Recent content by chris16

I've had a set of these for a while now and hardly use them they can be a right pain in the arse put up especially in confined spaces also if the stair well isn't very wide then you can't get pasted them when set up sometimes ladders and planks are easy to set up and you can get past them on the...

I went to price a small job the other day just one wall couple of hours work including traveling the customer said they have had a qoute for £40 £30 labour and £10 mats How do you compete with that l know it was only a small job but l think that is definitely taking the p**** Thats what l'm...

I use a 1m high folding platform for ceilings 2.8 and higher

I've got the 15-23 inch ones off ebay great bit of kit will cover most ceilings 2.8 and above i have a 1m high folding rig which i use

When i'm looking at a job l always explain how every thing is going to be done also ask him 101 questions about how he wants things done thell him all rubbish will be taken away and left clean and tidy get your tape out and take down measurements it gives the customer confidence in you and makes...

dri coat is pretty easy to use just not cheap

Don't like using S&C allways seems to go pear shaped Think l will just use dri-coat know were l am with that

I've used dri-coat quite a few times and never had any problems with it done full walls with it at 2.8m high, the only problem is the damp report says use either S&C or Limelite or Devonlite, spoke to the company who did the report and they said they have always used Limlite thats why it's on...

I was just going to use multi finish but Limelite have there own finish so i don't know yet only the bottom metre is having the limelite then re-skim the whole wall, can you re-skim with the limelite finish

They are having a new chemical damp proof put in and the spec says Limelite or Devonlite i've never used these before but have used Dri-Coat quite a few times and know that is for new damp proof courses and was just wondering how easy this stuff is use or is it better to use Dri-coat

Has any one used the above renovating plasters Are they just the same as Dri-Coat and are they any good to use

Any one in the Hull area done alot of work with external rendering have to price a job up and not done much rendering and could do with a hand if anyone wants a few days work PM me if your interested Chris

Was thinking of getting one of these and was wondering if any one had any recomendations Currently using a Makita 18v drill and thought maybe one of these might make life abit easier Cheers

I had the same problem after a skimed over some metalic paint l just scraped off the plaster l had put on the used WBA and re-skimed it worked a treat

You could use Dri-Coat it's made by British Gypsum and is designed for use after a new damp course has been put in, it's also cement based