Skim coat with a clay look

[Jashry]

I went to visit a few houses during open house and many architects told me that they have been using skim coat to get a clay like finish - they both said it was standard skim coat (first coat) plaster which is the cheapest stuff you can buy at any builders merchant and they said any plasterer can apply this as it’s standard stuff they use everyday. I’m having trouble finding the products and architects don’t like to give away too much information, I’ve attached a picture of one of the walls, it’s a flat finish with a really slight hint of grey. Can anyone help me possibly identify the product ?

 

[theclemo]

What country are you in

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

Looks like grey carlite finish to me

 

[theclemo]

Looks like grey carlite finish to me

Irish skim is that colour to

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

Looks like grey carlite finish to me

Yes, I’ve read your posts on it, you still get what we used to call Carlite Finish and you have no problems with it troweling up either, lucky people.

 

[Stevieo]

What country are you in

It's exactly the same colour as Skimcoat isn't it?

But by f**k he's a good plasterer if it's that.

 

[Stevieo]

I went to visit a few houses during open house and many architects told me that they have been using skim coat to get a clay like finish - they both said it was standard skim coat (first coat) plaster which is the cheapest stuff you can buy at any builders merchant and they said any plasterer can apply this as it’s standard stuff they use everyday. I’m having trouble finding the products and architects don’t like to give away too much information, I’ve attached a picture of one of the walls, it’s a flat finish with a really slight hint of grey. Can anyone help me possibly identify the product ?

This is the product we are talking about.

It is indeed called Skimcoat.

But beware. I don't know of anyone who would be confident enough to leave the kind of finish that wouldn't need painting. Not guaranteed anyway because that's not what it's for.

It's the standard stuff in Ireland.

 

[theclemo]

That's it dry on the wall on the right and the left on the picture Irish skimcoat

 

[Stevieo]

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That's it dry on the wall on the right and the left on the picture Irish skimcoat

Very nice indeed but if the customer advised you that he wanted the whole house done with not a fat mark anywhere because he wasn't planning to paint, how would you respond?

 

[Deleted member 32554]

He'd have to pay me extra to throw water on a wall lol

 

[Deleted member 32554]

Very nice indeed but if the customer advised you that he wanted the whole house done with not a fat mark anywhere because he wasn't planning to paint, how would you respond?

He'd have to pay me extra to throw water on a wall lol

 

[Dansouthcoast84]

dont think id like the idea of skimming grey.. id like to see more white finish products

 

[theclemo]

Very nice indeed but if the customer advised you that he wanted the whole house done with not a fat mark anywhere because he wasn't planning to paint, how would you respond?

I'd want more money. And I'd then use a flexible plastic trowel to make sure there was no fat Mark's

 

[Gavine The First]

I went to visit a few houses during open house and many architects told me that they have been using skim coat to get a clay like finish - they both said it was standard skim coat (first coat) plaster which is the cheapest stuff you can buy at any builders merchant and they said any plasterer can apply this as it’s standard stuff they use everyday. I’m having trouble finding the products and architects don’t like to give away too much information, I’ve attached a picture of one of the walls, it’s a flat finish with a really slight hint of grey. Can anyone help me possibly identify the product ?

Ask them again , properly , their probebly just being smart arses mate !

 

[John j]

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That's it dry on the wall on the right and the left on the picture Irish skimcoat

Show off

 

[lurpak]

Show off

Any opportunity to post that pic
And he’s on it aint he. f**k**g flawless
Tho enit just like his dong

 

[theclemo]

Any opportunity to post that pic
And he’s on it aint he. f**k**g flawless
Tho enit just like his dong

It was the only picture I had of dry skim lol

 

[lurpak]

It was the only picture I had of dry skim lol

Yeah yeah

 

[John j]

Any opportunity to post that pic
And he’s on it aint he. f**k**g flawless
Tho enit just like his dong

I.d have to do that in about five hits to get them lines

 

[theclemo]

I.d have to do that in about five hits to get them lines
I used stopbeads lol

 

[theclemo]

I.d have to do that in about five hits to get them lines

I used stopbeads lol

 

[theclemo]

But don't tell anyone

 

[theclemo]

Getting the beads right was the hard part. The c**t then painted it all white lol

 

[John j]

But don't tell anyone

Secrets safe

 

[The Hobo]

dont think id like the idea of skimming grey.. id like to see more white finish products

spent half a life time on grey depressing colour/but carlite finish pink was the best ever