metres in a bag ?

[clougherna]

just wondering how many metres should per bag should a bag of multi finish cover on a board wall with no bad joints or deep bends .just need a rough idea or even percis any body willing to have a pop:RpS_confused:

 

[raggles]

Just read the back of a bag and you shall have your answer !:RpS_thumbup:

 

[Arti]

if you want us to have a pop get ya sell in the happy section....................:RpS_wink:

about 10m2

 

[flynnyman]

Look at about ten

 

[barryed]

Why is this in the marble section? Shouldn't it be in the DIY section?

 

[Arti]

its in here cos he's lost them

 

[raggles]

Talking of meters in a bag i went to school with a lad in the 70's who's fatha got sent to jail for getting caught with quite a few meters in a bag :RpS_laugh:

 

[User________removed]

just wondering how many metres should per bag should a bag of multi finish cover on a board wall with no bad joints or deep bends .just need a rough idea or even percis any body willing to have a pop:RpS_confused:

Right mate a bag of finish on a flat wall will do approx 10 m2 less if you've got beads or crappy liners to fill out.

As a rule of thumb what you put on for your first coat use half that amount to lay in your second coat.

At some point you'll get used to gauging it, if not try this formula :

Total m2 divide by 10 gives you your total amount of bags for that gauge.

Divide this by 3 then times by 2.

For example :

Ceiling @ 34 m2 divided by 10 gives you 3.4 bags of finish for total of 2 coats.

Divide 3.4 bags by 3 gives you 1.13 of a bag this is what you need for your second coat.

Times this by 2 will give you 2.26 of a bag this is what you will need for your first coat.

So a Ceiling @ 34 m2 requires 3.4 bags.

1st coat needs 2.26 of a bag.

2nd coat needs 1.13 of a bag.

Obviously you'd round this off but its accurate and saves wastage, if your walls etc arnt flat divide your m2 by 9 this gives you more play.

 

[johniosaif]

Or just mix a bucket and see how far you get..

 

[User________removed]

Well then maybe he should have asked how far will a bucket go ?!

 

[johniosaif]

Well then maybe he should have asked how far will a bucket go ?!

Depends on how adventurous said bucket is...

 

[User________removed]

What ?

 

[johniosaif]

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