Grit does not always work

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brimplas1

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Just got a message to say a ceiling i did over 5 years ago failed...
 

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I hope the customer's being cool about it - obviously you did reasonable work for it to last 5 yrs - it's really unlucky for you and for them that the bond eventually failed.

I assume you'll re-do it for free but then tell them you can't guarantee it more than another couple of years, since the artex itself is out of your control?
 
MakeItSmooth said:
I hope the customer's being cool about it - obviously you did reasonable work for it to last 5 yrs - it's really unlucky for you and for them that the bond eventually failed.

I assume you'll re-do it for free but then tell them you can't guarantee it more than another couple of years, since the artex itself is out of your control?
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I will sort for free but normally tell customers that skimming over artex is at their risk because i advise to overboard... But the cost of removing the coving and replacing normally puts them off...
 
zombie said:
I know the answer to this finish alone with no bonding applied to thick?

Also what's in the room bang above?
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A bedroom pal, it may just be skim as it was before the invention of the zombie mix.... She is saying it was nearly 8yrs ago i did it ...
 
brimplas1 said:
With how long ago it was i think it was thistle..... I only use the cementone/bostik one now....
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Ive been using grits for donkeys mate,right back to when thistle gypbond (now bond-it) first came out I've used different ones over the years but never had a failure with any of them,can't even think why that's failed on you would be interesting to know if rest of ceiling is unstable or whether its tight,let us know if you can pal please (y)
 
I've had a few of them happen to me in the past. Before the days of grit . One of them was when the lunatic put far too much shite in her loft
 
carl-the-plasterer said:
Ive been using grits for donkeys mate,right back to when thistle gypbond (now bond-it) first came out I've used different ones over the years but never had a failure with any of them,can't even think why that's failed on you would be interesting to know if rest of ceiling is unstable or whether its tight,let us know if you can pal please (y)
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Im hoping the rest has held....lol
 
Skimming over that shite theres always a risk of cracks or delaminating. Than fuk I dont do domestics no more
 
Had a wall shell off on blue grit once when it was painted a week later. Only time its happened. Put grit on way home on Friday afternoon, skimmed it the next day. Perhaps it hadn't properly dried, or possibly not stirred up well enough. Fair play for going back though (y)
 
carl-the-plasterer said:
Ive been using grits for donkeys mate,right back to when thistle gypbond (now bond-it) first came out I've used different ones over the years but never had a failure with any of them,can't even think why that's failed on you would be interesting to know if rest of ceiling is unstable or whether its tight,let us know if you can pal please (y)
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You might have had fails that you don’t know about in fairness
 
MakeItSmooth said:
I hope the customer's being cool about it - obviously you did reasonable work for it to last 5 yrs - it's really unlucky for you and for them that the bond eventually failed.

I assume you'll re-do it for free but then tell them you can't guarantee it more than another couple of years, since the artex itself is out of your control?
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The artex hasn't failed though has it?
 
I got one I'm pricing at moment ..... They are happy with over boarding though and coving to parimeter after...(not done coving for about 3 or 4 years)
May use your pic to reinforce the point of boarding over being better job....
Cheque in post ....
 
Stevieo said:
The artex hasn't failed though has it?
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Fair point - when I posted, I had it in mind that maybe the grit product had detached from the artex due to the artex surface unexpectedly not allowing the grit to bond properly, for some reason - i.e. if that happened, it would be out of control of the person doing the plastering (aside from overboarding it). If it was a kitchen rather than a lounge, my first thought would've been possible cooking grease on the ceiling.
 
Depending how big the room . A pack of coving cost about £30 max and will do an average room and will go up in an hour . Sometimes it’s just as cheap to pull cove off, board skim and cove again
 
MakeItSmooth said:
Fair point - when I posted, I had it in mind that maybe the grit product had detached from the artex due to the artex surface unexpectedly not allowing the grit to bond properly, for some reason - i.e. if that happened, it would be out of control of the person doing the plastering (aside from overboarding it). If it was a kitchen rather than a lounge, my first thought would've been possible cooking grease on the ceiling.
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It’s definitely the grit failing mate . Doubt that the manufacturer of the grit will compensate you though . It’s bad luck mate
 
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