In this installation sequence, all the work was created ‘free hand’, without using any bespoke tools to produce the desired pattern. Also, as we wanted to produce a contrasting coloured mortar joint, two different colours of Wallcrete were used in the process. First, a grey coloured Wallcrete base coat was applied to the scratch coat immediately followed by a sandstone coloured Wallcrete top … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
Colouring and Sealing Wallcrete Stone Effect Render
The Mountain Dry Stack wall was left for a few days to dry before starting to colour with the Wallstains. Wallstains are available in 19 different colours and are seldom used neat. Wallstains are normally diluted with distilled water to achieve a natural opaque colour when applied to the wall, (to avoid a false painted look), and can be applied by sprayer or brush. In this instance the Wallstain … [Read more...]
The Knauf MP Finish Day Out
A few months ago on The Plasterers Forum a thread was started about the finish plaster offered by Knauf and there was a lot of interest from plasterers all over the country and so seeing as Knauf are sponsors of The Plasterers Forum I figured it would make a great day out for the interested members to have a go with "MPFinish". I stayed in a local hotel the night before the event to make sure … [Read more...]
Aquapanel Puts On A Show At Art Deco Cinema Makeover
Viewers of the Channel 4 series Grand Designs have seen Knauf Aquapanel Exterior Cement Boards used as the render carrier board during the transformation of an Edwardian Art Deco cinema to a strikingly stylish Modernist home. In fact, the audience saw rather more of the panel’s weatherproofing properties than the construction schedule had intended, observed builder Richard Wilson of Wilsons … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Takes On Apprentices Nationwide
British Gypsum has taken on fifteen apprentices from plaster contractors across the country to complete a nationally recognised qualification in drylining. The Drylining Apprenticeship, which has been developed by British Gypsum in partnership with the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) and industry, is designed to meet employer’s needs and develop young people into the installers of the … [Read more...]
Imprinting a Dry Stone Effect using Wallcrete Stone Effect Render
There are many styles of stunning stone effect walls that can easily be created using a range of different design imprinting tools and even this range can be expanded using your imagination and introducing various personal ideas into your work. In this instance the very popular Mountain Dry Stack was chosen. The process involves wetting and priming the existing scratch coat, (as per clip 1, … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Scoops Top Accolade For Green Deal Training Programme
British Gypsum has been awarded a prestigious accolade for its Green Deal training package for installers. The leading plaster, plasterboard and drylining manufacturer scooped the top prize in the Excellence in Retrofit Training category at this year’s Retro Expo awards. The Retro Expo Awards, held at the Business Design Centre, London, celebrates excellence in all stages of the retrofit … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Forum Round Up December
What a year it has been for The Plasterers Forum we have grown to over 18,000 members and have reached a whopping 350,000 posts which puts The Plasterers Forum into the “Super Forum” league and this could not have been achieved without the help of every single member and sponsor of The Plasterers Forum. With the forum growing and becoming more and more of a voice within the industry we can … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Forum App News
The Plasterers Forum app has been out a couple of months now and is growing everyday and although the Apple version took a lot longer to get launched as the process was a very complicated system it launched and was fairly bug free. However the Android version was launched and it had a lot of problems that we worked on tirelessly to fix and improve. Well 2 weeks ago we launched an update that was … [Read more...]
Knauf Flooring Team Installs GIFA In Record Time For Children In Need
Knauf recently donated 200m² of GIFAfloor to the Little Miracles Project featured in the BBC One special programme DIY SOS: The Big Build with Children in Need. The project involved a life-changing transformation to the charity’s centre for disabled children in Peterborough. Little Miracles is a parent led centre, support group and charity for children with additional needs, disabilities and … [Read more...]
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