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Hi there, it is good to be back Dale here, from the mysterious land of dragons & fine looking sheep flocking over rain soaked grassy hills; WALES UK. and where fine COMB texture are finished to perfection. It is good to be back here on houserepairtalk as for a long while, I had difficulties...

Hello SJN, did you have any success in your drywall repair, there are many & various tools that can be used, even by using other household objects to re-create various patch up designs

Hi SJN if you could get a picture uploaded of the repair I may be able to assist you. Dale

Hi Bones Finishing drywall with a texture is ideal as you can apply what ever consistency to hide any imperfections to cover, there are videos & guides on the market aimed specifically for the diy enthusiast to attempt themselves without much experience so long as you seal your areas to prevent...

Thanks Design77, I'm going to check it out now and let you know

Hi design77, these 'diy' moulds sound very interesting, where can they be purchased or where can I see more info about them. Regards Dale

95 degrees! it dont even get that hot in my home in the summer with the central heating on even when im wearing a hat and scarf & cuddled up with the dog (hot dog that is) Dale

Hey you lot dont know how lucky you are, here in South Wales UK we wear rain coats for most of the year Dale

Hello sqare eye Wo! dont tell me they make texture with gold glitter, whatever next Regards Dale

Hi Laks Another option is to apply the plaster, let it start firming for a while but when it is stiff to the touch but not dry as too become porous you may be able to trowel on again to build it up in layers. Or apply the first coat of plaster, let it completely dry after you have floated...

Hello Laks Unfortunatly when you apply a waterbased mixture such as venetian plaster ect they do tend to shrink back once dried out, it will more than likely show the outline of the bricks through, as you have stated you should be able to cover it with the plasterboard/wallboard first then...

I wholeheartedly agree with you there Square Eye, Drywall & Texture. Regards Dale

Hello Jesse, how are you The comb patterns are really easy to achieve once you know how, I tell my customers that they are "individually hand crafted onto the ceiling for your delight" but if you can imagine running or drawing a tool through the textured coating to create the desired effect...

Thanks Alyssa & Jesse I hope that you took a look at my new title "STEP DOWN COVED CEILING" these are amazing home project techniques and are very easy to do, there really are no secrets involved although the finished outcome when people see them for the first time is quite phenominal and the...

Coving Cornice Issues Coving is very popular and very easy to learn, you can create a number of amazing "DIY" ceiling projects that look really proffesional, take a look at this new downloadable photographic guide designed especially for the home project enthusiast, these tecniques are quite...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone reading this forum from the States, Canada, Australia or newzealand can give me some vital info which I am finding hard to find for myself. Here in the UK we have something called 1:-Coving or Cornice, this is fixed between the ceiling/wall edge to create an...

Why dont you fix wall/plasterboard to it, bead off to straighten the edges and paint or texture it

Hello Turfgrass First of all you will need to tape the joints between the drywall boards if there are any, use a sticky fibre tape, then embed this in with mixed drywall powder, if it shrinks back after the first coat has dried fill over again but go wider than the first set, you can do this...

I just like to say thank you very much for letting me enter your forum, I love to answer any questions concerning the "Correct interior surface preparation" prior to re-decorating, "Texture repairs & matching/blending the pattern back in, "How to make that pattern" creating a specific pattern by...