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I would imagine once is enough though!
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Yeah I use a lot of plaster and cement based products as I renovate room by room with some overlap. These products go off quickly especially once opened (plaster can be a nightmare if gone off, irrespective of whether it affects the strength).
Certain plaster only comes in large bags and I use a number of different types per room so having part bags of each is a hassle to dispose even though they're cheap. Using large air tight storage has really helped, its just wise to mix a small amount to test before use and I don't push it too much. I used to seal them with ducts tape before and that's no where near as effective.
Bonding is the worst…. Only seems to come in massive 20kg bags and you often only need to fill one chase.
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Currently wallpapering our bedroom.
Harrowing.
Harrowing.
I've got to fill some chases on the inside of my downstairs external wall in the kitchen. I've read online that Thistle Bonding is not good on downstairs external walls because it can attract damp, and that I should use just sand and cement as the main fill, then normal surface filler like easi fill for the final few mm. What say you fellow ocuk man jobbers?
Edit. Wall is plaster straight over brick. (Not plasterboard)
Edit. Wall is plaster straight over brick. (Not plasterboard)
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I've heard the same about bonding on external walls.
I had to modify the fixing of a tap to my granddaughters toy kitchen so it stayed tight, thus I am now her hero. 
On another note, I have now fitted my Bresser 5in1 weather station sensor to the garage side wall using a aerial mount https://photos.app.goo.gl/3RmyYMPGNpDLVvym7
On another note, I have now fitted my Bresser 5in1 weather station sensor to the garage side wall using a aerial mount https://photos.app.goo.gl/3RmyYMPGNpDLVvym7
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All tiles on, and one wall grouted.
I found out today grout with portland cement only lasts a year from manufacture and with enough fear mongering from a quick Google I bought a new bag of grout despite having a completely unused 2.5 year old bag...
Annoyingly after this grout set there is some small discolouration (gone from jasmine/white to slightly darker in places) as think there was a bit of rust in my trowel or something.
Would it be a bad idea just to put some extra grout on to get the colour matching?
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If you put new grot on top of the other it probably won't bond properly and fall out
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It wasn't two different batches mixed up with different powder : water ratios was it
?Only choice imo is to rake it out (multi tool or manual grout rake) and reapply in the same ratio as the original mix, with clean tools, and hope it blends when dry.
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It was two different batches but same ratios. I think i might not bother really as it's hard to notice and the line most noticeable would be behind a shower riser (ie a shadow so not really noticeable..)It wasn't two different batches mixed up with different powder : water ratios was it
Only choice imo is to rake it out (multi tool or manual grout rake) and reapply in the same ratio as the original mix, with clean tools, and hope it blends when dry.
Stripped the paint off a doorframe. Absolute worst job in terms of time Vs reward. Made slightly easier by a heat gun.
Also paid a man and van £40 to collect 15 plasterboard sheets and 30 2.4m battens from Wickes because I'm an idiot and didn't realise gift cards couldn't be used for online deliveries.
Had great fun helping load them in the van and unloading back at home. Not.
Also paid a man and van £40 to collect 15 plasterboard sheets and 30 2.4m battens from Wickes because I'm an idiot and didn't realise gift cards couldn't be used for online deliveries.
Had great fun helping load them in the van and unloading back at home. Not.
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In a room as small as this I would have lost the wood and replaced with well isolated plastic architrave.All tiles on, and one wall grouted.
I found out today grout with portland cement only lasts a year from manufacture and with enough fear mongering from a quick Google I bought a new bag of grout despite having a completely unused 2.5 year old bag...
That wooden frame may come back in a few years and give you a short sharp kick to the arse.
Did it not come to above the limit , so you could get free delivery?
Apparently not. It must have fallen into the 'big and bulky' category due to the weight and size of items.
I'm glad really as I can only imagine whoever delivered for Wickes would have been in a hurry to get to the next delivery and would have been less inclined to help unload everything into the garage.
They would have a hiab and just dropped it were they could and you would have had to shift it. 15 sheets would have been on a pallet so easy for them
Aye i was wondering about that but it's timber rather than mdf and outside of any of the wet zones. Ill seal up the corners with some silicone.
Worst comes to worst I could nip it off in future and replace it.
It'll be worth keeping an eye on it bth and ensuring any area's wet can penetrate are sealed off.
We have wood cladding above our shower, it's been varnished and has no extraction. It's been up, must be about 25-30yrs only a bit of mould in the grooves, so I wouldn't worry too much