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Rod - thanks for the info. Your advise worked well for me. Did however take me ages to do the job. Particularly since cornice adhesive dried quickly.

Rossco - only thing I would do differently...

I want to avoid using solvent (oil) based sealer/binder on restored solid plaster walls.

Has anyone used Rockcote acrylic sealer/undercoat on solid plaster?
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Slobba - Thanks for your response. I want to avoid solvent based undercoat.

Have you (or anyone else) used Rockcote acrylic sealer/undercoat on solid plaster?
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Thanks all for your responses. Looks like I'll have to sit it out for a while before painting.

Just had a thought re sealer/binder. Would anyone recommend sealing with bondcrete instead of oil...

Hi Rscho,

I am having my walls re-plastered by tradesman. Before starting the plaster work (solid plaster) he painted all walls with bondcrete and sand to help the new plaster adhere to the...

Hi All,

I am having my walls professionaly done by solid plasterer. Any thoughts how long I should wait before painting? The plasterer said a few days, but then again he told me that any old...

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I have a single front terrace in Flemington (Melbourne) built approx 1900's. I would like to repoint bricks all around the property. I am thinking of doing it with lime mortar? I...

Hi Slobba,

Yes I am referring to solid plaster. Some of the walls in my house are being fully re-plasterered. Others are just having cracks patched (with cornice cement). I know that many...

What is an acceptable gap between old baltic pine floor boards. Some of the boards have shrunk over the years and I am now thinking of polishing them. Only problem is that some of the gaps between...

What is a good sealer/ undercoat to use on fresh "white set" walls and plaster patches? I've read the back of sealer/undercoat paint tins and only a few are suitable for hard plaster and they are...

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I have a single front 1900's terrace in Melbourne. Some cracks have developed on the ceiling (lathen plaster) over the years and it looks like the ceiling is sagging a little bit in one...

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I was up in the ceiling space and found piles of old, broken slate tiles. Looks like they were left up there when they replaced the roof with corrugated iron. SHould I remove or leave...

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I have a joist and bearer that have started to rot at the point where they rest on the foundation. I was wanting some views on fixing the problem. I thought I could fix the bearer...