Recent content by jcrplast

Someone else is doing the work now, as I'm busy with other work. I was not keen on scraping as don't know the content. It was suggested to keep the centre peice, and skim up to, but Id have been happy overboarding, and lose the centre. The coating on there is on original plasterboard. I can see...

Not sure whats best to do with this ceiling wanting done. They had someone else in to have a look, and they said the coving was 'built in' concrete so ceiling had to be skimmed up to, and sanded. The coating on there is wafer thin, and i see a problem if skimmed over. its on old original...

Not talking about and being transparent about rates, and prices hurts the trade.

Like spitting on your living room floor. Would you have the guts to do it on a proper job?.

Hidden in plain sight.

Showing your true colors now lads..green pmsl.

Sorry to hear fella. 18 that's a fair age. You looked after him well mate.

Thats taking the piss. Then leaves it like that and fooks off. Disgraceful.

Finished a small kitchen one over artex today aswell. I give it a pva day before, and on the day. Multi on both coats. First filled out ok then second flew on, but it picked up faster than i thought it would. I wasn't dragging my feet either. Ill try the bonding like others have suggested next time.

Going over artex this morning small ceiling. I offered to board over existing, and said my concerns over content. Late 80s, and the artex is thin with the odd peaks to knock back. Ill hold a bucket under what needs to be scrape back, and stick a mask on. No rush just go quietly, and disturb as...

What about sand n cement on ceiling to level it out? Lol.

A chippy did the boarding. I cant understand how he left exactly the same gaps on all the other sockets. What i do instead of trying to measure the box exactly is to just measure the centre. Hole through then cut into the corners of the box. The spark left the wires standing straight out of the...

Had six more like this to deal with today.

I cant think of instances were asbestos was ever used in plasterboards.