Anyone good with materials per m2
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carlos
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CTPlastering
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It shud fit jn a normal sized cement mixer like
3:1 for the dubbing out coat then 4:1 for the scratch coat.
What is your mix ratio big mal
for 32m square, i would have 1.75 tonne of sand. 9 cement. 2 lime and a 1.5 tonne of stone. i would put my butter coat on at 10mm.
as you have gone for a 4 to one scratchcoat, was there waterproofe in that mix? i would go for a 5 to one butter coat, the same mix for the dash just add the stone. i would put boards down to reduce waste.
as you have gone for a 4 to one scratchcoat, was there waterproofe in that mix? i would go for a 5 to one butter coat, the same mix for the dash just add the stone. i would put boards down to reduce waste.
What you mean the same mix for the dash - what mix would you use 3:2:1 ??? or... Also do you think it would be easy enough for one man to do with no labourer
S a plastering
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not being funny pal but if your asking all these questions you shouldn't really be tackling it of course you will need someone else its hard graft mate
Haha I think you are being funny. Just trying to get a second opinion. No one seems to be fit to give a straight up ratio for wet dash... Nothing wrong with hard graft, think it could be done easy enough with one man but if you cant there is nothing wrong with that
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S a plastering
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Exactly don't get it
when i said the same mix ,in the second mixer i would mix the sand and cement at the same ratio that i had used for the butter coat and add the amount of stone that i needed. i know by the look of the mix what i require.
this is very heavy work, and busy, i would hit this with 2 plasterers and labourer nice little job for a saturaday morning.
SO positive, thanks for your 10p's worth, takes a negative comment to get you posting jr.
kebab king
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Its hard work yes, but mixing, laying on butter coat, top coating and flicking on ya own, that will be a good days graft.Hope you aint got to much planned for the next day.
Have you wet dashed before.
Have you wet dashed before.
Yea loads of times but not in a good few years. I only have a crappy one bag mixer. Going to get a bath tub and pour it into that. Mix it at 3:2:1 see how it goes. I think we used to mix it at 4:2:1 and half of lime.
Sorry to hear about your loss JR. I was just making chat but didnt mean to offend
it is heavy work we dash straight out of a wheelbarrow it does not go on as easy as dry dash.
we usually dash with large stones first then come over it a second time with small stones.
you can dry dash and then come over it with a small stone dash to get the same effect.
what you mix yours at leebo
northyskim
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never really liked doing pebble dashing but done it few times
whats diffrence between dry dashing and wet dashing ?
whats diffrence between dry dashing and wet dashing ?
dieselpower
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That's some ratio, what do you mean? 14 chips (buckets) ? To 3 (buckets) to 1 25kg of cement if you don't mind me asking?
dieselpower
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No thanks, don't touch that **** anymore..
damn. Thanks Fatfarm :RpS_lol:are you sure. I was going to get 2, 1 bags mixers set up cause I have them close. but I also have a 2 bag mixer which prob would be best, just have to get it on the trailer and fek about with it. I might have to go with 10mm chips instead of the 6mm chips to suit the rest of the old house. I have never used the 10mm chips. Prob be no different
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