Recent content by scotty34

Morning all . Got a single story new block extension im currently on , I base coated and meshed in parmurex . Now customer has changed their mind about top coat and wants a smooth render finish ( no problem) . So im topping with parmurex . Just wondering about timings , and will it pull in to...

I forgot about this thread lol . The customer isn't gonna have ingress ( that's why I'm skimming over the ocr ) , it's overkill I know but that's what he wants so that's what he gets , his money not mine ‍♂️ and with regards as to why its easier using ocr and a whisk it's because I'll be...

Didn't want gypsum backing coat bud . Incase of water ingress .

It's only 2 walls m8 , plus the money I would've had to give the labourer will cover it and make my life a million times easier lol thanks for the reply

Afternoon chaps , im supposed to be starting an internal s/c job tomorrow ( upstairs bedroom ) . But my labourer has kindly text me 2 hours ago saying he won't be in all week . So I was wondering if I could use weber ocr instead ( I'll build out with 2 coats ) then skim over it a few days/week...

same thing happened to me last week m8 , i was only skimming out a box room . put 2 walls on flattened and trowelled em up lovely . went had a bite to eat in the van came back laid on the other 2 walls when something caught my eye on the walls id done the set before , small cracks in the plaster...

customer phoned me today wanting a quote for a bedroom to be skimmed out , job was about 30 miles away , so i was gonna drive down straight from work , but i thought coz the drive is quite long ill test the water first with a quick text :RpS_wink: so i gave her a little text just explaining...

skimmed a ceiling in the week ( over artex love it :RpS_angry: ) when in the middle of spreading the labourer distracts me , as i turn my head back up to the ceiling , i get a nice blob of multi right in the eye lol:rolleyes) so skimmed the ceiling with one eye , and when i woke up the...

board ceilings first , then float up the walls then skim it out .

i honestly don't think she was making it up either lads , i told her point blank that any clowns that can give you a crazy price like that have got to be dodgy , she just said ' well their doing the front garden fence for me first , so ill see how their work is then lol ' they're charging 300...

I know bobspread , the worse thing is that customers like this are getting more and more common , I normally meet at least 1 every week lol :rolleyes) im just fortunate that I can afford to tell them to f*** o** lol

you gotta watch us scott's john :RpS_lol:

afternoon all , went to price a job last week and just had to come on here and share it . woman rang me up asking for a quote on ripping out all old plaster board covered in artex in her attic , then cellotexing the attic , boarding it , dot and dab a wall up there then skim it out . so worked...

Thanks for the input men . Well some of u ( people like church the keyboard warrior can get f***ed ) . All sorted now , ill hardwall the rest Monday and job done .now I'm off out for a beer or 10 have a GD day men

F**k knows m8 , he must've bn chucking the stuff on with a shovel lol