Feb 23, 2024 · Painting & Decorating Painting onto new plaster - do I need to sand walls before painting? Anonymous user 23 February 2024 - 2.52 PM We've just had our walls skimmed, and we're now ready to paint them. Some places are recommending sanding the walls before painting. Is this necessary if they've just been skimmed? Or can we go straight to the water down emulsion as a primer for the walls?

Mar 3, 2024 · Plastering & Rendering Building sand instead of plastering sand for render? Anonymous user 3 March 2024 - 3.10 PM What's is the result of using building sand for render rather than plastering sand.. On a long large garden wall ???

Mar 1, 2024 · Plastering & Rendering What type of plaster for outside wall? Anonymous user 1 March 2024 - 2.30 PM Is there a type of plaster that should be used for a outside wall?

Feb 28, 2024 · Plastering & Rendering Sand and cement for interior walls Anonymous user 28 February 2024 - 3.02 PM Hi can someone advise. Sand and cement on my interior walls, then once its dried, will then use multi finish. How many coats of sand and cement do I need?

Mar 9, 2024 · The plasterer we hired has left walls with many trowel marks and rough patches, what is the best way to smooth the walls to make them good enough to paint? I tried sanding in one room but after painting there are smooth patches showing through in …

Apr 23, 2015 · Plastering & Rendering scratch coating sand and cement Anonymous user 9 March 2024 - 2.30 PM Our builder has scratch coated the sand and cement layer on walls of our new extension, with the intention that it should b plastered straight onto it. Our plasterer however wants to put bonding over that to smooth it out and then put a thin layer of plaster to finish, he doesn't understand why the ...

Feb 23, 2024 · Plastering & Rendering Internal brickwall - bonding layer or sand cement plastering? Anonymous user 23 February 2024 - 3.42 PM Hello, I have stripped down the front living room to bare brick The builders have advised for a bonding coat/plaster and then skimming Is this the best option? What is better - bonding or sand cement?

Mar 3, 2024 · Plastering & Rendering Hard wall or sand and cement over brick Anonymous user 3 March 2024 - 3.16 PM Update: 3rd October 2017 With reference to the below question, so far managed to render the walls using s/c with waterproofer. Took some practice, but did a good job, with the aid of a Darby. Question, I have a wooden joist across the top of two walls above the bricks, what is the best and ...

Plastering & Rendering whats the difference between sand and cement or plasterboarding the interior house walls? Anonymous user 3 March 2024 - 3.27 PM I would like to know what the main differences and benefits are between sand and cementing the interior walls or plasterboarding and then skimming on top. Which one would you recommend for a 3 bed semi detached house?

Mar 9, 2024 · Bricklaying & Repointing how much sand and cement do i need for 1000 brick Anonymous user 9 March 2024 - 3.06 PM All these answers are quite good. They more or less are what i worked out myself which is 8 bags cement and 0.6 m3 of sand when x by 2.41 gives 1.4 tons of sand. 2.41 being the convesion factor for m3/ton. In summery 1000 brick needs 8 bags cement, & 1.4 ton sand, with 10mm morter ...