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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Sorry sorry boys only looking for help I've got 3 kids sharing a bedroom as had 2 bedrooms out for best part of 4 months apologies if it's boring you
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Hi mate it or very powdery just rubbed my hands over it and the top surface rubs off and leaves a powder on my hand and the floor I take it that's bad? Can that be resolved??? Also if I run a Stanley knife over it it score up fairly easy
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Ok so would you score it to create a key and then Pva and reskim?
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Thanks for responding again - it does seem strong but if I run my finger over it there is a slight powdery residue on it when I pull it away I can't go through going back to brick again it's just too messy - think I'll just have to get them to take the skim off blue grit reskim and hope for...
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Said that's what they would use in their own house and will last
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Taking all the skim off definitely on that wall and I will speak to them about the other S&C walls as they have a few cracks as well so if the skim comes off easy then I would like them redone All the walls that were baten and boarded are perfect hi mate that's the pixilation of th camera the...
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Ah ok mate - it's just they said hack off skim and blue grit I just want to be sure that's right I was actually up there chatting to them when they were applying the skim in that room (they like to talk) and definitely no bonding it was just 2 coats of multi finish I'm not sure whether to...
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    No mate done through a firm found them on ratedpeople - does it look that amateurish? Can I ask why it looks so bad I know it might be a silly question but I don't know and would like to at least know what I'm talking about when they come back
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    No mate done through a firm found them on ratedpeople - does it look that amateurish? Can I ask why it looks so bad I know it might be a silly question but I don't know and would like to at least know what I'm talking about when they come back
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Hi mate why don't it like like S&C - no lime in mix I asked
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Not looking for ammunition just want to know what they have recommended will work as the are the knew who messed the key up - I'm nkt going to skate them as I said they've been great in coming back I just want the job done right as I currently have 2 bedrooms off and 3 kids sharing a room
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Sorry they are coming back to do it I just wanted to be certain in what I want them to do and how they do it as I have lost confidence in their recommendation even though it was them who suggested blue grit
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Will the blue grit sort that?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Could you use a Stanley knife to do this?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    A few people said thick skim so I measured the bits I hacked off max thickness is 4mm most is 3mm is that ok? Do you also think the key is the issue?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    What's the best way to rough it up as the S&C is set hard now? I honestly really appreciate the time you have taken to come back to me with advice thank you
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    They've been great come back not asked for more money etc I don't have a problem with them at all I actually like them nice fellas just concerned about the work and want to tell them what I want done to rectify it - do you agree it looks like the key is the issue?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Sorry mate one last thing do they need to ova before or after blue grit or just blue grit - as I'll check but want to know what I'm talking about
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Thank you mate seems like it's the key then wil blue gritting it be enough or should I get them to scratch it up a bit as well or is it too late now it's set?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Thank you so much mate really appreciate the helpful answer and advice On the walls where it has cracked but not as bad is it worth hacking off them bits as well? And the bits that sound solid will they be ok now as its been a month it could it go so better to hack off all skim and start again...
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Of course I get that just other tradesmen don't like finishing other people's jobs so will be a struggle
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Thank you mate of not soft enough to devil float would blue grit help?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    What is the whole story then mate - sorry to go on but I've it 3 kids sharing a bedroom at the moment and this is really getting to me - they are back Monday and I need to know what to say to them - thank you for your time
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    I have mate and they have said take off loose skim blue grit and reskim with plastic meshing in the skim to hold it But I'm losing confidence and need it down right this time
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Thanks mate so if I get all the skim off and blue grit it then reskim it could be ok???
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Would that key they've done not work then and cause the plaster to crack and blow
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Ho could you get 2 skim coats 2mmthick that would be 1mm per coat surely tags impossible
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Does that not work then????
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    No mate 2 experienced plasterers paid a good few quid for it as well is it that bad????
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    Really??? Is that the problem then? And if so what can be done to rectify?
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    no mate they didn't - 2 coats sand and cement a scratch coat then finish coat then 2 coats of multifiish
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    Skim coming off S&C undercoat help needed

    I had walls take back to brick and then S&C undercoat which was left to cure for 4/5 days then 2 coats of thistle multifinish applied After a couple of weeks a few cracks appeared and then another couple of weeks and a few hollow patches and more cracks I have removed a patch of skim and it...
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    It doesn't look like that - if I took all the skim off and painted with blue grit would that then be a good enough key to re skim
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Could it not be the key is not good enough - it was left to cute 4/5 days and there is no damp in the walls at all
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    They used thistle multi finish on top of S&C 2 coats - would bluegrit sort the key problem out?
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    Mechanical fixing plasterboard

    Foilbscked to stop any moisture passing through - to face mess for cost of going back to brick and S&C the walls Just wondered if it was possible
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    Mechanical fixing plasterboard

    Poor state of old plaster so looking for a way to replace without the mess of taking back to brick
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Is that not the right way to do it???
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Rendered onto solid brick wall - they added metal mesh for extra strength
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Bonding agent??? I think they just skinned straight onto S&C
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    They left it about 4/5 days
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    They have said they will come back and blue grit it? Do you think the key is the cause?
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    No mate an internal upstairs wall but they did add waterproof to the mix
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    Mechanical fixing plasterboard

    I'm struggling on space so want to mechanically fix foilbscked plasterboard directly to the wall (9inch solid brick) is this possible?
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Also worth mentioning no cracks appeared for a good two weeks and when tapping the walls there were no hollow patches but as time has gone on (about a month now) they have appeared
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    Is this key good enough on S&C

    Hi recently had a room back to brick and S&C now a month later there are lots of cracks and hollow patches - when hacked off there are no cracks in S&C only skim is the key good enough? Any other reasons this could have happened???
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    1930s house would it be lime plaster?

    Definitely not cavity mate it's a 9inch brick wall
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