Winter sun

[Niro06]

Been at this game for 25 years and still amazes me how a perfectly good nice flat and smooth stud wall can look so fecking bad with the sun shining at 90 degrees to it, feels fine and looks fine in normal light but looks like a kids done it with the sun on it!

 

[theclemo]

i no all about it. :RpS_cursing:

 

[rockhardsolidplastering]

think we all know that feeling mate.

 

[henry]

trick of the light

 

[Gibbo]

yep does the same to brickwork

 

[bodplasterer]

Lol i was gonna post this the other day.... winds you up dont it lol but only a spread will know and understand when the sun strikes.

 

[lucius]

yep does the same to brickwork

Not mine it dont Lol

 

[Gibbo]

bet it do

 

[nickelarse]

its "does" gary. didnt you go to school??

 

[bodplasterer]

Jebus nick were fecking spreads grammar dont matter shite

 

[Jace]

did a large ceiling the other day and they built a feature coming down in the middle only a 5" drop tray rouund the perimeter then lights in the tray shineing directly up onto it.....only 5" from my freshly painted plaster, it felt lovley looked perfect then turn the lights on:RpS_cursing:

 

[mark ross]

What a load of ruff c***s , get a 500W floor standing halogen lamp, position it at the angle of " truth" on walls( for ceiings wack a 4" nail in and hang the lamp on to hyper exagerate the plastering work) .Trowel up with this, you may not get things spot on, but at least when the sun comes around, you know what to expect. .....

Another tip..consider the aspect of each room , determine how each wall and ceiling will be affected by sun light before you start plastering. If the sun comes in through a window and high lights the ceiling.Try to do you last two or three passes in the direction of the light,that is to say cross trowel into the window not at 90 degrees to it. Your work may not be perfect but blemishes will be less defined by the sun light.

 

[bubbles65]

I usually place a halogen in the window to replicate natural daylight:RpS_thumbup:

 

[mark ross]

Spot on Bubble, did my edit while you were posting.

 

[bodplasterer]

The powers that be dont allow halogen lights on site unfortunately.

 

[bubbles65]

Lol...............................I'm not saying it never happens to me either:-0, just try to think about the lighting in a room and set up accordingly:RpS_thumbup:

 

[mark ross]

Lol...............................I'm not saying it never happens to me either:-0, just try to think about the lighting in a room and set up accordingly:RpS_thumbup:

That is so true, and even banning of your trusty halogen, does not mean you should not consider walls and ceilings that may be subject to sun light and cross trowel accordingly.

 

[bubbles65]

Mind you. if I charge enough I could offer them some free blinds for the windows:RpS_thumbup:

 

[bodplasterer]

I always tell em once the curtains are up they wont ever notice

 

[rockhardsolidplastering]

i get paid at a certain time of the day