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do i need to use heat resistant plaster on a wall behind a log burning fire, it's been boarded with fire board, can i get away with regular gypsum plaster?

cheers pal i'll give em a go

is that the blue ones or what about the new finishing blades

sorry i'm a bit behind the times, but what are the new speedskim blades like i've got the old ones but never really rated them for anything other than flattening in the first coat

thanks for your help lads

is polyfilla an option

my lifes over, what have i done

one last idea, could i use eml?

thanks for cheering me up lol

no they've had a roof leek and because its caused some flaking paint and salt they're going to cut out the patch, it's not actually been cut out yet, i'm not sure how they're going to manage a ten mill deep uniform cut in a ceiling though, i wanted them to scabble it, but they won't have it.

cheers mate

thanks for your input i'll give it a go, i'm still worried though, do you think it might be an idea to lay it in two coats, throwing the first coat letting it semi set then trowel on the second coat, just an idea.

so you think an sbr cement slurry will hold it?

i've been asked to patch a concrete ceiling, the patch is approx 2 square metres and 10 mill deep, the site manager is insisting on limelite even though i've told him it's a bad idea, i can't get them to budge on this, has anyone any ideas on how i could get it to bond successfully to make...

i've had an enquiry as to wether a sandstone wall can be tanked or not, the wall is sandstone rubble wall and is badly weathered and a small amount of dampness is getting through to the internal wall causing the paint to flake,does anyone know if something like ka tanking slurry would ok.

thanks for the info

does anyone know how long i have to wait before i can plaster over newly applied ka tanking slurry

as you may have gathered i've never done any wet dashing before can you give me a few pointers please

have i got to use lime in wet dash mix and can i use hydraulic lime if i need to

just looked at that i'm even more confused now

whats micro

but what mix should i use and how wet does it need to be and should i use a butter coat?

i've n ever done any rough casting but i've been asked by a friend to do some patching for him,so i'm going to have a go, i'd be grateful if someone could give me a bit of information on what mix to use.

who supplies everbuild i'm in yorkshire

thats it a blue bottle sez it can do everything on the label,i think i'm in trouble i've used it on loads of jobs used it yesterday morning on an artex ceiling.

has any one else used this product, i bought a load from a company called obas building supplies but it hardly seems to have any adhesive qualities i recently got called back to a job i did four months ago, a chimney breast i'd skimmed had debonded i'm worried now that its the product and that i...

but is it best to let it pick up or can you hit it straight away

i rarely do rendering and to be honest i don't find ruling off an easy thing to do, don't know wether i'm hitting it too early or what i just wondered if the speedskim would make life easier

is speedskim any good for ruling off render

harvey cheers steveo i'd love to take you up on your offer it's very kind of you, you can reach me on 07870100573 or i can ring you my names pat by the way once again thanks

cheers everyone

thanks mate its good to hear that not everyones a wizard at ruling off

i get it mate, i'm on my own thats the gist of it practice and more practice thanks for your honest advice. but can i say that disappointingly so many some people act as though they were born with all the plastering knowledge in the world and no one else has the right to learn or ask i don't...

your very kind thanks for the offers of help but i'm in sheffield to be honest i rarely get any rendering jobs but i hate not being able to do things i feel a real fraud even though my internal plastering is pretty good i came into plastering late in life and have done my best to give people a...

watched the vids for hours looks easy isn't ive tried hitting it when its soft it just rolls and sags leave it too long it tears. and also how do you cover a large area anything you can tell me would be very much appreciated

i'm trying to learn how to render on my own and finding everything about it difficult even small jobs,what am i doing wrong can someone tell me how to rule off properly my works a disaster, am i ruling off too soon or too late, should i use a screed my trowel skills are good but when it comes to...

has anybody used speedskim are they any good?

thats different

no its been difficult the last three years and keeps getting worse can,t see it getting any better for years nobody's spending and when they do they want everything for nothing i even get people blowing me out even though i've been recomended just to save themselves £20,why would you do that i...

i once worked with a plasterer who was a college lecturer and his work and advice were ****, it was embarrassing being associated with him i felt really sorry for the customers 28 years in the trade and time served knew how to charge as well, amazing thing was people seem to pay up no prob

good to know thanks

cheers mate

if someone approached you who was a competent internal plasterer and offered to work for nothing on rendering jobs just to gain experience would any of you accept, i'm not a kid any more i don't want to make a fool of myself. if the boot was on the other foot i'd say yes but i'm a big softie

wish it was that easy the more i see of other plasterers the more i realise how many tossers there are out there i've worked with loads of time served guys only a handful seem to be capable or bothered enough to do the job properly

so you think it should be something to specialised in rather than trying to be a jack of all trades`

i've always steered clear of rendering seems to me theres so many variables that can balls the job up but i'm begining to think i need to get into it. is it something you can get good at when you're only likely to to do it occasionally or should i just carry on concentrating on internal work.