Recent content by Bryan

yeah-thats how i do the 2 coats fella- just such old and dry walls sucking up the water in the new plaster- someones suggested wickes bonder..u ver use it?

ur right fella- went back today and its looking more even so guess its just different soaking levels on the original plaster underneath affecting it.thanks for the info on using a spray bottle- will try that out

hi fella- done t and jointing for 11 years on and off and its a piece o piss . scrim on the board joints and flush coat the tapered joint with a filling compund- this has a one hour setting time so only mix what ur gonna use .when thats set u use a joint cement applied with an 11 inch trowel-...

u mean when trowelling and polishing? i've started using a spray bottle for final polishing which helps

cheers for that fella- i'd guessed it was due to the walls soakin up water and the pva at different levels so i'll try the Wickes bonder.

Hi can anyone tell me how to achieve a consistent dry colour finish when skimming. Although my work is flat and good-when it dries it varies in colour over the work surface which takes away from the final look of the job. Been using multi finish on hard interior walls-after the 1st levelling...

Hi can anyone tell me how to achieve a consistent dry colour finish when skimming. Although my work is flat and good-when it dries it varies in colour over the work surface which takes away from the final look of the job. Been using multi finish on hard interior walls-after the 1st levelling...