Recent content by ChrisBarry

Believe it is really a total gray area myself. Never used it on the MR board but do remember a Clark of works telling us we had to use it once on a job in Surrey, the contracts manager said to just have the tub by the work and skim it when he wasn't around. Never had any issues with not using it.

Think I'll have to get one myself to see what all the fuss is about. Just one question, is the 18 ridged enough?

Hello Michael from another 81 vintage plasterer.

No skimming out here in Spain. Projection 1 coat only and a fine fina skim and sand down over that if it drys to quick in the heat. No multi finish or anything that comes close to it. External is all monocap (through colour render) scraped or dashed. Prices are not good enough to earn a living...

The other way to do it would be to take off the lose render and then fix stainless steel EML over that and your good to go. Can be a bit more expensive, but it's always an option that I'd favour.

I always price it high then get someone else to do it on a fixed price. Works for me.

Looking at replacement plastering machines this week to ship back to the UK from España. Any requests? New or Used. G4s G5s Monojets, etc. Sorry but NO 110v machines. Please no time wasters. Time is money.

Hi Benny. Pilar de la Horadada way by San Pedro if that helps.

Thank you

No relation but yeah, do remember him.

Hi laser, I'm in the Costa Blanca 45 minutes south of Alicante.

I'm new to the forum so would just like to introduce myself. Im Chris Barry and I've been plastering for 34 years now and I come from a long line of plasterers going back as far as 1756. I am currently living in spain and have been for the last 4 years, I do however commute back and forth to...