Recent content by Colskim

Hiya guys I got a box section to skim in a corner of a room which is glossed or silk painted. Read up on here about using eml. What is it?? Cheers, Col:-)

Bloody he'll malc that's serious shite mate. I think I'll be wearing a mask whilst mixing instead of using my t shirt. Your a man of experience malc. What u think I should do? Go for it and make a living out of it or continue as I am?

My elbow is effed from banging the kurbs and slabs. It's like a tooth ache, it's the only way I can discribe it lol. When I'm scrapping artex then pva and skimming ceilings the same day then it hurts for bloody days

You ever none or heard about colleagues having bad lungs from the dust? Call me dramatic lol:rolleyes)

God fare play to you mal. I was on the civils for 8years screeding for slabs and driveway used to give me knees jip and really bad sciatica. I was only 28 then and I ended up packing it in. Well.... it was the rain more than anything lol

Hiya guys With my job it's been on the cards for me to learn autocad at college for a while now and my boss isn't happy with wot they're gonna teach me, so he said he will teach me! I want a qual to set me up for the future. I'm knocking on now I'm 32 lol so I need to get a trade or qual in the...

Hi guys I'm a newbie and my name is Colin and from bridgend south wales. My full time job is a workshop engineer building and designing gambling machines. For the last four years I've been plastering on the weekends and very busy, got three full houses to skim including a load bonding. Any...

Gypsum would be the cheaper option. He wants it skimmed coz where the paper has been scrapped off, it's keyed he'll out of the lime in most rooms! Got a hollow Area approx 3q metre. Would I get away with bondcoating it? Cheers

I thought the lime had to be sealed with limewash then the pva will seal against the limewash then multi on top? So I'd get away with just pva and multi? Thanks bodders

Hi all, I'm new to this site! Ive been skimming for nearly four years only on weekends. I've never come across a job like this one. Had a look at my mates new house which he wants the lot skimmed. It's all lime render without limewash so silk paint is pealing off and a few patches needs...