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    Hey everyone I’ve had a look round on the forums and can’t find any recent threads on this. Costs are always moving so that’s a big...
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    0Floz0 reacted to Wayners's post in the thread Removing plaster from boards with Thanks Thanks.
    Its chicken wire or mesh laths. Stapled or nailed. Small bits of wire used to hold it together and shaped. Then bonding plaster with...
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Removing plaster from boards.
    Thanks Wayners. Happy to do the reboarding and skimming. I’ve done that in my conservatory and got on ok. How is the mesh and plaster...
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    0Floz0 reacted to Wayners's post in the thread Removing plaster from boards with Thanks Thanks.
    Under the stairs will be mesh wire tacked then plastered. That's how you get the shape. I can board and skim plus fit coving so that's...
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Removing plaster from boards.
    Yeah. Judging by the rest of the house and things I’ve had to sort, they didn’t know what they were doing (or didn’t care). I’m tempted...
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    0Floz0 reacted to Alastairreid's post in the thread Removing plaster from boards with Thanks Thanks.
    The ceiling can be skimmed with a bit of care it can be feathered in to the coving. Strangest shaped bulkhead I have ever seen! I would...
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Removing plaster from boards.
    Thanks Wayners. Is it worth scraping/sanding a bit to get it flat to make the skim easier? Getting one of those orbital sanders on a...
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    0Floz0 reacted to Wayners's post in the thread Removing plaster from boards with Thanks Thanks.
    Smash cove through centre and take down although most coving is poorly stuck and comes down easy as large pieces. Either skim what you...
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Removing plaster from boards.
    Photos attached. Something up with the coving as it’s almost flush in some spaces. Which means I’d have to take them off to skim it...
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Removing plaster from boards.
    It is but I need to trim some of it back as they’ve done a weird take around the stairs where it goes over the wood slightly. I’ll...
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    Hey everyone. I’ve read several threads but it mostly seems to be about removing plaster from brick or block walls. On my stairs and...
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    0Floz0 reacted to Wayners's post in the thread Straining/filtering paint with Thanks Thanks.
    Spray ceiling. Spray and roll walls 5 gallon bags. £3.69 | 5 Gallon Paint Strainer Bags https://a.aliexpress.com/_EJmqvTf
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Straining/filtering paint.
    Thanks Wayners. Appreciate the info. I guess it’s better to go too thin than too thick? Assuming back rolling is only done to make any...
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    0Floz0 reacted to Wayners's post in the thread Straining/filtering paint with Thanks Thanks.
    Depends on sprayer and thickness of paint. Something you need to try and get familiar with. Manufacturers do provide a guide but its...
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    0Floz0 replied to the thread Straining/filtering paint.
    I’ve got a load of 10 litre ones but I guess it depends how big the bag is. Do you go by manufacturer instructions for thinning the...
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