Recent content by Alpine1

Correct fella. Under cut me big time.

Yes matey.

Yes I'm based in South Yorkshire Rigsby. I mentioned this job the other week on here on saving on rendaid and 2 coating with tyrolean finish. Just having a rant at the stupidly low prices people are rendering for. ( made me feel better venting frustration ) Yes I've been on here a while...

What OCR do you use JGreen?? I've never been too confident of a OCR and the weight of the Cullamix on top!!

Don't know about you. But any other trades, quote a price and get the jobs. If your a plasterer they seem to think you are a walking charity ( especially private customers ) Do they not realise the amount of physical work we do compared to other trades !!! Gets my Goat !!!

Cheers for the response. I'm one of those that likes to do the job right and I want it to last. The house is one of numerous on that same street that all have the same problem with render. So it needs to look good, End of. ( Possibility of knock on effect ). I've explained that she could get...

Evening fellas, Got a property to price up that I've hacked off a square meter of the old heavy tyrolean finish. ( 150m2 in total ). It's falling off in most areas and absorbing water but the brickwork beneath is Shot to S##t, all the faces of the brickwork has blown and I can only see the...

It nearly turned into the clinic.

Cheers Scrim !! The missus is a nurse and has bad sciatica, so know what you going through!! Only other thing I suffer a lot with is pain in shoulder blade now and again, part and parcel of the job I guess !!

Cheers for all the reply's !!! Give me a chuckle if nowt else. It does look like Dermatitis and that was my initial thought process. Still can't wear gloves though when skimming, it's like wearing ya socks int bath !!!

I was thinking along these lines !!! Herpes!!! I like my women like my trowel. Spotless. Lol

Best pic I could use.

It's on the back of my hands mate

In fairness they look like white spots on the back of the hands. As stated earlier two desperate spreads I've worked with had the same thing!! Didn't know if it was anything in the plaster that causes it. Just off for a 4 week holiday in a padded room nah !! Lol

Lol. Cheers for the replies. I was being serious with my original msg by the way.