Just wanted to warn you that Silvan's low-price filler is bad. I'm in the process of skim coating in the basement and, being thrifty, I bought cans for 130 kr each instead of Bostik for 250 kr each. Half the price = great, I thought. I'm a bit suspicious of low prices, so I asked if there was a big difference in quality, how easy it is to work with. Naturally, it was OK according to the seller, and they hadn't had any complaints at all.
The cheap filler was a bit harder than the Bostik, so it took a bit more work to spread, but there was no difference in the final result (= my filling was just as uneven as with the fine filler
) before it dried. But the next day when I went down to check, it had cracked a bit everywhere. We've done a bit of filling in the house with various brands, but I've never seen drying cracks anywhere. It will be interesting to see what Silvan says about my complaint.
The cheap filler was a bit harder than the Bostik, so it took a bit more work to spread, but there was no difference in the final result (= my filling was just as uneven as with the fine filler
) before it dried. But the next day when I went down to check, it had cracked a bit everywhere. We've done a bit of filling in the house with various brands, but I've never seen drying cracks anywhere. It will be interesting to see what Silvan says about my complaint.
I haven't had any problems with their spackel.
MagnusS said:
Cracks will always appear, if you've applied too much in one spot it's useless. More expensive filler handles this better. Regular drywall joints and screw holes are no problem, though. The pros mix plaster instead, which handles this better.
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Sure, it will crack if you apply it too thickly, but it should withstand 2-3 mm, right?
ehh?
Doesn't match the two buckets I have used up. It was soft and nice. Absolutely no clumping there.
I wonder if it's like usual that they buy batches from different suppliers and put their own label on it? When did you buy your spackel?
Doesn't match the two buckets I have used up. It was soft and nice. Absolutely no clumping there.
I wonder if it's like usual that they buy batches from different suppliers and put their own label on it? When did you buy your spackel?
I initially used Byggmax filler, applying it to joints in 30 sqm of drywall ceiling and about 30 sqm of wall.
I used paper tape in the joints. I encountered issues with the tape not adhering properly to the filler; in around 20 places, there were bubbles in the tape during the second filling (when embedding the tape). I had to cut and fill again.
Now I don't know if this was due to the filler or if I made a mistake (wondering if I applied too thinly the first time), but then I switched to "branded filler" (I don't remember if it was Becker or what, but bought at Alviks färg). I found that the branded filler filled out better and shrank less. The cut-out areas required three applications with Byggmax filler, but only needed two with the branded filler.
However, I didn't notice any difference in softness or how easy it was to apply.
I used paper tape in the joints. I encountered issues with the tape not adhering properly to the filler; in around 20 places, there were bubbles in the tape during the second filling (when embedding the tape). I had to cut and fill again.
Now I don't know if this was due to the filler or if I made a mistake (wondering if I applied too thinly the first time), but then I switched to "branded filler" (I don't remember if it was Becker or what, but bought at Alviks färg). I found that the branded filler filled out better and shrank less. The cut-out areas required three applications with Byggmax filler, but only needed two with the branded filler.
However, I didn't notice any difference in softness or how easy it was to apply.
last spring, fixed up a closet at my mom and dad's place... (ceiling, drywall joint, and full surface spackling...)mats_o said:
before that, I've drywalled an entire house inside, full surface spackled quite a bit, etc., etc...
so I'm not a complete novice... but as you say, they buy in different batches... and from different manufacturers...
kind of like bakeries in Russia are increasingly buying yeast from Sweden as the quality is more consistent... (heh... how did I even get onto this)