Mike wrote:

"Andrew Gabriel" wrote in message
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Actually, I've never come across a
situation where browning was preferred.


I've always wondered that.

Ok, thanks guys, I'll try the PVA trick and I'll try bonding. I used
Browning because the excellent article that often gets posted here
about plastering says:-

"With a brick wall the best (IMO) roughing coat is Carlite Browning."

I must admit, the guy in the builders merchant did say "are you sure
you want browning, nobody has used that for years" :-)