Plastering & Rendering Questions

Fruit flies appear in office and bedroom
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I'm not sure how or why, but tiny fruit flies appear in both my office and bedroom in the 3rd floor of block of flats. I can only imagine that they come from little gaps in heating pipes coming from below or perhaps through little gaps in the skirting board. …

Unfinished fireplace plastering
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Our fireplace installer has skimmed the front of our chimney in the living room, but didn't skim the sides. The rest of the living room has been done a few weeks previously, but the on the advice of our plasterer chimney was left as it needed to be done in …

Reasons for damp/moisture in single brick extension
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Hi, I have a single brick utility/garage extension which runs along the side if the main house (original survey indicated it was built later). In the back of the house is the kitchen which leads into the utility section of this extension. There is a damp or moisture issue affecting …

Why are newly plastered walls are very fragile?
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We recently had our new apartment professionally plastered and painted. We were originally very happy with the job, but now we noticed that the plaster seems very fragile. With just a slight accidental knock or tap it dents, and we now have countless small holes and scratches in our plaster. …

Any solution to electric plugs left sticking out of the wall?
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I had some plasterers come plaster a room. When they came they said they had to fully strip the scratch coat to the lath because plaster wouldn't stick. They did that in half the room not the other half. They finished today and left before I saw the room. They …

Is 2 days enough time to allow for plastering before kitchen install?
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I have had my kitchen rewired my plasterer has been ill and can’t do the replastering until 2 days before the kitchen is due to be fitted. Is this enough time for the plasterer to harden enough to hang cupboards from. I am so worried.

Small strips of plasterboard in between bonding
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Hi, Hope this makes sense. Just had some plastering done on a 1930’s ish terrace. It seems where there is really big gaps near the floorboards eg behind where the skirting board will go, that bonding has been used then small strips of plasterboard and then more bonding to build …

rendering of concrete ceiling entrance
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Rendering to a concrete ceiling opening with flats above it, its 4mtr by 25mtr long, i was wondering if i can apply to coats by hand and what materials to use so it bonds properly, or would i need a render spray machine if so can u advice me on …

Quote for plastering lounge
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We have received a quote of £900 for re-plastering our lounge (average size). If you could tell me whether or not this is a reasonable price, it would be much appreciated.

Skimming failed
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My ceiling in living room was flaky and uneven due to patch up past years. It’s concrete and an older building. I decided to get it plastered skimmed. Thought it would work but it didn’t. Cracked and blown out most places. I have informed the builder. I am left very …