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Plastering - How hard can it be.
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Blimey! Well done & thank you. Various family members will before Ted to this thread...0
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Good job; thanks for posting back
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I think the OP was talking about using something like EasySkim, which is ready-mixed and applied straight from the bucket. As a long-time DIYer (40+ yrs) I have taught myself plastering and plastered walls and ceilings with considerable success. I have just used EasySkim for the first time - and it was rubbish!0
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A lid set today, not a roller in site
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TheCyclingProgrammer wrote: »Not sure you can really judge the finish quality from a single photo to be honest.
True, but you will have to take my word for it - The wall is a lot better than it was, and the plaster is pretty smooth. A couple of spots show a trowel mark where I dug the corner in.surbitonian wrote: »I think the OP was talking about using something like EasySkim, which is ready-mixed and applied straight from the bucket.
Nope. I was always intending to use Thistle Multifinish from the start. A darned sight cheaper than a ready-mix glop. Got another wall that also needs a skim, but this one has a dip of around 5mm from top to bottom - I suspect the plasterer that did the job back in 1930 was either drunk or had no idea what a straight edge was. This wall is going to need quite a bit more plaster on it than can be applied with a roller.
Next job is to try some venetian plastering on a feature wall.Any language construct that forces such insanity in this case should be abandoned without regrets. –
Erik Aronesty, 2014
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I can't see the pics for some reason but it sounds like you pulled it off! Nice one and you've prompted me to have another go on a wall that needs doing.0
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Thank you!
DH has been having a go at some plastering and has been doing a not bad job but it's been taking so long and the finish isn't great (though he gets upset if I say this to him). Now have another whole room that needs doing and we will definitely give this a go.0
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