which skim to use  I have just put a new dry wall ceiling in my landing and over the stairs. Its has sloping face on one side(skeiling ?). The joint between the sloping ...

Consistency of Plaster  The walls are made from 50 year old plaster board. They are not very absorbent -
the plaster test remains damp for over 5 mins.


I have been making ...

Spots which were not smooth  Hi Paul,
Purchased your video which is excellent. Just a quick question. I have just
completed my first skimming job. I got it polished to a glass ...

Skiming Plaster Consistency  I noticed the answer you gave for plastering consistency but am not sure if this is for skimming plaster? I have had a few goes at mixing skimming plaster ...

Lines where plasterboards meet.  Hi I bought the rights to view the plastering video a
month or so ago.

I skimmed my first wall yesterday and got the majority of it is perfectly smooth ...

skim over platered wall  Old walls been wallpapered, removed wallpaper hopeing to paint but walls need reskiming. in order to paint walls.
What do you use to coat the walls before ...

Preparation  Can I ask for some advice on what I have in my living room.

1- I have bare plasterboard. Can I apply a mix of 3:1 pva-water and plaster when tacky ...

Egg Shelled  I have just done my first bit of skimming and it has all egg shelled really
badly. Is this because the wall was too dry, the plaster too dry or probably ...