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Anyone else found that board finish has gone really grainy ... like multi did in the past ...

Hi guys. About to skim a bathroom ... customer now say hes woried about how much weight there is gonna be on wall with skim and tile/grout ... his tiles are 600x300 ... hes read up that the tiles can fall off !! Anyone heard of this or is he being paranoid .... Cheers

Possibly mate ... good shout

I used foil first to stop any moisture coming from the block .... then ive had to build out with large dabs to match the measurment at the top of the bulk head

Right ... ive foamed foil back to the block pillar ..... then ive dot n dabbed over the top of the foil board ...any ideas ...

I foamed the foil back ... but dabbed over them with dry wall ...

Hi guys... dot n dabbed a concrete block pillar 3 week ago... i put foil back on first with foam 1 mtr high .... now getting this black mould dampness type of thing ... only on 2 sides of the pillar (see pic) any ideas why .... ????

Cheers guys .... pva then render as normal ??

Hi guys ... working at a house with a big fireplace... hes having a wood burner fitted ... want the back of fireplace rendering ... any advice on this ... he also wants to paint it afterwards ...also should i put pink fireboard on the chimney breast ? Any help much appreciated ... pic included

It goes in your hand .... and its a board :burlas:

Hawk???

Apply with trowel ... then ...... hello .. hello anyone :frenetico:

Hey guys ... right im gonna bite the bullet and invest in a speedskim ... now what exactly is the procedure from mixing to final trowel ... its hard to let go of my MT extra lite ..:mad:

Tizer !!! they still make that lol

Bloody hell ..i was getting 80 /90 a day 4 /5 yrs ago .....

Just goin off the subject briefly... what do you guys charge on a day rate... been out of the game nearly 3 years .. getting back into it ..;)

Decent top b*ll***s !!! Now i am tempted

If only .... dont think the bread knife would be too happy :(

Might just do that cheers

Its a bare brick wall... could be up to 2 inch gap as the wall isnt very flat

Some sort of grip fill foam type stuff .. a few on the market ... was told not to use normal dry wall adhesive as it could draw damp from the wall ????

Hi guys .. been advised to stick some foil back boards on with foam ashesive ... never used it before ... any tips advice would be much appreciated.. i have read the earlier posts on this topic some are couple years ago ... just wandered if it has moved on atall... cheers

Cheers guys

Hi guys... got the back of a fireplace to render... 5' ×5' its gonna be tiled afterwards .. whats best mix to use ... 1 coat .. 2 coats .. ? Lime ? ... been long time only done external walls in past .... cheers ...

Swinging towards a connect tbh...

Lol @ shagging waggon

Used to have a T280 transit ... but always gettin mythered .. can u just pick this up ... can u move this ... can u fit this in ur van .... lol

Ive heard the high top connects can get 8×4 s in ...... ???

Looking to get a small van but cant decide on make/model ... any help much appreciated ... for general plastering /boarding jobs ... cheers :bananahappy:

What part of north west chief ? .....

Cheers guys ... got a full house to do... so might puchase one :birra:

Hi guys... got a ceiling to board .. under a flat roof...gonna put kingspan between the joists .... but do i need to use foil backed board aswell ???

What about the refina ???

Is that a yes :frenetico:

Hi guys ... new to the forum .. not to plastering , one question .... speedskim or not ??? Arghh help