PLASTERING

[zippy]

I am a plasterer from the uk and have noticed that the only internal finishes available are a rendered finish. And lets face it you shine a light down a rendered wall here and all you get is lumps and bumps and the odd smooth patch where they have chased out for the electrics and patched in using a trowl instead of a float.

I have investigated all materials in thailand that are on the market including thai gypsum products and neither one of them are of any high standard such as in th uk!

Is there a calling for uk standard plaster over here?????

I feel that if you go and spend 5 10 15 million on your dream home it is only fair that you should obtain a high level of finish and not one with lumps bumps and sketchy patch.

If anyone has any views on this or suggestions that would me much appreciated.

[chopsticks]

Has it got anything to do with the high humidity why plaster is not used ?

For ceilings they do use a jointing tape over the join in the boards and a white fine powder mixed with water as a final finish.

[zippy]

No has to do with that, the plaster we use in the uk can stand up to 50 degrees,

And regards to the cieling joints that is just standard jointing powder

I feel that if this material is on offer in thailand it would be widly used

[pharvey]

No has to do with that, the plaster we use in the uk can stand up to 50 degrees,

And regards to the cieling joints that is just standard jointing powder

I feel that if this material is on offer in thailand it would be widly used

Not the temperature zippy..... The humidity, big difference here in Asia.

In China, I'm having a huge problem with damp which I'm struggling with big style

[zippy]

Sorry, you could still use the plaster even with the humidity....... at worst for re skim work a de humidifier would come in handy

Where is the damp?

There are three different kinds of damp, condensation damp, penetrating damp, and rising damp.
Rising damp will only be found on walls that come into contact with the ground, or with a wet surface
Penetrating damp is mostly caused by the weather, where rain, wind forces moisture past exterior walls and into the interior of the home. And also you get condensation damp

There are different ways to trea these.

Whre are the damp spots in the house?

[chopsticks]

In SE Asia, especially in China and Hong Kong, the RH can be so high that unless an air-con is used or a de-humidifier then you'll find matresses, shoes , belts etc start to have mildew forming on them especially if there's little ventilation.
Even a small de-humidifier can extract several litres of water a day from one room.
I suppose it could be termed condensation damp and it also means that chipboard type furniture is not very practical to use.
Not sure if this is why finishing plaster is not used on top of the cement render or if it's just to save costs. Wallpaper is used though !!

[Super Joe]

Hi Zippy, a mate over here is a plaster and was doing well during the construction boom, but doesn't get anywhere near enough now. The main problem is that it's work prohibited to foreigners, so apart from the legal side of things which they take seriously, you can't really advertise and build up a business easily. It all has to be word of mouth, which is not at all easy with say the massive Skandanavian market, the holiday-home market who are not often here in town.

Good luck with everything though.
SJ