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How to use a roller with skimming and finishing fillers

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Quality is the key mark of the professional. It ensures a happy customer, repeat trade and new opportunities. But a good job takes time, and tradespeople are always looking for new ways of working to help cut down on labour, without compromising on quality. For example, as the trend toward using plasterboard in interior construction continues to increase, plasterboard tapers and jointers routinely opt to use automatic tapers and finishing boxes, to achieve that all important level 5 finish as efficiently as possible.

Likewise, painting and decorating was revolutionised with the introduction of the roller. And recently, this now-essential tool is being used to further cut time and effort, whilst still achieving a top-quality finish.

Smoothing and finishing fillers

The revolutionary new technique for the humble roller is its use as an applicator for skimming and finishing fillers. There are many types of these fillers out there, designed for a variety of jobs. Toupret offers Joint & Skim, for plasterboard jointing and finishing, as well as Renovation Skimcoat, which is used for smoothing out damaged or textured walls and ceilings. And there’s even an exterior solution in Ready To Use Skimcoat Filler, which levels out rough exterior surfaces, and can be used to patch up areas of damaged render up to 5mm, or used as an external skim.

How to apply with a roller

Traditionally, jobs that require these types of products are carried out with a trowel or blade. Recently though, rollers designed to apply filler have hit the market. Whilst they have been specifically created for this type of application, it’s worth mentioning that it is possible to carry out the job to a professional standard with either a short or medium pile paint roller.

Loading up is not done in quite the same way as paint. There needs to be a good amount of filler on the roller for it to be sufficiently applied. That means it really needs to be plunged into the product to get a good quantity onto the wall or ceiling. Once on the surface, however, it’s as simple as rolling on paint, even down to the traditional application technique; rolling up and down and slightly overlapping the previous pass with each subsequent step, using an ‘N’ or ‘W’ formation when applying. It will feel similar to applying a thick stipple coating. Once on, the product can be smoothed out, and the excess removed with a skimming blade.

Other innovations in decorating…

Rolling on isn’t the only time-saving new technique for applying skimming and finishing fillers. Airless spray plastering is another innovation that started with paint application and is continuing to make traction in the UK as an application for fillers as wall coverings – a truly revolutionary alternative to traditional plastering. It uses a machine that creates a high-pressure spray to apply specially formulated fillers for jointing, finishing and levelling uneven surfaces, and can perform the job in a fraction of the time. It’s sprayed on with a hose and gun, taking the strain off the shoulders, arms and knees. Check out toupret.co.uk for more information and the full range of Airless Spray Plasters.

How to use fillers to improve and repair exteriors

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It’s summertime once again, and so attention is turning to outside jobs for trade professionals up and down the country (when the weather allows, that is). Typically geared towards refreshing and restoring a property’s exterior, the work may be varied, but can be made simpler.

There are plenty of filler options available for a whole host of exterior tasks, including the repair of broken window ledges, re-shaping weathered or worn-out walls and even replacing cracked or damaged render – without needing to chop it off!

Repair to broken edge with Toupret Rock Solid Repair Filller

Before buying a product, it’s important to consider the type of job you’ll be working on, the condition of the surface and the intended finish you require. Take the example of the broken window ledge; if it’s a sandstone sill, weathering may have left it soft and crumbling, so you’d need to stabilise it first with a wall hardener product. It’s also quite typical for this type of surface to become damp, in which case you could use a filler specifically designed to adhere to damp. You’ll also want to think about how you want to work. Does it need to be painted tomorrow? What colour will you be painting it? How strong does it need to be?

Toupret recognises that each job requires the right product, and that’s why they offer the largest range of exterior fillers on the market.

For filling, they offer three powder products that can be applied to any depth and be used for repairing or reshaping broken corners, edges or decorative features. But each has distinct properties over the others. For example, Masonry Repair Filler is light in colour and can be applied to damp surfaces, making it an ideal product for retaining walls and sills which are generally more affected by damp. Rock Solid Repair Filler is white in colour and rich is resin, giving it the added strength required for more hard-wearing repairs, such as to the corner edges of buildings. Tough Multi-Filler has a good deal of strength whilst still being easy to sand; white in colour, it can also be used for localised skimming, thanks to its long working time of 40 minutes.

Some fillers are designed especially for skimming, for smoothing out wide areas of rough, textured or damaged masonry surfaces, as well as for repairing render. Toupret offers two options – Ready To Use Skimcoat Filler, which has an unlimited working time, as well as the powder Skimcoat Filler, with an open time of 6 hours, and ability to repair lime render.

TOP TIP: Lime render can be a tricky surface type. Opt for a powder filler with no Portland cement content, such as Toupret’s Tough Multi-Filler or Skimcoat Filler. The pH levels in these products are not aggressive towards the lime content, making them compatible for repairs. If you prefer to use a ready mixed filler, ensure that you first prime the surface.

You can check out the full range of Toupret exterior products on their website, where you can also use their comparison tool to find the right product for your work this season.

Tough Multi-Filler, Toupret’s hardworking exterior product brings new life to walls

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The warmer weather is here and attention has turned to outdoor jobs as clients look to transform and refresh the exteriors of their properties. Toupret’s Tough Multi-Filler is a strong, versatile and practical product that every professional should have in their van.

Tough Multi-Filler is a hardworking, and multi-purpose product that can be used for filling, repair work and localised skimming on exterior substrates. It’s powder formulation allows it to be used for filling and shaping without depth limit, yet it provides a really smooth skim.

It is reinforced with fibres, which gives it excellent adhesion and the super tough properties that mean it performs brilliantly for all these applications. The fibres also make it suited to a wide range of exterior substrates including cement, concrete, breeze blocks, bricks, stone, glass and ceramics, whether new or renovated, painted or unpainted.

In spite of its toughness, Tough Multi-Filler is also surprisingly easy to smooth and to sand, and it has a working time of 40 minutes, making it the perfect all-round product for professional builders that need to deliver quality results, quickly.

Tough Multi-Filler is water vapour permeable, allowing the base substrate to breathe if it is overcoated with a water-based masonry paint.

Available in a 2kg box or 5kg and 10kg bag for even the largest of jobs.

Toupret currently offers the widest range of exterior fillers on the market with quality results guaranteed by high-performance products.

The exterior surfaces collection consists of fillers for outside substrates across filling, repairing, formwork, and skimming jobs. Each product is uniquely designed to target gaps, cracks, and damaged exterior walls and surfaces. The updated exterior collection now consists of six products in both ready mixed and powder options; Tough Multi-Filler, Masonry Repair Filler, Rock Solid Repair Filler, Skimcoat Filler, Ready To Use Skimcoat Filler, and Quick Fill, meaning there really is a Toupret product for every exterior filling or skimming job.

Toupret’s exterior surfaces products are available to purchase from trade distributors nationwide.

 

Toupret strengthens its exterior surfaces collection with three new expert fillers

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Toupret, the professional’s choice for quality wall fillers, has added new products to its exterior surfaces range. This expansion means that Toupret now offers the widest range of exterior fillers on the market with quality results guaranteed by high-performance products.

family_exteriorNow the warmer weather is here, attention turns to revamping outdoor spaces. To coincide with this seasonal peak, Toupret has unveiled its new Skimcoat Filler, Ready To Use Skimcoat Filler, and Tough Multi-Filler to ensure exterior walls are finished to perfection.

The bolstered exterior surfaces collection includes fillers for outside filling, repairing, formwork, and skimming jobs. Each product is uniquely designed to target gaps, cracks, and damaged exterior walls and surfaces. The updated collection now consists of six products in both ready mixed and powder options.

Exterior Filling Edge 1The first new product is the Skimcoat Filler. It is a huge timesaver, designed to solve the age-old problem of repairing damaged and rough exterior render as it can smooth over cracked and rough render, avoiding the need to knock back and reapply the old render. It comes in powder form and is extra smooth, easy to spread and has a long working time (six hours) to ensure the best possible finish. In addition, there is no need to seal the substrate if the base is hard, cohesive, clean, sound, and dry. Skimcoat Filler has a 5mm depth limit and is ready to paint in 24 hours. Available in a 5kg and 15kg pack.

Toupret has also launched a Ready To Use Skimcoat Filler that is ready mixed for ease of use. The mixture maintains some flexibility when dry and so resists cracking. It is suitable for machine spraying as well as manual applications, making it ideal for an array of different jobs. This product also has a 5mm depth limit. The Ready To Use Skimcoat Filler is available in a 10L tub.

The third new product is the Tough Multi-Filler. This product comes in powder form and is a multipurpose product that can be used for repairing and localised skimming as well as filling. Reinforced with fibres, the new filler has excellent adhesion and is very tough yet easy to sand. Toupret advises a working time of 40 minutes and is ready to paint in 24 hours. Available in a 2kg box or 5kg and 10kg bag for all sizes of jobs.

Exterior b4-after copyThe three new products join Toupret’s existing ‘exterior surfaces’ range of: Masonry Repair Filler, Rock Solid Repair Filler and Quick Fill, meaning there really is a Toupret product for every exterior filling or skimming job.

With the goal of making a great quality filling job simpler and quicker for professionals, Toupret also wants to make it much easier to choose the best product for any given task. As such, many of its products have been renamed to make their application as clear as possible.

The new exterior surfaces products are available to purchase from trade distributors nationwide.