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Thanks mate would this be alright to use in both coats?

And yes as in it’s ok to do?

Thanks mate

Got one small internal wall, gonna use 1:4 with no plasticiser or lime. Did it before and never had any issues. Just checking this is an alright way to do it?

I dry trowel my walls twice with my nella . This gives it a nice shine but not to the point when it’s like marble. I’m a little worried for people who are painting their own houses and are not experienced decorators. Could they have trouble with slightly glass finish or will the paint stick ok?

No to what? No as in don’t do it or no as in it’s not a problem? Thanks

Brilliant Thanks a lot appreciate it. I would rather pva it rather than just goi g over it.

Had bad experiences skimming over fresh bonding. Once bonded a chase waited a few hours till it was hard enough and gave it one (pretty watery) coat of pva and it done the trick, never sucked in. Is this a suitable method or could this hold back moisture and cause problems later? I never had...

Like your ordinary small bricks not blocks and in good condition

Hi, Typical standard brickwork, thanks

One whole room and one exterior (window) wall. Can you dot and dab on ground floor by the whole room ? Or should I sand and cement instead due to moisture. Would rather dot and dab it’s quicker. Any tips? Thanks

Thanks mate !

Old bathroom had tiles ripped off, some chunks of the old render came off, gonna fill with sand and cement before skiming and tiling. Any need for waterproofer?

When you flatten with a speedskim do you flatten with the lines ( up and down how you would with trowel) or across? I heard first across then up and down, but I thought goings across the lines would of made ripples/ waves?

When you say set do you mean when it’s gone solid, or coupler hours after wet trowel or next day? Thanks a lot by the way

I have a good finish but was just wondering how to get a proper glass finish I know the painters don’t like it but it does look good. Is it lots of dry troweling or is there another way or a certain trowel to use? Would really appreciate some tips thanks

Want to try one coat plastering. Any tips? Can you use standard MF or must you use one coat plaster? Would really appreciate any advice, thanks.

Just wondering if dot n dab in bathrooms is ok because would be quicker than screwing in batons

never used a speedskim, when using speedskim on final coat I heard you use it twice. So do you wait for the plaster to firm up a bit like when troweling or just do it straight away? Please help thanks

Sorry when you say 25% more with first coat do you mean make the coat thicker or flatten sooner? Thanks

Yeah don’t know if it’s for me and it seems it could be more time consuming than the traditional way

cheers mate I have a decent finish without it but I saw someone use one years ago and his work was perfect so thought I would try. Thanks

Tried the sponge and couldn’t get the sponge marks completely out. when using sponge do you flatten the final coat sooner than normal and apply the sponge straight away while the wall is still pretty wet? And do you flatten out the sponge marks straight away or wait a bit? Would really...

C Cheers mate but is it ok to use in both coats?

There’s a feb 2 in 1 bottle both waterproofer and plasticiser. I heard your meant to put waterproofer in scratch coat and plasticiser in top coat. This 2 in 1 should be alright for both coats right?

For small areas could you get away with using one thick coat of pva before skimming?

Just skimmed over some wet bonding and some bubbles/dimples have appeared. Anyway to get rid of these?

Thanks mate. Yeah Don’t really have time for that. So sand and cement or hardwall ?

So hardwall or sand and cement?

Thanks for reply, Yes there was a leak before that has been sorted out and shouldn’t come back.

I have stripped the old plaster off a wall and the bricks are still pretty damp, could I just use SBR bond then use hardwall? Or does is have to be sand and cement?

I know you can’t use bonding or hardwall in bathrooms. You are supposed to screw moisture resistant board into battons or Joyce’s. but can you dot and dab? Or can you use sand and cement?

Thanks mate

should I use the corner trowel after flattening the second coat? Or is the wall still too soft then? So should I do it after the wet trowel instead? Would really appreciate some advice, thanks.