Recent content by tommyswindon

I have a 2 metre straight edge but dunno if I could get a good finish with it? Another option I am considering is disc cuttering down a shovel and grinding the edge off

Lads serious question I am working 20 miles from the nearest town centre I have just gotta room on 2 coats was about to start troweling up and I have only gone and stood on my trowel and broke it I don't have any spares in the van or the time to go get one or get one of pals to bring one out...

I am winding you up lads. As the model professional that I am I would never do such a thing plus I have my excellent reputation to think off. CT plastering I see you know your stuff pal. Hope all you lads have had a good day

I didn't actually have any pva in the car so I watered down 3 tubes of no more nails and a tube of mastic was lovely stuff nice and sticky

Just the skim bits of the paint have come away but not much

Painted plaster the walls are about 60/70 years old and were abit crumbly

Lads I need some advice. I skimmed a big room yesterday 9 bags to be precise I have turned up today and it's all on the floor. What's going on?

Don't you think it would be easier to get someone who knows what they are doing to do it? Its people like you who are f*****g this industry up

Finished a lovely rendering job yesterday using sharp sand we done the whole house a 3 bed detached. The mix we used was 7-1 sharp sand and cement the grit in the sand leaves a lovely key for the masonry paint to pull into. The client was over the moon with the job and gave us a nice tip I...

The only thing a 20 inch trowel is any good for is sword fighting

Don't mess about with one of them. Bucket trowel straight out the bucket for me

Phone someone who knows what they are doing would be the best bet

Your a funny ****

Start at 7.30 chuck a couple of old dusty sheets down get everything glued up. Whilst waiting for the glue to dry bead up and fetch water. Knock up 4 bags in a big tub smash the room on if the plaster starts going keep knocking it back then flat everything in sit down have a coffee and a sarnie...

I normally just use a piece of batten out the skip