Recent content by Dr pepper

Had it the tigers appearing recently in few walls, defo down to timing and to much edge on trowel as previously mentioned, been getting to impatient and going at it to early and making a meal of it. Thankfully an empty house, so spent the next day re doing as wernt happy, purposely took me...

Ps I'm not looking for people's sympathy or to give a toss just explaining me self for what it's worth

No not a courser and know the difference between good an rough, problem I've got is 100% of time I'm on me own driving me self mad nick picking an confidence knocking. That co inside with I've got major ocd to the to point I'm even going to counciling know to try an calm it, ny anyway that's...

Again thanks for all replies chap's (y)

Cheers Mr faithful (y)

Does anyone double up coats straight away? As in 1st coat don't flatten just straight on with 2nd? Was always taught to flatten first before your second coat

Been telling the mrs this for years!:LOL:

Cheers bud (y) , do have a flexi but only ever sees the wall right at the death

Thanks for responses gents (y)

Evening people hope all is well? I don't know how, when or why exactly but over the past few weeks to me own detriment have developed a habit of troweling the wall/lid to early. Creating me self nothing but agg, :tonto:tiger strips, ripples, lumps and bump, which then struggle like f**k to then...

Snap! :X3:

Had to some rendering in the heat last week builder thought was making it up that rendering in direct sunlight in 29 degree heat is a no go.... but nope they know best just said when it dry out to quick turns to dust and cracks, it's not on my back!

Does anyone else ever have them days when you think I give up with this plastering/rendering malarkey?! You try your best, knock your pipe out, work lates, get up early, etc and it only takes a light flicked the wrong way or the sun glacing through the window across the wall, and in the blink...

Thats trouble I had, it's not the tools as loads of spread use and get on with them fine, it was me not using them at right time and place and making a hash of things

Thanks for replies chaps (y)