Using finishing plaster as undercoat.
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johniosaif
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It will crack, not designed for this purpose,
johniosaif
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Just wondered how you got the name tipple, bin the out of date stuff, ecologically of course,,
keithuk
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:RpS_confused: no mate ,uni ....what ?:RpS_wink:
Fatarm
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Fatarm
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You must be too young to remember Keith?
no pva !!!!! Ah those were the days
keithuk
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NO PVA ,when was that :RpS_confused: well before my time ,only been in the trade for 28 years :RpS_blushing:
SpankySouthport
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Defo a sweaty sock :RpS_thumbsup:
Thanks for the replies (well the relevant ones anyway). No, I'm not a plasterer, but I hate wasting anything. So is the only problem the possibility of cracking? I've already used some of it to fill some holes to about an inch depth and no cracking so far. I figure that as long as I keep it well dampened (on a larger area) it should be ok. I thought there might be some genuine reason not to use it but if cracking is the only potential problem I'll just go ahead and use it. Was the remark about adding cement to strengthen it a genuine one or some sort of plasterer's in-joke?
Minh
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You can use it as an undercoat plaster. To prevent it from cracking, layer each coat to a maximum thickness of 6mm (or it will begin to sag) and add succesive layers to build up the required thickness
You can use it as an undercoat plaster. To prevent it from cracking, layer each coat to a maximum thickness of 6mm (or it will begin to sag) and add succesive layers to build up the required thickness
Thank you. That's pretty much how I intended to go about it. :RpS_biggrin:
Nisus
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You can use it as an undercoat plaster. To prevent it from cracking, layer each coat to a maximum thickness of 6mm (or it will begin to sag) and add succesive layers to build up the required thickness
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Nice one Minh, you wind up merchant :RpS_wink:
johniosaif
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You can use it as an undercoat plaster. To prevent it from cracking, layer each coat to a maximum thickness of 6mm (or it will begin to sag) and add succesive layers to build up the required thickness
Thank you. That's pretty much how I intended to go about it. :RpS_biggrin:
both of you should be shot, thats my joke
SpankySouthport
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Originally Posted by Minh
You can use it as an undercoat plaster. To prevent it from cracking, layer each coat to a maximum thickness of 6mm (or it will begin to sag) and add succesive layers to build up the required thickness
Thank you. That's pretty much how I intended to go about it. :RpS_biggrin:
both of you should be shot, thats my joke
Haha you tell em asif!
Sacrilege!! :RpS_thumbsup:
stuart23
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Very harsh!! The tightest folk i ever met were the English, always first out the taxi and last to the bar....
Nisus
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Harsh :RpS_lol:
Calm doon marra :RpS_wink:
Anyway I gotta go now I'm using up to much electric talking on here :-0
stuart23
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Remember and hang them t bags out to dry so you can use them tomorrow :RpS_thumbsup:
Nisus
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All ready on the t bag line mate :RpS_thumbup:
Not at all. If someone gives me a really good (sensible) reason not to do it I wouldn't do it. I'm not tight I just hate wasting stuff. Don't forget I'm not a plasterer and I have time on my hands, so while a pro might laugh at using up old plaster I can't see why an amateur like me shouldn't.
Nisus
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NPS
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mate their taking the p!ss, you can use it for backing plaster but you have to chuck some pebbles in it to make it hold together and some cement, not too much though maybe 4 or five handfuls per half bag mix, make sure you mix it with a drill and not a stick
stevo79
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did I just read that right?
stevo79
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I think he had a tipple before he asked that question
The Apprentice
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Sand for mortar, ballast for concrete = different aggregates. Guess what, plaster works the same, i.e. different aggregates, but then again go and lay some bricks with ballast because you've got some spare. Extra benefit if you've got some sand spare you could always use it for your foundations.
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