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    hello

    yeah baby all shiney and new:endesacuerdo:
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    hello

    hi all aint been on here for a while, as been away from the game for a few years ,started up again earlier this year then after a couple of weeks remember just how much doing this job knackers you,:llorando: also how many different trowels and stuff have been made available [plastic flexy...
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    eBay mad

    when you look at that bag of plaster for £2 just sitting there.......you could just see damian hurst using it in his next art show...f
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    Localtraders.com

    i thought this must be the case just wanted to check if any one had anything bad to say on them ,,thanks
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    Localtraders.com

    on this subject does anyone know any thing about freeindex ,ie is it really free and if it is ....is there a catch cause i cant see how they would make it pay ...
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    large ceiling roses, how to fit.

    cant beat a nice bit of egg dart and accanthus leaf in the morning
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    large ceiling roses, how to fit.

    hi mate dont pva just water loads of it ,very waterery addy , twist it into place to stop it from cracking
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    Done 86 metres today

    thats about a months work the way things are at the mo
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    Mmmm pancakes :)

    so far two lemon and sugar ....one with blackberry jam ...and one the size of a spanish omelette with lemon sugar and jam. its going to be a strain tomorrow.***""
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    Mmmm pancakes :)

    i hope you mean panckes and not corned beef
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    Mmmm pancakes :)

    tonights the night its here again ....my chance to show of my mixing skills.....yeah baby stand back and let me make you a pancake..
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    Re skim air line cracks !??!?!?

    possibly pva got froze in van....more than likely heating turned on as you pull of the drive ....also on a internal was the heating on in the room next door.???? .
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    Just a piece of advice dont move

    if you are thinking of moving to a new area , think again because i moved bout 90 miles thinking just start again ,put adverts in usual places put out feelers and in two months had one bathroom ceiling and two let downs ,So had to travel back for work which is a killer , now realised just how...
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    Podger

    its a lot quicker when theres no power supply
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    Podger

    no a village near the capital of poland,,,,,yarmouth
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    Podger

    yeah still use it ,easier to mix a couple of bags on domestics than having to take in mixer and transformer when working in a small room, ,,,,,bought anouther one at wickes for a fiver the other week BARGAIN ,,,,till the fookin sprocket sheared of at the bottom of a full bucket of gear ,
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    Cmon the frogs

    transits
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    Cmon the frogs

    no we aint .its always a english team win the boat race every year
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    Cmon the frogs

    England win 2 1 at 14-1 scotty p anytime at 12-1 , then i can say fook the rain for this month
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    Cmon the frogs

    got a load of dust in me eyes from taking down a reed ceiling ,but still gonna watch scotty p trounce the frogs ,shame we sold him to totty hot purr
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    work for free need experience with pral m and k render ( norwich )

    look through the norwich yellow pages should say who does it,cos mostly skimmers round here[fookin hundreds and all nationalitys]
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    Prices

    in 87 to 92 we were charging £1.60 sq meter for brush finish artex on sites and the same for coving ,sounds like a kin good deal nowadays,
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    did you see me

    yeah see it nice one, well done ,weather looked a bit on the chilly side
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    artex over dri coat

    i wouldnt artex over pva .use a bit of artex sealer ,
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    losing work to 1 coat skimmers ??

    yeah lovely is the cake sponge,gotta go theres a maccy d sausage egg muffin waiting with my name on it ,
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    Cracks Moved to The Tiles

    not in norfolk then .where its poles apart,
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    Cracks Moved to The Tiles

    just have a look on the outside wall for a crack in the same place, this will give you an idea if its a bit of movement, propertys built on clay are gonna move for sure,
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    good times have gone

    cmon lads it aint all doom and gloom ,any one can run a buisness when theres loads of work and high pay, the new car can wait a year or two ,if youve borrowed to much you will learn not to next time, just try to keep going iam fraid to say its part of the job, i just hope they keep intrest rates...
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    Paper tape

    spunky get yerself a bit of 15mm copper tube bend into a u shape so it fits into a bucket [halfway down]then turn over the ends off the tube to clip over bucket edge ,slide the tube thru the roll of tape ,half fill bucket water,roll of tape folding as you go ,do as much as you like ,keeps damp...
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    Paper tape

    soaking it makes it adhere better you dont want it dripping ,leave it 10 mins before you use it,
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    Paper tape

    with the paper tape just immerse it in water ,shake off so its damp apply making sure all the joints have got skim in them ,important to get the air bubbles out but leave enough skim under tape,
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    Dirty clients

    or look at the floor and think i aint laying me sheets down there
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    Dirty clients

    like a dusty vampire
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    Question about plastering

    s**t ive missed the artex boom , just got some nice pattened rollers ,,diamond and heavy bark type with the blue handles b*ll***s,,that wouldve got us out of the recession
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    very un even wall and a 5 day course is it worth it

    ......................err,,,,,,,,,,,six stages ,it took me four years working for fella to learn three, stage one [hardest]get something to plaster,..stage two plaster it , stage three get paid, .....six stages tw......at
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    price for coving

    still pretty fast...but as iam getting older ,jump down of scaff board to cut cove ........o fu*k whats the measurment again,
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    ARTEX wonder??????

    mate up till 1985 they all had the stuff in them
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    Silly questions.

    if the wall is about normal size a plasterer would do it for you for about a ton ,and would skim your plasterboard for another £30-40,you would then have a top job done ,saved yourself buying wba pva tape multi buckets trowel hawk and a load of grief ,also a good feeling of helping out the...
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    coving

    so then who can fix the most in a day on site ie new build, fixing it to a good standard all joints mitered and stuck properly so it just needs a light dust off by painter ,gyproc cove or cornice
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    What's the best starter van for a plasterer?

    i think if you aint got a lock up or garage, you,d prolly be better of with a tranny so you can keep all the gear in it overnight ,2000k will get you a tidy one. ive got a kangoo which is just big enough ,6x3s fit in back coving on the roof ,1400 diesel so cheap on fuel,i think bigger vans are...
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    voltage

    if i was you id deffo get a 240v saves carring round tranny ,i doubt theres any difference in power
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    First Bigger Ceiling on my own

    mate its only 13sq meters on plasterboard
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    Mixing Drills

    about £130 for the cheapest model spunky
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    Mixing Drills

    sparky 110 v good for the money
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    Ceiling Problem

    ha ha but this it what bg recomend we use over textured finish .....draw backs you have to be good at getting agood finish [ie be a plasterer ]its 3 times the price,it will take twice as long ,and over walls which are subject to more knocks and scrapes it will damage easier than a gypsum based...
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    Ceiling Problem

    fraid to say it but experiance will tell you when and what to do to differant backgrounds, this is something you will only learn doing the job it cannot be taught in a classroom ,differant textured coatings require differant prep ,youve got coatings made by...
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    iam afookin koont

    well here iam after encoraging me son to go into bricklaying [he was intrested in it at about 12] and i didnt want him breathing in all the shite i have.he has passed his tests got his nvq after working on site for £90 a week this has taken bout 4 years now and at 20 years old cant get work as...
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    Buying my first set of gear, any thoughts?

    plasterers fone number ,if your asking wot tools you need ...might come in handy .....id give you mine but im using me mobile as a margin trowel apart from that iam rough as fooq
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    Ever been propositioned

    years ago done all the ceilings for a sort ,she was 10 years older and said i could take her out one night ,yeah right spend what i earn on yeh.......on anouther job me boss left me for an hour or 2 the woman was mid 40s walked in the room in a night shirt took photos of me artexing her ceiling...
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