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Could it be if they're gonna bring the machine there to do the concrete walls they may as well spray all of them ? And why the double layer with scrim (or whatever it is) inbetween ?

So for whatever reason, I've found myself having bought a new flat in a country a long way away from the UK. The way they sell flats here is without any furnishings at all, no electrics, no plumbing except the meters. The floors/ceiling are concrete and the stud walls are plasterboard with the...

Yet another DIYer scared off the forum. Is the idea generally to ensure they always pay for a plasterer? Its not a great one really because the numbers being persuaded here will be tiny compared to the overall market for those needing theirs walls/ceilings skimmed etc.

As ever, thanks so much for your friendly help.

Hello All As it says really - wallpaper is now off and what is left is quite sticky/tacky when it gets wet. Most of it is sealed with paint so I would guess it wouldn't suck that much. Question is are both coats of PVA still needed? Maybe just the first one to seal it all in 100%. What would...

"Buy it now" multifinish now as low as £8 on ebay. Won't be long before these profiteers are forced to sell at a loss. I reckon we'll start to see in date stuff at £5 before long...

Sorry for extra post but just looked at this c*nts feedback. He's sold 6 bags for £200 at the peak of the pandemic and lots of other sales also!!!! How to make a profit off people dying just ask this t**t.

Well, I finally got my 1 bag of multi. Yes 1 bag is all I've needed for the past 6 months and been denied by the T***s reselling it. Interestingly, my local Wickes showed zero multi for weeks but I was there yesterday for another reason and they actually had around 3 pallets and nobody was...

Yes, that makes a lot of sense. There's no more plastering going on than this time last year and the supply is the same, so all those hoarders and reseller cnts are going to be stuck with a load of s**t they can't sell. Best bit, they'll need to pay to dump it - tips don't like gypsum much...

I've got the fatmax levels and am happy with them. HOWEVER, I've also got a fm tape measure which broke fairly quickly under light use over about 9 months. I don't mind paying good money for a good product, but annoys me when getting crap. Will not be buying FM for anything anymore.

Just hope things get back to normal before the lockdown2 shuts the factory again.

That would explain why WIckes is showing that my nearest available multifinish is in Scotland. I'm near London.

I'd only take 1 because that is what I need. Then again I don't pretend to be a plasterer by talking about my "guvnor" etc.

Just wondering why it says I'm a new member when I joined over a year ago?

Just where is he getting it from ? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thistle-MultiFinish-Plaster-25-kg-5-Pallets-In-Stock/274433803763

That's a fair point. I'd be interested though in what percentage of say multi finish goes to DIYers. I bet its small - not many want to do it. My point was only that why is someone else's house more important than mine and I don't think you are saying it is just that someone else's house might...

Need to stop it being sold on FB, Ebay, Amazon, Gumtree. That would kill it. No need to punish the genuine DIYers and yes their project is just as important as someone else's who can and is prepared to pay someone else for it. Bottom line for me is why attack DIYers over and over when its those...

So if there was a shortage of washing up liquid would you stop buying it and pay a cleaner instead because its their livelihood ? I was making a different point that a DIY stores is for well...the clue is in the name so why should you stop a DIYer buying from a DIY store ? A merchants - that's...

I'm a DIYer. What is wrong with me buying the odd bag from a DIY store? The problem is 100% NOT DIYers. The problem is shopkeeper types buying up what they can and reselling on ebay.

I guess not many folk here are going to like DIYers like me. I understand its your livelihood but: I don't see why you should begrudge me 1 bag of multifinish that I need to do up a small room. I really do need it and been checking every few days online but I refuse to pay £30 a bag from ebay...

Glad it was resurrected because I couldn't stop laughing.... The OP was one of the best!

I'm not a plasterer, have a lot of respect for those that are and can just about get an almost acceptable skim finish. I'm old and slow so when I'm doing my walls I need to get as fresh plaster as possible to give me the time. One thing that struck me from some of those ebay adverts is that...

There's probably loads being bought for resale on ebay/gumtree. In a few weeks when all the supply pipelines are stuffed full and its on sale everywhere, those proffiteers will be caught with their pants well and truly down. I bet there's some that don't even know it has a date.

If BG are seeing multi finish fly off the shelves at £30 a bag what is to stop them doubling the wholesale price? Need some more competition IMO.

If you're a "builder" / developer and you've got a house or two you've been working on, I don't think the cost of £38 per bag of multi is going to put you off buying it. It means the difference between finishing your "project" and flogging it for a few hundred K or sitting around paying 000s per...

All I want to know is when can I buy a single bag of multifinish. :D

What I'd like to know is where you got your plaster from?

LOL. I dunno. I can't get any at any of the sheds or anywhere I've looked. Maybe the comedy factor will wane if this carries on for months. I am surprised nobody else is buying it (or any plaster)

Am I even allowed to in this lockdown? If I am, where can I get it from?

Understand that and as ever thanks a lot guys !

Hello all and thanks again for those that take the time to answer amateurs like me. So there is an external 90 corner with beading already in place and has been skimmed over already a long time ago. One of the walls is in good nick but the other isn't. I want to skim just one of the walls...

Yes its a wall. Many thanks indeed to all. Plan to go the strong pva then skim route.

Hello All I'm not a plasterer by a long way but can skim a flat plasterboard to an acceptable standard with quite a lot of time. We had woodchip paper in one room and I've removed it but I've (probably stupidly) stripped the paper off the plasterboard so what is left is raw gysum with a few...