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Cheers think i need another man. It makes sense what ya said. Theres only me and my apprentice. He can cut but im cutting and dotting and leveling. But hes mixing aswell.
 
Here's a tip!
Take your time on your first board get that level and plum
Once that's on of the rooms fairly square (and I say that loosely)
Set the board at the opposite end of the wall same as the first

Then run a string line at the top from board to board
Then just bang the boards on inbetween

You can set all 4 corners getting everything squared up and fill the boards in the middle after

The time is taken setting the initial 2 boards the rest fly up.
The more you do it the quicker it gets
Might sound like a pain in the arse but in the end you'll get everything spot on and everything square and plum

Or

If you want to be a rough f**k*r
Just slap em on and give no consideration to anything
 
Oh and make sure your heads and reveals are all the same margin around the openings/windows
I can't stand turning up and seeing them uneven

It looks shite
 
Dont dry cut your boards as ur only taking them bk off,cant see y people dry cut a load of walls then tack them up as u taking them back off then putting them back on again..we mix 8 bags up then dot away cutting boards as we go along..
 
Not really a tip for speed, but have a clean bucket of water to hand and a sponge. Wipe any muck off the boards so they look nice and tidy. Looks rubbish when the boards are covered in adhesive.
 
Kitchy said:
Dont dry cut your boards as ur only taking them bk off,cant see y people dry cut a load of walls then tack them up as u taking them back off then putting them back on again..we mix 8 bags up then dot away cutting boards as we go along..
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8 bags....oh dear I mixed up two on friday and thought I was doing rather well:endesacuerdo:
 
reeves1985 said:
Here's a tip!
Take your time on your first board get that level and plum
Once that's on of the rooms fairly square (and I say that loosely)
Set the board at the opposite end of the wall same as the first

Then run a string line at the top from board to board
Then just bang the boards on inbetween

You can set all 4 corners getting everything squared up and fill the boards in the middle after

The time is taken setting the initial 2 boards the rest fly up.
The more you do it the quicker it gets
Might sound like a pain in the arse but in the end you'll get everything spot on and everything square and plum

Or

If you want to be a rough f**k*r
Just slap em on and give no consideration to anything
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NOw this is a TPF gold tip... I like that
 
reeves1985 said:
Here's a tip!
Take your time on your first board get that level and plum
Once that's on of the rooms fairly square (and I say that loosely)
Set the board at the opposite end of the wall same as the first

Then run a string line at the top from board to board
Then just bang the boards on inbetween

You can set all 4 corners getting everything squared up and fill the boards in the middle after

The time is taken setting the initial 2 boards the rest fly up.
The more you do it the quicker it gets
Might sound like a pain in the arse but in the end you'll get everything spot on and everything square and plum

Or

If you want to be a rough f**k*r
Just slap em on and give no consideration to anything
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Cheers for this tip never herd this 1. Gunna definitely try this .
 
Kitchy said:
Dont dry cut your boards as ur only taking them bk off,cant see y people dry cut a load of walls then tack them up as u taking them back off then putting them back on again..we mix 8 bags up then dot away cutting boards as we go along..
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I always cut loads of walls tack em up n then go sticking but seems to take too long. Im gunna do this tomorrow n see if its quicker for me. Cheers pal. I'll let u know if it works for me
 
Zamo said:
Cheers for this tip never herd this 1. Gunna definitely try this .
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If your going to do sumat like that and u cant get a wall square by tapping a board bk as you go along y dont u just buy a laser level instead of f**k**g about with a chalk line..
 
Zamo said:
I always cut loads of walls tack em up n then go sticking but seems to take too long. Im gunna do this tomorrow n see if its quicker for me. Cheers pal. I'll let u know if it works for me
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Miles quicker..just get in mix up (not knauf shite) go in a room and stick away and try get reveals with the 1st mix
 
Cornelius said:
Not really a tip for speed, but have a clean bucket of water to hand and a sponge. Wipe any muck off the boards so they look nice and tidy. Looks rubbish when the boards are covered in adhesive.
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No time for tht on site mate but if was a job of my own then probably would do this
 
Do what kitchy says, you are only lifting the boards once then.
If you f**k about with lasers or chalk lines, well best of luck......
8ft edge and crack on.
Could even cut reveals before you mix up, stick them on with the flat walls first mix so you can dab the window walls second mix.

And it's quicker on your own too. Unless you have a lad that you can trust to cut correctly.

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Kitchy said:
Tell them to get gtech...100xs better than knauf..knauf is by far worst adesive on market in every way
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I aggree but its whatever the supplier sends. And its probably cheapest thts why my gaffer wont be bothered. I like gyproc brst personally
 
BigK said:
Do what kitchy says, you are only lifting the boards once then.
If you f**k about with lasers or chalk lines, well best of luck......
8ft edge and crack on.
Could even cut reveals before you mix up, stick them on with the flat walls first mix so you can dab the window walls second mix.

And it's quicker on your own too. Unless you have a lad that you can trust to cut correctly.

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Id never use a chalk line or laser level dont get paid enough..shud be competent enough to get a skirting line square with fcking about doing that
 
BigK said:
Do what kitchy says, you are only lifting the boards once then.
If you f**k about with lasers or chalk lines, well best of luck......
8ft edge and crack on.
Could even cut reveals before you mix up, stick them on with the flat walls first mix so you can dab the window walls second mix.

And it's quicker on your own too. Unless you have a lad that you can trust to cut correctly.

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I have been doing it like tht with chalk lines but need to be quicker so defo gunna try this tomorrow. N yeh sounds like best idea straights n reveals.
 
Zamo said:
I have been doing it like tht with chalk lines but need to be quicker so defo gunna try this tomorrow. N yeh sounds like best idea straights n reveals.
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I ment chalking bords after tacking em up not actual chalk line jst realised what u ment
 
BigK said:
Do what kitchy says, you are only lifting the boards once then.
If you f**k about with lasers or chalk lines, well best of luck......
8ft edge and crack on.
Could even cut reveals before you mix up, stick them on with the flat walls first mix so you can dab the window walls second mix.

And it's quicker on your own too. Unless you have a lad that you can trust to cut correctly.

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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Exactly how we roll bigk..straight flat walls stuck with heads and reveals on 1st mix
 
Zamo said:
I ment chalking bords after tacking em up not actual chalk line jst realised what u ment
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f**k the chalk line off u wana get quicker dont you? Save chalk line for the diyers! Go in mark ur walls 120 width chalk it then lay all ur packers out so u know where there are going then dot away
 
Kitchy said:
f**k the chalk line off u wana get quicker dont you? Save chalk line for the diyers! Go in mark ur walls 120 width chalk it then lay all ur packers out so u know where there are going then dot away
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I miss understood i ment i tack em up n chalk side of bord ive jst cut. Iwouldnt dream of using a chalk line or laser level
 
If ur hands are f**k*d aswell like mine for cutting sockets instead of banging board with ur hand to mark the imprint of back of a socket chalk around the face of the socket then it just needs a gentle tap and ull have the outline of a socket in chalk..my hands are f**k*d from thumping boards to get the imprint of a socket or alternatively wet around the socket with a wet brush
 
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Zamo said:
I miss understood i ment i tack em up n chalk side of bord ive jst cut. Iwouldnt dream of using a chalk line or laser level
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I mean with u not tacking ur boards mark every 120 width on ur wall with a off cut of plasterboard then u know where to dab and all ur packers are laid out ready for your boards
 
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