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Hi all Just come back from France, run out of money renovating my house. Looking for work. Essex based. John 07749679980

I have a house in France and sometimes do work for expats. France is full of P&O builders who learned their trade on the boat coming over who work on the black for expats. Unless you are fluent in French you will not get work with local builders and anyhow the French employ French.

Every plasterer on this forum has been or will be knocked if they are in the game for long enough. I have known plastering contractors to loose their houses after being knocked by builders. I have also known some guys to smash up their walls when they have been knocked. One plasterer I knew went...

Hi Can do your job next week based in Basildon 30 years experience. phone 07749 679980 ask for john

No matter how well you mask up plaster seems to get in somewhere. No much you can do now apart from rubbing it down. For future reference if you are on another job with un sealed timber carry a jif lemon with you. The moment you see a bit od masking tape lifting or a splash on the timber give it...

hit the wall or ceiling 5 times , first coat , second coat , flatten in , trowel up , polish, that's how I was taught.. Don't always work out like that

Could never understand why guys don't start from the top

Came back from France last week, the ferry was jam packed. The only English I heard was spoken by the catering staff and they had a French accent. They are not coming they are here already!

The good thing about being a south paw is you are not working up some other guys arse.

Nvq.....! Had a labourer with me a few weeks ago for a house render, first day me " right knock one up 1 and 4 don't forget the waterproofer /febmix and put a shovel full of lime in the mix". Him "err what do you mean 1 & 4 "Me you have a NVQ 2 in plastering, don't they teach you mixes at that...

Hi all After being flat out since the early summer the works dried up anyone need a hand up to christmas, 30 years exp, Essex based but will travel. Tel. 07749679980 Thanks

Booked up solid until October however only one new customer the rest is on going clients that have been doing their places up bit by bit. As said in a previous tread its feast or fammie watch it go dead in November

£3.25 m2 are good rates, best of luck to Plasterersltd. It makes a change to see rates over £3.00m2 Even I could earn money at those rates.

Please tell me thats skimming rates ?

As above plus: lots of children to claim tax credits, rented house paid for by the social to cover the weeks you are not working.