multi finish be OK on this job?

[drpplastering]

Hi guys,

Bit of advice please,
Looked at a job for a friend the other night, its an old traditional terraced house. 2 rooms - bedroom and a downstairs lounge. In the lounge there has been some damp work and it looks like maybe s&c the rest of the walls upstairs and downstairs are bare plaster - I'm wondering if the walls are lime based 'though I am not sure'. If they are what's your thoughts on PVA as per and 2 coat multi in terms of breathability??
Cheers in advance!
Dan

 

[johniosaif]

Just pva and skim unless its an old stone building, if it is get an expert in

 

[drpplastering]

Its just a bog standard terraced house, no stone, would always just skim with multi?

 

[stuart23]

As John said just glue and skim as normal.

 

[CTPlastering]

Its just a bog standard terraced house, no stone, would always just skim with multi?

Are you really a plasterer ???

 

[drpplastering]

I'm always dubious about asking anything on here because for every helpful advice you get there'll always be someone who bothers to read a post but then posts a comment like that. It doesn't matter how good/long you've been plastering for I'm sure there'll be a point were you come across something your a little unsure of - hence ask for a little advice!? Yeah it might sound basic to you, no harm in asking in my opinion.

 

[raytheplasterer]

skim it with finish and use breathable paint, paint choice is probably more important.

 

[CTPlastering]

Aye bt to be honest you should know that if your a plasterer ?

 

[CTPlastering]

Fair dos if your just seeing how other people do it , put it that way in ur question thou ;-)

 

[Fatarm]

Your a feckin bully carl.......

















:flapper:

 

[drpplastering]

Enough said - cheers for the replies

 

[The Apprentice]

BG are setting up their own learning hub and forum so the apprentices and the like have somewhere to ask questions without getting the verbals for asking questions

 

[Marshy]

BG are setting up their own learning hub and forum so the apprentices and the like have somewhere to ask questions without getting the verbals for asking questions

Verbals like this?? "Your trying to pi** on our bonfire!!" :RpS_mad:
Its called "banter" or have you never been on a job before!!??

 

[The Apprentice]

Just passing on information, by the way at 52 I think I might have been on a job or two, besides if you've ever pissed on a fire you know how bad it stinks and you'd not want to do it again

 

[Marshy]

Well I think your cheeky plugging a new BG forum on here and surprised @Danny or one of the Mods hasn't collared you over it!!?? The people who post on here admitting they haven't a clue and ask for help get it from what I read on here whereas some people who come on and talk the talk then get found out as chances then they do get some stick!? Hope that cleared things up?

 

[The Apprentice]

Not plugging anything at all, you have to be at college to be eligible to register so it's not open to the public

 

[jesssop]

:RpS_unsure:

 

[Marshy]

Haha nice one Jace.......no wait am I supposed to kick off and sulk?? :rolleyes)

 

[spunky]

How's you're mother marshy?

 

[Marshy]

How's you're mother marshy?

Err I don't get you pal? How do you mean?? :RpS_confused:

 

[Jace]

hahaha

 

[yeoplast]

skim it with finish and use breathable paint, paint choice is probably more important.

Whats the point in useing breathable paint if you use multi? multi doesnt breath.

 

[Danny]

I'm always dubious about asking anything on here because for every helpful advice you get there'll always be someone who bothers to read a post but then posts a comment like that. It doesn't matter how good/long you've been plastering for I'm sure there'll be a point were you come across something your a little unsure of - hence ask for a little advice!? Yeah it might sound basic to you, no harm in asking in my opinion.

The banter is part and parcel with the forum we can remove it and stop it but it would be a boring place to be... If the questions don't get answered within the first few posts then we remove the banter until the answer has been achieved...

Also there is a button which notifies moderators on the forum if you feel anything is out of taste which we always respond to

Danny

 

[jesssop]

:RpS_laugh:

 

[raytheplasterer]

Whats the point in useing breathable paint if you use multi? multi doesnt breath.

multi finish would have a cetain level of porosity when set, small but never the less.

 

[Danny]

and yes @jesssop the button does work

 

[yeoplast]

multi finish would have a cetain level of porosity when set, small but never the less.

porosity or breathability, just because something soaks up water doesnt mean it can breath.

 

[theclemo]

:RpS_laugh:

Did u hit the bold button

 

[jesssop]

Yep

 

[raytheplasterer]

porosity or breathability, just because something soaks up water doesnt mean it can breath.

I've never seen a bag of plaster with a pair of lungs , could you elaborate?

 

[yeoplast]

yes you havent seen a bag of plaster with lungs, so it cant breath

 

[raytheplasterer]

can you use multi over old lime plaster was the question, what do you say yourself?

 

[yeoplast]

can you use multi over old lime plaster was the question, what do you say yourself?

I dont personaly like to do it but have done

 

[jeanclaudevangyproc]

do you need one of these @Marshy

That was a bad nosebleed happened after I dropped all plaster on floor in that grotty house dust mites like leather back turtles

 

[casplas]

it doesn't matter if multi breaths or not, your pva ,blue grit or whatever you use isn't.