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    Work for the new year :)

    Give us ya number and I'll get our contracts manager to phone ya
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    Render Brick:-

    To be fair we got looked after with Lyndon
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    Render Brick:-

    They were alright with us in Bristol
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    Render Brick:-

    Weber , allumasc, K -rend all the usual stuff did you work for Westdales, Al Bishop & crew
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    Render Brick:-

    It all started out as a product called Decromace where you had to add fibres while mixing , it's much more advanced now & ya can make a really good job of it using different techniques for the brick face . Well worth putting on garages , out building s etc . Just finished 80+ houses in Leeds &...
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    Render Brick:-

    Brick slips are much better but a lot more expensive, being a plasterer you get sick of seeing different types of render. For me you can't beat nice stone work or a decent brick !
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    SHADOWS ON RENDER

    Shine a light across a newly scrimmed ceiling or wall , ( splash water on it then do the above ) there is nothing worse than the currant bun to wreck you're artwork . Tell the architect it's a trowel & not a magic wand
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    Render Brick:-

    You ever seen it sealed & shaded ? Different again.
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    Render Brick:-

    What's ya thoughts? And who's the dogs at this game
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    Work for the new year :)

    Good cigs bad cigs Woodbines or Players
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    making the transition from plastering to rendering!

    That's a name I've not heard for some time, a lot of work down south in them days , good times
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    basecoat and acrylic top coat

    I think £18 / m2 is a price fixed by most competitive big firms , especially in south Yorks . That's why most subbies stay where they are these days . Unless you do go down south and try to pick the good crops .
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    Shortage of tradesmen (apparently)

    Only on a Friday
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    external insulation. why

    RE Windows:- don't forget to order the wider chills , need at least 30-40 MM. over hang
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