JohnnyWardle
New Member
Hi everyone,
I'm a self employed contractor doing internal refurbishment work mostly. I taught myself some plastering the hard way by just having a crack in my own flat. I've got experience in carpentry and plumbing, tiling and decorating, so why not try my hand at plastering.
I made every mistake in the book. Mixed it too thick. Went off in the tub. Mixed it too loose and 60% was slashed onto the floor with me cursing every time the hawk tilted. Wife had to close the kitchen door to the hallway to stop the blast damage. Burned out my Bosch drill mixing. You get the idea.
On bigger jobs I sub out plastering to a crew, but on smaller jobs it's easier if I just do it. And I'm confident enough now that the customer is going to be happy.
Skimming over fresh boards. We all love that, right? It's easy to get a perfect finish. Thin. Two coats or one. No problems. But skimming over masonry, I can get the finish smooth, but it's not flat like on boards. I always do two coats and try to float a thicker first coat onto rougher substrates, but when I run my hand over it after it kinda has waves. I've filled the worst bits out with bonding etc, just wondered if anyone had any tips for getting a really flat coat? Cheers!!
I'm a self employed contractor doing internal refurbishment work mostly. I taught myself some plastering the hard way by just having a crack in my own flat. I've got experience in carpentry and plumbing, tiling and decorating, so why not try my hand at plastering.
I made every mistake in the book. Mixed it too thick. Went off in the tub. Mixed it too loose and 60% was slashed onto the floor with me cursing every time the hawk tilted. Wife had to close the kitchen door to the hallway to stop the blast damage. Burned out my Bosch drill mixing. You get the idea.
On bigger jobs I sub out plastering to a crew, but on smaller jobs it's easier if I just do it. And I'm confident enough now that the customer is going to be happy.
Skimming over fresh boards. We all love that, right? It's easy to get a perfect finish. Thin. Two coats or one. No problems. But skimming over masonry, I can get the finish smooth, but it's not flat like on boards. I always do two coats and try to float a thicker first coat onto rougher substrates, but when I run my hand over it after it kinda has waves. I've filled the worst bits out with bonding etc, just wondered if anyone had any tips for getting a really flat coat? Cheers!!