how do you guys attack a curve on a wall or a lid. what would you say is the best method without leaving it really thin right on the apex of the curve. i dont seem to be flattening it , to me it looks like im just scrapeing it away
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i bought some of them gorrila tubs from asda but because i got two blue ones my missus nicked em for the little lads toys. ill hit her over the head with them if she nicks the next lot. ha ha
i only asked this question as although i come on ere a fair bit im not a plasterer i do the odd little bit for friends and family and i can do my own round the house when needed but that aint excactly going to give me enough experiance to call myself a plasterer is it. i have a mortgage and...
yeah been trying to see if anybody wants some free labour on the weekends to get a bit more experiance but no luck so far. cant blame them though they prob got bills to pay to they dont need me under there feet slowing them down do they . im sure there not just saying no coz they cant be arsed...
thats what i meant before i went on a course and he only touched on s/c render ,them courses will give you a little insight into skimming but your still a long way from being a plasterer. what would you say is the best way into the trade then.
you could of lied to me lol you didnt have to shatter my dreams.
i tried one of them courses a while back but whats the point i think if you not plastering on a regular basis. it takes a hell of a lot of skill to learn it but only five minutes to forget it lol
does anybody reckon the plastering trade is ever going to pick up again. enough for people to start out properly like tagging on to a real plasterer rarther than trying a four or five day course then just thinking you are a plasterer because it actually stuck to the wall this time lol.
oh right is that all. i thought it would have been a bit more than that coz a friend of mine who knows this lad who knows this other lad has a brother in law who has a mate who once worked with a guy who could do that in one hit.
hi guys
i always hear about people who can skim so many square m2 a day and about a guy they know who can skim twice as much as anybody else can in a day. but is there actually a certain amount m2 you have to hit per day, say if you are on sight work.
thanks
thanks been on ere for a few weeks now on just finished reading through all the banter between u all.
some of u guys are bleedin nuts lol my middle names stephen by the way
hi there
is there anbody in the winsford ( cheshire) area who wouldnt mind me tagging along if they have some weekend work on . i have been on a plastering course in the past but i found it doesnt matter what anybody shows or tells you,if you aint out actually plastering/skimming then you aint...
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