Plastering & Rendering

• Tradesperson of the month: March

  This month, Desmond Cook, owner of D.C Building Services, talks to us about his company and how important ratings and recommendations are to his work. Desmond has a great team of workers behind him who can do a whole range of things from electrical work to gardening. We asked him what his three golden rules to plastering were and what aspirations he has for the future. Read on to find out more:read article

• Plastering the Venetian way

  The art of Venetian marble plastering has been traced back to Ancient Egyptian times but it was the Romans who perfected the technique when it was traditionally used for decorating walls in damp places due to the composition of the plaster itself; a mixture of marble and lime which is more durable and practical in such an environment.read article

• Deck the halls with lots of plaster

  Michael Ball, one of our highly recommended tradespeople, who owns a company called Wallplas In Greater Manchester told us this Christmas clanger.read article