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Not particularly hot here on Saturday. All 3 ceilings were pretty much the same throughout. It was a cold breeze here on Saturday. Every ceiling and even a little sheltered wall and door head he did as a test had the same result. He rang me so I could sort out some decent gear for Monday...

Zoom in again to see his best effort at getting a finish ! I know you'll all say s**t spread- I can assure you he's not

This is a close up of the open texture finish it left.

This is one of the ceilings that has been on 48 hours an is still greasy- zoom in and you can see how patchy it is

Update. I've been to the job this morning to see for myself. He's got over it best he can but is going over one of them again today. I will upload some pics later when I get home. Another twist is that when he washed up he says the water went frothy and smelled odd. Also I've looked in some of...

Thanks for the input lads. The Unifinish theory sounds most likely to me. I've been in this game 20 years plus and this guy is the best I've come across ( I never said he was 's**t hot') so it's nothing basic like letting a breeze through or getting on it too soon. I'll be on Encons case in the...

My Spread called me yesterday all stressed as he had 3 ceilings on,second coated and had started trowelling in. He said that it was all 'peeling off on me'. This is all onto fresh plasterboard and using new multi (all delivered from Encon on Monday). He described it as like putting bonding onto...

I agree mostly with what's been said, but bear in mind every room is now virtuaily pitch black, we're talking changing rooms, shower rooms, plant and store rooms here- no windows. added to to current weather it's about 40 degrees in there now during the day. not saying it's impossible but...

Started a big tacking job Monday, swimming pool changing rooms etc etc. about 1200 metres of tacking to do. I'm told i can't do any ceilings yet as they need a polythene membrane first- the chippy's will do this I'm told-. So I start on walls first just to get started. ceilings are 3.6m high and...

Yes. and like it.

You need that 'birds nesting' surely. I've done 6 meter walls from a scissor lift comfortably but ceilings is another prospect.

I've tried the minimum of mixing with it, - seems to make no difference to me. On a wall with lots of services I might cut boards first, but not a normal straight wall with a few switches- I don't have time to do things twice, putting up, taking down and putting back up again is not a very...

What sort of quantities you guys knocking up. With BG I'd do a 3 bags mix and timings would be just right. Knock up even 2 bags of Knauf and I'm gonna struggle to use it all.

Anyone else find it crap to work with compared to other brands. Goes off too quick.

I do work for lots of different Plasterers and have noticed some use round spot boards and some use square. Never asked why though ? Is there a reason for one over the other.