Recent content by Steve Brown

It's not the social housing company that's the problem it's the w**k*r that your working for that's full of shite. Your the plasterer, you tell him how long it's going to take, as Murky said you shouldn't be floating and setting with limelite same day.

I've done a few the old school way as follows; 1. Strip off tiles, timber lats, sarking, leadwork. 2. Insulate? Total subject on its own. 3. Breathable membrane. 4. Thin plywood. 5. Building paper. 6. Stainless Steel EML. 7. Beads, drip and I put a stop at top butted up to underside of window...

I rarely use SBR internally mainly stick to good old PVA and prefer to plaster when it's dried. But when I use SBR I never plaster when it's dried, I always plaster over it wet or tacky.

My dad had the same problem with his van, tried everything new fuel pump etc sold it and lad that bought it solved it. Had a oil leak from the sump, if oil is low computer thingy protects and cuts it out. Fixed weep on sump with that liquid metal stuff for a couple of quid sorted. Dad was fuming.

£9000, my god how did he forget about £6000 in the loft, its a good job you both discussed handing back the £3000, I bet he was over the moon when he got his £300 back.

Recce not reccy.

The photos depict inside a conservatory. Before you tackle the whole exterior of the house start by knocking off all the old render in the conservatory back to brick. (Only as good as your background) Set your beads, scratch coat followed by top coat. See how you get on with that first as it's a...

Think of the benefits, washing done, tea made, no more forth road bridge type renovation constantly, ear ache. And she ( the customer) must of been a good shag so memory wanks.

It's hard to give you advice as to many variables, Original ceiling substrate, lath plaster, plasterboard, joists spacing 400 450 600. Condition of substrate, blown, water damaged, thickness/ weight. Number of coverings, coats of plaster, artex, coats and types of paint. Either overboard &...

Shouldn't of paid them until they left it the way it was before they arrived.

Everyone has a price.

My mate told me a story about his old apprentice still makes me chuckle now. The lad went to the bakers to buy the dinner And when he got back they sat down to eat it. Halfway through eating the pie's he opens a can of pop and Terry said where's mine? The lad says there wasn't enough money...

Look feel prod. I use that method for almost everything.

IPB = insulated plaster board. No need to remove blue grit if it's soundly adhered, just get a decent plasterer to dab the wall with insulated plasterboard. Go for the thicker celotex boards and show the plasterer a plan of the kitchen so he can apply additional dabs of adhesive where wall...

Best off dabbing it with insulated plasterboard then plastering it.