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Just out if interest ... Where in Surrey ..? Im only 10 mins from Guildford . Cheers

I got stuck workin for a firm on a visa .... They take the mick for the first year coz they know your tied to them . once I got it all sorted the money got better but still not great . I ended up workin with a Scotsman ... We imported multi finish and was going well until nz gypsum got the hump...

Cheers for the warm welcome . and from reading some of the threads I see the boys still have humour and charm in bucket loads lol . its good to be back

I was what they call a solid plasterer ... Ie rendering .. We just worked in front of the sun .. The shaded walls . Hosed everything down ,, pools we started at 5 in the morning and used shade cloths . And they use lots of modified plasters ... Sto and such ... Great place to live but the...

Me .warts and all lol

Thanks guys .... I forgot how cold it gets here ,,, ... Lol

Hello all . i joined the site a couple of months ago and forgot to say hi . I'm a plasterer of 30 years ( driving the trowel ) from south uk . i just come back from 7 years in oz and New Zealand . im finding the site very useful for a catch up of what I've missed while away and how things have...

Aldershot spread here . Worked out of GUI,ford for many years . 07861697319 .. Give me a buzz if you need a hand

Specialized Construction Products is the other one ..

Ah ... I've used sto , rockcote from oz ,, insuclad . And a nz produced product . seems like all the same systems in a roundabout sort of way . Where in the south have you got this work ??? As I'm in the south after I asked I googled it ... Feel stupid for askin now lol . But thanks for the...

Just out of interest ,,, what is ewi ?? ive used many systems abroad and wondered if some might be the same sort of gear .

If it looks really yellow try adding some yellow oxide to you gauge .... Try a few gauges till you get the right colour ... It might take a few attempts to get it right . But it works .

Hi there . i had a go with American clay plaster in New Zealand . we were getting geared up to do an earth clay brick house with it as well but it didn't happen in the end . Had a days course on it . Found it a little strange but came out alright . I. Found the getting the head around it and...