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OK, so il L start answering questions. I've not brought the boards yet, I'm looking at savolit plus wood wool boards (what Twigg used), which one is better wood fibre of wood wool?.
Yes I will look to bu something else for base coat, was asking if this stuff can be used for it, doesn't seem it can. Although might try the hair.
Can we all agree, I can use it to fill the gaps in to level it off, no downside to that?
Kind regards
James
Yes I will look to bu something else for base coat, was asking if this stuff can be used for it, doesn't seem it can. Although might try the hair.
Can we all agree, I can use it to fill the gaps in to level it off, no downside to that?
Kind regards
James
The top coat?, it bloody better not as I live in Matlock and it likes a good frost. Although I know a number of people that have used it round here and its never been an issue.
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I think Cassie means the remaining plaster in the tub will be ruined if it freezes. Not that it can't be used in an area prone to frost.
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Regarding the question of whether the top coat can be used to fill gaps, with something (hair? sharp sand?) added to it, I think the verdict was no, it won't go on more than a few mm thick...... No harm in trying I guess.... But instead, something that might be good for the levelling out is lime hemp plaster. Easy to use and can go on thicker than most other types of lime plaster, if you've got any voids to fill.
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Lime Green 'Ultra' (insulating plaster) is also good for dubbing out as its extremely light and you can apply it thick. The Lime centre in Winchester make their own cheaper version called Limco I think.
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Dubbing out! That's what it's called, I'd forgotten!
So I've finally finished the upstairs, with boarding and plastering. Took longer than expected but that's life with two young kids.
Anyways we have a fair bit of the heritage lime plaster left over and not sure it will keep until we get to doing the downstairs. Anybody know if I can basically water this stuff down and create a limewash from it?
It's just an idea and I can't see why it wouldn't work, just want to know if somebody can answer before I have a go and make a mess of it.
Kind regards
James
Anyways we have a fair bit of the heritage lime plaster left over and not sure it will keep until we get to doing the downstairs. Anybody know if I can basically water this stuff down and create a limewash from it?
It's just an idea and I can't see why it wouldn't work, just want to know if somebody can answer before I have a go and make a mess of it.
Kind regards
James
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Limewash has no sand in it, so making limewash from plaster would be too sandy. No reason you couldn't apply it as some sort of slurry, but it would be unorthodox.
If your plaster is made from lime putty it will keep forever, just cover it with water. If it's made with NHL it won't.
If your plaster is made from lime putty it will keep forever, just cover it with water. If it's made with NHL it won't.
