plaster

Hi all, I have had some moisture/dampness issues in my conservatory on the only solid wall. I believe this has been caused by the cold temperatures in the conservatory in winter (next winter I'll just need to keep the room better heated and get a humidifier I think). The room has three...

Hello all, I've taken the tiles out of the bathroom for a refit, and the wall behind is more of a mess than I was hoping. It's an Edwardian house, and large chunks of horse hair render have fallen off exposing old brickwork. I plan to hack it all back to brickwork, but then what's best? It's...

Hello everyone, I am looking to repair an internal wall and looking for some advice on plastering and brickwork. As you will see in the photos, I need to replaster the wall and 'build up' some of the brickwork where it has been damaged. I plan to do the following: - Using Thistle Hardwall, I...

hi everyone, first post on here. We have recently had our spare bedroom plastered and over the last couple of months this damp has spread and is now showing brown spots. We are in the process of getting quotes for removing/re rendering the chimney stack. Can anybody advise why it is brown? Is...

Hi we are new first time home owners in our back bedroom there is efflorescence which is pushing the paint off. There is a small crack in the render but it’s not significant and the render doesn’t appear to be blown, it’s also not affecting the whole wall just mainly one corner and underneath...

So I’ve moved into a new build at the end of March and just gotten around to trying to paint the plaster walls. I had a viewing in January and the walls had been plastered by then so they’ve had at least a few months to dry out. Went in with a mist coat as recommended and made sure to dilute it...

We’re having our cellar tanked and plastered and we’ve noticed some weird dotting in the plaster. It looks like salt is coming through too near the vents. The vents go directly to the outside wall and we’re worried it’s letting in water. We were told to get ventilation but it’s literally two...

A builder says it is bonding plaster, another says cement, the postman says it is a medieval cob wall, and Mrs Bucket down the road thinks its her lost cat. For the love of god, put Mrs Bucket out of her misery and tell me this is some kind of cement render. Pic attached

Hello, I bought a 1930s house a few years ago and all the walls had been newly skimmed. However on one wall there were small circular patterns slightly showing through. It had been painted onece also and only visible when close up. When coming to decorate I sanded down the walls where the...

Hi all, Looking for some advice on next steps. We had a new upvc window fitted to our basement in June last year that involved digging out a large section of earth, laying some stones in the base and bricking up the dug-out section (see photo 1). However, in September we noticed mould...

Hi all I've read loads of people recommending Screwfix no nonsense trade bare plaster paint, and I would like to use it myself. However, it's not in stock anywhere! For the same price you can get Fortress Trade matt emulsion bare plaster paint from Screwfix. Does anyone know if this is a simple...

Unearthed the original fire place yesterday after it was completely bricked up. Looking for advice on how to board up completely - my current thoughts were: - chimney sweep flue - bung flu with balloon/insulation (cap chimney with vent in due course) - scrub remaining soot/salts - batten the...

I’m renovating a relatively new (70s) building in Portugal. We have plastered the walls (with a trustworthy tradesman) and over the last 2 months damp patches have started to appear on the party wall shown, which seem to be getting worse since we’ve had cold and wet weather over winter (pic with...

I have posted this on roofing forum so apologies for repost. We have recently purchased a late Victorian end stone terrace property as our first home and are encountering lots of issues which is proving disheartening and costly! We were aware of damp issues in the upstairs bedroom on the...

We have recently purchased a late Victorian end stone terrace property as our first home and are encountering lots of issues which is proving disheartening and costly! We were aware of damp issues in the upstairs bedroom on the Chimney Breast which is on the top floor (attic is converted). We...

Hi everyone, I’m new here. My partner and I recently bought a terraced house, built around the 60s. The old wallpaper in our bedroom wasn’t done to a great standard, and we also struggle with mould which we think is affecting my partners breathing. We had a survey done when we were buying it...

Yet another issue to solve in the house that I've bought :LOL: It doesn't look too big in the photo, but this is a pretty large protuding plasterboard bodge that's somehow been fixed into the wall of our lounge. Originally I was seeing if I could smooth over the edges with polyfilla (see the...

Hi, Im plaster a wall which finishes on an external corner. Whats the best way of getting a clean edge on the corner side? I was thinking of a stop bead? Then using a very small amount of plaster filler to fill any gaps (If any) between the bead and the other wall. Does anyone have any other...

Is it possible to plaster/skim over glass-fiber wall covering? The problem is that the glass-fiber wall covering has been cut into by electricians who put in new wiring. So, I now need to patch up the surface somehow. The glass-fiber wall covering was painted with a gloss and is bonded to the...

I played around and plastered one wall. I'm happy, see picture. BUT what do I do about this window fitting. As you can see in the other picture I used beads to stop. Now I've got time to go up to window.