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    Don't risk using Extratime

    I'm gutted. I rendered a large area in S&C and then used bluegrit. Thought I'd try Extratime in the multifinish due to the size of the plastering. The product was in date (expires 2023). Purchased from Travis Perkins. 1 Packet added to 12L of water. Thoroughly mixed before adding to 25kg bag of...
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    top window reveal methods?

    I've got a small window that has a wooden lintel. I know most of you guys will say to fix plasterboard to it then skim, but how was it done with S&C render in the old days? I'm guessing it was by nailing EML onto it then rendering? if not, was a better way of getting a perfectly level finish? I...
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    Febmix question.

    I know most people say to read the instructions or just throw in a cap full of febmix but I would like to know what the actual amount should be. The instructions give 2 ways of calculating it. 1) 125ml-250ml Febmix : 50Kg cement 2) 1L Febmix : 200 litres water As most people use 14L buckets...
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    Area too big to internal render in one go. Join with mesh?

    I have an area to internal render that's too large for me to do in one go. Could I just U nail brick reinforcing mesh vertically down the center of the wall with a wood baton screwed down the middle of it. Then render up and onto one side of the mesh, butting it up against the baton. Next day...
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    rough idea of how many jumbo bags of plastering sand to order?

    interior rendering a large area about 10-15mm thick 4:1. don't wanna order too little or way too much. any ideas roughly how many m2 from a jumbo bag? thanks. BTW do you bother using plastering sand and use sharp instead?
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    internal render levelling kit.

    I've managed to get small internal walls perfectly level before by fixing a piece of unistrut on either side, then applying bonding with a straight edge, followed by multifinish. Unfortunately, the next wall is very large and a weird shape. I found this foreign kit, but it's very expensive...
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    rendering mesh

    Any recommendations for rendering mesh? Never used before and seen various makes starting from 140g/m2 Just want it in a thin internal wall render, then multifinish
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    plastering 1930's chalk/straw 'breeze blocks'

    It's taken me months of my spare time to remove all of the old plaster from the stairway, and now its time to start plastering each of the different surfaces. The first is an internal wall made of chalk 'breeze blocks' that have straw cast inside. The wall is really uneven, so I was going to...
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    Shallow studwork (15mm) for plasterboard?

    As I walk up my stairs, the wall on the left is an external one that is always in the shade. The plaster was shot and mold kept returning due to the constant cold. After removing the old plaster, I found that the cement between the bricks was 99% sand and so I have removed it all and repointed...
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