using gardz

[Geoff74]

Hi, been lurking here for a while, thanks for the good tips! Customer wants me to use gardz because he has lots of large blown patches and wallpaper adhesive on what isn't blown. Dunno where he got the idea from tho. Ive never used it before, is it okay to roll gardz on to old skim and bonding, then the usual pva before re-skimming? Can I get away without pva when using gardz? thanks

 

[paulf]

It says on their website that when dried it creates a moisture proof film so that would mean there would be no surface suction at all. So your pva coat is going to hang and your skim is also going to hang. I don't think I'd want to skim over it to be honest there might be a chance the skim wouldn't adhere and then blow off. It seems like the type of product that's designed for problem areas that a decorator might encounter.

 

[Danny]

Hi, been lurking here for a while, thanks for the good tips! Customer wants me to use gardz because he has lots of large blown patches and wallpaper adhesive on what isn't blown. Dunno where he got the idea from tho. Ive never used it before, is it okay to roll gardz on to old skim and bonding, then the usual pva before re-skimming? Can I get away without pva when using gardz? thanks

Welcome along

 

[jamesthefirst]

Someone on here has mentioned it recently but can’t remember who. In America they have a product called plaster weld, you apply it and just skim when dry.

 

[Geoff74]

Thanks for the replies. Sounds like it's completely the wrong stuff to use in this situation. Maybe he got the idea because some of his walls are a bit powdery.