Oh goody- I am being belittled by a jack of all trades.
If you read my post correctly you will see that I stated it was not my remark & that I was merely repeating what others have said on this Forum.
To quote other’s more harsh remarks on this forum (not mine);
The Jack of all trades jibe is pathetic; you don’t seem to have any idea about the type or scope of work I undertake although a quick read of my profile would have given you a few clues; it goes far beyond painting a few walls. My standards are very high in everything I do & the reason I have become involved with so many trades is a continual disappointment with the standards of “some” who mistakenly call themselves tradesmen. I prefer renovation work where I control every stage but my background is such that I could just as easily design & build you a new house if you wanted one, including all the necessary drawings, calculations & get you Planning Permission; but in this case, the time factor alone would make it stupid of me to attempt to do all the works myself, I’d call in the few tradesmen whose work I do trust.
I can only infer from the above quote that you are happy to paint to a standard that I would not be satisfied with.
You’ve not seen my work, how on earth can you say that? I’ve not seen your work either & at no time have I said your standards of finish were poor; it’s your choice of materials & methods of repair I was questioning.
I should have said that most tradesmen can turn their hand to other trades but it is highly unlikely that they can do them anywhere near as fast as people that specialise in those areas, further, deviance from ones' core trade increases the risk of f**k ups or mistakes.
I don’t agree with that at all, there maybe not be many who are truly multi-skilled but there are a few of us around; it means I control quality of my work at every stage & if it goes wrong, it can only be my fault.
I also admit that I am not familiar with Easy fill (I don't do wet trades- I am a decorator not a plasterer)
Should a professional decorator not at least be familiar with the materials that are used to make up the very substrate they are decorating?
nor do I use gypsum or cellulose based fillers.
You should check them out; in all cases they are far more suitable than car body filler.
Most of my customers want lining paper on their walls, even the newly plastered walls. They prefer the feel and texture.
Well there is no accounting for taste I’ll agree.
They would also think me incompetent if I told them that I could not sand and fill the walls and that I needed a plasterer, adding another 2 weeks on to the length of the job.
Sand & fill is often done & if there are just a few blemishes then it’s the most cost effective route & probably the only route for a decorator. But there is a point where it will take less time, be more cost effective to re-skim & you can guarantee it will look perfect at the end of it. I can re-skim an entire room in a day, even 2 smaller rooms & they will be ready to finish paint once the plaster is fully dry which, I’ll admit, you will have to wait a few days for; how many days will it take you to sand & fill, sand & fill, line it out & then paint!
Do you have the same disdain for epoxy resin anchor fix or epxoy resin masonry crack repair products
Not at all, in fact I am a bit of a techy when it comes to adopting modern techniques; but your link points to a commercial product, you started out by advocating the use of car body filler to repair walls with.
if you want to reskim the whole wall then go for it.
Its quicker & far less hassle than all that filling & sanding & I will guarantee you won’t see the join.
Oh goody- I am being belittled by a jack of all trades.
I am not belittling you, your doing a perfectly good job of that yourself, why keep digging
