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Had a lad came by where I was working on Monday and asked me if there was a chance I would take him on as an apprentice. After a little shop talk we got down to the nitty gritty. "How much will you pay me?" "Not sure, how much were you thinking" says I. " Well I get about £350 a week at Aldi I'd...

the best way to deal with sparks who dont tuck neatly is to cut their cable so that it is just too short to fix into socket. then tuck cable back in box for them. by the time they notice or come to do 2nd fix you are long gone.

started on £160 ten years ago. still at £160. If you tell 3 different customers your price. cus 1.....Too dear. cus 2.....Too cheap. cus 3.......Spot on mate. You will never win.

same subject differant area. if Peak park are happy with it what are your opinions on limelite v nhl .

I am sure this problem has been discussed before on the forum but anyway. I have just been to view an old property that comes under "Peak Park" jurastiction. Which if you live in the Derbyshire area you will realise what problems they can cause for a project. Work has been carried out on the...

I have a bathroom to prep ready for tiler. 3 of the walls are on to studwork so no problem. the 4th wall is random/pretty rough stonework though surprisingly plum. can hardibacker type boards be fixed using dri lining adhesive or do I need to go with manual fixings or even a combination of both...

Cheers lads. Have warmed up room and it seems to have helped

I am new to the lime plastering game but been plastering for ever. Doing a renovation on a listed building in Staffordshire which is a combination of traditional and modern products. All the work is internal. External walls within the room have been done using 40mm cork boards topped of with...

cheers all. it all kicks off inn the morning !!!

thanks all, customer is being very helpful and understanding. he realises its not your run of the mill plastering job and is happy to be patient and flexible. a rarity in itself nowadays.

2014 soooooo much better than2013. the work deffo seems to have picked up and looks like it will last for a while. Also tried lime plastering for 1st time not bad at 48 years old.

I think so

Hi Gents, Got a job to do in the new year and the speck is to use fibre board for insulation reasons then lime plaster on top and a lime putty finish. I have done some previously that involved fixing boards to wall. roughing on and embedding plastic mesh into backing coat and then applying top...

not realy a direct answer to your thread but check out Travis Perkins collated screws, much cheaper than most stockists.

1 good thing about diy sos. at least that toss bucket tommy walsh isnt on it.