Recent content by axnjoe

Ok then bigsegs I had to read that a few times but I think I got it. And thank you for the extra effort. I will start the search for the material as soon as I can. Some one earlier asked me if plasterers were extremely hard to find. Well I have been doing this for 20 years and have never...

Hmmm, glad I followed up on this. As you guys would say, "I think you are spot on mate". I think the gauge trowell and random blobs are spot on. I will give the owners some samples. Looks as if there are many different ways of doing it. The house is about 9000 square feet of floor space with...

Hey UK I would like to thank all of those who took the time to repond to my posts. Its probably safe to say that we all agree that a plaster finish is always better than a straight up drywall finish. Most likely, I will never even see this new owner though out this project so I will leave the...

Does the UK primarily use drywall(gypsum board) or is it all still plaster over some type of common base? if you do indeed use gypsum board,... do you or would you useplaster as a finish coat over gypsum?

Trowell/addict - no nothing like that though that is impressive. this is insde. Pug - they probably woul fly you here. You may have to ride with the guy that is from there that is doing the silk padded walls. Bigsegs - Ahhh.... , its getting closer. Maybe if I said it was like a bunch of "A"...

I think this is the best forum for contractors that i have ever been on. Everyone is very helpful and quick to respond. The house will be ready for me in about a 2 weeks. Maybe 2 months if they ever get the rolled slate roof on and all the imported Cottswald limestone on the outside. They have...

I looked at the link you attached and non of them look like what we are after. I would like to use plaster for its hardness. Our premixed products are vrey saft and easy to damage not to mention there is a lot of shrinkage during the drying of it. I think the suggestion of applying blobs with...

wow I appreciate the immediate responses. When I say "LUMPY" I am suggesting that it would be like throwing smow balls at a wall and smoothing the edges where the lumps meet leaving a profile of about 1 inch or 25mm with each lump about 3 inches(75mm) in diameter. Also, I am not farmiliar with...

Hi everyone I need a little help. I am a contractor here in the US and I am working on a new home modeled after ones in Enland. Typically we hang and finish drywall to smooth finishes. I was told that on this house they want the interior walls to look lumpy like something of an old Engish castle...