Only sometimes!do you put it in your s/c for skimming mate?
if you're skimming yhe foolowing day, it should still be green and have enough water in it to hit with no probsdo you put it in your s/c for skimming mate?
now that is not a bad idea...3rd option is to scratch in sand and cement then dot n dab.
flaz said:cant beat good old plastering sand 25 a ton mixed properly its great to use for dpc plastering and older properties that are prone to damp waterproofer both coats and no shrinkage
richardbrown said:thats ideal where you can Andy but what if your doing someones kitchen or whatever and you dont have that luxury ?
bodplasterer said:Then use dri-coat or limelite as most of the time the shrinkage is no where near as bad as s/c I have only learnt this the hard way :-[
Chris W said:pour it ito a mcdonalds coffee cup first, that way you can measure your dose out exactly for each mix..
essexandy said:Chris W said:pour it ito a mcdonalds coffee cup first, that way you can measure your dose out exactly for each mix..
I use a kitchen measuring jug, they cost 50p. Don't pour over the bucket and then it doesn't matter if your hand does slip ???
flaz said:cant beat good old plastering sand 25 a ton mixed properly its great to use for dpc plastering and older properties that are prone to damp waterproofer both coats and no shrinkage