Recent content by john c

It's still mostly sand and cement and skim in Ireland, some sites use hardwall but it works out more expensive Very rare for it not to be skimmed the next day and never have any trouble with it Put a nice drop of waterproofer in the mix to make it nice for floating and no lime

Anyone have any way of slowing down bagged joint filler? It's grand when the bag is new but once it's open a while it goes off in no time

I wasn't going to attempt it myself but wouldn't mind doing the course all the same, not sure if anyone does the course in Ireland though Was just a bit disappointed with the floor I went to see when I saw it up close, it still felt nice and smooth to touch but this one had loads of trowel marks...

Anybody know much about microcement? Was planning on doing the floors of my house with it but went to see a shop that had the floor done and it was full of trowel marks Is that the way it is or was it just done badly or maybe that's the way the shop owner wanted it done? I thought it would have...

Just throw half a cup full into the scud mix

Yeah exactly (y)

Yeah no need to water it down either Would be better to scud the lintel though with a bit of sbr through the scud mix instead

The last house I did like that the builder put a strip of dpc and mesh up to the slate trim. If it's plastered right water shouldn't be getting behind the fascia

The magnesium ones are 320 or 266 ex vat from ramboo and the aluminium are 20 quid cheaper The magnesium ones are a nice bit lighter though Nearly every new house in Ireland now has ufh so the ceilings are at least 9 feet high and sometimes more depending how much insulation is being put under...

I have the yellow magnesium ones and think they are definitely worth the extra cost, my feet used to be sore after a day on the old single bar ones but never have that problem with the double sided

Too much lime in the top coat can also cause it to happen

Haha nah that one cost 40 quid I was gonna just dump it but thought I would ask on here first Will give the cling film trick a try and dump it then if that doesn't work

Anyone know of any tricks to straighten the bristles?

That one actually has a Honda petrol engine but you can a diesel version as well

Has anyone bought or know anyone who has one of these? Just wondering if they are robust enough for plastering full time?