Plastering & Rendering Questions

Difference in cost and performance between render & k-rend
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What is the difference between k-rend and external render. Does one or other cost more in terms of materials or labour?

Damp, mold and condensation
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Hi, I wondered if you might help. I have damp patches located around upvc windows and doors in my home. They are located on the south side of the house and are exposed to high winds and surface rain. I have been getting black mold on the walls around the …

How to remove painted lining paper?
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I would like to skim the wall, but the wall is painted over the lining paper. I can see creases, but the paper is hard to see (like well blended with existing plaster). What is the best way to remove the lining paper to skim new plaster? Thanks ton

Cost of putting up coving?
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How much for putting up polystyrene coving in 6x4 living room

Removal of Salt efflorescence on skim
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I have just had my Bedroom skimmed by a professional plasterer and the outside wall is full of salt efflorescence after two weeks. I have asked the plasterer about coming to look at it and he told me to go and buy plaster sealer and apply it. The paint shop …

What to do abut black mould on the wall?
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I noticed black mould on the wall near the gutter downpipe. There's some space between the gutter and the wall so I'm not sure how black mould appears on the wall. The gutter is on one side of the wall (clean). The black mould is on the other wall of …

Cost to plasterboard wall?
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How much it will cost to build a plasterboard wall in open plan living area. Need to install a door as well in the same wall.

Work required to get rid of black walls?
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Walls are black in utility room I think it has been flooded from house above do i need plasterer or mold remover

Cracking plaster?
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I bought a new home two years ago and on the outside wall above the patio doors in the lounge and kitchen the plaster keeps blowing and cracking. It has been scraped and unbounded twice and had done it again. Can anyone help please?

Rainwater reacting with building materials
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Rainwater appears to have seeped into my extension due to lack of cavity trays and is causing a chemical reaction producing an irritant gas that smells of plaster or emulsion. I know that plasterboard reacts with rainwater to produce hydrogen sulphide but that smells like rotten eggs. so what could …