Hi chaps, as the title suggests, had anyone used dri-coat before, what does it behave like??
Dri-coat experience anyone??
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Can't help you there John,,,, never used it mate.
bu**er, i have never used sand cement, and am quite aprehensive of wasting my time with it and having to hire a skip to put it in when it all falls off the walls.
Never uses it either, usually s&c on damp for me, but I have used Limelite, which had a tough skim coat.
A quick look in the BG site shows you skim dry coat with board finiish, so at least you should not have a problem there.
do you have any small areas to try it on first - I would suggest not to mix up more than one bag at a a time and just do one wall at a time in case it is the kind of thing that goes off suddenly or quickly. Make sure all your angles and lines are cut down as soon as it will take it, in case it catches you out. There is cement in it, so I suppose it will be hard when it sets.
I imagine it will work out a lot more expensive than S&C? It might be the time to try that for the first time rather than something else for the first time?
A quick look in the BG site shows you skim dry coat with board finiish, so at least you should not have a problem there.
do you have any small areas to try it on first - I would suggest not to mix up more than one bag at a a time and just do one wall at a time in case it is the kind of thing that goes off suddenly or quickly. Make sure all your angles and lines are cut down as soon as it will take it, in case it catches you out. There is cement in it, so I suppose it will be hard when it sets.
I imagine it will work out a lot more expensive than S&C? It might be the time to try that for the first time rather than something else for the first time?
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well it is about £12 a bag.
the only thing with the s&c is that i have read all the newbie horror stories on here. I think i have got most the tools to try s&c although should i invest in another trowel, i dont wanna wreck my tyzack SS one??
the only thing with the s&c is that i have read all the newbie horror stories on here. I think i have got most the tools to try s&c although should i invest in another trowel, i dont wanna wreck my tyzack SS one??
deffo another trowel ijohn, always use seperate trowels for s+c render works.
As with most things, the prepping is viatal, annd don't try to put too much on together. I'm sure if you have a littlle search around teh forum you'll dig up a bit advice, if not come back
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