Recent content by vivajustice

Yeah did all these didn’t really help too much. Much just have been particularly bad. Cheers anyway

Alright lads and lasses. How do you all deal with rooms where their is no air or ventilation. Had a few bathrooms recently with no windows and the humidity inside the rooms makes for hard work to get a nice finish. Feels as if the water is just sitting on the plaster and it goes greasy.

Just had a promo from wickes "New British Gypsum Range and Even Lower Prices on Plaster..." 12.5kg Thistle finishing plaster = £7.29 British Gypsum Thistle Multi Finish Plaster 25kg = £5.95. What the eff? Surely its the same product.

coincidence????

No, but i would sort out some payment terms with them personally. Dont like waiting for money. If they dont want me, they can look elsewhere i will not miss them..

BG multi has been all over the place for me recently, havnt had a decent gauge for about 2 years, pretty much since they started lining the bags with plastic. It'll either be pulling in too quick, staying wet then setting really quick and peeling on last trowel or polish trowel, or just feel...

• is the work for you or to contract out to others? •what kind of work is it? •are you providing materials? •will you have to come out to oversee the work if for subbies? •are the firms who are offering work big time or just small companies? (big time usually screw you around more, waiting...

surprising how much time it saves with an auto feed! seriously one of my favourite tools on the van (apart from mixing drill, hate mixing my hand! Oh and trowel, hate plastering with my hand! Oh and hawk/handboard, hate holding plaster in my hand and scooping off into my other hand to lay on the...

Makita 18v checking in. Used to jam as a screw slipped and got caught in the guide once, managed to source a new guide off ebay and never had a problem since.. I do try to use better quality screws though (senco, rawl etc) but the battery will last me the majority of the day, even screwing 55mm...

ta guys

would tanking the side where rendering not be enough then? would it not still act as a barrier?

Looked at a job to re-render an outside garden wall which lies beside some steps going up a garden. Behind the wall the garden is raised high so pretty sure soil/earth etc is behind it. The render was soaking wet, which i figure could be two reasons, a. being the soil behind and b. the render...

Am I the only one who noticed he started plastering at 12?!?! No wonder your bones are buggered, child labour is banned for a reason!! For me, website works a treat, never listen to cold callers promising you a profit as they will never, ever work out to be what they say! Never really leaflet...

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Make an excel spreadsheet, formulas are all documented and you can even use existing templates.. Use Wickes or whatever to find the price for all materials and put your own labour charge at the bottom.. So, yes, i am recommending excel