Cross troweling

[Thiggins82]

Hi everyone was taught to always taught not to cross trowel but seen a few people do it now when flattening first coat on walls and ceilings is this the right way?

 

[johniosaif]

I do it for last trowel on occasion

 

[gdplastering]

I wouldn't do it on first trowel

 

[thebigfella]

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't

 

[Ridlerplastering]

Depends what shape my back is in.

 

[KevRM]

in short No you shouldn't cross trowel

 

[johniosaif]

in short No you shouldn't cross trowel

In long?

 

[KevRM]

the reason being, when skimming you should always have you trowel strokes going across the (natural) light, so the light mainly comes in via windows and doors across the wall so your stroke should be up & down, on ceilings you should be doing the same (crossing the natural light)

 

[stuart23]

If I think it needs it it gets one, not very often though.

 

[johniosaif]

Medium... Only kidding

 

[johniosaif]

To the novices, cross troweling is done by angry plasterers

 

[Danny]

I always cross trowel.... well most of the time

On ceilings I tend to lay my first coat on in one direction then the second coat the other way...

 

[stuart23]

I always cross trowel.... well most of the time

On ceilings I tend to lay my first coat on in one direction then the second coat the other way...

So would you lay first coat on across the light then second along it?

 

[superspread]

After about the second trowel I start to cross trowel ( do we mean on say a wall troweling horizontally ) so when it's finished it looks like stripes like a football pitch,

 

[Danny]

So would you lay first coat on across the light then second along it?

Yes as often as I can be bothered.... depending on shape and size of teh lid.... if its a long narrow I just lay on in the one direction... if its square then I would lay on across the light then with it... then trowel it teh other way...

I sometimes just pull all the edges in the drop through and pull the middle in... if that makes sense...

I dont think it makes a great deal of difference... it all paints the same

 

[stuart23]

If the ceilings not too big then i'll pull edges then fill centre as well, easiest way.

 

[johniosaif]

Helicopter plastering

 

[scottie5]

If its put on flat it shouldn't make any difference at all which way its trowelled, all our boards are tapered edge, so I try to go with the tapered edge rather then across it.

 

[jamesthefirst]

I often trowel while I'm cross! :RpS_mad:

 

[cassie]

always cross trowel to flatten off and on last dry trowel..

 

[CTPlastering]

Helicopter plastering

U saying thats your way john ? Or goin around side then fill in middle u meaning ?

 

[CTPlastering]

I'd normally if its all going on in one bucket , go right around the room then fill the middle in , opposite when im trowelling up

 

[spunky]

There just giving it a quick flatten it doesn't matter which way you go

 

[Arti]

My trowel isnt religious, so, no i dont

 

[johniosaif]

I hate helicopter plastering, ooh makes me cringe.. My pal does it all the time,,

 

[stuart23]

Whys that john?

 

[johniosaif]

Whys that john?

I just do, old school, have to start in the furthest left hand corner and work left right, start again till at other side and then ,nearest left to right to finish, two differing styles can't skim together,

 

[superspread]

I hate helicopter plastering, ooh makes me cringe.. My pal does it all the time,,

Never heard of of that saying before

 

[johniosaif]

Never heard of of that saying before

Like a helicopters blade,ooh drives me mad

 

[superspread]

Still don't get it :RpS_blushing:

 

[johniosaif]

Still don't get it :RpS_blushing:

Start a ceiling at any point and plaster around like the hands of a clock, so in a circular pattern,

 

[superspread]

Start a ceiling at any point and plaster around like the hands of a clock, so in a circular pattern,

Oooooo yea now I get it ,can't bloody stand that

 

[Danny]

Start a ceiling at any point and plaster around like the hands of a clock, so in a circular pattern,

I got asked by another spread to help on a monster ceiling years back and i was like yeah sure.....

He started in teh middle and skimmed it like a spider would spin a web... I **** myself.... but it came out lovely!

 

[keithuk]

Was he on drugs Danny :RpS_crying:

 

[Danny]

lol no comment.... :RpS_thumbsup: