Recent content by philip mellor

Seen a couple of lads say it,but don’t see how? Thought I was missing a trick?tried accelerator in the mix but not to that extent!! Unless standards start slipping!!

can anyone tell me how someone can finish a gauge in 1 hour??? I’ve been plastering for 14 years,I’ll bang a 3 to 4 bag gauge on to a top standard,but it’s taking me 2 hours!! Most of our work is high end work but would be handy to know how to knock it out in a third of the time & keep the...

I best put my prices up.....lend us a few quid Danny!!!!

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Eyup lads,I asked all the same questions a few weeks ago,stuck at it & now I use the speedskim all the way through. Lay on 1st coat & straighten with 1200,top it off & drop down to 600 to the end.only thing I find is round the beads needs tweaking with plastic refina trowel.fit it on pole for...

I’ll Just keep rippin’ em off then!!just thought with some of your Jedi minds there’d be a way round it

As I recall the cracks were really bad & im presuming it’s the movement caused by the timber expanding and contracting with moisture from the plaster?? Don’t think scrum alone would sort it mate??

Hope that wasn’t monkey steak Algeeman!!! Another question while we’re all here....is there any way of beading up timber corners without danger of cracking?? I left them on once,beaded,scrimmed & they still cracked so since then I’ve taken timber off & bonded corners prior to beading.someone...

Now I’m hungry and want to see monkeys!!

My reckoning was that I could get on it quicker with finish? I’ve got a garage to board & skim Monday & the walls are really pi$$€d up & will probably need double boarding,bigger dabs than usual & I really need to get it skimmed out the same day,

Orate gentlemen,does anyone put halftime in adhesive?we mixing 4/5 bag mixes & wondered how quickly it would go off & can you control the speeding up process by adding more/less additive? Fanks lads

Cold,wet & I burnt my mixer out mate!!!;-)

Gorrit!!!!done a room this mornin...2 wipes with plastic,1 with metal,flat as,no stripes & don’t feel like I’ve grafted!!!full of energy,lads at work.....wife can get ready tonight!! Thanks lads,who’d ave thought joining a plastering forum would improve your s*x life!!!