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Did a wall a few weeks ago and then some strange dusty patches appears? Walls all done the same as normal.....only thing is they had a silver metallic paint on them. Just wondered if anyone has had this as it's a new one for me... First picture look top left you can't miss it.... Second one...

Who needs these for a work colleague

I have just seen a British gas advert with Phil Spencer name mentioned in it and it shows a person scraping artex off ... The person is wearing a mask but I was wondering if any one else has seen it and what there thoughts are on it...

Hi everyone I am normally in the general plastering section but I could do with some advise. I have been asked to do a restoration using anglia lime products on savolit plus fibre boards with fibre chalk ready mix. Now I have never done any lime plastering and I have told the customer this...

Hi everyone I am normally in the general plastering section but I could do with some advise. I have been asked to do a restoration using anglia lime products on savolit plus fibre boards with fibre chalk ready mix. Now I have never done any lime plastering and I have told the customer this...

I have been reading post on here and also seeing products that could be of use that I didn't know about and I was wondering how do I go about getting a copy of the white book Any help would be great Thanks Mark

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So I was wondering how many of you are a short ass As I'm only 5ft 1 inch don't forget the one inch is important.. So on these cold mornings I have to sit in my van for 20 mins waiting for the window to de ice or get out my hop up to scrape the top half of the window.....tell me I am not the...

Was wondering if someone could please she'd a little light on this one for me .... I have been asked to price a job from the plans That's not a problem but the outer skin is built in blocks called fibolites made by plasmor and I have never heard of them I was told that they come from pgr...

So I saw this today whilst picking up some materials . have never seen or heard of it before... Was just wondering what it's for and so on. So I thought I would put it on here for the collective knowledge to hopefully educate me and please someone try to give me a correct answer...

I was thinking of joining check a trade I am all ready on the buy with confidence register which means I am trading standards approved As I have only been out on my own since september last year I am finding that work is feast or famine I can work 6days a week for a month then nothing for a...

Is it ok to put cera wax over Pariffen wax in the same day ir is it better to allow 24 hours for the Pariffen wax to go off Any advice would be great Thanks in advance for your help

I have crashed my van Insurance says its going to be a write off ... So my question is what van do you recommend and why

I have to change radio station every few weeks just to mix it up a bit

It would seem that wickes don't like uni finish also lmao

I think I would be iron man Because he has nice cars and lots of loving lol

I am thinking of changing my van I have been looking at the mercedes vito was just wondering if any one had one. Good and bad points All comments welcome Thanks guys

Hi guys I am new to marble plaster and I was wondering what is the best masking tape to use when you have done a wall and then going to do the wall next to it. I was wondering if one brand is better than another for this . Should I use low tack ....Green frog .... Any help would be very...

What is the general consensus on floating out with hard wall on block work then covering with bonding Saw some one float some block work out with hard wall ..and because the rest of the wall was painted they then applyed a coat of bonding over the entire wall.. But for some...

I priced to plaster a hole house. They said when can you start ...I said 1St October which was about 6 weeks away. .. They said ok (happy days) So all booked in then 1st October comes I turn up and they say we are running behind ..... (hum not happy am I ) Ok I say how long do you think 3/4...

I am thinking about trying to get a lad to help me and make my life a little easier ...whilst also helping them to learn the trade.... But I am not sure if ( A) it would make life easier and (B) where would I even begin to find a lad that doesn't want stupid money or that wants to learn...

I have been told that the speed skim with the blue blade is no good on hardwall or render but I have also been told that it's ok for all of above So thought I would put the thought out there and see what the general consensus is l

Hi everyone I am new to here so Hi I am thinking about getting a new mixer/whisk the one I have is a cheap made in china job but it has served me well. But every time I use it to mix render it strugles and smells like burning. That being said its still going but dont think it will last much...