scrim price about to rise 60%

[malc]

the price of scrim is about to rise about 60% owing to the eec having a new rule about china dumping cheap goods on the eec.

 

[Dansouthcoast84]

They want to sort the quality out 1st

 

[malc]

we have been using the non branded one from jewsons which we did not have any problems with. but they are going over to thistle scrim now.

 

[irish_spread]

I read somewhere that it grows quicker in China, that's how they can sell it so cheap

 

[rendercsr]

The anti dumping levy is 18 month old now all the distributors should have re sourced from Europe and the price increase have been made already.
ours certainly has

 

[cassie]

id sooner pay more than give those pan faced ***** owt...

 

[henry]

I read somewhere that it grows quicker in China, that's how they can sell it so cheap

whar grows quicker .............

 

[irish_spread]

whar grows quicker .............

Scrimweed

 

[Fatarm]

Paper tape.:RpS_thumbup:
Its the future.

 

[lazer]

bring back the hessian scrim then lets see how the one coat boys do lol

 

[Gorto]

Fatarm do u use paper tape yea.

 

[bubbles65]

bring back the hessian scrim then lets see how the one coat boys do lol

Fook that............. although a bonded ceiling is always a pleasure to work on :RpS_thumbup:

 

[irish_spread]

Fook that............. although a bonded ceiling is always a pleasure to work on :RpS_thumbup:

used you bond the ceilings Al ?

They were good days, your trowel had to be razor sharp to cut the scrim, going round at end of day cutting to length and sticking hessian in the joints ready for the morning.
Not so good when a whole line of plastered scrim peeled off :RpS_cursing:

What did they use before hessian @henry ??

 

[beddy]

Would you set the scrim the day before or at the start of the hit?

 

[bubbles65]

used you bond the ceilings Al ?

They were good days, your trowel had to be razor sharp to cut the scrim, going round at end of day cutting to length and sticking hessian in the joints ready for the morning.
Not so good when a whole line of plastered scrim peeled off :RpS_cursing:

What did they use before hessian @henry ??

I still do if they'll pay for it Edwardwoodwood.

:RpS_laugh: Can laugh about it now, but it wasn't funny if one dropped! :-0

 

[irish_spread]

No, too dry next day. Used to cut it all then push each length into joint it was meant for, then apply when skimming

 

[bubbles65]

Would you set the scrim the day before or at the start of the hit?

Just depends on the size of the ceilings and your preferences for skimming over bonding. If you were skimming it the same day you'd load the bonding with finish to make sure it was ready in time. But often enough you would skim and then bang scrims on with anything left on the spotboard.

 

[irish_spread]

I still do if they'll pay for it Edwardwoodwood.

:RpS_laugh: Can laugh about it now, but it wasn't funny if one dropped! :-0

Yea, remember running along scaffold (jeez, that's an olde world word) trying to stop it going whole length of the room :RpS_blushing:

 

[bubbles65]

No, too dry next day. Used to cut it all then push each length into joint it was meant for, then apply when skimming

Different to us Eddie, we'd just damp it next morning then get the bonding over it all. Did you used to do the ceiling edges first and then fill it in?

 

[irish_spread]

Just depends on the size of the ceilings and your preferences for skimming over bonding. If you were skimming it the same day you'd load the bonding with finish to make sure it was ready in time. But often enough you would skim and then bang scrims on with anything left on the spotboard.

we never used to use bonding but horses for courses I suppose. They used to do a lovely green scrim in Ire which was the same as Fibatape without the glue. Used to bring loads back to Uk after holidays, ah the luxury of lightweight skrim

 

[irish_spread]

Different to us Eddie, we'd just damp it next morning then get the bonding over it all. Did you used to do the ceiling edges first and then fill it in?

Never used to bond, 2 heavy coats of boardie

 

[bubbles65]

What about cotton scrim? Did it EVER do any good :RpS_confused:

 

[irish_spread]

What about cotton scrim? Did it EVER do any good :RpS_confused:

Yea, it was literally, cotton.flimsy as feck

 

[raggles]

What about cotton scrim? Did it EVER do any good :RpS_confused:

We used to call it bandage scrim but, what i thought it was handy for was if you were forming arches with board and just forming arris's with the finish it was quicker and easier to use

 

[Fatarm]

Fatarm do u use paper tape yea.

Sometimes.

 

[cassie]

bring back the hessian scrim then lets see how the one coat boys do lol

I hated that ****.... and bandage was.nt worth putting on, strong stuff that hessian tho.. one caoting that ?? good luck..lol

 

[cassie]

No, too dry next day. Used to cut it all then push each length into joint it was meant for, then apply when skimming

we bedded hessian with carlite finish, tightened in better than board..

 

[mikeadams1985]

U can still get hessian scrim I'm a narrow roll for joints.
I use the wider stuff in casting.