Onoff Posted May 10, 2019 Author Posted May 10, 2019 @nod, these two walls in this cupboard I've to plaster, roughly an area 3.5m2. Now I know I shouldn't even ask but I've half a bag of multi left over from when I did the ceiling and half wall back in August...2018. Stored inside with the bag folded over then shoved in a black bin liner. Could I use it? Would adding some cream of tartar work on "old" plaster? I just HATE waste and LOVE pushing boundaries of what's possible! As the answer is probably NO, I've already bought a new bag! If no good I'll sprinkle on the over site of a neighbour's shed base to get rid. Cheers 1
Onoff Posted May 10, 2019 Author Posted May 10, 2019 On 10/05/2019 at 20:03, PeterW said: Chuck it in the bin..!! It will go off in minutes ..! Expand So...what you're really saying is TWO sachets of cream of tartar?
PeterW Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 FFS give me your email address and I’ll send you the £3 for the leftover bag ..! 3
nod Posted May 10, 2019 Posted May 10, 2019 On 10/05/2019 at 19:48, Onoff said: @nod, these two walls in this cupboard I've to plaster, roughly an area 3.5m2. Now I know I shouldn't even ask but I've half a bag of multi left over from when I did the ceiling and half wall back in August...2018. Stored inside with the bag folded over then shoved in a black bin liner. Could I use it? Would adding some cream of tartar work on "old" plaster? I just HATE waste and LOVE pushing boundaries of what's possible! As the answer is probably NO, I've already bought a new bag! If no good I'll sprinkle on the over site of a neighbour's shed base to get rid. Cheers Expand Should be fine Always it bit of crema Spreads like butter
Onoff Posted May 11, 2019 Author Posted May 11, 2019 Seems like it's taken all day just to fit a door switch...
Onoff Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 (edited) Just when they thought it safe to go into the bathroom... @nod, that 6" vertical strip on the left is where a tapered edge butts up to a square cut edge. I've meshed over it but should I fill first with Easy Fill before plastering? Ta. Edited May 24, 2019 by Onoff
nod Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 No You can simply skim over Its worth mixing a few handboards full and coating tapes and beads before you mix your skim 1
Onoff Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 On 22/05/2019 at 06:30, nod said: No You can simply skim over Its worth mixing a few handboards full and coating tapes and beads before you mix your skim Expand Ta. Cream of tartar...me being super slow... Is there a per kilo amount you can add if only mixing small quantities? For the cupboard ceiling and thin strip above the door I mixed 2.5kg of multi to 1.2l water and slung in a teaspoon of cot.
nod Posted May 22, 2019 Posted May 22, 2019 On 22/05/2019 at 08:00, Onoff said: Ta. Cream of tartar...me being super slow... Is there a per kilo amount you can add if only mixing small quantities? For the cupboard ceiling and thin strip above the door I mixed 2.5kg of multi to 1.2l water and slung in a teaspoon of cot. Expand You probably won’t need it on a small amount We put a tablespoon full in a five bag mix 1
Onoff Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 On 22/05/2019 at 09:19, nod said: You probably won’t need it on a small amount We put a tablespoon full in a five bag mix Expand Ta. I've read too much cot can cause the plaster to crack. I'll do the wall where the pipe/valve is tonight and the opposing bit above the door. Got to grab one of those internal corner trowels. Mate who I borrowed one off is away.
Onoff Posted May 22, 2019 Author Posted May 22, 2019 Well the cupboard ceiling has dried like a ploughed field! ? Tf for Easy Fill.
Onoff Posted May 23, 2019 Author Posted May 23, 2019 On 23/05/2019 at 18:20, newhome said: What you doing in there? Just paint to finish? Expand Easy Fill first! ? Then Leyland Super Leytex followed by Dulux Trade Diamond Matt. 1
Ferdinand Posted May 24, 2019 Posted May 24, 2019 On 22/05/2019 at 05:26, Onoff said: Just when theh thought it safe to go into the bathroom... @nod, that 6" vertical strip on the left is where a tapered edge butts up to a square cut edge. I've meshed over it but should I fill first with Easy Fill before plastering? Ta. Expand Why are these dimensions not written in Gothic script and Roman Numerals? Shameful cutting of corners.
bassanclan Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 How did the out of date plaster work with the cream of tartar?
Onoff Posted May 27, 2019 Author Posted May 27, 2019 On 27/05/2019 at 08:27, bassanclan said: How did the out of date plaster work with the cream of tartar? Expand Didn't chance it. New bag of multi but still added cot.
PeterW Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 On 27/05/2019 at 08:32, Onoff said: Didn't chance it. New bag of multi but still added cot. Expand TFFT....
Nickfromwales Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 Could do with a nice mosaic skirting board in there..........
Onoff Posted May 27, 2019 Author Posted May 27, 2019 On 27/05/2019 at 13:19, Nickfromwales said: Could do with a nice mosaic skirting board in there.......... Expand Upvc going here.
Onoff Posted May 27, 2019 Author Posted May 27, 2019 (edited) SWMBO kindly sprayed the grout sealer this morning so luckily it's been a day we can have all the windows open. The can says wait 24hrs before using as a wet room... Potentially then the shower can at long last be tested/used...HONESTLY! (Trying to get them to wait until my lads back from university as we joked my daughter was to have the first bath, my boy the first shower, me the first use of the wc and SWMBO gets to clean it!) So whilst it all looks pretty inside, outside is a different story! One ropey old drain "grate" that feeds into the cess pool via clay pipes. Coming in from the left is the old, (white) waste from the upstairs entrance suite. The bath used to tee into that but exits now at that bend under the tee: A bit concerned at the angle of the 2" waste for the shower I think is a bit steep (though Nick reckons its OK): As a temporary solution (my temporary ), all the black, solvent weld is just shoved together with silicon grease case I'm ever in a position to re-render the walls smooth and possibly EWI. (You can see where this window used to be a door, I've still to try and remove the old footings for a long since demolished, pre us, side extension so I can level this ground up the side of the house). Eventually this old grate to be replaced with a gulley(?) or whatever needs be but set a bit lower. Edited May 27, 2019 by Onoff 1
newhome Posted May 27, 2019 Posted May 27, 2019 On 27/05/2019 at 15:28, Onoff said: my boy the first shower, Expand That was when he was 12 though ?
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