rolling guage

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never skimmed an area big enough to use the rolling guage method. but might need to one day. so just wondering do u bother to flattern the first coat or not. cheers :)
 
I don't but I get it as flat as I can as I lay on the first coat. Never had a problem.
 
nice one buddy. just one more thing, when using rolling guage method do i have to do it as quick as possible or can i take my time.
 
hello mate if you imagine a hundred metre ceiling you'd have to break it up into 4 sections
it's pointless going mad and laying on 50 metres if you want to do a rolling gauge because you'll have to stay on that section and wont get time to lay any more on
you want to get 20 m on so it's comfy then start first coating the next 20 m drop back first trowel 1'st 20 m then second coat the next 20, drop back second trowel then first trowel next 20 etc etc .............you should be working into a wet join all the time so it should be less noticeable
 
still can't get my head round rolling gauges! :-[ when you start do you lay on 10m (for example) then knock up 20m second coat the first 10m and lay another 10m of first and so on? its just for a second coat i normally use about a quarter of what i've used for the first coat. my brain hurts!
 
every time you mix, just mix up the same as you would do for a first coat of a reasonable set and use it to top the bit before, whatevers left becomes the first coat of the next bit... and so on... at the end youll end up knockin half a mix up...
 
the pennys dropped! all it needed was segs to explain it. get yourself a training school segs, you'll make a mint
 
can someone tell me where a step by step guide for the rolling gauge is, thank you.
plus do you need a labourer or will you have enough time to clean bucket and tools.
 
i'v only heard of 1 set of guys who do this and there's about 4/5 of them.

someone puts first coat on while one guy follows flatternin off, just keep on going all day.

another guy lays down/2nd coats with another guy following, flattenin off

then 1 more spread will go round trowellin up (wet) and poss another polishing/final trowellin.

also need a good lab because the mixer would not stop once you got going, this is just hear say btw, someone told me on site that these lads were coming on soon (they never did) and they just eat the area up, whether someone else had scrimmed it up before hand they would just jump in and crack on with it. 40-50 bags of skim a day.

good idea, but you'd be fooked at end of day and if 1 guy let you down or struggled you'd know about it
 
Why dont you chop ceiling up into manageable sections with a scrim line.done properly joins will be neat and discreet rather than risking a rough job
 
wishiwasa - i dont think the bucket would be cleaned, just filled up, mix, on spot board, fill up again, quick brush and repeat.

2 decent spreads taking gear off spot doesn't last long
 
rolling gage can be done with two spreads, 3 is better or 3 spreads and a lab your laughin. Its all about timing, once you get your head round it its easy. All lay it on to begin with, one drop back and start laying down while others carry on, 2nd man in team can drop bk if needed and just have one putting on,follow same principal with troweling stages, you all just muck in and drop bk on walls to do what ever stage needs to be done. GOOD COMMUNICATION helps, let each other know what wall need trowels or laying down ect
 
A rolling set can be used by one spread labouring on himself, that's the whole point of it, breaking up a large set/areas into smaller ones without joints.
 
thought it could be done by one guy (although id need a labourer- as just begining with the plastering) just wasn't sure i had the right order of how to do a rolling gauge.
 
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