Plasterers, who needs them?

[telectrix]

as title. a bit od splodging in the gunge, done by yours truly:

 

[Deleted member 72666]

Not you, for one! Neat job there tel!

 

[Scotford14]

Good job.

I have just finished filling the chases at my house. I used hard wall as a backing coat and a product called "easy fill" to finish. The "easy fill" sands down so easy and leaves a perfect finish. Now they are painted they are impossible to see.

 

[7029 dave]

As good as me.

 

[Geordie Spark]

as title. a bit od splodging in the gunge, done by yours truly:

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With a little bit of practice and a bit more alcohol to steady your hand it could be almost perfect!

 

[ImpededLoop]

I thought you were meant to fill the knock out boxes half full of plaster as well?

 

[telectrix]

With a little bit of practice and a bit more alcohol to steady your hand it could be almost perfect!

never be as smooth as you, though , geordie. that's as near to a compliment as i'm ever likely to get from you. :sorcerer:

 

[Farmelectrics]

Do you do coved ceilings

 

[Tidy Max]

Easy fill is a good send. I'm just doing up our house and done a load of patching and plastering and that easy fill stuff has helped alot. I pulled off a load of wood chip and used it to fill alot of old trowel marks.

 

[telectrix]

don't go for the easy-fill, one coat , or any of that crap. the work in the pics was all done using bonding plaster. it's a damn site cheaper than the alternatives.

 

[Tidy Max]

I use multi finish for my plastering, but that easyfill is awesome for very fine work and its sandable and paintable in about 90 minutes!

 

[enlighting]

I thought you were meant to fill the knock out boxes half full of plaster as well?

HA HA yes!

That is how the "professionals" do it afterall

 

[jay sean]

+1 for easi fill, but I always would use bonding too

 

[Tidy Max]

The plasterer on a job i'm doing at the moment came to price up last night at about 8pm, already up to a 12 hour day and he chirped up "not to question your workmanship pal but can you cut your cables back and tuck em into the back boxes so i can plaster them in.......

You can imagine my reply....

 

[shanky887614]

The plasterer on a job i'm doing at the moment came to price up last night at about 8pm, already up to a 12 hour day and he chirped up "not to question your workmanship pal but can you cut your cables back and tuck em into the back boxes so i can plaster them in.......

You can imagine my reply....

my workmate is very loud and can be anoying.

anyway the plasterer skimed the boxes over a couple mm lol

 

[PEG]

Like it,Tel,nice multi-tasking....but you just know,somewhere,on a plastering forum,a confident spread has just posted "Electricians,who needs them?"...followed by some pics of a five-bird-roast lollipop ring extravaganza :conehead:

 

[telectrix]

haha. reminds me. once did a job. was 6 months between 1st and 2nd fix, due to customer being over budget and put the job on hold for a while. we 2nd fixed aroiund 12 sockets on a RFC, then came to testing, all conductors had no r1,rN,r2. open circuit. after about a half hour checking every point, i suddenly recalled that there should be a socket near one corner of the living room. a quick scan with the bosch metal/cable detector found the missing socket box, plastered in and wallpapered over. hammer and scutch--- there's the back box with the 2 x 2.5mm in. banged in a socket. welcome home end-end resistance.

 

[londonfire]

I use the blank it pre cut cardboard back box protector. They really work a treat no more boxes full of crap.

 

[VoltzElectrical]

Good job.

I have just finished filling the chases at my house. I used hard wall as a backing coat and a product called "easy fill" to finish. The "easy fill" sands down so easy and leaves a perfect finish. Now they are painted they are impossible to see.

That's EXACTLY how I do it! I don't even need to fix the cables into the chase, the hard wall holds in in there. AWESOME method.

 

[Guest55]

as title. a bit od splodging in the gunge, done by yours truly:

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is that the faint reflection of white pvc capping beneath that plaster coat ?

if it is , i suggest you exit now before i rip the --- out of this thread.........

;-)