Recent content by phippsy333

Agree Ive wroked in rooms as big being domestic......not too hard to beieve .....we once had a barn Lounge/ diner 20 by 10m........that was a challenge

Ahh ..you wearing stilts? If your crying on a 40m its one of several things possibly lol...you havn't been plastering that long? or your using a popup? or your gettin g old like me.......40m should be a workout not crying time . But a winder is always a break from the norm, I have bonded them...

Not only that Danny what would you do if it wasn't here? ;O)

Jess how long have you been plastering for? I have been plastering 12 years now. 5 days sometimes 6 days a week. I would say my company has done well in the industry. BUT pushing 45 now I find it hard to believe that a lady wouldn't get injuries if she was on the trowel ...if she is plastering...

Let's be honest here tho, this trade will be very limited for a lady plasterer. To work as we do on a daily basis, lift board etc would be near impossible unles they are only doing small hits and with help from a labourer. I would be extremely surprised if a lady could plaster for more than 5...

Use a flex trowel blade, only way if its a internal winder ( i.e. like the inside of a cork screw if you get my meaning ). I used to cut up plastic lids before the days of flexi trowels to do the job. Still think internal winders are one of the hardest things in plastering , give me a 40 m...

whys he pva before scrape? scrape create key then pva surely ? Also if you put too much food colouring in PVA it WILL bleed thru second coat, then you will have to blocker paint it to stop bleed thru.

I am on wednesdays........

No I am not Gary.aka grand wizard aka gibbo .......although I have worked with the man and know him.and I am a fellow yid supporter.....spunky I was here way back when and you were rather funny then too , big mal was a member, u minty etc and kebab king was skinny lol............ when danny...

Ive als just seen your age Kebab man 42......,,,,,,,,,jesus .........u must of had a right hard life lol xx

ok u caught me out...im still using hessian to tape me corners too......and I have 5 bags of carlite in the van too

I was frigging joking about mixing muck by hand with a cog ........megamixer does a 50litre bucket way quicker lol ;O)

Nah I wood'nt have one of those.......

Fatarm ..no dont machine plaster....70% of our work is domestic, rest small site really.......dont wanna buy a machine for big dosh and it just sits at the end of me garden rusting and not working for its keep......although I could do with one at the moment lol

lol and no before anyone starts pulling me leg Im not selling them.........