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Hello, yes theshedman is right you have to do coating first then you have to paint on that.mist coat helps to fill all type of things that remained in that plastering. good luck!! Did you have a few drinks when you wrote this :lol: To clear up yes shed man was/is correct. A thin coat will absorb in...

JRS

Should be fine just to fill then, May take a couple of fills to be flush.

JRS

Or you fill the bit you can see until its flush may take a few fills, each one being greater than the last.

JRS

By parquet do you mean laminate flooring? If so i would say no adhesive wouldnt take a good hold to it. I would lift the old floor to the floor boards and put down ply ontop of the floorboards using loads and loads of tack to make sure its firmly in place with no movement so when the tiles go down t...

JRS

If they are not too big you could just do a couple of fills with easy fill, or you could get some one time which is great for small holes.

JRS

Burning candles close to spilt turps :shock: really would you light a cig while filling up with petrol. I would try wash the carpet and the smell should disappear in time no need to wash walls :? As you may now know.

JRS

Dont think its a decorator you need to speak to bud, If there is water getting it you need to find where 1st doubt it has anything to do with the exterior paint, Do you have building insurance? I would give them a call and get someone out to check it. Good luck with it tho dampness isnt good partly ...

JRS

Just remember it wont be the glue thats holding the sheets on more like the paste. If the walls are already gyproc then try find the old studs and fix them to that.

JRS

A big scraper. Be prepared for a lot of mess tho and possibly a lot of plater work fixing what it may take with it. I personally would leave them up.

Good luck with it.

JRS

Hi mate If it fell down twice then its you not the coving, maybe your rushing it. One thing I can't do is coving I always rush it . Tip : use artex to stick it up. Its what they all use. It works for them. If you want I can get you in touch with a drinking buddie of mine who is an artex, cover cont...

JRS

Ok a bit confusing, The walls have only had 2 coats of paint in 50 years you say????

To solve the cracking i would line the walls give you a new surface and fresh one to paint on.

JRS

Wrong section i would say. Try re-posting in the flooring section

JRS

If its been well undercoated i would thin with water so it works easier for you and it should look far better.

JRS

Just scrape the loose paint off and fill the edge with some filler, rub down when dry and repaint.

As for the artex get it checked for asbestos.

JRS

Shalck knotten or what ever the spelling is. Should work. 8)

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