Hello everyone
Come across this forum a few times when I've been searching for DIY answers do though I'd join and ask some questions.
We have just been awarded a council home and the council being the dirty dodgers they are have gave us a house that needed extensive renovating and bringing up to date. They replaced the kitchen but that's all (even that wasn't great!). Between working some bloody long hours me and my friend who is a painter and decorator managed to line the living room walls which came out bloody good actually but has been extremely time consuming waiting for things to dry etc fitting coving and so on.
So....decided to turn my hand to plastering. Always been able to skim fairly well with easi fill and a few plasterers said that once I got the wrist movement I should be able to do it.
Have given two walls a go and watched a couple of (wait for it)...YouTube videos and got the nack of it. However, after reading up some more I've realised I've skimmed much too shallow at around 1mm ish and can't seem to get the hang of skimming more On top of the first coat without dragging it back off and over skimming/flattening (I am waiting for it to dry slightly before flattening and polishing) We don't have much time as we have up our old house and are sleeping at the wife's parents In one room with our little girl so not the best scenario. So given that time is of the essence would this be acceptable considering its not a professional doing the job and all I want and need are smooth walls irrespective of plaster depth.
Thanks you all in advance and what a wonderful forum
Come across this forum a few times when I've been searching for DIY answers do though I'd join and ask some questions.
We have just been awarded a council home and the council being the dirty dodgers they are have gave us a house that needed extensive renovating and bringing up to date. They replaced the kitchen but that's all (even that wasn't great!). Between working some bloody long hours me and my friend who is a painter and decorator managed to line the living room walls which came out bloody good actually but has been extremely time consuming waiting for things to dry etc fitting coving and so on.
So....decided to turn my hand to plastering. Always been able to skim fairly well with easi fill and a few plasterers said that once I got the wrist movement I should be able to do it.
Have given two walls a go and watched a couple of (wait for it)...YouTube videos and got the nack of it. However, after reading up some more I've realised I've skimmed much too shallow at around 1mm ish and can't seem to get the hang of skimming more On top of the first coat without dragging it back off and over skimming/flattening (I am waiting for it to dry slightly before flattening and polishing) We don't have much time as we have up our old house and are sleeping at the wife's parents In one room with our little girl so not the best scenario. So given that time is of the essence would this be acceptable considering its not a professional doing the job and all I want and need are smooth walls irrespective of plaster depth.
Thanks you all in advance and what a wonderful forum