Lovejoy 11:33 Mon Feb 26
Is it ok to plaster during the winter?
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Internal and external.
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Noah
11:37 Mon Feb 26
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needs to be above 4 degrees C. will take ages to go off.
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Westham67
11:39 Mon Feb 26
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Noah 11:37 Mon Feb 26
Was going to say the same but I know more about concrete than I do plaster.
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Lovejoy
11:42 Mon Feb 26
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Have builders in doing this now. I have raised with them and they have said they are using heaters for the inside work.
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On The Ball
11:43 Mon Feb 26
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Plasters are for external use only.
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Westham67
11:46 Mon Feb 26
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If you have a sore throat you can eat a plaster
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Northern Sold
12:15 Mon Feb 26
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I'm in the process of attempting to remove Ivy from my garage wall and the back concrete wall we have in our garden.... taken me so far 2 months.... it's like a tree embeded in concrete... worked on it yesterday for about 3 hours or so... chainsaw... crow bar... hammer... in the end I poured petrol on the fucker and lit it.... done the job to a certain extent ... still got about 50% of it to go but boy oh boy am I gonna need some new rendering/plastering done...
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riosleftsock
12:17 Mon Feb 26
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Sold
Roundup (glycophosphate) works well on ivy. I do mine every two or three years.
I wouldn't fancy rendering in this weather.
Using heaters indoor when plastering is not a great idea either, unless on very low just to prevent frost.
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Northern Sold
12:22 Mon Feb 26
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Sock.... yeah but that stuff does not get it off walls does it.... just kills it over long term?? I have actually taken lumps of concrete off (concrete slabs) getting the fucker off.... some of the stuff attached to the wall is 12 inches thick!! Deffo easier after I napalmed it yesterday.... fucking cunting Ivy
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Russ of the BML
12:23 Mon Feb 26
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For indoors you can do it but it will just stay wet for ages. It's no big deal.
Outside I don't know.
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riosleftsock
12:24 Mon Feb 26
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Sold, I never let the ivy get that well established.
Mine gets to a maximum 1" thick, round up kills it and loosens it, can normally hack it off within a day or two.
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Peterboroughiron
12:53 Mon Feb 26
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Do building sites shut down for the winter !!!
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pulhampete
12:57 Mon Feb 26
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No but they do programme the works so certain things get done at the right time, and as previously said, they use heaters for internal works.
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martyboy
1:01 Mon Feb 26
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Not a good idea to use heaters, it takes all the moisture out of the plaster, too quick, causing cracking at a later date. Render is different, and you can get waterproofers like "SIKA" that can be used all year around. Good stuff, but not cheap!!!
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hammerspain
2:06 Mon Feb 26
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Anything outside involving sand/cement, shouldnt be done if risk of frost, as water in mix will freeze, then when defrosts will crack or blow render/mortar.
If you cant avoid doing it for whatever reason, you can cover up with hessian sacks or similar, which will help.
Inside, should be ok, as long as you can temp up somehow, heating on low etc.
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dealcanvey
5:51 Mon Feb 26
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Is it ok to plaster during the winter?
No, plasterers only work 6 months a year.
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eusebiovic
3:26 Tue Feb 27
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My father was a plasterer
In answer to your question...ideally - NO
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normannomates
3:34 Tue Feb 27
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Underated trade is plastering ...indoors is cushty..outside rendering Deffo warmer weather job..same for painting by the way
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normannomates
5:09 Tue Feb 27
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I am a painter by trade..followed many a plasterer
Good plasterers are like gold dust..most are sloppy..always have thought for the following trades my friends..then everyone is happy
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normannomates
5:11 Tue Feb 27
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Everyone can paint though..right..haha
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sanfrancis-co-uk
5:27 Tue Feb 27
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I can Norm,been doing it since I left school in Eighty Six(my six buttons fucked!).Always had work all over the world,if you're as good as you say.I'm working with a couple of guys right now who quite frankly,shouldn't be anywhere near paint,
Oh and the plaster dont know,is it cold there?
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