Recent content by comby4

I know it's down to person using it same as steel I just mean are they nice to use?

Anyone still use a wooden Derby? Just seen them one the marshalltown website they any good? I still use wood float rather than a plastic one and much prefer it but never used a wooden Derby what's peoples thoughts? cheers

Work for a company so thank God I don't pay him but my apprentice is a year and a half in and today we had a 20m2 ceiling to board nd skim plus a wall. He put one board up nd even then he missed the joist with most of his screws. I put the ceiling on myself layed in and cleaned buckets ect in...

Done 4 year me! The problem I see is if they don't start using solid plastering again soon it will be lost completely. I've been plastering 12 year and in my apprenticeship I got in do every aspect of internal plastering for 8 years solid. I'm now working more on the maintenance side of our firm...

I'd never let a sponge touch my work other than for cleaning woodwork or plastics.

If these stripes are ripples I've always seen them when people are using a dry trowel?! If they just stripes of glut/fat it's too much water. decent 1st coat then straight on with yr tight laying in coat never heard of flattering yr first or waiting for it to set before 2nd tho.

Haha no crocs is long gone now bud. We got a few new build site on the go but the plastering is subbed out nd only dry lined. We don't have enough plasterers on the books to look after our stock and work the new build.

hi I'm just new tonight as well. I've been reading about these nela trowels very tempted myself.

Chester le street pal u local?

Yeh good thanks, always busy been a good year!

Evening all, been on the forum awhile but just reading posts without joining in thought it was time to introduce myself. I'm Steve aka Comby live in county Durham been plastering for 12 years now from the age of 19. Work at Gentoo was on full on house bashing for about 9 years but last 3 has...