Recent content by bodders13

Should have delivered them and settled up cost or cornice. That way if they get damaged or job never comes off you haven't lost out, or in this case thrown them away. Cost of a phone call prior to disposal to check if still needed otherwise there binned. At least you wouldn't have to make them...

When you get into all the technical crap to do with screeds they say that the liquid ones are more efficient for underfloor heating. With less air pockets in than a traditional screed and able to go down thinner the heat transfers into the room quicker. The laitance as you said is cleaned off...

Penny hydraulics I think that's the name. They do small hiab type cranes that can lift the weights and distances your looking at. Thinking they only weight about 250kgs so still get decent payload.

Hi all, looking for competent plasterer who works in Portsmouth area. Work is on my brothers house but out of area for us. Job is re skimming to kitchen ceiling and making good to blocked up doorways and general patching. Someone will be at the house this weekend so would be great if anyone...

Hi if you send me an email with your info, like where abouts you are and when you'd want the work doing. Might be able to come out and give you a price. Thanks. enquiries@bodmanbuilders.co.uk

Leave them in vinegar overnight. Plaster should just fall off. Bit smelly but they look good as new.

Hi, yes the best thing to replace the render with would be lime. It will help the walls to breath and once dried out all your damp problems should disappear as you have said there are no other signs of it, ie leaking gutters. You are better off with replacing it all with Lime to be honest. In a...

Why would you lime wash it to re skim it? If your gunna use a gypsum plaster why even look at the lime side of things? Either do lime plaster again or do gypsum. The problem is the silk paint by sounds of it rather than the lime plaster. It's just doing want it's ment to, breathing and allowing...

It could be a thing called Fibre Lime. Is more designed for filling chases but you can use it on bigger areas but it does cost a bit. Is effectively like a one coat as you can skim with it but go up to 20mm maybe 30mm if memory serves me. Sounds like the wall wasn't dampened down enough so...

The new block work had probably cracked as there is no eml in the bed joints. It's not a building reg so rarely people do it. But I always put it in as it's manufacturer recommended. And tbh that's why dry lining was invented, to hide all the cracks so that they don't come through the walls...

Don't want anything to do with unions. Some sites won't let union guys on cos unions cause more hassle than there worth.

I'm looking into machines for pumping site mixed Lime atm too. The amount of water added does seem To be an issue. Do you only hand apply currently? Are you looking at the diesel machines due to the quantity your doing or could you use an electric machine?

It won't be the rend aid that's the problem. That crap building sand! You can get plastering sand for a reason, a better blend which will massively reduce risk of cracks.

They should be consistant at 900grams per cube. The length is irrelevant due to the shear number off fibres per cube being greater now that they are shorter.

Yeah great for skim, hence it's name. But when you talk to them and read all the blurb on there website they say you can use it for almost anything. It works well but that slot clogs up in seconds and needs washing every day. Well it does on lime anyway.