Some clarification please!!

[flyingsparks]

Could you please give me a bit of a run down on the different types of plaster available and when they are used and things like when 5:1 PVA is used etc..
When would you use:
Browning
One Coat
Multi-Finish
PVA
etc etc..

Just trying to learn as much as I can!

Thanks guys..

 

[1john]

Browning is an undercoat plaster
One coat is a bulky finishing plaster which can be applied upto 50mm thick
Multi finish is a finishing plaster used to finish over undercoat plasters, on plasterboard or ever a rendered wall
PVA is used for sealing and to control suction of substrates and for peeling out of your fore arm hair! Dilution ratios are normally on the pot

 

[NickB_99]

Could you please give me a bit of a run down on the different types of plaster available and when they are used and things like when 5:1 PVA is used etc..
When would you use:
Browning
One Coat
Multi-Finish
PVA
etc etc..

The plastering wiki FAQs has a link to the British Gypsum datasheet

 

[jrplastering]

are you undertakeing a huge project with little to no experience or are you trying to learn plastering?

 

[1john]

are you undertakeing a huge project with little to no experience or are you trying to learn plastering?

I did both!!

 

[flyingsparks]

are you undertakeing a huge project with little to no experience or are you trying to learn plastering?

Well, Im a sparky and currently undertaking a new utility room for my in-laws.. It was a bathroom and now i'm converting it to a utility. I have knocked off the old tiles and after chasing in the new cables was wondering whats best to use to fill the chases before tiling. I have heard you shouldnt use one coat for this application? However have seen nearly every builder I work with using one coat for this!? Whats the best way to repair the walls? Some areas I may need to re-render onto block work which wont be tiled, whats the best way to build up the level and then finish off? Thanks all..