"Bob Mannix" wrote in message
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"Andy Wade" wrote in message
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Rod wrote:

Yes - you have.

I disagree. It *definitely* used to be the case that the grey side was
for skimming and the ivory side for painting or papering directly.


Can you honestly remember where you read it or who it was who told you and
what authority *they* had? I only ask because I used to think like you
but, when it came to it, I couldn't prove to myself I hadn't just assumed
it!

The plaster board I used last had the words plaster this side on it, but I
can't recall the colour.