Plastering and buying small bags of plaster

[Waseley]

I'm a competent plasterer. For small patches I use the rapid tubes of polyfiller. The solvent based stuff goes on smoothly and sets fairly hard. The water based dry stuff is dreadful, but actually mixes well with proper gypsum plaster giving the best of both worlds for small jobs. For larger repairs gyproc easifill is a great new product, sands well although a bit soft

I still need to use the proper stuff from time to time. A 25kg bag is too large and will end up going off. Anywhere round here split bags for sale to DIYers?

[redpost]

Thistle do 7.5kg bags ... ?9.99 in toolstation ... https://www.toolstation.com/thistle-one-coat-plaster/p65753

Go to a builders merchant and you can buy a full 25kg bag for around ?8 - ?9

I store cement in my cellar with some silica gel sachets to absorb moisture and then swathed in cling film and carrier bags, does the job and lasts for ages

[malumbu]

When I lived in Liverpool a local builders merchants split the 25kg bags, say into 5 x 5, charging equivalent of maybe a four quid each, giving them a tidy profit and a convenient size for small users. A long way to go and I doubt if the merchant, more of an Akwright (probably even did four candles) still exists!