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Working time / Suction control
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brush v sponge =Sponge is king
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Cream of Tartar in your mix to slow down the setting process. Does it work ?
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painted block
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Lumpy walls
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Dryliner/boarding rate
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WTF is going on n with multi-finish
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Second coat of multi finish weak and poorly adhered to 1st coat
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Need a second opinion - BAD WORK?
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Hi folks I'd like to introduce you to our plastering video's
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Nisus
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How many coats of plaster?
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mayti
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Artex everywhere! Thick on the walls - Brown under the paint. Is it Artex? Asbestos?
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What do I do with this mess?!
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Squaring of round corners
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JessThePlasterer
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Fixing angle bead
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Wayners
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which plasterboard and how to enclose steel beams
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Stevieo
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Some help with dot and dab
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vfr12
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dot and dab onto blockwork ( Porfix)
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Plastering wood - possible?
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Fixing stop beads
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Plastering over fresh plaster
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My plastered ceiling nightmare.
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Stevie G.
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Help Please -
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vfr12
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Plug sockets etc
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which trowel to get?
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Any dvd/youtube/book recommendations?
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choppa
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Hi again U.K. pals, here is another video my son's and I took showing how to apply a
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What to do?!
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Does this sound right?
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Spitandpolish
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Council house ceiling help needed please
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Bonding thrown in with finish?
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What type of plaster is on this wall? (pics)
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Hardwall- second coat, any need to PVA
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very un even wall and a 5 day course is it worth it
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johniosaif
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Gave it my first shot today. Far worse than I hoped but also better than expected. Massive respect to you you guys and I'm excited to learn
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Plastering Business for Sale
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Youtube Videos Learning
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Opened bag of multifinish
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Dividing a big ceiling
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nickelarse
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Multi on sand cement??
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Just had my house plastered...
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Tile to Wall transtion
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Pre plastering joints
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Arti
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New plaster cracked
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The Hobo
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boarding out a garage
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dot and dab over soot on bricks
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Skimming this wall (piccies attached)
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complete plastering tool kit ?
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Danny
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Finish coat falling off
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Oh No, What have I started! In a world of trouble.
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JessThePlasterer
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Poor Plasterwork
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second coat of multifinish
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advice for complaint
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Jurek
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Sanding plaster
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Gloss paint wall/crazy paving
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New skim patch fell off the wall! Patch up ok?
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Marshy
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Advice please
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What to do with these walls?
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Mesh and skim steel beams
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My First Disaster
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Minh
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To bead or not to bead, that is the quest
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paulf
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Plasterboard onto the underside of RSJ?
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zolco
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Plastering up to ceiling
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Coving advice
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Badly rendered wall - any rememdy?
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Plasterboarding ceilings
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LarryTheDecorator
Kit
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Danny
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Best solution to clean old plaster off trowls?
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How do I achieve this old world look?
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vfr12
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Covering Artex ceiling with EasyFill
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What tools are best for these bits
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Is this plastering done correct? Advice please
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Bubbling When Skimming Artex
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Quick bonding query
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pmplaster
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Fireplace help advice
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Help needed with plastering hole
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Cockney
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PVA
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Opinion on plastering job
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flynnyman
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Angle bead help
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uni-king
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Need advice on plastering penetrating damp
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Danny
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How to avoid artex skimming failure
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paulf
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Lots of Questions
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jdplast
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Painting Questions
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uni-king
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How to finish off this stair winder?
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Casper
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dry lining - skim or tape and joint
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Arti
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What would you do?
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ChrispyUK
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Another Artex question - sorry!
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jamesthefirst
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Fibre Cement Board Bathroom Ceiling Skim
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Spitandpolish
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Plastering a concrete ceiling- need advice
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pinz
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Skimming.....What am I doing wrong?
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Diy plaster project
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jamesthefirst
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dot and dab steel lintel underside?
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Choko
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Plastering inside a fire place
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First House, first full hit of plastering. Advice please ;)
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spunky
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My drill for mixing has blown any recommendations
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choppa
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1st coat dried like lightning on me..
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John j
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Reskim around doors
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The Hobo
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Have I doomed myself with asbestos removal
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Skimming advice
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