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Hi John, I’ve just watched your video with a view of using this method to renovate a house that I am doing at the moment, I am not a plasterer by trade but I can get away with doing small areas. I was watching your video so I can take on larger walls and ceilings, this system seems very long-winded and time-consuming. Thanks for taking the time to make this video It has been very informative and a real eye-opener that I think my time could be used elsewhere in the renovation and I will get a plasterer in to do the bigger walls and ceilings that I don’t feel that I can do.
My partner and I have just moved into an old 2 bedroom council flat. There's a lot of work needed, the walls are all pock marked, and a lot of the plaster has come away from the brickwork when removing architraves or skirting board. Is Multi finish ok to go straight on top of old render plaster? or should I prep it with PVA mix? Some areas the old paint has chipped off, but left a smooth finish coat underneath, should I build this back up with Multi finish or Easy Fil? the area is about 60cm2 and about 2 -3 mm deep.
From 10.14 he seems to move to a different room, then adds a coat of easifil 60... is this a third coat or can the rest of the video from thereon be disregarded?
@@moaddeclerq7768 i understand now, thanks for the quick reply , at first i thought the whole system wasnt used anymore, i should have ready your post better.
You put a spackle knife and a trowel in the hands of a homeowner it's going to be a mess. This guy makes it look easy for demonstration purposes, he's a professional. If you don't have "the touch" hire a professional who knows what he's doing.
You're quite right, when it is being devilled up with the float we run the edge of the float up and down the bead to give it a chamfered rebate ready for the finish coat. Not ideal as it means the finish is a mil or do proud of the bead, this is how the old way with rules for floating and external twitcher is better😊
Good video. The easyfill-60 part seems to be edited a incongruously to the process, as he shows the ceiling first with the 300mm easyfill-60, and then shows it on one of the walls?
Great video, very helpful. One quick question, will the Gyproc joint filler adhere to a vapor control barrier? We have a Siga Majrex layer exposed in the gaps between the boards in the ceiling and cannot find out if it will adhere to it and the plasterboard. Thanks
I may as well have my two penneth worth. As a heritage craftsman who only works on older houses like these I have to take my hat off to British Gypsum for their marketing strategy. They've successfully cornered the market and have got everyone using these expensive and unnecessary products. I'm currently doing the same job on a 1930s semi and can tell you this: I haven't, and won't, and don't need to use a single BG product because I'm using lime. Which means 1 lime and 3 sand for a haired scratch and float coat. This is followed by a skim of putty and fine sand. No need to use that metal angle beading either. I don't even bother with wooden ones. The result is breathable and flexible plaster i.e. exactly the same as that which was used to build and plaster houses back in the 1930s. Looks lovely with a couple of coats of breathable paint such as Farrow and Ball. What makes me laugh is the way it's possible to buy every single BG product down at Wickes or B&Q but you won't find a bag of lime or a tub of putty. How times have changed. That lad needs to eat a few pork pies for his lunch and start mixing some proper gear.
Yeah the lime work is a lost art. I did the same on my house … 2/3 coat of lime every where, I re installed the staff beads and reskimmed the walls with putty. I used a breathable primer but I’m not sure if I had too or not
