plastering

We're slowly restoring our fireplace so it's bare brick! What do you lot think is best to plug the gap around the fireplace from where we removed the original breast plaster? Will bonding coat do the job? Cheers!

Hi there, A dilemma: here's the situation: When we bought the house (stone Cornish cottage, c. 1890s) a few years ago it had that engineered bamboo flooring. We took a deep breath, ripped it up and found a really good Victorian floor underneath. Plus ****loads of glue blobs. Just got round to...

Hi all, Got some really valuable advice last time I posted, hopefully I'll be as lucky this time! I've just moved a table away from a wall in my kitchen and discovered what looks like blistering in the plaster on an external wall - see attached. This is just my diagnosis based on a quick...

Hi all, While attempting to strip wallpaper in my 1912 built Edinburgh flat, chunks of the plaster started coming away. After finishing stripping I thought I'd clean up the missing plaster and attempt to patch it, but then whole slices of the plaster were coming off. So I pulled it all down. It...

I need to replace a piece of coving. Obviously this would have to match the existing coving. Is coving more or less standardised? I have looked online but can'r seem to see an exact match. I have attached a picture, can anyone recognise this? Size is approx, 70mm(H) and 60mm (W). comments...

Our builder has told us that the placement of a number of trickle vents will cause problems for the plasterer. He says they are not centred, too close to the top, and too close to the lintel resulting in not enough room for plasterboard. Below are some photos. Do the windows need replacing or...

I am having some plastering done, I went to check on progress this afternoon. Just wanted to check if the method they are using to 'build up the area around the window is suitable or not. Comments please.

Hi During a recent DIY project I dislodged some plaster. I'd like some advice on how to repair the damage, I've never really plastered so I'd like to take a crack at it myself! I believe I need to use Sand/Cement render initially and then skim over it? And Advice would be gratefully received...

I'm about to put the finishing coat of lime and sand on the internal walls, over lime hemp plaster. Can I use standard sharp sand from a builders merchant to mix with the putty? I'm sure the putty supplier will answer this when I go there tomorrow, but I'd prefer to be just a little less...

Hi All, i am just looking for some guidance on insulation of the rafters in my loft. I have done some reading around and people recommend insulation boards as they are thinner for a high level of insulation. The only downside I have noticed with our rafters is whoever built them way-back-when...

I really hope someone may be able to help. My bathroom ceiling was a bit of a mess so I got some advice from a handyman friend about what I could do. He suggested sanding it down and getting off all the bits of flaking paint and bits of artex that were still on it. Then using pva followed by...

Hi, We had a kitchen extension completed about 12 months ago now. Not long after works were finished cracks started to appear in the plaster. I understand this to be fairly normal as the plastering/works settle. More and more cracks are now starting to appear. I have noticed a new fairly...

I've got a rather large hole in the ceiling from some water damage. My first plan was to cut the plasterboard back to the nearest joist and then put up a new board to fill the gaps. What is the best way to cut the current plasterboard along the middle of the joist? Is it just a case of a...

Hi everyone, I am hoping that someone might be able to help me with my sleepless nights! We had a big house renovation done. As part of that, we had the whole house skimmed. Where needed (as directed by the builder) we put up plaster board, in other places just over the old walls. The...

Dear community, It began by me throwing bag against the wall in my school classroom, thinking it would land on my chair. Turns out it slammed against the plaster wall and made a golf ball sized hole (about 3cm deep). Despite it being hilarious, I quickly covered up the hole with a nearby...

Would appreciate advice on this issue... I'm about to have a small extension built onto our home. It's been suggested that the internal walls (constructed from concrete block) of the new build are lined with plasterboard using the 'dot & dab' method rather than being plastered directly. Can...

We have moved a door and where the new plasterboard meets the original wall - which is covered in several layers of wallpaper. Can I plaster over the seam to make a smooth finish or do I have to wall paper strip the whole wall? Thanks for any advice!

We have moved a door and where the join from the new plaster board meets the original wall there are several layers of old wallpaper. It's a HUGE wall and I not really want to have to strip all the paper. If I get a plasterer will they be able to blend in the join so it is smooth? Thanks for...

Hello This is my first post on this forum, and would be grateful if anyone cold help me out with the below I am currently in the process of purchasing a house on the south east coast and looking to do a full refurbishment and loft conversion, I wondered if anyone is able to give me a ball park...

Hi all, My first post here but just wanted some advice on a project I've started. I'm doing our hall, stairs and landing at the moment (at last after 19 years in the house), taking off the old woodchip has resulted in much of the plaster coming away as well, it was the original crumbly lime...