"H. Neary" wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:19:23 -0700 (PDT), Tabby
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Is getting plastering flat included in that statement ? :-)

HN

OK Many years ago I got fed up getting plasterers in to quote to do a
wall, saying 'go ahead' and them never turning up. Happened 5 times.
Never having plastered in my life I thought 'what's to lose?' bought a
bag of browning and top coat. Read the book, set up vertical laths on
browning dabs. Ruled off the browning between laths, removed the
laths, filled in the gaps, skimmed twice with top coat and it was
pretty good. That encouraged me to plaster an arch between two rooms.
No way am I as fast or as good as someone who does it every day, but
with a positive attitude it's amazing what you can achieve.

AWEM