Recent content by Zippydragon

Only external wall is in shower so will use a tile board.

Would do but lots of hacking off would Be needed

hi guys, Hoping to start my bathroom at home shortly and I’ve got to build a wall out with moisture board. It’s really tight on the width so battens or stud wall are not an option. I’m planning on dabbing the board but have got porcelain tiles going on so was planning on using some of the big...

I ran Very fast

Well I went and met the customer and it gets worse Wants gable end done but doesn’t want to hack off the old smooth render from ground floor off meaning that half will look like a teenagers face and the other half a baby’s bum. It has become apparent I think the customer is crazy

It’s awful isn’t it.

This

A customer has asked for her extension on her cottage to be rendered like this to match her existing cottage. Now to me it looks like someone threw the much at the wall then left and went to weatherspoons but it’s what she wants. Now here’s the question. I’m new to the area and trying to build...

Paramedic

no way , going from one stressful career the last thing I’d ever want is more unnecessary stress. It’s a bit of muck on a wall or ceiling, not ever worth stress and what that brings

Any tried and tested tips for prepping a new carbon trowel? I’ve used my salt stone as I always have done but I know lots of people have different tips

A bad day only lasts 24 hours !

So a customer got me to quote months ago, then the weekly texts started of “can you not do that bit but this instead and make the quote cheaper. Eventually I have become annoyed and this was the icing on the cake so I had to tell them enough was enough. Probably cutting my nose off to spite my...

Cos anyone I’ve ever passed anything to/met/seen work of that is a regular on here has been decent. Plus they all know if it’s s**t the rest of the group would slaughter them, in fact , knowing the bants on this group even if it’s a good job they will still get some tongue in cheek stick