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Hi guys I was wondering could some one help me with these pics , just done some roughcasting and noticed there's the tiniest of little hairlines here and there . They aren't hollow or anything but just wondering what caused them . You can't see unless your nose is up against the wall and it's...

Hi guys just a question any help or advice would be appreciated . I'm just about to stucco finish a bungalow. The owner has given me 20mm drop beads which are bigger than I ever stuccoed with before . I've scratched them in with the scratch coat . I think I still need to dub them out further ...

Hi guys , just wondering if every one else is still laying on when it's 2-4 degrees outside ?? Got some sand and cement site work ready for finish coat. Temperature is low for the remainder of dry days before it turns piss poor again ? Just wanted to know what's safe to work to ? Thanks

Hi guys , I was after some help regarding the rend aid product . I'm in the process of starting an old stone cottage and obviously the lack of key on the big stones was a problem so the customer has bought the rend aid product to save me slurry coatin it and taking 10 years to scratch it lol ...

Hi guys me again . Just wanted to double check with more experienced plasterers that I'm doing things properly . I've hacked the old plaster off and the the wall behind is a mixture of old red house bricks and a load of stone . I usually brush the wall with a hard brush then wash the dust off...

Hi guys , I Just wanted to ask a couple of questions . I usually use waterproofer in my sand and cement mix for the scratch coat and the same again with lime for the finish coat . I was talking to a couple of lads last week and they only ever use feb externally and no lime . Is that ok to do ...

Hi guys , has anyone heard or used Graffiato finish ? Been asked to do it . From what I can gather it's similar to alpine and parex monorex? Any help would be great , thanks

Any tips on breaking in a cross grain float quickly ? I got a small pu float that's well worn in for stucco , but we got a big floor screed session coming up in a couple weeks so I wanted to break the bigger float in quicker ready to use on the floor? Maybe a light sand every night ?

Hi guys , just been sent to repair a load of walls inside house . Their all cracked and hollow . Hacked them off with hammer and bolster easily ! Looks like they have used browning as a scratch coat then skim to finish . Properties a council house . The walls are a mixture of Thermalite blocks...

Hi guys , just wondering what everyone usually does with sand and cement . I usually start with 4-1 for the dubbing out and then the first coat ( same day) then finish coat of 5-1 just wondering is that ok ? I know some boys do a 4-1 for the first two coats and the finish ? Just want to know...

Help! Can any one help me with some advice and a basic how to do an alpine finish ? never got taught it and never even seen it being done . Got a rough ideas in my head but if some one could help me that would be great . The walls only 10m2 so perfect to practice on , probably won't ever have...

Hi guys , just a quick question , is there any does and don'ts with sbr internally ? I always lash it on and apply the sand and cement when tack , or if I'm skimming usually wait until it's sucked in ? We always use sbr inside instead of pva because saves time waiting for it to pull in and saves...

Hi guys , this is a strange one and any help or advice would be much appreciated . Me and my mate roughed and skimmed inside a council property last year sometime after it had been underpinned and treated for damp. . A couple of months ago we had to go back to hack off and re do some of the...

Hi guys , just wondering has any one got any ideas is it possible to render over existing parex monorex ?? There's one panel on a job that's blown and cracked in some places for some reason , so he wants it patched in and gone over the old work ? Is it possible and what's the best way to do it ...

Hello everyone , just wondering has anyone got a solution to my problem !! We have always used a machine to apply the parex monorex render and there's never been a problem . Changed companies now and were hand applying the stuff and every so often I'm having these small lumps and bumps on the...

Hello everyone !! Just after some feedback on the plastic trowels and the ****** s*p*r*lex ? I was wondering was it worth buying both or just the s*p*r*lex ? Can you lay on with the s*p*r*lex or is it just for trowelling up like the plastic ? Any feedback would be great , thanks

Hello I'm new to this site and still a young plasterer at 25 so will be spending alot of time on here from now on ! My first question is , what would be the safest and easiest way to go over concrete ? There's an outside wall I am roughing at the moment ready for the finish of monorex . I have...