Yes mate, I’m always browsing through your videos. It’s given me the confidence to tackle a few small jobs that I’d otherwise have bottled out of. And they’ve actually turned out not too bad, nothing in your league, just a few little tender repairs. Keep up the good work!.
Big tip for everyone, clean it well. Before next use make sure no dry plaster is still inside the holes lol. I hated my refina one so went back to my Ox. Good vid mate.
@@macplastering that was my rookie mistake lol. I thought i cleaned it well. Kept finding small dry bits weeks later. Too holey the refina ones. Thats just my newbie opinion.
This was an eye opener, I was using a sponge float all wrong! So I tried my hand at skimming, not through choice though. My wife isn't well so I can't have unknown ppl in the house. Of course it was a disaster, but I went from hating it, to liking it, simply because I can see what mistakes I am making, and correcting it the next time and so on. However there is one major mistake I made that may or may not have f*cked it all, and that is letting it dry before doing the second coat. So now I'm researching what the best thing to do is. I'm hoping wetting the shit out of the wall and applying the final coat will be ok, failing that it's back to brick and starting again. Either way vids like this show me way round problems I create through lack of knowledge and experience.
Hi mate if it was me give it a good scrap down pva and reskim as long as all solid we do have a how to plaster a wall witch shows the pva stage also and others tgat give a walk through on how we finish it again I don't use the sponge often but it can be handy
@@willm437 mate if i can make this job easier i will its hard enough as it is :) I remember a question asking can i give tips for 2nd coating to make sure they cover it all this method must be one of the best for that
a noobie question for you, if you sponge float the first coat (an interesting approach as it removes some of the time acquired skill needed getting a wonkie wall flat), why don't you speed skim that first coat ? won't it fatten and compress the first coat ? (with the added bonus of removing the chances of the sponge float lines setting). long winded, but hope you get my drift. cheers !
could work well for sure mate if your going to be a little slower getting second coat one but thing is you want to get onto it before it gets to dry also as you want them to bond but yes nice input buddy might do that on the next one and show that technique thanks for watching and input buddy :)
I’ve seen boys on site recently sponging everything and all they do is flatten it with the flexis I’ve never seen this before but it looks bloody good and when painted looks great so lay it on sponge straight awaY and flatten with flex trowel and keep flattening it with flexi I have never seen this way
i've learned loads from your videos mate, so a big thank you. another noob question, how do you handle narrow strips ie 10cm between doorframe and the corner of wall? and bits behind hot water pipes
Yes those areas are tight and not easy to get nice but i will try get a video out on it some stage, but mean time i do have good tools small tools and trowels that help get round them i aways try get them on as tidy as possible to help make troweling up easier i unboxed a small trowel the Japanese one have a look its came in so handy
Cracking video mate, couple old boys I was working along side taught me the sponge method. There reason for doing it was less wear and tear on the body. Have you tried the dewalt cordless mixer? It’s a mega bit of kit although it is a bit pricey
Yes mate it us a great bat mixer would love to get it on the channel at some stage the collomixer is burnt our but rubi mixer is still going good and strong
Hi mate this was a little different than if i was to use the float most time i would use on 2nd coat but these walls where a little bumpy so i tried to fill it better on my 1st coat then floated let take up a little and 2nd coated
@@macplastering so you would normally do first coat flatten then second coat let it pull in a little then don’t flatten float instead then flatten is that right mate ?
@@RAM335D Most times i would not use it but for un even walls i find it can help , again the way i would use it would be on the 2nd coat mate yes by the time I finish laying on my walls its ready to hit then let pull in some and flatten it all in nicely
Hello buddy i think it was a 3 to 1 or 50/50 cant remember witch pva I used again I just used it to slow down the suction as the binding was done a day before and it would have been ok but I didn't want to kill y self with it drying in :) Thanks for watching and commenting buddy
So what you did I'd 1 plaster 1st coat 2 sponge straight away 3. 2nd coat straight after sponge 🧽 4. Speed skim straight after 2nd coat plaster... Or do I have the timings wrong?
@mac plastering thank you for your speedy reply. I will try this method. Next week. I was told when you put 1st coat on flatt straight away... wait 15 - 20 mins then put 2nd coat... flatt straight away... wait 20 mins ... do 1st wet trowel... wait 40 mins do 2nd wet cross trowel with flex... then finish off with plastic
If you coat neat you can skip then needing to flatten in 1st coat but yes that system sounds good man this isnt my usual way its just as these was where bad shape so was doing this as a helping hand to get them really flat and straight as possible I have other re skimming videos shows my chosen methods
Hi Mac hope Ur keeping well.i only ever use the sponge float on reveals or a bad uneven wall.i never knew some companies don't recommend it with a powdery finish.we learn new things everyday.if u don't mind I'd like to know if u have any advice for me.i have a wee job outside to do.take down the pvc around the dormatories and replace with them cement boards.i done it before on another job but it was a while back.have u any videos going over them cement boards.its a small enough job but was wandering was there a way I could do it in the 1 day if it comes to it.dont think u need the slurry coat.just wandering what materials be best if I had a day to do it.i know some of the stucco stuff goes off in a few hours.not sure what way the guy wants it done.just that I'd appreciate if u have any input for me
Hi mate going good, cement board only time i went over that was inside a job a guy kept using it and this is before sbr I was putting pure pva then bonding it and mate it still sucked my gear in so fast when skimming, I found it hard to work over not sure it could be done in a day man if it was me I would want to paint sbr scratch and ten leave a day wet down then float , I know you need to do it in a day but cant think of many ways that could be done easy mabe if you used the raid set cement I always spell it wrong foundew just ad to a ready mixed boar of gear little areas at a time as it sets in like 2mins solid then when scratched you could float over as normal again I didn't enjoy them boards when ive went over found them a pain, If it was my house and done lie that Id probes wanna wire mesh and scud scratch float but sometimes i got belts braces shields alarms LOL
@@macplastering thanks Mac ya I'd say it be best to meet it and then the usual procedure.id want it that way myself so no comebacks.its the guy who I'm getting the work of thinks of himself as a handy man 🤪but tbh he just a roofer with small bit of skill.thanks mate cheers 👍
@@emmettmccarthy7247 Morning brother :) yes best to see it make a call but if he insists his way then any failing is on him buddy, I remember going over wood I made the guy put breathable paper on over lapping and then wire mesh the lot job turned out well had some hairline cracks where his boards meet but other than them it was a very good job solid I put sbr in in that wanted him to buy fibres to but he didn't as my thinking was they would further reduce cracks and reinforce it more, but yes man make sure if he wants it his way all you can do is your best but its on him his call his job
@@macplastering dead right mate.il make sure he knows that if her persists on short cuts.theres inside work as well slabbing around the dormatories windows and ceiling.bead it.then get the outside ready so there's no banging and vibration making it crack also.cheers thanks again.🤜🤛
@@macplastering I agree mate, im talking about frauds sponging off our trade. I don't agree that this helps a skilled plasterer it only benefits those that can't spread or understand the correct process to a 2 coat system. Also brittish gypsum is against washing the bond out from between the addgregate to flatten a wall and does not agree with using their product this way. You are also at alot higher risk of catching dermatitis too
@@DanSoloPlastering Dermatitis from sponge floating mate ? I myself only use the spongefloat the odd time yea carlite and British gypsum are against it ,also funny that you have a sponge for an icon as we talk about this LOL
@@macplastering Yes you are at alot higher risk when cleaning that sponge, most use their hands. If I remember correctly it's the calcium sulphate that irritates the skin That's pics just to take the piss 😆
@@DanSoloPlastering LOL, oh good to know I was wondering but yes most do use the hands in I try not to myself try use a brush then rinse but for sand and cement i always get a drop on hands
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I love watching a craftsman at work, another great video!.
Thanks Stuart mate hope your doing well :)
dont use this method much but for really bad walls it is a good way to help
Yes mate, I’m always browsing through your videos.
It’s given me the confidence to tackle a few small jobs that I’d otherwise have bottled out of.
And they’ve actually turned out not too bad, nothing in your league, just a few little tender repairs.
Keep up the good work!.
So glad the channel is of good use to you mate :):) plastering can be hard but also can be worth it
Big tip for everyone, clean it well. Before next use make sure no dry plaster is still inside the holes lol. I hated my refina one so went back to my Ox. Good vid mate.
Top tip mate a clean tool is a happy tool :)
@@macplastering that was my rookie mistake lol. I thought i cleaned it well. Kept finding small dry bits weeks later. Too holey the refina ones. Thats just my newbie opinion.
@@danmurphy7338 Its easy to forget about it or just miss some but mate refina have loads of diffrent types i mean more than any others
@@macplastering i’ll have to have a look mate. I only just saw in your video.
@@danmurphy7338 they got tonnes for sure man, some cracking ones for finishing sand and cement too even tiling one haha
This was an eye opener, I was using a sponge float all wrong! So I tried my hand at skimming, not through choice though. My wife isn't well so I can't have unknown ppl in the house. Of course it was a disaster, but I went from hating it, to liking it, simply because I can see what mistakes I am making, and correcting it the next time and so on. However there is one major mistake I made that may or may not have f*cked it all, and that is letting it dry before doing the second coat. So now I'm researching what the best thing to do is. I'm hoping wetting the shit out of the wall and applying the final coat will be ok, failing that it's back to brick and starting again. Either way vids like this show me way round problems I create through lack of knowledge and experience.
Hi mate if it was me give it a good scrap down pva and reskim as long as all solid we do have a how to plaster a wall witch shows the pva stage also and others tgat give a walk through on how we finish it again I don't use the sponge often but it can be handy
Great tutorial mate looking well good 👍👍
I think that sounds like a good idea especially for myself being a novice any easier things to make it easier helps
@@willm437 mate if i can make this job easier i will its hard enough as it is :) I remember a question asking can i give tips for 2nd coating to make sure they cover it all this method must be one of the best for that
Yeah any great tips mate always will appreciate
@@willm437 have a few unboxings coming up but I really must get some time make another skimming tutorial
That intro music you use is so cool, makes me think of red dead redemption
Wow cool man my nephews have been making me music on the new stuff :) but wow yes what a cool game too :)
a noobie question for you, if you sponge float the first coat (an interesting approach as it removes some of the time acquired skill needed getting a wonkie wall flat), why don't you speed skim that first coat ? won't it fatten and compress the first coat ? (with the added bonus of removing the chances of the sponge float lines setting).
long winded, but hope you get my drift. cheers !
could work well for sure mate if your going to be a little slower getting second coat one but thing is you want to get onto it before it gets to dry also as you want them to bond but yes nice input buddy might do that on the next one and show that technique thanks for watching and input buddy :)
I always keep a sponge float at hand
Especially over old walls I won’t use on plasterboard
for sure mate can pull us outa a hole literally haha :)
I’ve seen boys on site recently sponging everything and all they do is flatten it with the flexis I’ve never seen this before but it looks bloody good and when painted looks great so lay it on sponge straight awaY and flatten with flex trowel and keep flattening it with flexi I have never seen this way
i've learned loads from your videos mate, so a big thank you. another noob question, how do you handle narrow strips ie 10cm between doorframe and the corner of wall? and bits behind hot water pipes
Yes those areas are tight and not easy to get nice but i will try get a video out on it some stage, but mean time i do have good tools small tools and trowels that help get round them i aways try get them on as tidy as possible to help make troweling up easier i unboxed a small trowel the Japanese one have a look its came in so handy
Blue refina sponge float is the best one for skim
The click clack ones ? I used them for patching up render before worked nice for that also mate
@@macplastering not click clack its like thin and 16inch very fine much better then any other one mate
@@hangslow Nice must keep my eye open for that 1 I might have one need to get a look have a few different type :) cheers mate
Cracking video mate, couple old boys I was working along side taught me the sponge method. There reason for doing it was less wear and tear on the body. Have you tried the dewalt cordless mixer? It’s a mega bit of kit although it is a bit pricey
Yes mate it us a great bat mixer would love to get it on the channel at some stage the collomixer is burnt our but rubi mixer is still going good and strong
great job mac, does floating set the coats off quicker ? is this sponge float medium or fine,, thanks
Medium more than fine most would say it holds the skim back some i would have to say it for syre brings it bsck to life
Thank for reply ,, hope your keeping good 👍👍
Yes man going good hope you and yours are well mate
And as always thanks for the support and you know there is more to come :)
Is that after first coat have u flattend it first or have you just put it all on then floated it how long to wait 20mins I would say ?
Hi mate this was a little different than if i was to use the float most time i would use on 2nd coat but these walls where a little bumpy so i tried to fill it better on my 1st coat then floated let take up a little and 2nd coated
@@macplastering so you would normally do first coat flatten then second coat let it pull in a little then don’t flatten float instead then flatten is that right mate ?
@@RAM335D Most times i would not use it but for un even walls i find it can help , again the way i would use it would be on the 2nd coat mate yes by the time I finish laying on my walls its ready to hit then let pull in some and flatten it all in nicely
what spatula you using.
tyzack changeable and removable blade mate its nice for sure have a peek - amzn.to/3iCd66w
What mix of PVA did you use on that Bonding Sir ?....Many thanks
Hello buddy i think it was a 3 to 1 or 50/50 cant remember witch pva I used again I just used it to slow down the suction as the binding was done a day before and it would have been ok but I didn't want to kill y self with it drying in :) Thanks for watching and commenting buddy
@@macplastering Thanks for the reply mate...Love all the videos...They're are a great source of info for keen DIY'ers like me .👍👍👍👍
@@swissanthony Any time buddy always here :) and thank you for the support :)
@@swissanthony Any tie mate keep in touch :)
Hy ..that plaster is clay basedd or gypsum ? what contain that brown plaster... tanks
Gypsum mate
Would you slap a 40m room on then sponge the whole thing then flatten or sponge one wall at a time?
Don't sponge offten mate only nasty walls mostly or heavy window reval anything that might blister
So what you did I'd
1 plaster 1st coat
2 sponge straight away
3. 2nd coat straight after sponge 🧽
4. Speed skim straight after 2nd coat plaster...
Or do I have the timings wrong?
A few ways to do it but thats what i did here mate
@mac plastering thank you for your speedy reply. I will try this method. Next week. I was told when you put 1st coat on flatt straight away... wait 15 - 20 mins then put 2nd coat... flatt straight away... wait 20 mins ... do 1st wet trowel... wait 40 mins do 2nd wet cross trowel with flex... then finish off with plastic
If you coat neat you can skip then needing to flatten in 1st coat but yes that system sounds good man this isnt my usual way its just as these was where bad shape so was doing this as a helping hand to get them really flat and straight as possible I have other re skimming videos shows my chosen methods
Hi Mac hope Ur keeping well.i only ever use the sponge float on reveals or a bad uneven wall.i never knew some companies don't recommend it with a powdery finish.we learn new things everyday.if u don't mind I'd like to know if u have any advice for me.i have a wee job outside to do.take down the pvc around the dormatories and replace with them cement boards.i done it before on another job but it was a while back.have u any videos going over them cement boards.its a small enough job but was wandering was there a way I could do it in the 1 day if it comes to it.dont think u need the slurry coat.just wandering what materials be best if I had a day to do it.i know some of the stucco stuff goes off in a few hours.not sure what way the guy wants it done.just that I'd appreciate if u have any input for me
Hi mate going good, cement board only time i went over that was inside a job a guy kept using it and this is before sbr I was putting pure pva then bonding it and mate it still sucked my gear in so fast when skimming, I found it hard to work over not sure it could be done in a day man if it was me I would want to paint sbr scratch and ten leave a day wet down then float , I know you need to do it in a day but cant think of many ways that could be done easy mabe if you used the raid set cement I always spell it wrong foundew just ad to a ready mixed boar of gear little areas at a time as it sets in like 2mins solid then when scratched you could float over as normal again I didn't enjoy them boards when ive went over found them a pain, If it was my house and done lie that Id probes wanna wire mesh and scud scratch float but sometimes i got belts braces shields alarms LOL
Hope ive helps some even if ideas
@@macplastering thanks Mac ya I'd say it be best to meet it and then the usual procedure.id want it that way myself so no comebacks.its the guy who I'm getting the work of thinks of himself as a handy man 🤪but tbh he just a roofer with small bit of skill.thanks mate cheers 👍
@@emmettmccarthy7247 Morning brother :) yes best to see it make a call but if he insists his way then any failing is on him buddy, I remember going over wood I made the guy put breathable paper on over lapping and then wire mesh the lot job turned out well had some hairline cracks where his boards meet but other than them it was a very good job solid I put sbr in in that wanted him to buy fibres to but he didn't as my thinking was they would further reduce cracks and reinforce it more, but yes man make sure if he wants it his way all you can do is your best but its on him his call his job
@@macplastering dead right mate.il make sure he knows that if her persists on short cuts.theres inside work as well slabbing around the dormatories windows and ceiling.bead it.then get the outside ready so there's no banging and vibration making it crack also.cheers thanks again.🤜🤛
I should give it a bash one day👍
Worth the test mate I would say this technique is great for anyone struggling to get it even and to make sure the cover wit 2nd coat
The render sponge machine might possibly make life easier
it dose when on big walls that are a little to dry for hand floating :)
Dude, Get some stretchy pants with a draw string
The gateway for failed tradesman 🤮
Wrong us plasteters are craftsmen
@@macplastering I agree mate, im talking about frauds sponging off our trade. I don't agree that this helps a skilled plasterer it only benefits those that can't spread or understand the correct process to a 2 coat system. Also brittish gypsum is against washing the bond out from between the addgregate to flatten a wall and does not agree with using their product this way. You are also at alot higher risk of catching dermatitis too
@@DanSoloPlastering Dermatitis from sponge floating mate ? I myself only use the spongefloat the odd time yea carlite and British gypsum are against it ,also funny that you have a sponge for an icon as we talk about this LOL
@@macplastering Yes you are at alot higher risk when cleaning that sponge, most use their hands. If I remember correctly it's the calcium sulphate that irritates the skin
That's pics just to take the piss 😆
@@DanSoloPlastering LOL, oh good to know I was wondering but yes most do use the hands in I try not to myself try use a brush then rinse but for sand and cement i always get a drop on hands
Man just tried to listen again.
Fucking hard work!
Either your tired after hard days work?
Or smoking some strong ass weed.
Turn the volume up John lol
Haha Thanks John i feel both complimented and insulted at the same time :):)
Keep meaning to try my sponge float I’v had one for a few years now but never used it 😆
we used to use them all the time on site when i was younger I dont always go for the sponge but it sure can help out when used :)
Good
Thank you :))