Hi all, first let me say I WOULD hang my trowel up if I was considering doing this for a living, however I am doing my own house before renting it out.. also I do enjoy it :RpS_cursing:
OK I am self taught and have only actually did about 6 walls and 2 ceilings now, I am starting to get annoyed with a few issues lately.
Issue 1 is plaster going off fast in certain spots, I've got my mix time to 3 mins or less, no heat in room etc, fresh plaster onto fresh plasterboards but I seem to get the odd random area thats almost hard !? very annoying when other parts next to it are wet.
The biggest issue I have found on the last 2 walls (both boarded) are BUMPS where the scrim is, you can't feel the scrim itself but can feel a BUMP along the line of it!?
Here is some pictures, I did the 2 side walls first which weren't boarded and I was almost somewhat happy with those.. no bumps etc: I put some screws into any cracks then scrim'd them
I know they aren't great but for me I'm OK with them, obviously I want and need to get a lot better.. but then on the other walls all these stupid issues?
Along the ledge in the pic below between the 2 windows that join there, after plastering has a bump along about half of it, why is this happening? also on the opposite wall to that I did yesterday (also boarded) same issue in many parts.
I'm using 100mm super scrim tape then just plastering the wall, should i put some over the tape before plastering ? I see some people do that.
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, sometimes I think I put it on too thin others times I think too thick..ugh
As said guys, learning wannabe plasterer for own use here so go easy, just want to learn and get better
Thanks in advance
OK I am self taught and have only actually did about 6 walls and 2 ceilings now, I am starting to get annoyed with a few issues lately.
Issue 1 is plaster going off fast in certain spots, I've got my mix time to 3 mins or less, no heat in room etc, fresh plaster onto fresh plasterboards but I seem to get the odd random area thats almost hard !? very annoying when other parts next to it are wet.
The biggest issue I have found on the last 2 walls (both boarded) are BUMPS where the scrim is, you can't feel the scrim itself but can feel a BUMP along the line of it!?
Here is some pictures, I did the 2 side walls first which weren't boarded and I was almost somewhat happy with those.. no bumps etc: I put some screws into any cracks then scrim'd them
I know they aren't great but for me I'm OK with them, obviously I want and need to get a lot better.. but then on the other walls all these stupid issues?
Along the ledge in the pic below between the 2 windows that join there, after plastering has a bump along about half of it, why is this happening? also on the opposite wall to that I did yesterday (also boarded) same issue in many parts.
I'm using 100mm super scrim tape then just plastering the wall, should i put some over the tape before plastering ? I see some people do that.
I can't figure out what I'm doing wrong, sometimes I think I put it on too thin others times I think too thick..ugh
As said guys, learning wannabe plasterer for own use here so go easy, just want to learn and get better
Thanks in advance
