Recent content by Freerider

Its nothing to do with your work when it comes to a new customer that has found you through means other than word of mouth... its about convincing them that you are the right person for the job.. they havnt ever seen your work, having a convincing work vehicle is just giving you a helping hand...

100%, it's all about perceived professionalism, if you get two spreads, both of equal quality, but one has a brand new van, keeps in in top nick, and the other works out the back of a car.. although both will win jobs through word of mouth, the guy with the van will always win over more new...

Totally agree Andy! If that's the way you choose and can work, then awesome! Excuse my quite militant and black and white way of explaining things!

Lol yeh ok mate.

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Why would I do that, when I can do is doing the job I chose to do.. plastering.

Hahaha there the ones!! Dude, that one wall is all Id bother laying on, **** that ****!! Tell you what though, they are quite satisfying jobs when you stand back at the end and look at just what you have done, when painted theyd have no idea what a **** it was to turn their dated bullshit...

My view on things is, why the **** do I wanna lay on a ceiling and wall, then three walls with all the reveals, all for a days money, when Im turning somones shithole room into a perfect room that when painted, will look the nuts.. why the **** would I do that, working non stop all day, just for...

As matey said, there are far too many variables regards to these sort of questions, but your bog standard, rectangle 3x4m room, without 3 fireplaces, weird angles etc/ I price them for two days personally, could manage in one long day if I really wanted too, but I prefere to take my time and...

Why bother with a petition? its not as if they don't know they are **** does it.. British Gypsum are arrogant ***** that have us over a barrel as its the primary gear to use, they will just laugh at it.

I think we are kind of on the same page mate and do agree.. I am similar to you, I learn all I know through working with my old man on the job, fitting kitchens n bathrooms and general building work, without that, I would only know how to plaster! But I am grateful to have been lucky enough to...

Don't get me wrong, I don't personally have a router or jig/template to fit work tops, and I wouldn't do the electrics and plumbing when fitting a kitchen, but I never said I take the jobs on myself from start to finish, I said I have the necessary skills though in plastering, carpentry and...

You really think that? mate you obviously havn't got a clue how to use a set of tools if you can't turn your hand to other things, are you saying the same of tiling? if a plasterer turned up to do your tiling you would boot him off the job? Can't believe you genuinely have this attitude! I know...

Very quiet for me again, no phone calls in couple of weeks, but luckily kept busy through other tradesmen, plastering and fitting a kitchen over the next 2/3 weeks that's keeping me busy. What did that guy say about only sticking to one trade? Oh yeh.. Id be sat at home twiddling my fingers and...

You're missing the point mate, but if you want to be semi skilled and not beable to turn to anything else, then so be it! You are right that a lot of 'general builders' cant plaster.. that's because, they cant.. but spreads (good ones) are usually skilled with high attention to detail so can...