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    Garden room Flat roof Span

    Engineered joist from pas quills - they will calc for a full span - might have to be 350 centres & use a strong back midway.
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    Advice re starting lime plastering

    Hard work, heavy material, very satisfying when you get it right. Good luck.
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    Damp Walls? I'm confused.com

    All rots are due to a moisture laden atmosphere. The mycelium present is the fungus looking for more food, usually a carbon, most usually wood. The spores for rot are in our atmosphere continually, swirling around on the winds. When they make contact with a suitable environment they flourish...
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    Covering Artex ceiling with EasyFill

    Leave it as is. Buy a wide brim hat. Resist any urge to look up. There, advice I’d say………… But more seriously, buy some lovely smooth flat plasterboards, any size you like except for plank. fix them over the curly swirly artex, carefully tape the joints……..then use a smidgin of joint filler...
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    Plasterboard not 1200!?

    If it were beer, food, drugs, money or fanny there’d be not complaint………..dress a stud or two with a bit of batten as & when centres begin to run out……….that’s sound advice right there.
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    DO we always have to replaster fully after efflorescence?

    find the stop it at source dry it out brush salt off - brush again _ and again then replaster as usual
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    Christmas hits that were actually decent?

    Bob Dylan - must be santa
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    Has the plasterer botched this job?

    We used to use a cleaned out 40gal barrel from pickle factory, no whisk, nope……just my grandads old walking cane………the barrel had two rope handles and our labourer used to carry on his shoulder up a flimsy ladder to the third floor of the bungalow …….the finest of skim delivered with a smile, on...
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    Someone going over your work.

    If you work for the guy who is going over your effort, remember it’s his name on the van, he shoulders the blame if it is wrong. If you are of equal standing, ask yourself “is my work shite”….. if it is - do better.
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    Has the plasterer botched this job?

    My spider senses began to tingle when I saw those pics……..hmmmm……..I’m not sure a proper spread did that work……..nope, not proper at all……..I vote Jess, but not on Monday, not after a weekend of spicy food….no sir…….
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    Show me the money.

    This will prevail for awhile as we have a skills shortage. Developers will get around it by de-skilling building operations, for example icf walling - no mortar, one bloke sets out and your gran could build the wall. Tape and joint will replace skimming - easily learnt, less skill. Bathroom...
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    Biggest Boom since the 1940s

    Concrete fence post on 18wks lead time! Even aggregates are in short supply.
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    Biggest Boom since the 1940s

    Materials are gonna be in short supply, deliveries gonna take longer coz of shortage of drivers, packaging shortages are gonna cause hold ups to all trades............mark my words........
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    CALLING ALL MULTI TRADERS

    1st dig a big hole. Line one side with Gabon’s. Buy some steps.
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