Recent content by ian

can any of you lads help me out ,whats the meterage rate,[ labour only] for applying silicone thin coat , including the base coats and webbing i usually charge £20 a metre for krend , labour only.. is it the same or dearer taking into account all the prep work with the base coats and webbing...

good point about the suction .. thanks mate

thanks mate ... think i will just use normal sand .. perhaps the kiln dried will be too fine

the tyrolean has blown off the surface of a property in large areas...the existing render is now exposed. it looks ok , just the odd crack here and there,.i was thinking that i could just use a slurry of sbr and cement onto the render , wait till its gone tacky, and then apply my tyrolean...

can anyone please help me out .. ive got to do a job soon . the customer wants the render to imitate big stone blockwork .. ive seen it on plenty of big buildings and always wondered how it was done .. please help anyone ..

the smaller ones arent very good , theres just no flex in the blade. but the big ones 18 , 20 and 24 inch are awesome the sponge backer works brlliantly. i only use my steel for putting on and laying in now

ive gotta admit ive never had any problems in the past it just pisses me off when they dont communicate.. and the only way to deal with it is to take your business elsewhere but i think they are the only distributers for the trowels .. a plasterer has designed them and sells them to refina

they said they are having problems with the glue and promised to replace the 2 blades i had problems with .. this was over 3 weeks ago .. every time i try to speak to the tech guy , peter gray, they say hes not available and he never returns my calls ... if i could buy them elsewhere i would not...

is anyone experiencing any problems with the s*p*r*lex trowels from refina , the black plastic ones, in particular the 20 inch and 24 inch with the sponge backer. the blade keeps coming away from the sponge . the glue just isnt strong enough.. does anyone know if you can buy them anywhere else...

you shouldnt really skim over limelite with multi or board finish . it forms a barrier and nullifies its benefits ie breathability.. you need to use high impact finish ..

yeah was goin to mesh out... the brick work is really bad internally

i would have quoted about 5600 labour only... trouble is the customer bangs on about quality but when it comes down to it they wouldnt know quality if it bit them in the ass..all they are interested in is gettin the job done as cheap as possible... weve just come off a job board and skim some...

im goin over brickwork and some block work which has been painted , will i need to use rend aid first ?

hey up lads.. can anyone advise on applying monocouche .. do i need a special base mix and then topcoat over with monocouche.. my desired finish has got to be smooth..many thanks

everything bar the bathroom....