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    Dri coat

    Cheers dude
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    Dri coat

    Afternoon all I’ve got some walls to dri coat and was wondering if I can put pva or sbr slurry onto the bricks as the last time I used it I wet the bricks down but had just about gone off before I ruled it back. Cheers
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    Dri coat

    Hi all, was just wondering if I can pva or sbr slurry coat bricks that is to have dri coat going on top as the last time I did it I wet the wall down and by the time I came to rule it off it had just about gone off so was just wondering if I could prime it with something prior or just get more...
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    Nic in trowel

    Cheers for that guys, I'll give some wet n dry a try rather than the cheese grater idea!!
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    Nic in trowel

    How do all,whats the best way of getting nic's out of your trowel. Cheers.
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    Sponge float

    Cheers for that pal, can't beleve that some people use that instead of just troweling it up with a trowel but each to their own. Cheers.
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    Sponge float

    New to this forum, been plastering for 14 year and never came across a spread with sponge float is all.
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    Sponge float

    Saw a spread with sponge float today and was just wondering what they use them for never seen a spread with one before :RpS_confused:!!
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    Bonding bubbles.

    I'm bonding over an artex room it's a bit of a horrible job!! Thank you for all your reply's.
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    Bonding bubbles.

    Was just wondering how to minimise the blebs when skimming on to bonding. As I've got a whole room to bond out and skim. Cheers.
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    Floating with speedskim?

    Cheers for your reply's boys. I think I'll give it a miss!
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    Floating with speedskim?

    Nice one ,was just wondering weather to bother getting one or not.
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    Floating with speedskim?

    Was just wondering if anyone users their speedskims as a rule when floating?
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    Full artex room to skim

    Nice one thanks for your reply lads.
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    Full artex room to skim

    How do, I've got a bedroom to re skim that is all painted artex I was planing on pva'ing then putting a tight coat of bonding over the artex then turn back and skim it all, was just wondering what other plasterers would do? As I've not done much re skimming artex. Cheers.
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    Pva trouble?

    Cheers for that pal I've not tried tha plastic yet.
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    Waterproofer

    Thanks for that pal much appreciated
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    Pva trouble?

    I was using multi pal it was just peeling off in a couple of spots whenever I went over it so annoying!
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    Waterproofer

    Cheers pal just wasn't sure if I needed to put any additive in the mix old bhoy told me it Could make the render crack in time?!! Is that 4 sand 1 cement 1 lime?
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    Pva trouble?

    Hi just wondered if anyone else has had trouble with plaster peeling off a pva,d wall, ceiling I uni-bonded the day before so sure it's not because it's still wet? Really annoying!!
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    Waterproofer

    Just wondering weather you should put a waterproofer in the sand and cement render mix? Also what the best mix is 3.1? Been plastering 13 years just hardly done any sand and cement render! Cheers.
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    Tyrolean question.

    Thanks for that pal.
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    Tyrolean question.

    Just the side of the house was tyrolean'd years ago and the owner now wants the rest of the house doing which is presently just brick; i wanted to know if you could apply over the old so that it matches in colour and application? Thanks for your reply.
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    Tyrolean question.

    Nice one pal cheers.
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    Tyrolean question.

    Can you tyrolean over existing tyrolean that hasn't been painted? I've got the side of a house to do and wasn't sure if I could go straight over the existing or if I'd have to rend aid it first.
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