Recent content by monsieurdiy

He was only doing half a room because he kept banging on about a cancellation he had and that's all he could fit in - I said it's fine come do the lot in January/Feb when you can price for the time but he insisted on filling the gaps in his diary. Gave me some sob story about needing to fix his...

Haha. I'd already told him he'd not got the job but needed to know if he was completely taking the piss or not so I know whether I'll be spending 2021 staring at brick. Main thing was plasterers' opinion on the ceiling popping. Mixed responses on that one, I reckon I'm going to go ahead and get...

cheers, that's what I thought - he wanted me to supply materials too. To be honest apart from the bathroom pain in the arse, the rest is all now back to brick or drylined and all are empty rooms. I'll get some priced quotes.

I didn't think it would be an issue as I didn't name him. But yes, I did think it was a bit dear for half a room. so thought I'd ask an idea of the going rate and if people still do day rates while asking about the ceilings.

Thanks for that, good point on accidents upstairs, foot through ceiling etc. Bathroom couldn't wait unfortunately, I've had a bit of bad luck - house didn't have a bathroom when I bought it work's been delayed by a year and I'm being evicted from the house I'm in. Cheers for the pricing, that's...

Hi all I'm having my loft converted and the builder has said don't skim the 1st floor ceilings because they'll pop when they do the new joists upstairs/deflect with load. However I'd just started a new bathroom on the 1st floor, all the walls and ceiling is boarded ready and I'm now tiling the...