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  1. J

    Checking correct practice.

    ol.. bet you was bullied at school hey..lol.. you are such a nob matey.... Do you mean.. bet you WERE bullied at school? I'm sure you know more about nobs than me! The word is KNOB, by the way.
  2. J

    Checking correct practice.

    You may, but I suggest that you read the whole conversation before forming an opinion.
  3. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Who the hell do YOU think YOU are. If I'm being paid to do a job for someone with their hard earned cash, I will go out of my way to do the best job I possibly can and that job will be done in a professional manner using professional techniques and materials. And yes, I will know MY place...
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    Checking correct practice.

    Thanks for your reply. I fear it is too late to start removing the products they have used and use a lime product as I didn't stipulate that in the beginning. The problem is as a non-builder you trust the "professionals" to do the job properly and they aren't always as fussy or particular (or...
  5. J

    Checking correct practice.

    I meant to say...giving people grief
  6. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Again, thanks but I don't think sitting at home giving people who have come here for some genuine professional advice is going to get them work!
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    Checking correct practice.

    Thanks again Stuart. I'm actually between Perth and Stirling but I appreciate that you are too far away. Hope the weather is better in Ayrshire than it has been here! I have already challenged the work being done but as someone already said "they are going to say it's correct, aren't they?"
  8. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Thanks. The builders are still working. I'm assured a "high standard" finish. Call me old fashioned but I think it's just as important to know that everything below the surface is "high standard" as well as the finish. I think the problem is that this crew are used to working without anyone...
  9. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Thanks for your reply. It seems from the other replies I've received that there are many different practices used. As for a picture... the walls have been patched and "skimmed" so it would only show a flat surface. Perhaps I should have been snapping as work was going on but I'm sure that...
  10. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Thank you for that. I think perhaps that was the answer I was looking for. I thought there was one industry standard way to finish plaster a wall and I was wrong it seems.
  11. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Thank you superspreader. You have summed up exactly how I feel about most (but not all) of the replies I've received!
  12. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Hi Danny, I'm near Perth in Scotland. Do you know anyone in this area? Many Thanks!
  13. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Many thanks for your reply which was far more helpful than most :)
  14. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Oh I think you already have it firmly wedged up there!
  15. J

    Checking correct practice.

    Hi Stuart. Very good point. The quote says only "repair/ replace plaster work as required" and "finish to a high standard. The plastering is only part of a much larger job and before it started the talk was of "skimming" the walls after repair work was carried out to the original lath and...
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