Recent content by yowge

2 coat everything to be honest

Thanks lads. Much appreciated.

Does anyone know who it was,im stowed off and could do with a hand.If anyone knows who it was could they pass his user name on to me ,cheers thanks.

Do the job right mate whatever!

cheers for that lads,i will have a shop about for them what you said.

Ive been plastering for about 4 years now and in that time ive just mixed with an old SDS drill.Im now looking at buying a good Mixer but im unsure which is the best to buy ,any ideas lads? There are quite a few on the market and i dont want to pay a fortune for a crap one so thought you lads...

I live in Sunderland and after a slowish start to the year my diary is filling up slowly but surely. Looks like things are turning for the good.Last year was unreal and i wasnt even advertising. Turned work down at one point,but this year has just been steady away but ive been very busy of late...

Got a couple of ceilings to skim next week. Problem is one of them has had a leak above and water has come through and in the past when ive done this the plaster bubbles sort of and comes away. Can you skim over wet damaged ceilings but since dried out board or not? cheers for any help lads

Been using all sorts of PVA over the course of the time ive been grafting and at times used to have to fight the wall as it would be going off. Tried Wickes for there PVA and have noticed that you have quite a bit longer to play with it,so its especially good when you have a huge ceiling to do...

Personally i would price by the day and price each room singlely, i wouldnt be trying to do it on the cheap as its your bread and butter so without taking the piss make sure you get your bit. Priced a full house lately where i worked it out room for room then but put my total in and found this...

Been Plastering for 2 and a half years now but now coming across jobs where im finding damp in houses and either having to knock work back because of it or at the request of the customer just skimming over the top but obviously not being able to guarantee it. I have explained they need a damp...

In the words of the great Arthur Daley.............." it im Terry!" >:(

I did hate them also but after last weekend where me and my mate done "5" im now starting to get used to them. Artex on one of them aswell which does your head in a bit but its not half as much bother as they used to be. Lately a lot of our jobs have been covering artex so you either take the...

I always put the angle bead over the wooden dowel and screw it on. Its harder to make an edge if you remove it. A few weeks ago we had a problem with cracking down the mantle breast on the bead each side of the fireplace and all we could put it down to was the fact maybe the wood dowel was...

Listen mate, i only done the 4 day plastering course @ beyond construction in peterlee and i was amazed at what they showed me in 4 days. The instructor is so experienced and really puts you at ease. I now have my own business and ive now been plastering for just under 2 years. i must say there...