It's my last day at Gold Trowel North where I have been learning the basics of venetian plaster and it is most definitely been an eye opener into the venetian plaster industry. Today is all about buffing and polishing and applying waxes and polishes to our finishes and generally making our sample boards shine and look stunning.... well thats the plan. The first sample board I will be polishing … [Read more...]
Venetian Plaster Training Day #4
Its thursday already and I am feeling the strain of the early starts and the drive from Macclesfield to Bury, so tonight I am treating myself to a night in a hotel right near the training school and it was pretty cheap as well which is even better as the TPF coffers are running desperately low this year. So today I was going to finish up my sample boards ready for fridays buffing session and … [Read more...]
Venetian Plaster Training Day #3
I was once again in bury today bright and early but I am now starting to feel tired, the commute in now is getting tiresome but we are nearly at the end of the week. Today was a day where we are going to be working on our sample boards and start to see some of the finishes come together which is good. I learnt something to day that everything we are doing is a Marmorino finish as its the type … [Read more...]
Hi-spec Render By Saint-Gobain Weber For ‘Smart’ Contemporary New Build
High performance monocouche render by Saint-Gobain Weber has been specified in the construction of a contemporary new build house in Buckinghamshire. Designed by Zodiac Design, Beaconsfield, this 6,000 sq ft property incorporates many ‘smart’ construction systems, products and materials that together create a highly technical and sustainable masterpiece. The three-storey property, which … [Read more...]
Venetian Plaster Training Day #2
Today was the first proper day of venetian plastering, yesterday was great but we spent a lot of the time getting settled and today was the day we really got cracking. The first task was to get the end wall base coated and this was just a warm up for the rest of the day just to get you in to the swing of things. We use Veneziano Medio as a base coat and put it on in small random strokes. It is … [Read more...]
Venetian Plastering Training Day #1
Venetian plastering has always been on my list of skill sets that I wanted to learn and this week I have the pleasure of bing the first group of plasterers to go through the new Gold Trowel training facility in the north of England in Bury. I live so far south that if I was any souther, I would get wet feet so the journey up north was a long one but my sister is this way, so I get to stop at her … [Read more...]
Mapei’s Mapetherm System Provides Eco-Solution At Berwick
An External Wall Insulation and protection system – The Mapetherm System, has been installed throughout an eco-funded refurbishment project in Berwick-upon-Tweed, on the Scottish Borders. The 175-house refurbishment, by Berwick Housing Association, occupies multiple sites across the Borders and includes Cruden and Blackburn-style ‘system-type’ Non-traditional housing. During a two-month time … [Read more...]
Mapei Introduces New Ultratop Loft for floors, walls And More!
Mapei UK has launched Ultratop Loft F and Ultratop Loft W, a highly decorative cementitious product that can be used on walls, floors, staircases and ramps to complement its existing Ultratop range of products. Ultratop Loft F and Ultratop Loft W are one-component, trowellable, cementitious products available in two different aggregate sizes; either coarse (Ultratop Loft F) or fine … [Read more...]
Isover Insulation A Sound Solution For David Wilson Homes
High-performance insulation solutions from Saint-Gobain Isover have been used in a luxury apartment development by David Wilson Homes (DWH). The development of 100 apartments, which sits next door to the historic Newbury Racecourse in Berkshire, was constructed using a time-efficient pre-panelised frame system. Due to the nature of this method, high-performance acoustic and thermal insulation … [Read more...]
Safeguard’s Super-fast Dryrod Gets BBA Approval
After the completion of exhaustive testing, the British Board of Agrément (BBA) has certified Dryrod damp-proofing rods from Safeguard Europe – the UK’s leading specialist in damp- and waterproofing, and masonry repair solutions. Designed to be the fastest, cleanest, easiest and most effective rising damp treatment on the market, the Dryrod damp-proofing rod is a synthetic rod made from advanced … [Read more...]
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