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Don't plaster straight onto brick put a render (sand and cement) coat on first, use the render coat to make the wall straight and flat using a straight edge (u can buy one of these or just use a straight piece of wood to pull up or "screed" off excess render) and scratch finish it with a p...

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i have used a dehumidifier hundreds of times to help reduce moisture when plasterering including large industrial machines and never had any ill effects so i would say that it may be more to do with the background that was plastered

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Removing lathe and plaster is a filthy job and relatively big because of it you would need to empty the entire room and knock it down and the dust coupled with the years of dirt from above is terrible but once its down it is easy to replace with plaster board. hope this helps and maybe some other po...

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there is a type of waterproof board available but it is a little expensive as far as i know your best bet is to talk to your local builders merchants about the availability and cost of such a specialist board, or you can use normal plasterboard and add a little waterproofing mixture (available from ...

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Just Quick post to let u know that living in a costal area is one of the reasons the pebbledashing was done in the first place. Most coastal and highland areas like wales often have an abundance of properties with this finish as it is extremely hard wearing if not the most attractive finish. hope th...

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