Any plasterers out there...!?
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Any plasterers out there...!?
Hi
Any plasterers here in Canada?
I am desperately trying to buy plaster (multi finish ideally) for hubby here in Alberta ...but can't find anything!
If you have found plaster, where did you buy it!??
Or what is the best equivalent??
Thankyou
Any plasterers here in Canada?
I am desperately trying to buy plaster (multi finish ideally) for hubby here in Alberta ...but can't find anything!
If you have found plaster, where did you buy it!??
Or what is the best equivalent??
Thankyou
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Re: Any plasterers out there...!?
You can get the stuff in any hardware store.
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Re: Any plasterers out there...!?
I haven't seen any in Canada. I suspect that the overwhelming use of drywall means that it has very little appeal. Drywall mud is typically use as a gapfill to finish already fixed drywall. Conventional UK plaster is used to construct the wall surface itself.
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I'd ask JamesM for an expert opinion. He's always been plastered whenever we met.
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Unfortunately drywall compound isn't the same as the cementitious plaster used by 'plasterers' in the UK.
I haven't seen any in Canada. I suspect that the overwhelming use of drywall means that it has very little appeal. Drywall mud is typically use as a gapfill to finish already fixed drywall. Conventional UK plaster is used to construct the wall surface itself.
I haven't seen any in Canada. I suspect that the overwhelming use of drywall means that it has very little appeal. Drywall mud is typically use as a gapfill to finish already fixed drywall. Conventional UK plaster is used to construct the wall surface itself.
"Skim" is the finally layer used by plasterers in the UK and its equivalent in Canada would be the drywall compound referred to above.
If the OP wishes to make bespoke friezes, cornices, etc. or something more ornate, I suspect he will need to obtain that type of plaster from a specialist and I would argue that Google will be his friend.
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Re: Any plasterers out there...!?
Having updated an old and disgusting bathroom...
it was my 1st time taping, mudding and sanding (turns out I have a nack for it!) took over a week with drying, layers and sanding...!
If we could get the right 'ingredients' here, hubby would have done his own mix...
If he could have plastered it would have taken 2-3 days to finish.
He did however use his hawk & trowel, with a slightly altered drywall mud to cover some patch work...worked out ok, but the sanding...ohhh the sanding...
Google has found me one company in ON that has a finish plaster...and am awaiting a reply!
it was my 1st time taping, mudding and sanding (turns out I have a nack for it!) took over a week with drying, layers and sanding...!
If we could get the right 'ingredients' here, hubby would have done his own mix...
If he could have plastered it would have taken 2-3 days to finish.
He did however use his hawk & trowel, with a slightly altered drywall mud to cover some patch work...worked out ok, but the sanding...ohhh the sanding...
Google has found me one company in ON that has a finish plaster...and am awaiting a reply!
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Re: Any plasterers out there...!?
From years ago on site, I seem to recall that the skill of pros and the difference between them an amateurs is speed, as most can do most things given enough time. If one is spending hours sanding, it is because one is putting on too much mud.
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Re: Any plasterers out there...!?
The plaster you are referring to is a mixture of sand, cement and water that plasterers mix themselves and, if the OP is a plasterer, I would imagine that he would be able to make it himself.
"Skim" is the finally layer used by plasterers in the UK and its equivalent in Canada would be the drywall compound referred to above.
If the OP wishes to make bespoke friezes, cornices, etc. or something more ornate, I suspect he will need to obtain that type of plaster from a specialist and I would argue that Google will be his friend.
"Skim" is the finally layer used by plasterers in the UK and its equivalent in Canada would be the drywall compound referred to above.
If the OP wishes to make bespoke friezes, cornices, etc. or something more ornate, I suspect he will need to obtain that type of plaster from a specialist and I would argue that Google will be his friend.
It is possible to mix your own plaster but plastering can be hard work and without the obligatory labourer to do it for you it's best to keep a defibrolator handy.
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Cementitious plaster sets on contact with water by a chemical reaction. It is supplied typically in large bags in the UK. It comes in different mixes for different uses, bonding, browning and finishing etc. Drywall skim sets by evaporation of water and quite often shrinks and for these reasons can only be appled quite thinly to allow evaporation whereas cementitious plaster can be applied thickly.
It is possible to mix your own plaster but plastering can be hard work and without the obligatory labourer to do it for you it's best to keep a defibrolator handy.
It is possible to mix your own plaster but plastering can be hard work and without the obligatory labourer to do it for you it's best to keep a defibrolator handy.
started with the bathroom as it was the most urgent
(plumbing under the floor was in a bad way)...
found wires going nowhere and no insulation (explains the frozen pipes!).
The room was 25x 10ft...had to reboard walls and build more...wanted to plaster the lot and the ceiling.
So it has taken 3 weeks (as hubby working f/t 10hr days) and could only do weekends and evenings but it has been a good lesson...
Every day is a school day!