who still lays a wall on this way

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The way I was shown how to lay a wall on.

2 bands across the top , then the middle with strokes from about waist height over lapping into the top bands and
then bring the bottom section into the middle section. And useing the same to skim the wall off. I know most nowdays
bring the bottom right up to the top in one stroke to save time.
Also useing a 13" trowel to skim the wall were as I use my 11" to trowel off greater control for me and easy on the elbows when applying pressure. I was just thinking useing a 13" there is only so much pressure your putting on the blade to trowel off as with the 11" the pressure is all along the blade for greater control.
 
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Thats the way I do it :-)

On site I would use a 16x4 and start at the bottom and pull right up, its quicker but I dont like it
 
And do you use that trowel from start to finish grand. I trying to think when we started to use the bigger trowels how long ago was it.
 
If you think about it danny , that stance is pressure on the knees and the lower back .
 
i bring the top down then bring the bottom up to meet it, **** doing it in 3 passes and **** using a diddy 11" trowel
 
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I just bring it down enough so I can reach it from the floor then bottom to top in one swoop.
It's the quickest way:RpS_thumbup:
 
exactly, bloke i used to work for did 2 bands across the top, about 2 foot down, then went all the way along the middle, then sat on his hop up and did the bottom 2 foot, when i was learning the lad that im working with now was with us and he taught me to do it that way and its much quicker. i was always taught the longer the stroke the better the finish
 
beddy said:
exactly, bloke i used to work for did 2 bands across the top, about 2 foot down, then went all the way along the middle, then sat on his hop up and did the bottom 2 foot, when i was learning the lad that im working with now was with us and he taught me to do it that way and its much quicker. i was always taught the longer the stroke the better the finish
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I keep telling the mrs that but she won't listen:-(
 
Beddy I only use 11" on final trowel, I spread with 13" tyzack. We have to ask ourselves just how much time is saved by pulling from the bottom to the top.
 
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Im a bit confused by this, we talking about skimming? when laying on an average 2.4m high wall? if so I run a band along the top then across the middle, then from the bottom up, more or less just two swoops for whole wall though, the band along the top is just to creat a sharp corner trowel left to right.
 
You got the plot freerider in what your saying. But why do you put a band through the middle?.
 
Henry we also have to ask ourselves how much more stress on the elbow is caused by a 14". i doubt its alot if any.
 
ive tried a few different ways and personally thing bringing the top foot or 2 down then coming up 6/7 foot is easier and less work.
 
Yes it;s quicker your way beddy then putting 3 bands of skim the old way. We do not really know long term, what effect it will have on the elbows. I suppose will have to wait and see and by that time I will be pushing daisies so wont give a feck. What I do know is getting the right stance when plastering will give you less long term problems in later life. I am talking about useing the larger 13" plus size trowel .
 
i use a marshalltown 14 and spread the same way as beddy band along the top then pull the bottom up to meet the top, problem is my elbow is knackerd already so i have had to resort to useing the plastic trowel to trowel up with because its less strain on the bad arm
 
henry said:
You got the plot freerider in what your saying. But why do you put a band through the middle?.
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I dont put a band through the middle, basically I trowel a bit down from top and then trowel it across left to right just to bed it in to get a sharp corner, then I do one big stroke up from as low as I can reach to the top, then jump off me hop up and just pull the last couple of feet up from the bottom, if that makes sense?
 
I go from the bottom to the top as far as i can reach with 11inch then do top which is less time on a hop up flatten with 18 inch finish with 11inch
 
i put a band along the top then do it in 2 halves. Top half then bottom. Im only 5' 5 so id have to put about 10 bands along the top to do the rest in one sweep. Im good in understairs cupboards though.
 
Nice one potatoe:RpS_thumbup:
Almost forgot that method:

Throw it on with a shovel so it looks like a cow pat on the wall, then repeat until the wall is covered, then use back of shovel to flatten it. Then repeat the process for 2nd coat(only if it needs a 2nd coat)
then finish the wall with a sponge then a final pass with a caulk board or similar:RpS_thumbsup:
 
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