapping the walls where not over troweled all the slabed walls and ceiling came out perfect the painter sprayed the house it was the first time he had used it the wall where trolled well but not over...

Need to skim a couple of walls in a bedroom which has a semi-glossy finish, like a tough resin based emulsion on top of what is probably some fairly old plaster. The way I see it, I could either run over it with a low grit sander or summut to give a key and then PVA and skim while tacky or coat...