Monthly Archives: March 2014

lath problems

Posted on March 2, 2014 by byrnesurfaces

This is a quick aside. A customer had a ceiling he needed me to plaster, he had already fitted the laths, sawn oak, he had fitted them really well with very good spacing, the job was simple the ceiling only … Continue reading →

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A very sorrowful gable

Posted on March 2, 2014 by byrnesurfaces

A client had a very damp gable wall, water was running down and the damp patch was growing ever larger. Outside the gable was complicated by a chimney breast that was once inside, but since the house has been knocked … Continue reading →

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A ceiling in need of a stitch in time

Posted on March 1, 2014 by byrnesurfaces

The ceiling had a crack in it running down the centre, on inspection we found that 5 of the joists had come out of their slots allowing the ceiling to drop. So I drilled holes through each joist just above … Continue reading →

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