Haha! Roofers in costumes I can imagine. However, I don't see how it could become much more rational. It might make the work more enjoyable, at least for the rest of the crew.
Why do something simple when you can make it wonderfully complicated, as the professor said.
I can understand why the wheel is hardly used even though it's been around for many years. The wheel can fall off, and it's easy to find the scapegoat. The one who came up with the stupid idea. It's best to say nothing so you have no responsibility. Development tends to go slow with such a mindset. There's also the risk of fewer billable hours, i.e., professional misconduct. However, there might be some room for negotiation between the seller and the buyer. If I want the workers not to wear themselves out unnecessarily, it might even be accepted by an employer who is humane towards the employees.
But as it stands, I think I'll let them do it their own way and stay away. It's not fun to have someone commenting on your work either. If I were to plaster myself, I know I would do it with some tests first using some labor-saving methods.
Why do something simple when you can make it wonderfully complicated, as the professor said.
I can understand why the wheel is hardly used even though it's been around for many years. The wheel can fall off, and it's easy to find the scapegoat. The one who came up with the stupid idea. It's best to say nothing so you have no responsibility. Development tends to go slow with such a mindset. There's also the risk of fewer billable hours, i.e., professional misconduct. However, there might be some room for negotiation between the seller and the buyer. If I want the workers not to wear themselves out unnecessarily, it might even be accepted by an employer who is humane towards the employees.
But as it stands, I think I'll let them do it their own way and stay away. It's not fun to have someone commenting on your work either. If I were to plaster myself, I know I would do it with some tests first using some labor-saving methods.
I do a lot of spackling myself and have been thinking along your lines...
I have a colleague who has a blue 200l plastic barrel that he fills with spackle and has a tap at the bottom, he avoids carrying but can mix an entire bathroom's worth in one go before he starts spackling.
Hose, I'm not sure if it works, maybe a 3" pipe, the risk is that the spackle separates during transport, in a pump you have quite high pressure that pushes the spackle forward.
I know many have 1000kg as a limit with a pump, that's roughly where the time for cleaning and so on lies.
I think it's not about the time, it's my body, especially my back, that I need to preserve...
There are pumps from about 2000kg/h to 6-8000 kg/h, maybe even more with a truck with a pump.
If someone builds a one-man self-leveling compound pump, I'll be first in line
I have a colleague who has a blue 200l plastic barrel that he fills with spackle and has a tap at the bottom, he avoids carrying but can mix an entire bathroom's worth in one go before he starts spackling.
Hose, I'm not sure if it works, maybe a 3" pipe, the risk is that the spackle separates during transport, in a pump you have quite high pressure that pushes the spackle forward.
I know many have 1000kg as a limit with a pump, that's roughly where the time for cleaning and so on lies.
I think it's not about the time, it's my body, especially my back, that I need to preserve...
There are pumps from about 2000kg/h to 6-8000 kg/h, maybe even more with a truck with a pump.
If someone builds a one-man self-leveling compound pump, I'll be first in line
If you have a sturdy cherry picker, you should be able to mix in the barrel, send the mixture up in a cherry picker, then pull a hose through a window and let the putty flow out. Once you're done, let the remaining putty drain into a bag before rinsing through the barrel and hose.
It should also work with a trestle model XXL and block and tackle.
It should also work with a trestle model XXL and block and tackle.
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My first thought was that each bucket of mixed putty would be lifted up and poured into a barrel located high up. In my case, just at head height. How quickly does water separate from the putty? That's a point of consideration. It would be best if a mixer could keep the batch well-mixed. A guy can stand on a high stool and stir, or in a one-man scenario, a self-operating mixer would be a clear winner.
You then mix a full barrel by assisting the built-in stirrer with a manual whisk, lift the barrel, and roll it into the room. Sort of.
You then mix a full barrel by assisting the built-in stirrer with a manual whisk, lift the barrel, and roll it into the room. Sort of.
Try, but don't forget to film it. When you're rolling your homemade contraption with a 250kg barrel at head height to the right room and the shit tips over. Self-leveling compound 2m up the wall and a lot of bickering about whose fault it was.
Switch to a company that knows what they're doing and then let them handle this on their own... I've used a company that has applied self-leveling compound for me several times without a pump and it has worked out just fine,
Leveling 25 m2 is not a particularly large project for those who are professionals, and they have no problem bringing in what is needed. Why do "amateurs" so often think they have better solutions than the professionals????
Every new problem or project always sets my thoughts in motion. A general technical background and many years of living with house, car, and boat ownership have given me all-around knowledge as an amateur.
I also believe the company should handle this as they see fit, but I can't stop my thoughts until I have tested or theoretically realized that what I envision is already for sale.
I levelled 4 square meters at the cottage and it turned out completely fine and quite simple with a regular mixer and bucket.
A lot of time goes into sourcing materials and cleaning when using machines, so I'm becoming convinced to just go ahead with brute strength and Stone Age tools.
But as I said, thoughts do what they want. I can't stop them. Right now, it's a long screw in an elongated tub. The screw, which is more than a meter long, stirs the mixture and pushes it into a long pipe where the hose is attached at the end of the pipe. Basically, a screw pump. Half of the screw stirs in the elongated basin and the rest pushes out the slurry.
I also believe the company should handle this as they see fit, but I can't stop my thoughts until I have tested or theoretically realized that what I envision is already for sale.
I levelled 4 square meters at the cottage and it turned out completely fine and quite simple with a regular mixer and bucket.
A lot of time goes into sourcing materials and cleaning when using machines, so I'm becoming convinced to just go ahead with brute strength and Stone Age tools.
But as I said, thoughts do what they want. I can't stop them. Right now, it's a long screw in an elongated tub. The screw, which is more than a meter long, stirs the mixture and pushes it into a long pipe where the hose is attached at the end of the pipe. Basically, a screw pump. Half of the screw stirs in the elongated basin and the rest pushes out the slurry.
Curious, no, but those who plaster floors several times a month have probably thought of all the solutions that could make the job easier. Because often the "solution" that an amateur sees to a problem has been tested by the pros a long time ago.
Sure, that's the case. However, the homeowner has certain advantages due to their proximity to the object. Logistically, historically, and not least emotionally more inclined towards the best for the house. Just like the wallet. There are plenty of professionals on the site who are more inclined towards their own trade and their income for understandable reasons. There's nothing wrong with that. Unfortunately, it's not always clear whether the post comes from a professional or an amateur.
Mostly professionals, it seems. Maybe it's just my feeling?
Correct me if I'm wrong!
Mostly professionals, it seems. Maybe it's just my feeling?
Correct me if I'm wrong!
To clarify my "position," I am not (though I do make occasional appearances with certain "chosen ones") professionally active for some years now. So I have no interest whatsoever in "covering" for anyone, but it feels like I can, at least in part, help enthusiastic amateurs get a "truer" picture of the "life" in the construction business.
My theory is that out of 100 ideas you come up with, 90 are bad, 9 are okay, and one is brilliant. And there is only one way to find out, and that is to throw them out there and let people judge them and then test if no one has managed to tear the idea down.
So yes, it's probably easiest to carry flytspackel as today but that doesn't mean you should stop having ideas.
So yes, it's probably easiest to carry flytspackel as today but that doesn't mean you should stop having ideas.
The ones I usually use are concrete workers by trade and mostly do casting but sometimes self-level every day for weeks...everything from bathrooms in private homes to hundreds of m2 on construction sites...Nyfniken said: