Ah, thanks for that. I always thought that the wood was used to level the
final surface. Has anyone used these seemingly extra big flat trowels for
plastering sold in places like B&Q? Are they ideal or too big?

J.


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away from the wall when the neighbouring piece was removed.
Ideally, you start plastering just before the last PVA coat
has completely dried.

Don't you need a long piece of wood as a straight edge to use at the end
to
smooth things out?

Yes, to create a flat scratch coat.
You use the trowel to smooth out the finish coat though.

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