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Howya everyone. Haven't been on here in a while hope everyone keeping well. Write long thread looking tips on sorting this mess for new reveal but it didn't post so have to write it all out again but keeping it short and simple. Tips on sorting this mess out for new reveal. It's to thick to...

Howya lads. Haven't been on here in a good while. Hope everyone keeping well. Mate of mine getting some work done on his house and got someone to cut track out for a door and make a mess of it. Just running it by yous for ideas on sorting this for a plate reval. It's abit much to be dubbing...

As the title says, Glasgow derby day cup final. Celtic been in fine form all year as expected. Big Ange has us playing some outstanding football and today if them refs and var aren't at the aul cheating again, I expect nothing but a Celtic win.

Just seen this section of the forum. Please see picture of insulated oversill on my house. Joined in two sections by epoxy resin and bedded in adhesive after both areas primed and sealed at the window and reveals with polymer sealant. Looking recommendations on how to finish these sills plus...

Howya everyone. Haven't posted in a few years. Forgot my password and email and couldn't log in fs. Guessed it tonight and bingo, first time hahaha. Anyway, I'm doing a stonejob on my own house at the moment. Couldn't be f**k*d taking the cills out and putting new ones in so I'm going to put...

Have an extension I've to screed this Monday. Was supposed to have it screeded two weeks ago but was let down by the plumber and he couldn't get first fix in untill late this week. I have a deadline to have this extension finished out, painted, doors skirting on and concreting done outside...

Hello everyone! I haven't posted in ages as ridiculously busy plus forgot my password but onna job now I need to pick your brains on. First question is the engineer specified I split a room in two using thermal blocks. I've done this but now it's time to board, float and skim the extension and...

This is my own house. I built it when I was a young lad. 24 got planning permission then proceeded to built it myself in the following years. Here's where I f**k*d up slightly. This picture is of the child's room. The light switch to the ceiling there's a fine crack following the conduit...

Redoing around dormer windows. Prepped with breathable felt , expanded metal. Scratched and beaded yesterday. Threw on late enough about 4ish. This morning was going to finish it but still soft. Even now still softish. The mix was 4:1 with SBR . I usually use the green waterproofer but didn't...

Filling in valleys on a roof with concrete tiles and lead. I did a job 6 years ago however the sand and cement has blown off abit. I'm going to redo it however is there a primer for lead flashing that can take sand and cement instead if it seperating. Would sbr do or is there other primer for this?

Quick question about external insulation on a stone faced house. The house will be getting pumped along with external insulation however the front of the house will be getting faced in a dry stone like in pics below. If one faces the front in stone, let's the 2 corners corner stones protrude...

What are yous paying for a bag of skim in your area. Was robbed last month on one at 15 f**k**g euro! I remember a time it was just a fiver for a bag and tbh, I don't think it was that long ago! .

A fella I know building a house, structure build, underfloor heating in, screed etc.. then goes and tiles the floors before floating the walls and skimming. Have yous ever worked on a job like this before. Reason being he wants the skimmed walls to finish on a stop bead on top of the tiles. No...

Have a job on and need to dub out some ridiculously thick heavy parts before can get a scratch on it and going to use SBR. What ratio of sbr would you add to the mix. Reason asking is don't use SBR often and forgot how much one puts into the mix.

Bit of an issue I have with a garage I built. Client hasn't noticed yet but need to sort it before they do. It's a minor issue and first time it's happened. Any garage roller doors installed in any of my jobs have been 4meters and under so when the roller door goes up and down, it's flush with...

Never used this stuff however I've a 6inch x 4m concrete lintel needing rendered and will be using this. Is it a case of applying with a brush onto the lintel as one does when applying pva. Also putting it through the mix then I'm good to go.

Need to fill this out for plastering over but there's no pre holed holes to bolt into. Someone I know recommend just wedging some 3x1 into it, cut slightly bigger and hammer into place, screw play then expanded metal then plaster. What I'm thinking about this method, surely the timber will...

Anyone got any pics details of rendering to the verge without the overhang of the soffit. Here in Ireland the county councils are doing away with the soffits and going for the old traditional look on the buildings on new builds. Ive do an extension and garage next year and the overhang on the...

Small job at my own home. Changed my dining area, kitchen etc.. at the start of the year and had to open the floor to run new heating pipes. This came close to the side double doors. Filled back in with s&C however i couldnt get any insulation under the double door. Its only a few inches high...

What's best to strip paint of walls. I'm doing a small revamp and in the kitchen, the old paint is coming off in sheets which is great however some parts aren't so easy. I don't want to leave it on in case it comes loose once I skim over it. Its an old house and the paint has been on decades.

Surprised no Stevie G going for 55 threads up. What a silly silly move from this once a time bhoy. I think that disaster of a club will give him a year but ya never know, come xmass he could be out the door. Can't wait for this season to start now!

Was doing this job recently and didn't have time for extras and got another plasterer to come in and skim the walls and ceiling for the client. Ended up there was another 2 smaller walls in bedroom needing skimmed aswell but he couldn't do them. He left an excellent finish but ended up getting...

Been wanting a new van for awhile now and been looking at the nissan primastars for last 8 weeks. Im always one for spending just about 1750 or 2.5k on a van and drive them into the ground or shift for half what i paid for it when i ant something else. Been looking at this since it came up on...

Put thistle bond on a hall walls yesterday ready for a plasterer to come in today to bond it out and skim. Been let down and its a no show. I don't have the time myself to do it because very busy with other work. What I'm wanting to know, if its left for a few days till a week, will the thistle...

Since the start of the year ive been asked to price 15 jobs ranging from bathroom refits, extensions, kitchen revamps, skim outs, garage render job, stone walls and a full house wrapped in stone. Even the job im on now(full kitchen/dining revamp with stoner stone wall diving it) the client has...

Going to buy one of these superflexs but would there be much difference in the gold to the s*p*r*lex. Which one woul ya buy if buying yourself. On another note, would someone link in p1ss here so i can ask him if i order 2 tonight, will they be here in time for xmass. Going to be ripping my...

Not one for spending ridiculous amounts of money on a van and my credit rating is f**k*d after taking out a small loan to finish my gaf(site work) and not paying the f**k**s back. Ive 4k to spend and want either a nissan primastar, renault traffic or vauxhall vivario. I know the gear boxes can...

Anyone use an oven or grill on site. Starting to get sick of cold sambos, rice&chciken etc.. now that the weather is changing. Ive been facing my van facing the sun with my grub on the dash to heat it but now its not doing much heating with the temperature drop. Would love a nice wee oven/grill...

Its oct and the year isnt finished yet and ive to but a fifth f**k**g screen for my second phone this year! Time i started looking for a better phone for working. Seen this online saying its a builders phone, does anyone have it or know anything about them because im sick to death with these...

3 tickets for the s**t pit, have to travel tomorrow to Scotland but been up sick all night vomiting! Thought I was going to stop breathing at one point. Now it's all green bile and it ain't fun! Will be fun tomorrow if and when I manage to get up out of bed for this. Anyway, this game isn't...

Been doing few weeks bits and bobs jobs for a family I know and the day after I built this low wall and concreted that sq base, I was asked to scratch that back wall just to use up what stuff I'd left mixed up in the mixer. The wall underneath the scratch coat is in a bad state, thou they just...

Anyone know of any place that lets ya mix up a kit of dewalt tools for a discount instead of buying all individual. I always come across dewalt kits for say 1000-1500 euro but its never what im looking. Maybe one or two items but never the rest. At the moment, im looking to upgrade my tools and...

Been called out to price a few jobs in this house. Paint all outside, garage, stone fireplace, some skimming, new shower try and install a few more spotlights in the ceiling in kitchen and 2 above the fireplace in the living room. Im wanting to know, is there anyway around installing new spots...

Have went through few cheap radios in my time on site and have done in 2 small cd players in in teh last few months so thinking about buying something decent that can take abit of abuse and will still play. So bhoys and ghirls, whats decent out there without spending ridiculous money

Received an email from large building firm for me to tender for some works, however its one of them ones where im scratching my head at a few things on it. Whenever i price work, i get the plans, go through everything then pop out to site to have a look, and usually price when everything is in...

Been lying up all day in bed again dopped up flicking through youtube and came across this song about hard work. Dont know how it ended up in my videos to see but anyway, it sounds more like an old 70s porn music. Got me thinking about a few of the songs we have heard on the radio few years...

Anyone know of any decent stud finders or are they even good at all. I had one years ago but it was s**t and threw it in the bin because it wasnt finding studs. We took off a handrail then skimmed a double boarded wall and cant find the studs for installing the handrail/banister again! Fcuking...

Yep, its bent to fcuk. Can anything be done to make it come to its senses and become straight again. Have it about 6 years but its now pulling lines in my skim :( have another 13' mt there and an 18inch ox but this was the best of the lot until this happened. Any tips

Like the title says, whats the difference of these 2 trowels. https://www.refina.co.uk/acatalog/RF16-16--Stainless-Steel-Skimming-Trowel.html https://www.refina.co.uk/acatalog/RFN16-16--Superflex2-Skimming-Trowel-228226.html

I'm going to be doing EWI on my own house in the summer however, its wrecking my head how I'm going to reroute these waste pipes for my 2 bathrooms upstairs. If the EWI is to come off the wall 100mm, I won't be able to get it behind these pipes. I know the pipe's can be moved, but how on this...

A bit unsettling watching shite like this. Have kids of my own and would go f**k**g mental if any c**t carried on like this with them. Like the title says, how the f**k did they get away with this!

Anyone know how good these are. Tbh, ive never seen one untill today. Was in the builders yard getting materials and seen an 18inch trowel and was having a look, asked the guy how much it was and he said they retail for around 65-70euro. He said i could take it for 20euro because its been...

Still havent tried this and dont even know if they are doing it correctly, but i came across these 2 videos and thought id share since im feeling kind this morning...

Had a try at my eze spat again these last few days and just can't seem to like it. Don't get me wrong, I can see how it can be very useful, however, it just annoys the bollox of me when needing to hold my water brush. I just seem to end up using more water with it, putting it down and lifting...

Anyone find out the reason why that skim fell of the ceiling. Reason why um asking, it happened to another plasterer I was working with today. I'm in throwing on a 10ft part dormer ceiling (with slope) and the other plasterer is in throwing on a 1m wide long ceiling. Everything going as normal...

Wee tricky one i have. If any of yas remember a chimney repair i did last year, im doing a follow up on it because there was a small issue raised. The chimney was taken down to near ground level because of a vertical crack appeared right up the wall. It was taken down to lintel level above the...

2 family members who are excellent plasterers(30yrs) asked me, could I find out on here where's best to go for work over there. They busy enough where they are but wanting a chance in scenery and better prices so are thinking of going to the UK until after the summer. They had a number before...

Anyone here do any concreting large areas. Weve done many a foundation, raft foundations and footpaths. What im wanting to know how are you leveling in your large areas. for example, a 15x8m square area. We shutter it up and to get our levels inside, we run a few 4x2s every 3-4m apart from back...

Received my wee gift few weeks ago to an address up north however I didn't get it and open until today. Was disappointed it broke but happy with the gifts however since I'm an all-rounder, I'm wondering is Danny trying to tell me something with the extra time :( Just for the record Danny bhoy...

HAve to price replastering all artex ceilings, knock 2 chimneys, painting and bathroom refit however when was in the bathroom taking pics, i couldnt believe what i seen. Ive never came across this ever. Theres probably a reason for it or the last owner of the property was off his fcuking head...