The MudGun from National Abrasives


Independent Review


by Peter Brett


Watching competent building professionals doing their jobs can belie how skilful they need to be. A good professional makes it look easy, whereas in real life it may not be. But there is always the pressure of cost and time and I think this leads to a constant search to find simpler ways of doing


things with new tools, techniques and materials. I think that you could make an argument that the process of some tool developments, particularly of power tools, allows even the relatively unskilled to do a good job – and that is not a bad thing when we currently have a shortage of skills, housing and cash. National Abrasives has joined the fray by taking on the agency of the MudGun


from Canada. There is some clarification needed – in North America, filling plaster is referred to as “Mud” – easy to see why, and of course it is used in great quantities in modern American construction. We have followed the trend in our building methods and it is fair to say that we now need the MudGun in the UK to help us fill the skills gaps as well as the gaps in our drylining. Although there are two versions of the MudGun – the Easy Load and the


Professional, the basis of both kits is the gun itself. We are all used to the idea of silicone sealer and grout guns so imagine a 39cm long alloy tube with a nozzle at one end and a trigger mechanism at the other. This is the basic “mud delivery system”. Both kits come with two nozzles - one for flat joints and the other for


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