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Used to six bags by 1 o'clock when I was out there last year loved it

Lived in Perth 3 years setting heard works gone slow as over last couple of months?

Yeah I'm based in Bolton so wigans only up the road cheers for the advise matey

Any suggestions on which mate?

looked at a job yesterday, big multi million pound house. Sand and cement on the out side, not a good finish as it stands (old work) lots of patching to be done, another spread has had a good and looks a mess, explained to customer you will always be able to see where it's been patched in even...

Alrite mate were bouts in bolton u from? Might b able put u onto some, people. From bolton maself but in oz at the min

Alreet pal!

Wer abouts you looking at going bud?

Alrite pal when u goin out there? I'm goin out in November already got a job lined up so looking forward to it

Cheers blones! Huggs and kisses all round lads!

cheers bones but as you say leave the mesh coat to set hard and then but a top on it i would of thought the next coat would need a primer on something to bind it to the mesh coat? sorry if im being a numb **** :RpS_confused:

the systems from a company called la rock, iv never heard of them. iv been told i need to but on a coat with mesh in then when this is dry top it off with another coat of the backing before the acrylic just wonder if there should be a primer going on before the second coat of base to bound it to...

They no primer or anything need goin on the Mesh coat before the top?

Yeah got the products mixed up me thinks! Is it best to leave the mesh coat to fully dry out and then apply the top coat?

Yeah trowel

Cheers owls iv done acrylics before and thin coat renders just not these ewi systems, done a lot of work for this guy in the past and we've just finished up f/set 300m2 on an extension on his house now he wants the outside in this render iv explained to him iv never done it but he won't use...

I was under the impression it was the same gear, or similar? Iv used systems like this before so I'm pritty confident, so it's the base coat with mesh in followed by the top coat them primer then acrylic?

Well that's why im on the forum asking some questions, customers bought all the mats from a company called le rock iv never heard of um, just wanted to know what the method is to go over insulation

ocr stands for one coat render owls, its a pre mixed bagged render

yeah got an insulated render job, used both ocr and acrylics been told to give it a wipe over with ocr and bed the mesh in, then when this is dry put on another coat of ocr followed be primer and acrylic when dry is this right?

Got an ewi job coming up, I'm familiar with OCR and acrylics but not over insul, Ino you give it a coat of OCR then bed in the mesh then a second coat when this is dry but wondered does this first coat need any primer for the second coat? Cheers lads

Depends average set is probably 3 bags for first coat, just wondered cz ur knocking up with a cordless and thought it Wudnt last long on big sets

How much do u mix up a set?

Why does it have to be cordless?

I think it's the old render causing the damp bud

Got a call today of a letting agency I do work for. Penetrating damp through all the wall at the rear of the property had aa look out the back and the old renders blown and knackered, so told her it needs hacking off and starting again, would you lads stick proofer in just the scratch as normal...

cheers monk got a few bits pulled forward and might have do abit for an agency in till i can get on this EWI job in a couple of week, but if you here of anything mate, would appreciate it. off to oz in a couple of month so need save the pennies!

Think you mean hand board Keith

Alright jimbo!

Bolton mate do a lot in Manchester tho, makes you want to start get deposits or something!

I were intill had a fone call saying the job I had booked in for Monday is guna have be pushed back a month because they havnt got the money! Yeah nice one! So if anyone hears of any jobs kicking of in the greater Manchester area give us a shout :RpS_cursing:

Alrite plas? Whats the work like in Perth, flying over in october

s**t in a plaster bag, then fill it with off cuts of bead etc and leave it in the skip for the scrappy to dip there hands in!

Because it counteracts what the water proofers doing mate that's what I were taught anyway

I can imagine with a family it would be expensive but if your just over to work for a year on your own you can make some good till! The joiner Ino whos over in Perth Ino says he's putting a 1000 dollers aweek into his Savin account, one of ma best mates reliable source lads

At that money you could stick me in a tent with a blow up doll and I'd be happy

U shudnt but lime in the scratch just the top pal! Have u tried bedding mesh into the scratch?

Wot size would you recommend ceevee

Alright chaps! I'm thinking of buying one of these refina spats everyone's goin on about, so wer wondering what you lads think of um? Wer guna go for the 600mm start with, and also can you finish with um and get a spot on finish? Cheers marras!

Ma mate over there wishes he could get a job in the mines, 69 dollas an hour and double time if you do weekends + food and accommodation payed for sounds pritty sweet to me

Got a mate over there who starts at 6 an finishes at 12 just skims over pb after tax comes out with 1700 said there skim is nice to use and is being used more and more I'm going for it son!

got a 16" mate i use for putting on aswell good trowel, keeps its shape to

Cheers jr will do as instructed

All the walls are in hardwall and multi, chimney breasts in brick so will dabbing with fireline and skimming not cut it mate?

Hi lads Got a Job on big extension which has been done in float and set the guys had a double sided brabas log burning fire installed was wondering the best way plasterer this up, spoke to the company and they suggest using a high fire resistance non conbustable board which due to timescale and...

Yeah me nether lads, had a look at the website looks more or less the same as webber, wetherby etc

Doing a insulated render system for a client, but he insists on getting all the mats, he's got them from a company called la rock, never dealt with them before has anyone else?

so you need to piss he background through first?

used ocr 3 on a job the other day and went off like a rocket, i mean prob chucked on 6m2 and i could have rubbed it up! anyone else had this problem

Anyone know of any good places get weber ocr in the north west? thinking of buying a couple of pallet got afew jobs coming up, never used it before but looks like good gear and saves having piss about with ton bags! cheers