plastering

Hi all, So, last room to decorate in the house and I've saved the worse for last. Its a medium sized bedroom in a 120 year old house. Wallpaper was in a sorry state so i decided to rip it all off and see what lies beneath. I've had a guy come round to quote on plastering the whole room. I am...

Hi, I recently had a chimney breast removed and floor joists replaced/extended. They only plastered the wall (since I planned on skimming the whole house myself). It's been a week since it was completed, the buildings inspector passed the work. However, I'm starting to see some splits in the...

I have just covered up some old wooden cladding, to a bathroom ceiling in a chalet bungalow style 1930's house, with plasterboard and need to skim it. There are two triangular shaped areas which are, in effect, the inside of a roof valley. Any tips on tools to use and techniques would be...

Hi, about 2 years ago we had the whole house re-plastered and painted when we moved in, however this one single patch has refused to dry and the paint has flaked off. It's on the left hand side of my fireplace and I haven't a clue what's causing it! Can anyone help identify it? It doesn't smell...