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    Plastering in site

    I wouldn’t be able to do a 3 bed semi in 3 days on my own. I know that for certain think that would be to much for me. can do a room a day easy enough been doing 2 bed apartments bathroom kitchen/ lounge 3.5 days in my own. That’s with mixing and tidying up 3 metre high
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    Plastering in site

    Ok reason I asked that was wondering what people put in cos there maybe 3 of us I’d be guessing at 6 bag mixes. We’ve done rolling gauges before does anyone do them on site at all and hit say 3 rooms at once on a roll
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    Plastering in site

    32 I am. Started when I was 18
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    Plastering in site

    How many bags do you do in a mix for 1 person.
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    Back on site

    What’s site work like I’ve only ever done private work. Do you have to kill your self every day
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    Plastering in site

    Hi just want some advice from the plasterers who work on site. Ive Never done site work but thinking about giving it a crack. Getting a little bit fed up of standard day rate am on from my employer. I can get a gang together as two of my mates also spreads are talking about it. But like...
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    How many bags a day

    What’s two big sets, how many bags a set. What metres you covering in a day with them
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    whats the best plastering tip/advice youve been giving

    On and off done a spell for 3 years and stopped then the past year gone back to it
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    whats the best plastering tip/advice youve been giving

    Any advice on skimming a 31metre sq ceiling. Should I get other spreads on it with me
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    K rend

    I know want to do the job for them because there a nice family and live down the road for me. But it’s a pain
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    K rend

    Customer wants this wall k rendered middle of the wall was steps at one point just looking a what’s the cheapest option. Either scratch coat and brick it up Cement boards and timber frame that opening what’s peoples thoughts on it
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    Quoting help

    Thanks for the advice, am getting loads of artex ceiling jobs lately, today done two bedrooms, bonded them both out in the morning out a bit of dirty in the mix to get it off quicker. Then skimmed both today. Charged £260. So come away with £200. Is that a bad price on my account should I charge...
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    Quoting help

    Hi there I’ve decided to go alone in the trade, but havnt had any experience in quoting. I worked for a guy for 10 years me on 120 a day. But don’t know about quoting should I charge £220 for a ceiling or is that Robery. Had to quote 4 bed house all ceilings where artexed so bonded out and...
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