Textured plaster finish

[soulie]

go look outside builders for someone swinging one of those things around let him do it .you can get really funky designs with them.show him the pic and see what he says

 

[joker247]

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havent used it in many years .if you chased conduit in a house with that finish you need it to fix up when finished plastering

What on earth is that? Never seen one before.

 

[soulie]

What on earth is that? Never seen one before.

tyrolean machine it has metal fingers inside that when spun flicks the material out .can get some nice finishes with them

 

[joker247]

That could be "sak smeer". They crumple up old cement bags to create the finish.

Thanks B-1. You could be onto something here. I thought was some kind of cheap thing like hessian sack but the finish is too rough I didn't think they used crumpled up cement bags. If I look at the uneven texture it could very well be what was used or a roof paint brush. Are you in the building industry?

 

[Jean Claude Vaaldamme]

Just remembered.
Did this myself in my garden with a block brush and cement, plaster sand and water. But the mixture has lot of water and makes a big mess when applying. Still think you should be able to create the same with block brush and textured primer, with less hassle and mess.

 

[soulie]

have you tried just dipping the block brush in the mix and flicking it on randomly

 

[joker247]

Just remembered.
Did this myself in my garden with a block brush and cement, plaster sand and water. But the mixture has lot of water and makes a big mess when applying. Still think you should be able to create the same with block brush and textured primer, with less hassle and mess.
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Thanks. I have been able to achieve something similar with a block brush. The first picture I posted was repaired by me previously. The problem is when fixing a section it does not match the rest of the wall. I will get another photo of the rest of the wall to show the exact texture I'm trying to achieve. I understand what you mean about the mess of plaster. I don't mind the mess if I can get a finish to match the rest of the house and I believe the cement mix would be much stronger than textured paint.

 

[B-1]

Thanks B-1. You could be onto something here. I thought was some kind of cheap thing like hessian sack but the finish is too rough I didn't think they used crumpled up cement bags. If I look at the uneven texture it could very well be what was used or a roof paint brush. Are you in the building industry?

It could be all sorts of things unfortunately sand bags, hessian etc. cement bags are common because its free on most build sites so might as well use it.

I'm not in the building industry no, my uncle/cousin are and my parents and myself have owner built most of our homes so I am aware of a few things.

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Necro incoming.

Busy thinking what I want to do with my walls finished in this tyrolean finish.

The more I look into it the more I think it would be better to leave it, wrap the walls, run battens and put up composite slats. Will cost a lot unfront but would look much nicer and be almost maintenance free.

Has anyone successfully skimmed over walls like this, I'm concerned about the plaster not adhering to the existing paint and way too much effort chipping off all the old plaster.