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Repairing render
Can cement render be repaired? Mine has cracked and fallen off in a couple of places.
Can I use out of date plasterboard adhesives?
Hello all I have recently found some old bags of plasterboard adhesive that I had been planning on using for some upcoming work. However, I only just noticed the dates say that the adhesive is out of date by a few months. Will this just be an estimate and it would still be usable now or would it be problematic to use now?
Which paint is best?
Hi there! I’d like to know a bit more about the various paint sheens that exist and which ones are best suited for painting a living room? Will the more expensive products be noticeably better or could I end up being ripped off?
Tough coat plaster
What exactly is tough coat plaster? Is it significantly more durable than other types of plaster? If so, how long does plaster usually last and how long would tough coat plaster last?
Metal frame on newly plastered conservatory roof metal frame still visable
I have just had my conservatory roof changed for a timber roof. The plaster has dried and I'm in the process of stating to mist coat but the metal frame is visible. Will the emulsion paint cover this?
New Build Apartment Plaster Cracks
We have an apartment in a large, newly built apartment building. It is a monolithic structure with concrete block dividing walls. The block was covered in plaster and painted. We now have a crack in the plaster a few months later. Our contractor said to wallpaper because plaster walls could crack due to building settling as the apartments are all built out internally. We wanted paint though. The crack basically follows where a channel was carved into the plaster for wiring. It is not one clean crack, but rather a series of many hairline cracks that from a meter or two away looks like one crack. It seems there are many opinions on how to fix suck cracks. I do not understand the best way though. How should I repair it?
Cracks in ceilings
Cracks in ceilings after workmen in attix Can these be repaired using filler or do they need repairing with full re-skim as I won't be papering them there going to be painted. Thanks in advance
Any difference between drylining and dry walling?
Are drylining and dry walling the same or different things?
Am I clock up patio doors from the inside ?
Could patio doors be blocked off from the inside ? Maybe boarded then plastered over ?
Ceiling/Wall Cracks
My new home started on the outside wall shelling plaster and the ceiling was cracking back to the wall. It has been taped and unbounded 3 times and it still does it. Can anyone advise please
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