pva

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 all I’m a decently skilled DIYer looking for some advice... I have a bedroom (outside) wall with large patches of blown plaster in my 1930s London house. The background is black ash mortar (horrible stuff!) that isn’t damp anymore but is very crumbly and dusty. After loads of research I’m...

Hi guys, I'm building 2 houses at the moment and got them boarded before lockdown but not plastered. My plasterer is on site now and says the accoustic boards on the ceiling need sealing with water and PVA mix as the colour has faded on the board and the board has dried out. Is this a real...

So I fixed a small damp issue on a house of a friend where a wall had just been plastered over plaster and plaster to try and fix the issue which I’ve now solved! After 6 months The wall is now completely dry, all the bits of plaster are flaking off the wall and there is a pile of dust on the...

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...

Okay so it's an absolute minefield out there at the minute with all the different products out there. I just want to know what is your preferred method when it comes to dealing with high suction backgrounds. Wickes bonding agent, PVA, SBR, Blue grit, gypPrime, bond-it. As I'm aware it does...

Hi everyone. Quite new to plastering, I put some bonding over the artex ceiling and filled a few gaps etc. I have left drying overnight (didn't have time to do everything in one go. ) I was supposed to be going away for a few days. I was going to 're PVA before skimming on my return in a few...

Hi, I have walls in our casa which have been skimmed in Yeso, up to 60mm with two thick coats and one thin skim to finish. The walls are in a bit of a state with patches which have blown, so I intended to remove all loose Yeso and repair with Yeso. I then intended to pva bond the Yeso walls and...

Hi all looking for a bit of help / advice. I've just bought a house and I've gotta to re-skim the lot as they are too rough to do anything with. The walls are plasterboarded skimmed and painted with silk. Is it a simple case of blue grit the lot, leave it dry and skim ? What's better to use...

hello there all had bit of trouble as walls reskimming my friend brought shitty glue from band q and taking ages to pull in the wall.. so I put two coats on and let to pull in was taking ages so have left it until tomorow to skim.. will it be okay to skim straight onto in the morning or do I...