Newbie alert, so please be gentle. Not looking for the online equivalent of being sent out the back for a tin of tartan paint/bucket of steam
Recently went self employed, having done a fair bit of board n skim and render on cemboard on timber frame buildings (carpenter by trade originally, got roped into spreading somehow, along with other less high status trades , so backing plaster knowledge very limited.
Got a wall to sort as part of a larger refurb job. 60s house, all brick. Skim coat was very loose and came off just looking at it. Top half of wall's scratch coat was loose, so removed it, bottom half stuck like s**t to a blanket, plus there's a rad on it.
I've put tough coat on the top half last thing today (cos I had some) and keyed it. I was going to micro gobetis the lot in morn, put a thin coat of bonding on once micro dry (4mm or so thick), bed mesh into it and scratch. Then skim up with multi once colour changes.
Am I barking up the right tree here?
Cheers in advance
Recently went self employed, having done a fair bit of board n skim and render on cemboard on timber frame buildings (carpenter by trade originally, got roped into spreading somehow, along with other less high status trades , so backing plaster knowledge very limited.
Got a wall to sort as part of a larger refurb job. 60s house, all brick. Skim coat was very loose and came off just looking at it. Top half of wall's scratch coat was loose, so removed it, bottom half stuck like s**t to a blanket, plus there's a rad on it.
I've put tough coat on the top half last thing today (cos I had some) and keyed it. I was going to micro gobetis the lot in morn, put a thin coat of bonding on once micro dry (4mm or so thick), bed mesh into it and scratch. Then skim up with multi once colour changes.
Am I barking up the right tree here?
Cheers in advance