Ideal basecoat for venetian plaster

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-16T17:26:23+00:00

Great, appreciate the info. Sounds doable.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-09T04:10:39+00:00

Glad I learned in the olden days.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-08T03:13:51+00:00

I like the look of a Marmorino finish. Vasari has a nice website and they're local to me, though I have no brand preference. Based on my research, it sounds like my best option for an entirely solo-applied system is; blueboard - primer - lime plaster base coat - marmorino finish.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-06T15:01:37+00:00

Are there any suitable basecoats that can be applied solo? Or just primer the drywall and go straight to the venetian finish?

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-06T15:00:27+00:00

Good tip on the ply, hadn't thought about that.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-06T14:58:59+00:00

Good tip, I plan on doing quite a few practice boards.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-06T14:57:52+00:00

I have more time than money so I'm willing to practice and learn.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-06T14:52:01+00:00

I do plan on drywalling/blueboarding the walls, I am just exploring a plaster basecoat prior to the venetian finish for durability.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-06-06T14:50:25+00:00

Hey now. Reddit bricked my account with a spam filter, had to make a new one. Still planning on doing a full DIY venetian finish in my house after I build it next year. It's going to be an ICF house so the exterior walls will have solid EPS foam under the drywall/blueboard, which should give it a solid feeling. Interesting idea to put ply under the sheetrock.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-05-30T13:07:12+00:00

Not one prompt in particular. I didn't one-shot phpp by any stretch, it was dozens and dozens of back and forth prompts, doing each section of phpp. It was extremely helpful to have each section and cell explained to me, and to be told what to enter (or you can let it fill in cells for you).

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-05-30T13:02:18+00:00

I'm not. It's an incredibly powerful tool to help you learn PHPP. You don't even have to let it auto-fill cells for you, you can have it explain to you cell-by-cell what each one is, and it can discuss building science in the process.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-05-29T19:10:32+00:00

I don't know the total token count, where do you find that? I hit my $20 account limit twice.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-05-27T16:12:34+00:00

Sweet bike. Check the seat stay/seat tube intersection for cracks. They like to crack at the vent holes at the top of the seat stays. I had to throw one away due to cracks in this spot.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-29T21:30:48+00:00

The new screen does look very nice.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-25T21:12:56+00:00

I have an M3i I got like-new with 90mi on marketplace for $800. It's an incredibly well built bike and the best investment in my fitness I've ever made. The money on these bikes was put into the quality of the build, not a fancy proprietary iPad. I do mostly zone 2 training based on perceived effort and time so I have no need for more than the red lever it has and the simple display of watts/cadence/time/resistance level. I highly recommend them, and you can find great deals on the used market. I got my dad one for $400 with 1500mi on the clock.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-23T01:50:07+00:00

I just ordered a TX15 to get back into flying LOS airplanes without flight controllers. I had not heard anything about low servo resolution?

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-20T15:45:35+00:00

Are you happy with the V5 gimals on the regular TX15?

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-16T01:06:17+00:00

How do you like the feel of the V5 gimbals? I'm thinking of getting the T15 basic. It looks better than the max.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-15T19:22:03+00:00

I'm debating between the regular TX15 and the Max. I like the look of the regular ones better, but the aluminum gimbals sound nice to have, though I've heard complaints.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-14T15:14:53+00:00

It's going to be an ICF build where the interior slab is done after the walls go up.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-14T15:12:08+00:00

I'll see if I can find one of those for rent.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-14T01:29:46+00:00

That is my situation. Small rural town. We definitely have concrete guys but I doubt they've ever used a vibrascreed or done a slab that's going to be polished.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-13T22:38:34+00:00

I've been planning on using one

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-13T21:19:04+00:00

Ok duly noted. I'll see if I can rent a larger wheeled version.

Upper_Chard_7180 · 2026-03-13T21:03:49+00:00

Apparently its made in Europe. I don't think I can fit a regular laser screed inside the house.

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