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    No lime.

    The difference lime makes is unbelievable, I wouldn’t want to topcoat without it, plus you have the flexibility properties the lime brings for a topcoat. Think it’s best to leave it.
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    Skimming not good!

    I had a problem with a batch of bags back in April, both coats started tearing when still very wet, had to just leave it and re-skim the next day. The plaster was almost going furry, I suspected it was full of that crap Uni-Finish, rung British Gypsum and they just blamed the PVA, accused me of...
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    Mixing drill for sale

    cake maker
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    Mixing drill for sale

    lol yep, alright for a guy starting off though
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    Mixing drill

    see my thread just above yours, charging a 100 pound
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    Mixing drill for sale

    Sparky BM2-1060CE 240 Volt Mixer 2 Speed Vari 1010w £100.00 BRAND NEW IN AND AROUND LONDON, WILL DROP OFF.
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    How to set skimcoat faster

    do more metres in a set?
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    Imprefections on newly plastered wall

    How much did you pay out of interest? Wasn't someone who worked for 60 quid a day way is it?
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    advice please

    Find your local plasterer, ask for a job and learn the game inside out, don't go making mistakes and charging people for it.
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    problems with sand and cement after a dpc.

    Two coats, same day, with good amount of waterproofer, devil up, 2-5 days to let it shrink and cure, then skim. Skimming over internal rendering is a dream.
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    told never use a corner trowel

    Haha to be fair this dudes work looks **** hot, I'm inclined to listen to him. Lost my twitcher and had to do angles without it the other day and it was a nightmare.
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    laying up

    the thread starter should of known that the most unhelpful self rightous dickheads would be the first to reply.
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    Young lads plastering

    You sound like me, it's a hard,hard game and cannot be learnt in 5 minutes, it takes years of mistakes and trial and error to know where you stand. You've got to love it, a bad day for a plasterer would destroy the soul of the average man, things can get shitty quickly.
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    Artex ceiling over skim on YouTube.

    ^^^^^^^^^^^shut up you **** he was asking a question, thinking your a big man behind your keyboard
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