Plastering & Rendering Questions

Plastering new shower
Plastering & Rendering  •  1932 views  •  9 answers

I'm plastering a new shower, theres an existing block wall and newly framed wall with cement board up. What kind of base coat and plaster do I need?

Finished plasterwork exposed to the elements
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Hello We have had a conservatory built and basically the company we employed to build it sub contracted the work out. The brickwork is substandard and the contractors agree. The roof and outside brickwork needs to come down and rebuilt so my question is; As the wet weather is fast …

Who fixes render board
Plastering & Rendering  •  1874 views  •  7 answers

which trade should fix fibre cement render board to provide substrate for stonepanel cladding or through coloured render.

Window kitchen wall
Plastering & Rendering  •  1799 views  •  32 answers

I’ve took tiles off and had the old rails which you used to hang curtains from removed it’s in a bad state with some parts down to the brickwork can you fill in the holes and then plasterboard or is it best to take it all down to the brickwork …

Which trade needed for ceiling?
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The utility area in my house has wooden beams, and I want to put a ceiling (plasterboard?) to cover them. Which tradesmen can do the job? A plasterer?

Is it safe to overboard asbestos artex?
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We have a few Asbestos Artex ceilings which we want smoothing as they're cracking, we had a quote from a plasterer and they said we'd need to overboard because the cracks will come through if skimmed. I'm just concerned about drilling into the Artex when putting up the plasterboard or …

Quote for rendering front elevation
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We've received a quote for rendering the front elevation of our (detached) house of £2500. I wasn't expecting to pay that much so was wondering if that was on the high side or just average for rendering just 1 elevation

Skimming over plaster - one coat?
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Hello all, I have just removed the old paint off the living room walls and gone back to the plaster. The plaster is fine, but has lost of digs and scratches on it from me getting then old paint off, which I know will be so obvious to see when …

Blown plaster - who to call?
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I have blown plaster on 3 walls in the kitchen. No visible signs of damp or water leak/ingress. Do i call a builder or a plumber?

Waiting time before applying mist coat to plaster?
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How long I need to wait before being able to apply a mist coat to fresh plaster please?