Recent content by mistersmooth

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    Shikkui training

    Wanna come and learn shikkui for free?
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    How good is the waterproofing

    i use a waterproofer(thompsons/cementone),then two coats of cera wax then paraffin wax-or you can use stucco guard or there is another product called aquadivetro-both of these are expensive though-stucco guard £30ish litre aquadivetro £250 for 15 litres-im also trying out some acrylic sealers...
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    prices for marble plastering

    try and avoid site work-they pay people to rip your work to bits and then try and avoid paying you-best one ive had was theres too much movement in it-if you wanted a sheet of plastic you should of ordered one! its marble effect! mr & mrs bloggs will be well chuffed with the marble effect youve...
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    wobbly rustic walls

    gents ive just done a 15th century gaff-oak beams etc-customer wanted to retain rustic charm between beams but as we all know trowels aint that flexible and you get lines-pavan(venetian plaster trowels) do a super flexy plastic trowel that solves this-bit of pressure and it closes everything in...
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    Cream of Tartar

    i tried it and it didnt seem any different-was in the summer though so heat might of been a factor-ive been told a capful of freeflo is good in skim,but only in first coat and then a nice tight second coat-geezer that told me reckons 60m piece of piss
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    Lime pricing

    tradlym in cheltenham-martin is the guys name he,ll sort you out but i reckon 1200 is too cheap
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    Coverit

    alternatively stucco italiano also supply coverit but andys gear comes in cheaper-its all about the margins innit?
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    Coverit

    yep-unless you want your gear by the pallet load im pretty sure that andy is the fella you need to talk to-i know that his gear is manufactured by coverit but as said youve got virtually no chance of dealing with them directly
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    Woman Plasterer!

    ive seen a couple of sisters rendering-they were good but a bit big and sweaty
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    Paying subcontractors

    its a nightmare all that mallarkey-your paying out wages before youve been paid+the tax man with the yellow book every month+employers liability insurance(although theyre subbies youve still got to have them covered)-only time you see the benefit is when you get rid of em and get your final...
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    Speed ?

    funny thing is you go like a loon for a few years then you start to slow down as you approach 40-ironic that you spend all that time trying to be quick as **** and then you spend an equal amount of time trying to do as little as possible-or maybe its just me ?
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    New video ive had made

    mr marshall knows his craft
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    b*****d councils

    tell you what that borg bird was the fittest robot i ever did see
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    tricks of the trade

    get a decent drill-them blue things are shite and take ages to knock a bag up
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