Recent content by LMJ90

Aye that's what I'm doing, laying it on, darby, let it pick up, poly floating it then finished with a sponge. I just can't seem to get the hang of sponge floats, anyone else struggle? I always have to revert to the car washing sponges, and it kills my hands! Marigolds time?

I don't know about that! Can't beat the good ol' fresh nothern air!

Thanks! And thank you for the welcome. I am a joiner first, but I have been plastering for 6-7 years. I am self taught, though I have picked up a lot of pointers from good, competent spreads who've been doing it longer than I've been alive! I don't deem myself a diyer, I take it very seriously...

House is post war ('49) and is Caernarfon red brick, which was used extensively along the North West coast of Wales, Shrewsbury, Liverpool and beyond I believe... I'm not a diyer, I take my work very seriously, Im just overly cautious when delving into things that I don't do everyday. I am...

I believe our sand is dredged from Liverpool way? I live in North Wales.

Thanks for the welcome! I'm a joiner first, but never turn down a few skimming jobs here and there, find it very rewarding. I'm a self taught plasterer, and picked up some good pointers from some very good spreads on the way! The only thing I do struggle with so far is knowing exactly when to...

There's also some inconsistency on which coat you guys put your waterproofer? I put additives in scratch, and waterproofer into the top coat, maybe 10-20ml more in salty / sea air.

This is my first post on here. I've used this forum extensively for about 3-4 years, invaluable! However, I'm now in the middle of my own self build, and Im just after some clarification on the ratios for the external rendering. We've had some extension work done, this has been scratched 4-1...

This is my first post on here. I've used this forum extensively for about 3-4 years, invaluable! However, I'm now in the middle of my own self build, and Im just after some clarification on the ratios for the external rendering. We've had some extension work done, this has been scratched 4-1...