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    Recommendations for dry lining course

    Hi all , can anyone recommend a dry lining course that comes with a qualification in south west uk ?
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    What would you do ?

    i think the tricks to price stuff with plenty of extra headroom and as someone said be very clear and communication wise you need to repeat yourself , phone before , again and revisit....mis communication is one problem and yeah the odd person trying it on .When i price i tell them i will...
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    whats the best plastering tip/advice youve been giving

    Best advice i ever got was from my Grandad who was a plasterer from the 50's up to the late 70's , when i said i was going into the game in the late 80's he laughed and said ' are you sure you dont want to be a plumber '.....?and he was serious i later found out.......25 years later.
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    What would you do ?

    I think we all had this one.......you have to watch your back constantly dealing with Humans full stop ( i really wish i wasnt one somedays ) ......its getting worse .Everyones middle names ' Shaft ' now it seems , endess bullshite
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    Looking fort start in the Chester area....

    it depends on experience really in actual plastering a lot more than they tell students , when i left college in 1987 with city and guilds the plasterer i went on with gave his labourer the job i went for and made me labourer for obvious reasons , If you can plasterer well and up to an ok speed...
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    Are Quick Plastering Courses Worth It?

    will say down here in cornwall a mate did a course on weekends and by all accounts the teacher was bragging how they could all earn xxxxx amounts and there was work all over the place down here and i dont know what fking planet the course tutor was on but got the impression he was trying to keep...
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    Are Quick Plastering Courses Worth It?

    tricky one as courses can be a good start but they often end with people thinking they can plasterer and getting on a job and then being told ' get on the mixer ' ....it happened to me 25 years ago after a tops course :)....anythings worth a go but i dont think paying crazy £ is just to learn...
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    minimum wage

    Parasite middle men / agencies are the problem and employers etc using them so they can just use humans like low paid slaves , its got much much much worse since agencies kicked in and the american style card systems were sold for a tender to american companies so we can be taxed via endless...
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    wheres the money these days ?

    yeah its a shame i am shite with pipes and electrics...did consider it funnily enough like everyone else and did work with a plumber once and it did my head in more than plastering.
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    wheres the money these days ?

    been in and out of the game a bit and was wondering about retraining in new finishes , machine etc , i was wondering where the cash is ? abroad ? machine plastering ? marble ? or is the best earner still local doing small work ? whos making the Real cash and where ?
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    Plasterer looking for work - penzance - cornwall

    looking for work in the area , can travel a bit , open to the odd day or full work.
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