Cold temperatures

[pristineplastering]

This time last year I had my fingers burned - partly because of my lack of knowledge, I agreed to skim the entrance porches (5 in total) of a block of flats - Nice job I thought and proceeded to skim away - cutting a long story short, because there was no heating in the porches themselves, the skim froze when the temperature dipped below freezing and blew away from the wall - I had to make 4 return trips in all as all 5 porches were affected in one way or another.

Today, I'm supposed to be doing the same thing - its an entrance hallway to an upstairs flat but the doors to the entrance have been bashed in and so the entrance is exposed to the elements

I have told the chap I'm doing it for that it would be daft to skim the walls (on board admittedly) as the temp dropped to minus 3 last night and that I'd tackle it when I can see on the forecast that I will have a run of 3-4 nights where the temp stays above freezing - I dont want to leave any heating apparatus in there cos like I said, the doors are almost non existent and I wouldnt want anythnig to get nicked

Basically have I done the right thing or have I told him a load of crap ??

 

[RainbowThistlePlastering]

I'd have done the same thing. You CANNOT work in extreme low temps. He could get someone else though heh

"Not worry, in Poland I do like this many times." ;D

 

[Render Systems]

I have just got bak today after 6 weeks off for bad cold weather... stuck 20 m2 of mono on this am and going back 5pm to rub it up.... but i have the job tented up and a propane heater on all night just to be sure as its forcast 0 to -2c here tonight...
but to answer your question i think you should be ok to skim now... if you just do a morning set say 40 m2 then it will be troweled and finished for 12am then you have about 10 - 11 hours before the temp drops also if the doors are non existant the wind will help dry them out... so personally i would go for it mate...

 

[flynnyman]

This time last year I had my fingers burned - partly because of my lack of knowledge, I agreed to skim the entrance porches (5 in total) of a block of flats - Nice job I thought and proceeded to skim away - cutting a long story short, because there was no heating in the porches themselves, the skim froze when the temperature dipped below freezing and blew away from the wall - I had to make 4 return trips in all as all 5 porches were affected in one way or another.

Today, I'm supposed to be doing the same thing - its an entrance hallway to an upstairs flat but the doors to the entrance have been bashed in and so the entrance is exposed to the elements

I have told the chap I'm doing it for that it would be daft to skim the walls (on board admittedly) as the temp dropped to minus 3 last night and that I'd tackle it when I can see on the forecast that I will have a run of 3-4 nights where the temp stays above freezing - I dont want to leave any heating apparatus in there cos like I said, the doors are almost non existent and I wouldnt want anythnig to get nicked

Basically have I done the right thing or have I told him a load of crap ??

A load of crap which might cost you the job, aslong as the background isnt frozen you should be sound and whats wrong with sheeting the door up or nailing a plasterboard over it?

 

[skimmin2day]

Id go for it too,if the walls got a cavity the wall wont freeze at -2.so your plaster wont fall off.
Now if your rendering bare brick/ block and it freezes thats a different matter.
At the end of ther day all youve got to lose is a bag or to of finnish!!

 

[roughas]

would of thought it would of been alright on board but better to be safe than sorry i suppose,just out of intrest was it board you had the problem on?

in the same boat really phoned up two readymix companys today as i got some concrete to lay and they both reckon its ok to lay it aslong as it doesnt go below -2 cant see it myself but their the experts i suppose ??? what do u guys think?

 

[richardbrown]

go for it.... I cant see skim freezing after a few hours it is set hard.

 

[ziggy2]

I've had skim freeze over night on board before now and it was fine. Admittedly only bit round the door but it was fine.

 

[james]

anyone putting on weber ocr just wondering about the cold