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Not pva just use water

Did you soak the wall well and use opti mix.

PVAthe surface 2 or 3 times

Were the walls painted, plasterboard or bare plaster.

Fill the hole with bonding plaster (carlite). When this is dry pva and 2 coat skim with multi finish. :P

You have learnt the hard way, Hire a plasterer with a good reputation ,make spot checks to see the work he is doing and finally if not satisfied DO NOT PAY HIM.

No pva just wet the blocks just befor you render with just water.

Its the first coat once applied comb it ,this means form straight lines so the second coat sticks to it .You can buy the combs in b&q

Nice work mate. Apply scratch coat first 4-1 mix with some opti mix (feb). Then apply second coat same mix and float smooth. Then apply tyrolean finish slightly wetter mix in gun hold about 2 feet away and at 45 degrees and keep moving dont stop.

Cheers lads

Does not spin just makes loud noise and water will not drain. Any ideas

Customer wants me to plaster straight onto breeze block as the room is very narrow and he doesnt want to reduce it by rendering or plasterboard. I have plastered on render no problem is it the same principle. Cheers

Agree no problem to skim

Scratch coat first then tyrolean

It was a plasterboard ceiling.After the new skim there was no sign of cracks,after paint had dried these cracks appeared . The cracks are straight. Thanks

Artex ceiling has been skimmed dried out over a week no cracks. Painted mist coat then second coat,now some long hairline cracks have occured, any ideas.

Slightly wetter mix tan normal render. When applying stand about 2 feet back and apply while walking holding the gun at 45 degrees.

Did the price reflect scraping off the old artex or just skimming over artex.

because they like paying me £200 pounds for it :lol:

I splash very little water to finish trowel as you progress you will do the same