Green Building Forum - Hello from former hop farm in Surrey Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:43:57 +0000 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.0.3 Hello from former hop farm in Surrey https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284899#Comment_284899 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284899#Comment_284899 Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:38:45 +0000 Dominic Cooney
All ceilings were plasterboard skimmed over by a plasterer! and some stud walls upstairs. Except inside the airing cupboard, which is where I had a go!]]> Hello from former hop farm in Surrey https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284958#Comment_284958 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284958#Comment_284958 Sun, 29 Nov 2020 22:09:18 +0000 kristeva Posted By: Dominic CooneyFlat walls left and end over Hemcrete, chimney breast is textured over brick & some stone.

All ceilings were plasterboard skimmed over by a plasterer! and some stud walls upstairs. Except inside the airing cupboard, which is where I had a go!
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Nice work. Thanks.]]> Hello from former hop farm in Surrey https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284970#Comment_284970 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284970#Comment_284970 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 12:18:44 +0000 kristeva Posted By: Dominic CooneyFlat walls left and end over Hemcrete, chimney breast is textured over brick & some stone.

All ceilings were plasterboard skimmed over by a plasterer! and some stud walls upstairs. Except inside the airing cupboard, which is where I had a go!
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Did you use Hemcrete as wall insulation?

And can you remember which Lime Putty you used?

It looks like my property will have to be a mix of Lime and Gypsum too. As I'll be over boarding the ceilings with plaster board they'll be no point using lime and I might as well get a professional in as I don't fancy doing that.]]> Hello from former hop farm in Surrey https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284973#Comment_284973 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=284973#Comment_284973 Mon, 30 Nov 2020 13:44:52 +0000 Peter_in_Hungary Posted By: kristevaIt looks like my property will have to be a mix of Lime and Gypsum too. As I'll be over boarding the ceilings with plaster board they'll be no point using lime and I might as well get a professional in as I don't fancy doing that.
Over here we tape and fill the PB joins rather than skim the whole,- taping and filling is a DIY job]]> Hello from former hop farm in Surrey https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=285096#Comment_285096 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=285096#Comment_285096 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 20:59:40 +0000 kristeva Posted By: Peter_in_Hungary
Posted By: kristevaIt looks like my property will have to be a mix of Lime and Gypsum too. As I'll be over boarding the ceilings with plaster board they'll be no point using lime and I might as well get a professional in as I don't fancy doing that.

Over here we tape and fill the PB joins rather than skim the whole,- taping and filling is a DIY job

I'd heard about this, does this mean I won't need to skim it?]]> Hello from former hop farm in Surrey https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=285098#Comment_285098 https://www.greenbuildingforum.co.uk/newforum/comments.php?DiscussionID=16790&Focus=285098#Comment_285098 Thu, 03 Dec 2020 21:37:33 +0000 Peter_in_Hungary You use 50mm wide self adhesive mesh tape which is placed over the joins and the jointing filler applied over (and pressed through the tape). youtube has some good demos.]]>