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    Shoulder hurting? Tennis elbow?

    last year was bad for me. i saw a physio at hospital, he gave me stretching exercises. to be honest i have lost a lot of weight as well and this years great. i had a trapped nerve in my left shoulder (i am right handed) so that made me compromise and effect other areas when troweling. i am not...
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    Have i been taught right?

    agree, keeping eveything tight and clean saves time, money and our all important name, the games hard enough anyway... god i sound like a winge bag, i wouldnt work with me.... plus i have been vegan for 4 month so fart constantly so yet again i am probably talking b*ll***s
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    customer had a problem with paint crazing

    i agree there is definitely something nasty in the air fresheners. i too got a free one when i got my van washed, and that night i ran out of edible cock rings so got our lass to hang it off my knob. anyway the same thing happened with bubbleing and peeling. cant believe theres no thrush warning...
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    customer had a problem with paint crazing

    thinking about it she had moved her daughter in the room for a few weeks before they painted so could have been an air freshener or sun cream spray mabey, anyway i looked at it as soon as she phoned as i was in the area. talking of boring painting stories i once saw an apprentice painter paint...
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    customer had a problem with paint crazing

    So when i looked at the problem it was about a square meter on an internal wall. i had scraped, 2 coat p.v.a (wickes) and 2 coat skim. She doesnt blame the plastering as its not blown or crazed in any way, it wasnt greasy and it was the first room plastered so i saw it when dry and looked...
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    Hi just started a limited plastering business any help on finding contact work or

    good luck mate. I know it sounds obvious but be clean, unless theres a skip take rubbish away. remember (or right down their partners, children, pets name for christmas cards, notifications ect).good ways to pick up work.... sign written van, other trades, plumbers and electrictions are great...
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    Thin coat system

    yesterday some little kid shouted "keith lemon" at me when i got out the van, little b.sted. i do live in essex so i guess it was better than " ear mista ma mum says bob tha fukin buildas a be-ahhh builda than u".
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    Anyone ever had trouble getting paid from site work?

    if i was in your situation i wouldnt do the job, if you have heard from people you trust that he has ripped people off then you have your answer. the stress you will get chasing him will suck. if you have any back up work, even lesser paid thats a better option. honestly 99% of the time you know...
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    Speedskim question...

    hi. i would say 90% of my work is skimming over artex, its all pipes, sockets,skirtings on ect. without using speedskim it looks pretty cool but i am thinking its only good on new build/big areas. waddya think? cheers mate
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