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Hi Mike, i dont have a company as such, i used to worked for Trumpers in Birmingham for 8 years but they got took out in the recession, shame cos they were established over 100 years, so me and and a few of the lads went self employed, I built my website Heritage Plastering Specialist -...

No they wouldnt allow that.......... Who in the right mind would want to core out off-site-then fix it up - then set up rules to run over it insitu, then adapt the running mould to suit the rules. Crazy suggestion. Although 200lm to run insitu would make me very rich very quick lol Shame im...

would it happen to be an art gallery, if so i had the same tender request today lol, thought exactly what your thinking @mikeadams1985 you can either run a mould or you cant, you dont need any more resources to run insitu.

Very nice work Chris. Heritage Plastering Specialist - Restoration and Conservation

Hi Guys, Thought id share this little job with you all. I did it in 2004 when I was still working with my "Old Skool" mentor Bob Johnson. I've also worked alongside the great Geff Orton at Shuggborough Hall and the one and only Barry Allenby the "legend". I was brought through with this stock...

Hi there, Gilbow tinsnips are probably the best on the market, although expensive they should last you almost a life time. You can start with rolson tin snips, I use jewellers snips for cutting curves and finer detail, but remember quality files are equally important. tin snips | eBay...

It was just a bit of plywood mate with a load of nails hammered into it in a zig zag pattern. Click the link below for the full video. http://www.plasterworkspecialist.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/lime-plastering-and-pargeting1.mp4

@Nisus, it was Trumpers Ltd who I used to work for, they were owned by a building restoration company Sapcotes, they went bust and then Linfords another restoration company brought Trumpers and they also went bust hence the reason I have very little contacts because as an employee they make sure...

The wooden profile you see in the picture is just a muffle for coring out to within 5mm of the finish, behind that is the finishing profile cut and filed out of zinc. (1mm gauge)

I just dont have the right contacts to get invited to tender for such work, Ive only been self employed for a couple of years and been very fortunate to get all this work through another plastering company. I only built my website in April so im still trying to get established in google etc...

oops!!! just realised this discussion is about a floor screed and not render. Also the post is nearly a month old. I need to utilize my saturday nights more i think lol

Hello All, Just thought id share a couple of lime plastering jobs with you. I noticed not many people post their work in this section so i will try and freshen it up for you.[/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG][/URL][/IMG] Heres another job that was very...

thankyou @ARTisan, i was taught by some old school spreads who have retired now. I was very lucky to have the opportunity. Heritage Plasterwork Specialist - Restoration and Conservation

For frost to cause damage, water needs to present in the brickwork to blow the scratch coat, in the scratch coat to blow the float coat or in the float coat to blow the finish coat. When i say "blow" i mean de-laminate from the previous application or coat. If you have used waterproofer and the...