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Andy_Wraith said:
I take your point, and am not trying to get anyone’s back up. This is simply a request for advice. I’m not trying to take any work away from anyone, just attempting to learn myself for the exact reason that a few have pointed out. I’m not about to make mistakes or do a crap job on my own house. And it’s surely a generalisation to assume you know the reasons why every tradesmen would fail to see a quote through? If this isn’t a place to ask for advice, then what is it for?
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A load of grumpy old plasterers to have a whinge and a moan, and have some banter. :bananahappy:
 
Andy_Wraith said:
I take your point, and am not trying to get anyone’s back up. This is simply a request for advice. I’m not trying to take any work away from anyone, just attempting to learn myself for the exact reason that a few have pointed out. I’m not about to make mistakes or do a crap job on my own house. And it’s surely a generalisation to assume you know the reasons why every tradesmen would fail to see a quote through? If this isn’t a place to ask for advice, then what is it for?
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What people are saying is that the prep is as important as the finish coat.

When the customer has done it and the boards aren't straight and don't meet and there's about a foot round the sockets because you've thought that the plasterer would bury all your sins...gotta start again.

Then you'll cry about extras or say the plasterer was s**t.

Best bet for you, friend, is to research tape and joint and do it all yourself.
 
Stevieo said:
What people are saying is that the prep is as important as the finish coat.

When the customer has done it and the boards aren't straight and don't meet and there's about a foot round the sockets because you've thought that the plasterer would bury all your sins...gotta start again.

Then you'll cry about extras or say the plasterer was s**t.

Best bet for you, friend, is to research tape and joint and do it all yourself.
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No worries, thanks for your help
 
Bartholomew said:
Love it, I'm going to bodge all the prep but then want the plasterer just to pop along for a few days and give it all a "perfect finish" :cool:
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This is class - why do people automatically assume I’m going to “bodge” anything? The majority of my question is based around whether what’s on the walls needs to come off or if it can be worked with...I’d rather not pay someone to knock it off, or get told everything needs to go in order to get more work and cash out of the job. Nothing wrong with that mate.
 
Andy_Wraith said:
This is class - why do people automatically assume I’m going to “bodge” anything? The majority of my question is based around whether what’s on the walls needs to come off or if it can be worked with...I’d rather not pay someone to knock it off, or get told everything needs to go in order to get more work and cash out of the job. Nothing wrong with that mate.
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And that's why nobody wants to quote your job
 
Stevieo said:
What people are saying is that the prep is as important as the finish coat.

When the customer has done it and the boards aren't straight and don't meet and there's about a foot round the sockets because you've thought that the plasterer would bury all your sins...gotta start again.

Then you'll cry about extras or say the plasterer was s**t.

Best bet for you, friend, is to research bead tape and do it all yourself.
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:fuckyou:.
 
Andy_Wraith said:
This is class - why do people automatically assume I’m going to “bodge” anything? The majority of my question is based around whether what’s on the walls needs to come off or if it can be worked with...I’d rather not pay someone to knock it off, or get told everything needs to go in order to get more work and cash out of the job. Nothing wrong with that mate.
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The point is, we plasterboard and plaster every day. Plasterboarding may look easy but it isn't, when customers say I'm going to bowrd this myself I think ffs, as to get a wall perfectly level and flat isn't as easy as it sounds. You've asked for advice, and the overwhelming advice is pay a skilled plasterer to do it for you if you want it to look right. Decent tradesmen don't want to come in and risk a customer having done a s**t job, we've got enough to worry about at the moment without sitting at home thinking wtf am I going to turn up to tomorrow
 
Andy_Wraith said:
This is class - why do people automatically assume I’m going to “bodge” anything? The majority of my question is based around whether what’s on the walls needs to come off or if it can be worked with...I’d rather not pay someone to knock it off, or get told everything needs to go in order to get more work and cash out of the job. Nothing wrong with that mate.
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You will bodge it not out of intention but by the fact you dont know what your doing. I could try to make a car or fly a plane, I'd have the best intentions of doing it right but the engine would fall out my car and id crash the plane into the floor through a lack of knowledge
 
I very nearly gave a s**t then.
It soon passed.
Why do people think they can glean from our experience for free? @Cockney1 I'll leave you to help them out.
 
essexandy said:
I very nearly gave a s**t then.
It soon passed.
Why do people think they can glean from our experience for free? @Cockney1 I'll leave you to help them out.
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Nath80 said:
The point is, we plasterboard and plaster every day. Plasterboarding may look easy but it isn't, when customers say I'm going to bowrd this myself I think ffs, as to get a wall perfectly level and flat isn't as easy as it sounds. You've asked for advice, and the overwhelming advice is pay a skilled plasterer to do it for you if you want it to look right. Decent tradesmen don't want to come in and risk a customer having done a s**t job, we've got enough to worry about at the moment without sitting at home thinking wtf am I going to turn up to tomorrow
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Thanks for taking the time. Genuinely, no offence was meant by my post, I think I was naive to ask in the way I did. I respect the industry and care about getting the job done right, I just wanted to improve my own knowledge on the subject, not take the p^ss. I never want anything bodged and the only way to do that is to hire a professional, or become a professional.
 
Andy_Wraith said:
Thanks for taking the time. Genuinely, no offence was meant by my post, I think I was naive to ask in the way I did. I respect the industry and care about getting the job done right, I just wanted to improve my own knowledge on the subject, not take the p^ss. I never want anything bodged and the only way to do that is to hire a professional, or become a professional.
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So speak to the guy who comes round and ask him about prep. He'll likely be glad if you want to chip out and fill the skip and so on
 
Bartholomew said:
You will bodge it not out of intention but by the fact you dont know what your doing. I could try to make a car or fly a plane, I'd have the best intentions of doing it right but the engine would fall out my car and id crash the plane into the floor through a lack of knowledge
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Push the stick forward - houses get bigger
Pull the stick back - houses get smaller

Can't be that much more to it, surely?
 
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