Recent content by timmo72

hi guys been to look at a job today and its just a couple of walls want re-skimming ..th thing is the stuff thats on the walls now looks and feels like sandpaper has anyone come acroos this stuff b4 ?? will i be ok wi just a couplke of coats of pva then multi ???

ive got a ford transit on an 03 plate only got 53000 miles on it aswell and its just sailed through its mot (thank god ) ....drinks the diesel though ???

ill keep me eyes open for some .cheers church

going over artex i used to hate , but most of my jobs now seem to be covering them up and find them no problem now . i always give it a good scrape first 2 - 3 coats of pva depending on size of ceiling . 1st coat quite thick whack it on flatten then let it pull in as much as possible then get...

cheers lads i wasjust about to ask the question about the artex stabilex too . not come across it b4

cant really do the hardwall cos still got skirting board on and coving aswell . did a job like this b4 and the skim just dried and cracked that was after about 5 coats of pva it was a nightmare . this gyprime how much is it and where dya get it from . or wouls it be best just to use me spare tub...

cheers dpbeds ive got a tub of wba in the van . that will do it ok will it .also ive heard things about thistle bonbit any ideas wot thats like ? cheers does it kill all suction ? how much does it cost? and where dya get it from ??

hi guys gotta wall to do , the customers have taken wallpaper off and it has pulled the skim off back to the old render . the render when u touch is bone dry and crumbles when u touch it . is there a product that u can use to kill the suction . i thought about going over it wi hardwall but the...

i just leave my trowel in a bucket of water overnight then just rub wi some fine sandpaper comes out like new everytime

where i live we have a booklet which goes to all the houses , it comes out every 2 months and it costs me around 60 quid depending on the size of ur ad .. i get most of my work through this booklet ,having the van signwritten helped aswell

if the wall looks fine when painted dont worry mate ......could be somet to do wi how much water u put on when doing final trowel

aye .. i just purchased a tube of beads from b&Q 10 x 2.4m lenghts for £5.99 ....wonder why there so cheap at the moment ???

i did a bedroom couple of months back .. pvad as usual starting whacking 1st coat on and b4 i was half way across wall it started to dry out and crack like crazy paving .. anyway i came on here and asked the guys why and got replies wi it been a high suction wall soak it 1st wi water to stop it...

well said boys .. there is always something that pops up wot u dont know . thank god for u guys on this forum cos uve all helpedme out so much

thats wot i thought about doing rob . cheers , but i always like to ask the guys on here