Recent content by jammo123

Thanks for the advice I have done quite a few jobs but I have never had to deal with artex before or had to board the a fireplace before. They were my biggest concern's. :)

thanks for the reply mate, i reckon its gonna take me a good full day! boarding the fireplace will probably take me a while, what with fitting the timbers etc as ive never done it before so should be interesting :shock: i dont know what the going rate is for a job like this thats why im...

Not sure if its pre 90s its not a swirl pattern or anything like that its just the spikey jagged finish but it needs to be removed because when the wall is skimmed it will need a thick coat to cover it and the customer wants it removed so there is no chance of seeing the join

Hi there this might be a bit long but please bear with me. I've been asked to re skim a living room (two flat walls, a bay window and a fireplace) the room measures approx 11ft x 14ft x 7.5 ft high. The reason they want a re skim is because they have removed both the dado rail and the...

ok mate, well we are doing a small area about 15ft x 25ft first on a friends house so that will be good practice. then we are tackling the big one the whole side of another friends house im feeling pretty confident having read through your advice. Thanks a lot for taking the time to explain...

Right sorry to be a pain in the arse! We have decided we are using tyrolean mix now ( we are doing it properly not cutting corners) I have been told though when tyroleaning that you have to keep moving to get a consistent finish. Thats fair enough but what about when you have to stop to...

To be honest mate because it is the whole exterior face of the back of the house, i would have thought it would have been quicker just firing it on with the gun and leaving, rather than applying with the trowel the sponging off

Ok mate thanks, :) i suppose if i applied it thicker then maybe you wont see the scratch lines? the link below shows it done without a top coat. http://wbs-ltd.co.uk/renders_finishes_tyrolean.htm I think i might give it blast without the top coat and just mix up my own mix without the...

Cheers mate but im a bit confused :roll: :oops: I was told that you dont have to use Tyrolean, i have been told i can apply a scracth coat (which i did last week) and then use then tyrolean gun to apply my second coat of sand cement and feb mix So in effect not using any Tyrolean at all...

Yeah i just typed my postcode in out of curiosity and the closest one to me is buckinghamshire!

Just a thought have you tried trust a trader.com

Thanks roughcaster, am i alright to use a sand cement mix though straight onto the scratch coat or do i need a second coat first? Thanks mate

Hi there, after applying a scratch coat to the back of my friends house ( the whole of the back face) we have decided it is going to be easier to use a Tyrolean gun to apply the finish coat. We are going to apply a sand - cement - feb mix at a ratio on 5 -1 -1 using the Tyrolean gun as we...

Dont you use an artex brush and drag it out?

Hi, I know this is a bit of a long shot but does anyone know where i would be able to hire a render gun and compressor from in the Birmingham area on a Sunday (Tomorrow)?? Thanks