Large areas to skim

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Do any of you guys divide large areas into smaller sections to make the job more manageable?
If so...whats the best way to go about it?
Do you edging beads?
 
i dont generally, means featherin in and it never looks right, depends how big...we was on about 25m ceilings earlier and that is a pretty big ceiling 5mx5m or equivalent... thats about as bg as ill do on my own... any bigger than that and ill get another plasterer to help, doesnt have to be too skilled but it helps...
if you can get someone to either lay it on without too much mess or follow you flattening up (probably easier for you in the long run) you can put up to 50m on..
biggest ceiling i ever did wasnt too long ago 49square... 7mx7m bloody massive and two of us sweated on it.... took 5 bags...
ive heard people go on about 40m sets regular but that is 4 x 4m walls @ 2.4 high...
lot of skim to look after that is...
 
No i wouldn't split up large areas as bigsegs says you'd be better to get a hand on anything too big.I have before broke up a ceiling because i was on my own with limited scaffold one way of doing it other than just washing it in is to put a couple of layers of masking tape where you want the break,plaster to three qaurters over the tape when its had 2 trowels pull the tape off and this will give you an edge to go to for your next set its not a perfect way of joining it but i don't think there is one.If you do join it keep the join away uplighters that'll show it up.
 
I agree with Bigsegs, an extra bonus of getting someone else to help is that they might put a bit of work your way from time time.
 
You can do a rolling guage which means you could do carry on ad infinitum (or until your arm falls off) and always have a wet edge to trowel off.
Mate of mine was on a big site and I went to have a look. He has an improver laying on 1st coat and he flattens and does second coat troweling as they go. They managed 220m2 in one day! That said he is the dogs doodahs and it was a corridor so no reveals, beads skirting, coving or dodgy plug sockets hanging out the wall. (or light switches eh Danny! lol)
I've used a rolling gauge on 30m2 plus ceilings and if you don't mind running round like a loon and sweating your knackers off it's well worth it.
 
running round like a loon and sweating my knackers off :P thats why i dont do site work ;D i got a dodgy back as it is, and i dont even think the little chef olympic breakfast could set me up for a day of that anymore, im 36 an feel 50 :D bloody right game this is...remind me not to argue with you...
 
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