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If there's any way you can avoid that job I would do that. It's not a days work for 1 person without the experience and tools to hand. Even disposing of the old plasterboard is a pain these days as a lot of place won't take it or charge the earth.
If you hired a plasterboard lift you might be able to strip the old plasterboard out and re-board in a day depending on the room size but it's unlikely and you still need to tape the joints and skim it. Unless you are good at mixing plaster you will struggle mixing and skimming. Most plasterers are going to have someone mixing for them and they'll have the advantage of all the floats maybe even stilts or at least ladders and boards and the experience+strength to do it.
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skimming
100% would not skim it ever.
But after a quick YouTube I am wondering whether I could remove the old plasterboard and put up new board.
The timing of all of this is a fucker though. My OH can't help. They also now have to start self isolating more and we were already cautious so I don't think I can get my dad to help me out - although he can't lift his right arm that well anyway.
TBH just rearranging the loft so the insulation can be reinstalled will be a lot of work.
I'm also reminded of not getting one of our outhouse doors replaced on insurance after our tenant broke it. I thought I could do it for £100 and our excess was £150 I think. Still haven't done it.
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@%~} - Yes the boiler leaked (twice + hot weather). I'm also keen to have someone who knows what they're looking for checking it.
There's only one central light and no coving.
Unfortunately, though there is no one I can get to help me. Added to which my OH is pregnant so cannot do 100% of the childcare for more than a couple of hours at a time. If it's doable in a day by myself then I guess I could take a day off when my kid is at nursery. But it would also mean removing all the insulation in that section of the loft so that would add to it too I guess...
If anyone has any good real life tutorials then let me know.