u/ShahHazard

Looks aside... do either of these trowels look 'broken in'

I hear different things from different plasterers... some say that a trowels corners should be razor sharp and others say they should be rounded (the dirtier one has sharp corners and the cleaner one has rounded corners)

Cam u tell by look at these two trowels, which one is 'broken in' more and would perform better ?

Thanks

I want to know how people know its safe to drill into walls and sure that they wont hit pipes or wires etc

The picture of the wall is just a reference so im not asking about this wall specifically but u can use this wall if it helps answer the question

I know you can get stud finder and pipe finders etc but even with them, how do you know u wont hit anything?

Can there wires/pipes or anything infront of the studs or just behind the plasterboard/brick (or whatever kind of wall it is)?

Also ive seen many people just drill into walls and ceiling without doing any prechecks and it turns out fine

Im always hesistant to screw anything anywere or drill a hole anywhere

I have researched the answer to this question myself too but alot it is confusing

Hey. I need a professional opinion (please also give your reasoning too if possible)

Want to put fresh skim on this wall. I scraped all loose paint and I know that im going to use SBR but some plasterers mentioned to leave the SVR overnight and other plasterers said to put it on and plaster when tacky. Which is right and why?

Im leaning towards let it get tacky because the plaster would have something to adhere to

If i let the SBR dry overnight then it wil be low suction plus it wont be sticky, so how would the plaster stick to it?

I have already purchased the SBR btw so it has to be SBR

Please let me know what you guys think?

I worked as a plasterers mate for about 2 years

It was hands on so did alot of plastering myself and just want to see what the pros here think. Mostly did walls and couple ceilings here and there

Sidenote: if anyone knows a plasterer who works in London who is looking for a labourer/plasterers mate then please let me know as the one I worked with has since retired