vfr12
MOTORC*NT
I have read it 10 times , but still can’t understand what thickness should be the top coat.
Pebble dashing
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taylorhendersonplastering
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I don’t think he would be capable of walking in a straight line never mind dashing a wall 
taylorhendersonplastering
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Lovely pair of tits I’d spray those knockers all day long
Simon85
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Depends on the size of stones. I also don't think there is a set thickness lol. If I was to guess id sary 6-8mm on average
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vfr12
MOTORC*NT
I thought so - slightly less of that , a bit heavier than that.....now it makes senseDepends on the size of stones. I also don't think there is a set thickness lol. If I was to guess id sary 6-8mm on average
John j
Mono Don
I.m a wizard at that . Mastered it by doing it each day.
Elina lorenz
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It is best to have a good scaffold as you need to get to all of the wall easily (and quite quick if the sun comes out). i prefer not to use a tower if you are doing a full wall and not just a panel or a bay.
next thing is to remove all of the down spouts and waste pipes, some plasterers like to leave the down spouts on if it is a big wall as you can hide a joint behind them but i would recommend that if the wall is to big then just get more men in to do the work.
With all that done you can now bead up, put all the bell-cast beads on and the corner beads (IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THEM).
Now for the top coat, you can go around and cover all the windows if you are not that conferdent at throwing the stones. you should start on the opposite wall to where the sun is shining and try to complete each wall before the sun comes round. soak the wall with a hose pipe first then when you look at the wall you will notice a glisten on the surface from the water, once the glisten has gone you can start to put the top coat on, some plasterers like to use lime in the top coat to give a lighter background to the finished job, when the top coat is on you should rule the wall with the feather edge and fill out all the hollows until the surface is full and flat. once done you should put down sheets at the bottom of the wall to catch all the stones that dont stick, all your stones should be in buckets on the scaffold and the ground where you are working (they should have been washed and dried out in the sun a day before).
now start throwing the stones, you use the flick of the wrist, its all in the flick of you wrist when dashing load the scoop up and then sort of shake it to level the stone of then throw straight at the wall I've seen guys throwing with the scoop at an angle and it looks awful, if you throw them too hard then you will cause the topcoat to move and sag, you only want to throw them so they stick to the wall as you can press them in with a clean float to make sure they stay on.
now go and pick all of the stones up from the sheets, these should all be washed and dried out fore the next wall.
next thing is to remove all of the down spouts and waste pipes, some plasterers like to leave the down spouts on if it is a big wall as you can hide a joint behind them but i would recommend that if the wall is to big then just get more men in to do the work.
With all that done you can now bead up, put all the bell-cast beads on and the corner beads (IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE THEM).
Now for the top coat, you can go around and cover all the windows if you are not that conferdent at throwing the stones. you should start on the opposite wall to where the sun is shining and try to complete each wall before the sun comes round. soak the wall with a hose pipe first then when you look at the wall you will notice a glisten on the surface from the water, once the glisten has gone you can start to put the top coat on, some plasterers like to use lime in the top coat to give a lighter background to the finished job, when the top coat is on you should rule the wall with the feather edge and fill out all the hollows until the surface is full and flat. once done you should put down sheets at the bottom of the wall to catch all the stones that dont stick, all your stones should be in buckets on the scaffold and the ground where you are working (they should have been washed and dried out in the sun a day before).
now start throwing the stones, you use the flick of the wrist, its all in the flick of you wrist when dashing load the scoop up and then sort of shake it to level the stone of then throw straight at the wall I've seen guys throwing with the scoop at an angle and it looks awful, if you throw them too hard then you will cause the topcoat to move and sag, you only want to throw them so they stick to the wall as you can press them in with a clean float to make sure they stay on.
now go and pick all of the stones up from the sheets, these should all be washed and dried out fore the next wall.
Nicm
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Any goggles or them plastic glasses always steam up on me and end up taking them off.Love wetdash
theclemo
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They don't steam up. I get them free off my mate. His bro in law works in the mines. f**k**g hate wetdash. It's the last house am doing with it. Machine rouhcast from here on in. Lol.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/mP0KhqtQmQ768Ndb2
Danny
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theclemo
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PMSLvalentines day at the G** club was a hit then
taylorhendersonplastering
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LOl don’t listen to him lovely job m8 I like a bit of the old wet dash aswell