Recent content by grahambarthel

I started the thread "dodgy batch?" because I could think of no other reason for this to happen other than a dodgy batch. The question mark at the end is meant to imply "or is it" It was all flattened as per norm. The ceiling was boarded so no PVA. I'm by no way as experienced as a lot of...

They're probably all away for the weekend but I'd be interested to hear if @BritishGypsum have any thoughts

Nope, can rule that one out. The only bucket that left my room was a builders bucket across the landing to a bath hose

I keep the paddle pretty clean to be honest and I've since used the same tools (mixer, bucket, trowels) on another wall in the same room and no problems. I'm 95% it's a dodgy batch (I used a couple of bags) but I'm just interested if anyone knows what the little white bits are that seems to...

I'm getting these flakes in walls and ceiling. It was all rolled on - no different to how I've done it before. Never seen this before that's all

I need some help and advice on this. I have skimmed all manner of surface in one room and I have noticed flakes coming away from the wall. There are about a dozen in total on the ceiling and all walls. Behind the flakes are these little white dots (see pics). What is it???

Everbuild do the roll and stroll stuff. You can get it from Toolstation but I got mine from Amazon, which worked out cheaper. I like the Everbuild scrim and PVA as well

Cheers mate. I haven't heard any bad comments about this and similar products (Plasprime, Bond It) do it must be decent. All I was thinking about though was that whenever I've plastered on top of PVA I do so when it's tacky but this doesn't seem to be a requirement for Blue Grit. In fact they...

Nope, I'm not getting it. Verticals, sure. There's a mechanical key to stop it sliding down a wall. But horizontal? Am I missing something? If the blue grit is stimulated by the wetness of multi then why the drying time? Like I said. Never used it and probably missing the obvious

Never used blue grit and I'm just wondering about it's make up. It seals and gives a coarse finish. How will a skim over a ceiling coated with this stuff actually stay on? Is it sticky like PVA? Even after a 24hrs setting time?

Blue grit still on ceiling

It's a South East thing. Get your ratios wrong and you have to rim everyone on the job. Nightmare if you're on a proper big site........takes ages

Eibenstock all day long

Who asked this question anyway? Do they know?

So come on then - what's the answer? :-)