plaster

Hi I have one of these new homes and time to time small cracks, screw pops, door/window hair cracks are appearing and in the kitchen I'm starting to see some picked but joints. On youtube there are tons of videos but they are all American based product and repair methods. The only useful UK...

I have an old solid wall sandstone barn / cottage (approx. 150 - 200 years old), I am having the dining room plastered however there is rising damp on the external walls and around the fireplace. The old plaster is onto a cement rendered wall with bitumen damp proofing however this has failed...

I’ve got a job upcoming skimming the inside of an old Coal fireplace and heard that soot can show through of the skimming, How do I prevent this !?

Hi Folks, Just had horizontal damp proof course and tanking put in, and replastering in the back room of a ground floor flat (3 walls). On the back wall of the property the plaster looks like in the pics - the bit at the bottom isn’t quite as consistent as the rest. Could someone more...

Hi all, I have this on my landing. I recently moved in so I have had to remove the plasterboard due to holes and all the cracking. The previous owner slid the plasterboard in red behind the plasterboard in blue and looks like just plastered the gap to create a curved joint. I want to create a...

Hello, I live in an end terraced house. I am thinking of insulating my boxroom and the hallway/landing as those areas get very cold in the winter. I can't afford external insulation. What is the thinnest energy efficient thermal barrier I can put in? I don't want to lose space as the boxroom...

Hi All, Can anyone recommend and plastering courses in the Northwest, more cheshire region. we are renovating homes which we will eventually let out but would love to be able to do my own plastering.

Hi all, Happy New Year, hope everyone had a good one! Quick question from me if I may, I have removed Artex and plaster from hallway and will be left with this. I am completely new to this so would I be right in saying this is the bonding coat that I have left? It's relatively thick and beneath...

Hi. So we are having our kitchen done and we specifically said to have whole kitchen plastered. He hasn't plastered behind the kitchen sink wall at all except the window and has fitted the cuboards already. He also hasn't painted in areas below the worktop area. Also we have Hugh holes on top...

Hello all, thanks for helping me. I have a 4 walled room and ceiling to sort out. Walls had multiple layers of painted wallpaper that has been stripped Ceiling has a painted texture thats likely just paint with a mop finish not actual texture, just blobs of paint. The walls have some white...

I booked my plasterer via checkatrade - he was really highly rated so I didn't question his methods. He applied primer to the wallpaper on the ceiling. Some bubbling/raising of the plaster has since occurred. Will the problem of cracks etc get worse as a result of not stripping the wallpaper...

1840 Sandstone building, solid walls construction. There have been a lot of serious damp issues mostly due to the roof, gutters and other external problems which have now been fixed. However, previous owners have had damp specialist who have drilled and covered things in cement preventing...

Hi, hoping for some help. Been let down by a few tradesmen already. We have plaster crumbling around a kitchen window. Think it's due to water ingress from blocked gutter outside. Reckon it needs stripped off, sealed and replastered. Also small part of front wall below window is damp to touch...

Hey all. First timer here so be nice… Levelling up a kitchen off shoot wall to the dining room where we’ve had a wall taken out. It needed building up about 18mm so I’ve done one coat of bonding and didn’t realised the second coat had to be done soon after. I did the first coat yesterday...

Hi, Has anyone been exposed to plaster dust that contains plaster of Paris and a joint compound mixture from sanding? I was in the home when the worker was sanding and was w/o a mask amd there was no ventilation. Was not aware of dangers until the work was completed after 3 days. I am very...

New to plastering, I’m finished prepping an arch way for the plaster coats, but I’m realizing I may have messed up not using a corner bead, I got the corners looking nice and strait using joint compound and sanding. Aesthetically it looks good but I’m worried structurally I might have a problem...

I am renovating a 1950s former Manchester City Council house. It has a grey plaster/render on most of the walls that contains thin fibres in it. I have had an asbestos survey and it has been tested for asbestos. I have included photos. It is lightweight but it is cold to touch (colder than...

Hi all, We’re week 7 into our garage conversion and the builders have installed the french doors with windows either side, and just completed the plaster boarding and plastering. Upon painting, we’ve noticed the wall timber frame, plasterboard and plaster have gone completely over the frames. Is...

My husband and I are currently going through our project and have come to the stage for the plastering. However we have ended up with a bumpy and strange finish. The builders tell us that they are going to fill it but to us it seems a lot of work? Both of us are not plasterers or builders so...

Hi, i have just moved into a house which has this giant fireplace with large sandstone blocks around the edges (image 1). i was wanting to basically plaster the edges to make it look more like image 2 and reduce the overall size of the cavity The only thing im worried about is if you can...

Hi I’m thinking of buying machine and need help is the mtec 330 or g4 the way to go

The subcontractor did the monocouche on a very bad plastered façade, specifically where the electrical tubes are placed in the walls, as you can see in the photos. Also the render of the monocouche is really bad. any idea how this can be fixed with the minimum cost. Is it possible to cut the...

The subcontractor did the monocouche on a very bad plastered façade, specifically where the electrical tubes are placed in the walls, as you can see in the photos. Also the render of the monocouche is really bad. any idea how this can be fixed with the minimum cost. Is it possible to cut the...

Hi I’m getting some work done on my roof and the aftermath has been bits of plaster falling from my bedroom ceiling. There’s 9 or 10 1inch in diameter circles that have fallen and have exposed the nails in the board. I have absolutely no experience with anything to do with plastering so please...

Tried everything from super glue to foam. From grip fill to nails. Found the best stuff is polymer mastic. Sticks to everything Inc wet pva. Thin bead of mastic and on with the metal beads and plaster straight away of following day. Whatever. Simple. Holds really well from the start. Like this...

When using Thistle Bonding coat to patch and flatten/level out a old rough lime background like shown in pic, is a coat or two of pva required? If so what ratio is best?

I have a solid exterior wall (non cavity) upstairs in Victorian property, not ground floor. It is bowed floor to ceiling and start to end with window in between. It is rendered on the outside. I have been advised NOT to use browning or bonding as this attracts moisture. Wall was already multi...

I have a bowed solid exterior wall that needs levelling out upstairs in bedroom in my Victorian propety so I believe no cavity wall. By most it is out of level by about an inch in middle. Wall was already plastered with multi finish and bonding applied in some places on top of original lime...

Hello everyone. I’m looking to get quotes for reskim / plastering for a 3 bed semi attached. How much should I be looking to pay? Walls currently are good but they have woodchip, if I rip out woodchip I might end up needing reskimming anyways. true or false? Just need a clean smooth finish what...

Hi all, I had my living room replastered. I live in a council house and it was done by a council employed plasterer. He has made it an absolute mess. It looks ok in direct light, but an absolute mess when light shines on it from the side. It also feels all lumpy and bumpy. I did complain...

I am considering switching out my lights and drills over to battery power. I find running cords cumbersome and hazardous. Are the battery drills any good? Do I want to deal with charging/switching batteries on LED's between/during mixes. If you've done this or decided why not, I'd love some...

Hi all My house flooded in storm Dennis, am slowly rebuilding it. The walls were hacked back to stone, sbr & cement mix applied, then 2 coats of render with sbr mixed in. The walls are now ready for skimming. Prior to putting on the plaster, I've read some say pva others unibond or blue...

We've seen the demand and shortage for multifinish plaster, especially after the polish plaster that gave any other suppliers a bad vote, we, at plasterers Solutions sent multifinish out to our factory, they took it to Thier lab and tore it apart, seen how it was made and replicated it, as to...

Hi guys... Have got hold of 5 bags of gyproc skim coat to use... Any advice?

Has any one used this product yet ? Its white and like knauf 1st coat and 2nd coat is lovely to put on but can i hell finish this with out waiting over 3hours and the work am haveing to put into it is mental just wanted to no how you guys getting on with it and if you have masterd a technique as...

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...

Hi all, I’m in the midst of renovating my home. When I found out that DryWallToolsDirect were getting in Carlite from Ireland, my builder phoned around his network to see who wanted plaster and if it was worth getting a palette. One of the chaps (who was the most interested) has pulled out so...

I'm not working currently, haven't been for a while now but I am curious as to when plaster will be back in stock. Does anyone know of any news regarding this?? Out of stock within 60 miles at B&Q, wickes, travis, jewsons, ccf and anywhere else for that matter - people even selling em for £50 a...

Good morning and happy VE day everyone! We are hoping to remodel the fire place in our new house as at looks bloody awful in our opinion. It currently looks like this: We want to drop the height, slap a nice bit of wood on the top, remove the protruding ledges and also reduce the size of...

Hey guys! I just registered on this forum and thought I give it a try as I am really struggling at the moment. I own an old cottage in Dorset which I’m renovating at the moment. The pre owners haven’t used the cottage for 30 years. So it has not been heated at all. every single wall is fine...

Im looking for an alternative to DG27. Its really expensive and I need a primer. Thinking I could mix it up myself if I got the ingredients..... Anyone know of any cheaper alternatives or how to make it?

Hello all, I have finished boarding with soundbloc board and they are tapered edge - I have two bags of multi finish left over brand new from the other day can I use this and scrim to tape and fill the joins? It’s a big area 4m x 2m so I wouldn’t like to skim it all? Any advice would be helpful...

Hi all, Newbie here. I have very recently had an internal garage conversion completed on 14 year old detached house. The long external wall was insulated with 50mm celotex boards, drylined and then skimmed. 3 of the 4 walls were complete well over 2 weeks ago and the plaster has dried out...

Hi, Moved into new house in the summer. We have had a few issues as it is a very old house that was returned back in 2014. The latest issue is dots appearing on wall when the room is hot. My guess is condensation or maybe damp? Its a kitchen/living room. Quite small. When I went to check...

Looking for site work in the next few days what’s about?? Anyone got any contacts or know any company’s looking for Plasterer’s? Thanks in advance

I’ve just had my porch plastered, finish was great until the rain has started to get in through old rendering and is now leaking down between the plaster and brick in my porch. Now it seems as though the plaster is wearing away, (not sure if that’s possible?) but this thread looking thing has...

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I recently bought out three walls with plasterboard and plastered them. This was yesterday 12.9.18 and I wasn’t told to leave any form of ventilation in the room so this morning when I entered the room there was condensation on the windows. I’ve opened the door and windows and it cleared. I just...

Strange one today. Over board and skim. So hot I thought.. Right.. 1 coat of gardz on board and banged on the multi. Done in one hit and hanging really wet. To wet to be honest as took 2 hours 15 to complete. I never set out to do in one. I normally do board in 2 hits. Plastering is a little odd...