1 coat or 2

[wilber]

When skimming plasterboard do you lads put on 1 coat or 2 ? only talking to a builder today and he was saying on price work most will just single coat,is this right ?

 

[oasis]

2 coats all the way and sum times a jumper underneath to!

 

[pftmonojetman]

2

 

[wilber]

Perhaps on his prices job wont warrent 2 then.

 

[church]

deux manteaux pour moi rodney

 

[napper83]

2, only 1 coat if its a late in day n i wanna go quickly

 

[spunkybum]

2......apart from the odd cupboard

 

[platinum]

2 ;D

 

[church]

Is your avatar fred durst ?

 

[merlin]

one coated bedroom ,bathroom and hallway in flat today, came out tops cant tell difference

 

[spunkybum]

do you sponge it merlin or just trowel up as normal?

 

[merlin]

sponge after flattening ,gotta make sure you fill tapes, reveals , beads and doorframes spot on , we got really fussy clerk of works at mo, honestly m8 cant tell its one coat

 

[spunkybum]

i believe you ive seen it done and had a go ......im crap i either get on it too early and its a stodgy mess and too late and you cant get the float lines out

 

[GDS]

2

 

[spunkybum]

sponge after flattening ,gotta make sure you fill tapes, reveals , beads and doorframes spot on , we got really fussy clerk of works at mo, honestly m8 cant tell its one coat

all you need know is a ritmo!

 

[ant]

got to two coat boys got a reputation to think about

 

[seanaline]

i prefer 2 coats but worked with a few old boys years ago in beguim they all only one coated got used to it quicker per metre but you need to go like to get it spot on