1 coat skimming with supaflex

[keithuk]

feeling much better thanks bud, treading carefully for now but touch wood it seems to have calmed right down.[/QUOTE
Hot water bottle ,ice pack ,and vodka ,does not matter in what order :RpS_wink:,hope you get back on your feet soon mate :RpS_thumbup:

 

[keithuk]

don,t know what i done there ,must be the ice:RpS_unsure:

 

[dazgunner]

last word like I said if it turned out shite I wouldn't do it if I get pulled up on site I will be the first to admit I was wrong

 

[Olican]

don,t know what i done there ,must be the ice:RpS_unsure:

Just cuddling a large Absolute and tonic, purely medicinal I must state, works a treat :RpS_thumbsup:

 

[Arti]

feeling much better thanks bud, treading carefully for now but touch wood it seems to have calmed right down.

You can touch my wood anytime oliver

 

[Olican]

You can touch my wood anytime oliver

I'm on my way

 

[kennif]

I always put 2 coats on in the winter and a jumper

 

[fisons]

evening Olican, glad about the back/you're back. I always fear more bad back and no earnings. That Sara Keys ( ?) the Kiwi lady knows her stuff, a spread recommended her book to you...the book helped me live with it not make it disappear. I also do Pilates at home, you can get dvd s off e-bay, and keep pack of frozen peas on standby in freezer for bottom disc.

 

[User___removed]

done this for a year... did it on my house.... found out why its a no go.

makes the surface skim brittle and weak almost dusty, once painted even when primed the paint bond is poor and can damage easy and pull away . After finding this to be true i went back to doing 2 coats with no issue.

Well said.gypsem spec 2 coats for a reason

 

[algeeman]

Ive been 1 coating for over 6 years....been using same contractors for over 6 years.
Gone back 2 coating because the fella I teamed up with cant 1 coat.
Its all b*ll***s IT PAINTS THE FUUCKING SAME !!!!!!

 

[kennif]

Watch out algeeman you'll have Dom littlewood after you if your not careful:RpS_wink:

 

[thebearbeef]

when you say 1 coat do u literally mean 1 coat? or 2 coats but with the same mix? i cant imagine how you could even get close to a good finish with just 1. thats a comment not a judgement.

 

[kgreigh]

when you say 1 coat do u literally mean 1 coat? or 2 coats but with the same mix? i cant imagine how you could even get close to a good finish with just 1. thats a comment not a judgement.

Hi pal,a lot of lads are using 1 coat,basically they put 1 coat on thicker than usual let it pull in a little thengo over it with a sponge float and finally trowel it up,im no expert as im a 2 coat man but from what ive seen the finish is ok(highly dependant on the spread doing it)but its obviously a lot quicker,this is where it benefits the site lads,also its just my opinion,two 1mm coats are stronger than one 2mm coat.

 

[pinz]

Hi pal,a lot of lads are using 1 coat,basically they put 1 coat on thicker than usual let it pull in a little thengo over it with a sponge float and finally trowel it up,im no expert as im a 2 coat man but from what ive seen the finish is ok(highly dependant on the spread doing it)but its obviously a lot quicker,this is where it benefits the site lads,also its just my opinion,two 1mm coats are stronger than one 2mm coat.

I was always two coat till about 6 months ago when I joint another gang and they showed me a magic sponge it will only save you about a hour a day tbh but I only use this method on board ! Lay on,flatten,sponge,flatten,NELA

 

[cassie]

talking to a site joiner today on a domestic job, and he said '' you dont see that on site '' I was two coating a ceiling.. is sponging that widely used on site, he said the finish was shite and the decorators were always moaning about it, never done it myself..

 

[jeanclaudevangyproc]

Anything goes on site to make a wage , one coat no sponge , one coat with sponge , handfuls of dab addy ,cream of Tatar in mix washing up liquid , I've even seen a plasterer putting white vinegar in a mix because he read it slowed down the set was like Mary Berry was on site and all because the rates are shite

 

[cassie]

rough as hey...

 

[spunky]

Not really the best plastering I've ever seen was one coat sponge, as long as it's alright who gives a fuuuuuuuuuck, the site lads who knock it are fools to themselves

 

[User___removed]

I personally charge a good rate for skimming on small developments/sites so all 2 coat.
I don't feel the need to throw on 90m2 a day like the guys on 2.50m2
If they were on 5m2 would they one coat?

 

[spunky]

Of course they were would there finish was immaculate I'd put my house on it its better than yours

 

[spunky]

Bobby when I say site plasterers are a fool to themselves I'm not talking about quality thats a different beast I'm talking about getting three sets on a day

 

[MHLPlaster]

You know when you go to college they don't ever tell you how to one coat using BG multi and a sponge! do it properly, your getting paid for it and in my opinion it's just f****** laziness

 

[thebearbeef]

Anything goes on site to make a wage , one coat no sponge , one coat with sponge , handfuls of dab addy ,cream of Tatar in mix washing up liquid , I've even seen a plasterer putting white vinegar in a mix because he read it slowed down the set was like Mary Berry was on site and all because the rates are shite

handful of dab??

 

[jeanclaudevangyproc]

handful of dab??

Yep I know two plasterers that chuck two decent handfuls in per bucket they reckon it makes it hang longer I tried it once didn't see a difference really

 

[timeservedspread]

I'm 26 years in, been 1 coating the last ten years since the rates went to nothing.
I'll guarantee my one coat will be better than most 2 coat men on here.
It's called experience lads, it's what plastering is all about, remember?

 

[Fatarm]

And you slag off coursers? ....... pmsl:RpS_laugh:

timeservedspongemonkey.:rolleyes)

 

[thebearbeef]

I'm 26 years in, been 1 coating the last ten years since the rates went to nothing.
I'll guarantee my one coat will be better than most 2 coat men on here.
It's called experience lads, it's what plastering is all about, remember?

out of interest how many meters a day do you do on average one coating?

 

[algeeman]

I do approx day 100m 1 coating
My bro does approx 100m 2 coating a day.

We work together both our work looks the same flattened with mt then finished with supaflex.....I mix a bit of stiff gear to fill out first.

The skimming is good every hit.
Or we just wouldnt get 200m skimming a day.

Lads who cant do it or think its rough....well its your own tuff shiit.

 

[adamd]

There is a difference @algeeman .... your work will have spur marks on it :RpS_lol: :RpS_thumbup:

 

[cassie]

100m2 a day.... you only work while dinner ??...lol

 

[adamd]

100m2 a day.... you only work while dinner ??...lol

He has to feed and muck out his horse @cassie or it would be more :RpS_thumbsup:

 

[algeeman]

You can take a horse to the water ......but you cant make it drink.

 

[adamd]

You can take a horse to the water ......but you cant make it drink.

Yeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!

 

[algeeman]

Eeeeeeeaaawwwwwww eeeeeaaaawwwww

 

[Olican]

You can take a horse to the water ......but you cant make it think.

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