On 11 Jan 2005 22:49:53 GMT, Pedge wrote:




Thanks, will give this a go and try skimming it myself. Have to learn
somewhere!


Try practising on an area that you will be tiling over/ hiding with
cabinets till you can get the finish you want, thats what I did so I
never bothered with the practising on plasterboard. The internal
angles are tricky at first especialy at the ceiling, untill I got the
knack I hid the ceiling join with coving which you might want to have
as a fall back.

Another benefit of skiming over is you can usualy get away with
leaving the skirting on, but if your replacing it keep an eye on
keeping the wall straight at skirting height to save time latter.
Likewise if you do end up getting someone in make sure he gets it
straight enough to fit skirting by offering up to the wall a straight
edge, something like a piece of skirting, to make sure no big gaps
around the back.