Thanks Ken. Good suggestion but I’m looking to achieve a freshly plastered and emulsions looks rather than add an extra layer or texture to the surface.
Yeah I think you’re right. Better fully fix by reminding it rather than waste time trying to sand the whole ceiling.
Do you still recommend...
1:3 PVA
13” Pre worn Marshall town trowel
2 Coat multifinish
Polish off with water and the trowel at the end of the job
The reason I ask is because seeing the previous plasterers use all sorts of gadgets I think my traditional slow technique works well. Or are there gadgets that would give me a better/easier to achieve finish?
Tbh, you could list 10 different combos of plastering tools which in the right hands will give a perfect job, and in the wrong hands a disaster.
10 years ago I’d have done marshalltown throughout as you say above. If that’s what you’re good at, go for it.
But nowadays I’d lay on quick with MT trowel, then speedskim, sometimes sponge float, then superflex or sometimes plastic trowel. It’s totally down to plastering experience and skill. But yeah it’s pva first and get it to the tacky stage before skimming. And almost always 2 coats too even with the fancy tools.
Yeah I think that’s my only concern. I’m out of practice and some of the ceilings are quite large. I’ll be starting with smaller ones to get going again but wondering what technique to use with the larger ones. I can’t afford another several thousand pounds to get it all redone and potentially end up with it just as bad.
Another sore point is that all of the internals have dips on them and don’t meet square. I think this is because they were using a wet paintbrush to finish the internals and if done before the plaster goes off it creates a less than perfect internal.
You can avoid the wet paintbrush internals issue by only doing 1 wall/ceiling or adjacent walls at a time. Still fine to use the brush to soften the angle but only when it’s firmed up.
You might want to check out speedskim, YouTube it. Cuts a lot of time out of the flatten after laying each coat on.
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