PRO ADVISE NEEDED

[sheldon1982]

hope someone can help. i am fairly new to plastering but i can now plaster a wall to a nice glass smooth finish with very few blemishes. plus i don't spill much. but i need to plaster a block wall and have never done that before i always use multi-finish. do i plaster exactly the same with browning/bonding plaster. whats the stage to do it. how long do i wait for it to dry before multi-finishing it and do i have to pva the surface before plastering it with the backing cote.

hope i made some sence there?

cheers

 

[jambogaz]

a breeze block or concrete block wall?

 

[Richard C]

Have a read of these two threads & come back with questions is you need;
//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=167671

//www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=167904

A decorator’s nightmare is a plasterer that polishes the finishing coat to “a lovely glass finish”; it’s not necessary & a really a bad idea to over polish as you can have one hell of a job getting paint to stick to it!

 

[sheldon1982]

Its a concrete block wall. i am a little puzzled , i think i could do with watching a dvd of this being done. what do you do on the edges. do you use any beads???????

 

[Richard C]

Have you looked at & read through the above links, including the link to the Wickes guide? What is it you are puzzled about? I'm not sure what you mean by the edges & beads, are you refering to corner beads?