Recent content by RontheBuilder

Hawk, trowel, polyeurathane float, snips, brush, stanley knife, bucket trowel, pointing trowel, small tool and lath hammer. The only things ever in my tool bag.

K rend or weber mono? was that not the stuff the Romans used in the colleseum? lasted 2500 years (seriously, it's still there!) I aint never heard such rubbish The render inside the pyramids is still there too, over 5000 years! reckon they were onto something.

I just got me first job in three months.

Not many punters are happy with having workman in when they come home from work but most love to have a nose around on a Saturday, and punters do love watching spreads.

Don't all walls dry different shades? a lot depends on the depth of the plaster.

I'm 100% with church on this one.

Tell em to F**k off

I always put free estimates and advice. All work considered.

Stick wood up but make sure it's bevelled or it will pull the render off when removed. Scratch coat between battens then rule off and float as usual. Following day, (2 is better) remove battens and fill in with small tool then screw a piece of the batten down the centre of your float and float...

I love to hate it.

I stick coving up with a thick mix of artex and tack a couple of clout nails underneath as a temporary support

One hundred and fifty must be a reasonable minimum charge, plus materials.

Screwfix do beads for pennies but mini mesh are well bendy

All I would add to tonys advice is when cutting obtruse angles, place the coving on its ceiling edge and think snooker cue. Good luck the joints fill well with cove adhesive.

Reckon it's possible but highly unlikely. Certainly wouldnt want to have to paint it.