Recent content by Ian82

that perfect ;D Thanks loads for your help gents Ian

thanks spreads ;D Ok, bit of a silly question to you guys, but would I use bonding or hardwall plaster to do this! Blimey this trade is confusing! haha! Its like theres hundreds of ways to do the same job! ;D

cheers guys....sound advise! I didnt know that lime could be added to bonding. What actually is the lime? I used it briefly on my weeks course when we did abit of rendering! Got abit on my hand and it stung like s**t!

I did a weeks course in plastering...just to have a go really and I got jobs lined up at mates houses and a biggie job at my sisters house. I suppose with plastering, its where you come from? certain places in the UK are more quiet that others. How are you managing to live with no funds coming...

ahh wicked! cheers nick!

Hi guys! Ive done a few skimming jobs for family and mates, but my next job is going to involve bonding plaster which I havent used before. I need to bond onto bare brick about 2cm thick to skim after but I have no idea on drying times for bonding! Do I skim the bonding on the walls and leave...

haha big cupboard sounds like an easy option! Cheers again for the tips!

Cheers for the tips guys. The wall is dry so ill wet it down and use hardwall. Would I have to pva the hardwall before I skim the top coat on? Sorry....im abit of a novice! Cheers Ian

Cheers mate! Blimey I just looked at that 2nd pic in more detail! I was trying to get a photo of the layers of the wall!....it does look like the sea though!!! haha!

Hi guys, Hows it going? Ive been following the board for ages but finally signed up tonight! If possible, im needing some advise on plastering my girlfriends bedroom. Im not a plasterer, but I did an intense weeks course and im looking to get some experience under my belt. The weeks course was...