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Yeah Wickes sell them, about £2 a bag

You can get a primer which is designed for self levelling compound, and it's suitable for use over bitumen floors, I've used it a few times and it works perfectly. Wickes have just started stocking it, it's in a 2.5 litre tub, and is a pea-green colour.

Yeah I've had bags of skim that were still warm, I assumed this was because they were very fresh from being manufactured. I suppose a pallet full of bags is gonna take quite a while to cool down. Had no problems using them though, wouldn't have known any different from any other mix.

Yeah, the WP1 generally comes as a kit, containing a primer which allows you to go over pretty much any sound substrate.

Yeah I'd just go over the existing membrane if its stuck down that well. You'll probably need to chisel out some of the floor to release the waste fitting, quite often the connection from waste fitting to waste pipe is solvent welded so you might need to replace a section of pipe as well...

I subcontract to a company doing wetroom conversions for local authorities, and I reckon what you have proposed will be fine, just make sure that the mosaics you use are non-slip or you may end up being sued if someone slips on their arse ! The only thing you may need to check is the waste...

I did the rear brakes on the wifes golf a few months ago, dead easy, took about an hour. Have a search on google, somebody somewhere will have done a step by step guide with pictures. good luck!

They did it on that Grand Designs tv show, it doesn't give a uniform colour, but still looked ok. Might be worth experimenting with some mortar pigment and doing a few sample boards?

Nice find, just ordered 10. Someones gonna get a bollocking in the morning when they start processing all these orders!

Budget Insurance have been cheapest for me for the past 3 or 4 years. I still use all the price comparison sites each time its due though, just to make sure. I'm paying approx £300 fully comp for a 2006 Toyota Hiace Can't help with your NCD question though

Yeah it goes a lot further than bonding agents or PVA as its really thin and watery. A 5 litre tub did me about 4 or 5 rooms, just make sure you brush off as much loose powdery crap as you can before you paint it on

Mix was too stiff maybe?

Is the socket output reduced to 12v or 24v? If so then the noise is probably just the transformer stepping down the voltage.

If the heating controls won't shut the boiler off then just turn the gas off at the control handle at the meter?

Here you go Flynny: [URL="https://birmingham.gumtree.com/birmingham/41/70393141.html"]

Just take the bottom hose off if you want to drain it all out?

Cheers Flynny Ricky - send me a Pm with your contact details so I can give you a bell?

It only disintegrates if it is exposed to UV light, so as long as its covered up and protected from sunlight then it doesn't lose its strength. Agree that it is no substitute for proper frame fixings on doors/windows though!

Whereabouts in Manchester are you mate? And how does this job centre work trial thing work, do they pay you to get experience or something?

Well, he did come pick me up this morning, but in a Land Rover not a tractor. Was looking forward to it too The Land Rover was impressive though, it was sailing through snow drifts without any bother

I walked to my job today, couldn't get the van out. About a mile and a half, up a very steep hill, in 3 foot snowdrifts, with a rucksack full of tools on my back. I was fooked before I'd even started! Back there tomorrow, but need some more materials to finish the job off. It's at a...

Yeah I've found its been a bit inconsistent recently. Friday last week I was on a small job (1 wall only) which needed a tight coat of bonding then skim, and sat looking at it for 3 hours waiting for it to set. Today I've filled in some chases before overskimming, and the bonding had set in...

Cheers Rich

Just had a £5k+ quote accepted by a large company who do refurbishment work for a local authority. So far I've sent them my detailed quote in writing, and they have accepted via email. Before I actually start the job I wanted to get something in writing regarding payment terms, etc, etc...

Did it look ok when you'd just skimmed it? I've seen a wall that looked like that after it was painted. Turns out they'd not given it a mist coat and just slapped thick emulsion on it. The paint then peeled away in places, so they layered some more on, and it left the wall looking exactly the...

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I use a phone running Android if you need anything checking Danny?

A mate of mine does sand-blasting for a living, 75% of his work is small stuff like cleaning up beams and fire surrounds, but he does occasionally strip full houses. As a rough guide, an average sized 3/4 bed detached house takes him about 2 days, and he charges about a grand. He's a few...

Pull a few laths off and use them to pack out the levels, thats the easiest way

Did a small set this afternoon, onto a couple of small walls that had a coat of PVA that had dried. Now, I know that most of us on here would agree that 'best practice' is to skim onto PVA whilst tacky, and not dry. And I also know that most of us on here will agree that PVA is used to...

Didn't spill a drop mate, no idea how, but it all stayed in the bucket!

A useful tip for anyone using one of these big buckets from Wickes: Don't drag it across a room using just one handle when it's full to the top with a mix. I did, and the handle snapped clean off in my hand, and I went flying backwards into a wall :-\

There's a load more Hardwall reduced at my local Wickes. It's £3.50 a bag, and they've got a pallet and a half full. They'll probably drop it to a £1 a bag again in a week or so if it's not all been sold. Might be of interest to someone?

The first option will be fine mate, if it's just a typical website advertising a small business, with nothing too complicated.

I'm in Glossop, NW Derbyshire - about 15 miles East of Manchester. Looking for about £200 including fixing plugs, sealing washers, and joining tape.

Depends on what you're going over, and what shape the room is. Alcoves, chimney breasts, etc, all slow things down. About 15 mins on average should do it though

Just done a job with the mesh membrane this week, got to board and skim it next week. It's good stuff, dead easy to use and there's good money in it too. Got about 25m2 left over plus approx 350 fixing plugs if anyone wants to buy any? There's loads of different brands of it out there, but...

Thanks for this post. Just ordered some safety glasses off ebay for £1.79 delivered, and some eyewash capsules (for when I forget to wear the safety glasses and inevitably drop some muck in my eye!) Lost count of the number of times I've had a near miss when doing a ceiling, and have always...

What are you driving about in now then Oasis?

Yeah a mate of mine who is a mechanic has got an iphone and it's still in perfect condition with no scratches, so the screens must be pretty tough. I'm just a bit wary of subjecting a high-tech phone to the punishing environment that is my pocket! I wear the Snickers workpants with the flappy...

Does anyone have a touch screen mobile phone that they use for work? I'm thinking of upgrading my knackered old Nokia for a fancy new touch screen phone, but am concerned that the dust and general abuse of using a phone through the working day might kill it very quickly! Anyone got any...

How much are you looking for per day mate?

Whereabouts in the country are you Ollie? I think your price was very competitive, based on prices in my area (NW Derbyshire)

Cables are good, the thicker the better. They help the screw fuse to the copper to give a really firm hold. ::)

I reckon foam is just as strong as gripfill if used correctly. Try sticking 2 offcuts of board together - squirt some foam on one piece, give it 30 seconds to expand, and then squash the two pieces of board together to squeeze the air bubbles out of the foam. Give it 20 minutes and there's no...

Yeah I do a bit from time to time, tend to find there's more money in it than plastering. There's more variety in the work too. I'm also considering branching out a bit more and advertising general building services as well as plastering.

Here's an example of what can go wrong if you choose to remove a radiator (this is what happened to me today) First problem was one of the lockshield valves had corroded and would not close properly, so I had to drain down the entire heating system - this took about 2 hours as there was no...

I know a lad who charges £80 a day, plus mats. He's only young but not a bad spread and definitely worth more than £80 a day. He was asking me a while ago why I get more work than he does even though I charge more than he does. It's like the Stella adverts "Reassuringly expensive" There's...

Touchy subject this mate! Depends on many factors, such as experience, where you are in the country, if you work alone, or with a lab, or 2+1, etc, etc I assume from your username that you're based in the M33 postcode area (Sale?) If so, and if you're a one man band doing domestic work, then...

Nip back with a 4 inch grinder and some lengths of roofing batten. Screw the batten to the bottom of the wall, about 4 inches from the floor. Run your grinder along the top edge to cut through the render (use the guard as a depth stop so you don't cut into the brickwork) then remove the screws...