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Lash all the dry edges of cut outs and ceiling board with Pva 3-1 and let it dry for a few hours. Use toupret powder and it won't crack.

I also have tote boxes with folding lids. Cheap to buy and many sizes. They are the cheap option used https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174695030360

@MakeItSmooth I'm just sorting my tools out. Looking for better kit and ways to store to hand plus carry less with me as a bit overrun with stuff. Getting up and down and running around ain't as easy now I'm getting older so need stuff to hand and pencils and tape measures seem to vanish in...

Carpenters pencil holder and sharpener. Pica 505 Pica Pocket carpenter pencil. This is a mechanical pencil and you just swap lead in pencil toolstation sell similar...

Stanley boxes fit the dewalt as same company, same clips and a bit cheaper https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MQK120C/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_73PAJPX07F5PTVEQ28XQ Yeah they are good Or go with the Systainer boxes. Many brands and you can buy from a company that makes them but I think Stanley and...

What is everyone using to hold drill on belt? Found this and thought it looked good for screwing plasterboard ect https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01L4QOJAA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_imm_0CEPSM12A8XPVTZQ09CN

Sorry. This is the link to parachute bag. My mistake. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GK4U2A8/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glc_fabc_7MQ9EZD2PXNM97NE1Z16 Although the bucket bag is also a good idea.

Ever heard of a parachute bag? No I haven't. Use for nails or batteries, screws ect. Cheap at £22 and they stack in a plastering bucket. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00GK4TOWK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_glc_fabc_HYAHYNBKRTHZX540JP78

Anyone know the way to tie laces so they don't come undone yet you can still pull the end as normal. That was another frustration of mine. Seems sometimes ladders and on your feat all day causes laces to come loose. Maybe a post for another day as I know..

I've always needed them. Wore holes in the waste where I kept grabbing to the pull up. Flipping nightmare tbh. It's a lottery on your body shape I guess..

That's it. Da da da da du du du. Classic. Brilliant bit of comedy. :) Other problem is. People tighten straps. You get shoulder pain or back pain. Need to be slack and loose when stood up.Your general movement will keep trousers up and should not know you got them on.

St Straps in wrong place at the front. Need to be out the side a tad more and it fine away so no joggers nipple. Lol. Too far out straps fall off shoulder so need to be in correct spot for you. No grandfathers or others to pass on this information I guess. Cotton sting vests are great and...

Why you posting pictures of your birthday party in this thread @carl-the-plasterer? Mind you I was waiting for something. Blue Oyster bar maybe ha

Wood off the floor cut to lowest point.. Then tack strips of wood to the side of joist to match the height. Then see what you need to pack joists but this is if floor is level Then see where you are at. String line is naff and never works. Other way is lazer level (dewalt) about 1m high line...

You can also get velcro belt loops. They wrap around the belt. Also braces with belt loop clasps. Not tried them but hooking on belt loops is also a good idea. I like to carry fastback knife for board and general cutting plus tape measure and phone holder so belt is important with the weight...

Perry make braces that will clip to belt vs crocodile clips. Just got a pair from ebay from America for under £20. Also available in the UK. Those metal crocodile clips on some can come off so these plastic belt hooks are a really good idea Tushi belts are good although you have to remove...

Pva around the edge. Lash it on 2 coats. Blob well around the edge so old plaster is solid all around. Then dot and dab board with a few screws just to hold until set to pack out. Few more screws. Pva around edge Plaster level with ceiling

Yeah that's another way but it's transporting it.. Have seen that done though.. Guess that will work well

I clean mine so microfibre sleeve is best. 9 inch is good enough although I think the bigger the better but it's just pva so unless it's a large area stick with 9 inch. Wrap in cling film when done and it will last for days / weeks although summer will kill it with heat wave. Dunk in water...

@carl-the-plasterer The grab power and being able to adjust in and out ain't great with plaster. It is with polymer though. I don't disagree with you, but I've just found it easier and less messy and one less clean up with small mix to use mastic. I think it's a bit quicker to just mastic...

@carl-the-plasterer Im all domestic. Anything from old 1800s laths to 1950s internal cement backing. Hardly ever any plasterboard for me as that's easy with a few staples . Also beads over artex walls. Anyway. I'm all for sharing ideas and don't mind getting shot at if some think it's naff.

@carl-the-plasterer Its time wasted with finish setting on some walls with windows in ect messing about setting them in. Also nailing on cement render and others ways of fixing ain't good enough sometimes and clout nails seem to end up in tyres. I remember running the vacuum around and catching...

Sticks like and ob1 or CT1 and many others are similar polymer mastics and unlike silicone they are said to not go hard so quick in the nozzles. I just tape the end or use nozzle packs with screw cap ends that you can buy. The large everbuild I linked to has the larger thread nozzle so I have...

You don't need to wait. Skim on straight after fixing and move if required even after first skim. After about 30-40 mins it starts to dry though and can't be moved so easily if required. Decorating wet wipes cleans off hands or any overspill but you don't need to apply much. Keep it neat. Any...

Tried everything from super glue to foam. From grip fill to nails. Found the best stuff is polymer mastic. Sticks to everything Inc wet pva. Thin bead of mastic and on with the metal beads and plaster straight away of following day. Whatever. Simple. Holds really well from the start. Like this...

Try beeline sealer before bluegrit. Beeline sealer is a pva emulsion. It is not like pva you know. It's dont go sticky and will stick to a range of surface from glass to plaster and won't come off, so mix 3-1 (give it time to dry) then the bluegrit goes on a treat

Sbr before green grit was recommended on youtube demo to kill suction if memory serves

Perry Suspenders like these X type as will clip on a decent belt https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0018DPDSW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_C713905SDG0TX5DA96YD Clever those vs clips Y Shape avaliable as well. Also like the millatry tactical belts...

I'm on champ in gold cup. I'm no gambler though. Just saying. 2nd favourite

Cut a handle of a old hand saw and drag that across to break through surface. 100s of scratch marks for a great key. Then have a really good scrape at it. Prime with gardz.. Then up to person who skims as either blue grit or pva. Both work great, just some like one of over the other and both...

Hobby craft sell in small bags. Larger bags can be bought at a cornice and moulding shop / factory where their make and sell

Polymer mastic works well.. Inside and out. Stick on wet pva or dry walls. Solid from the off.. https://www.toolstation.com/soudal-fix-all-high-tack-polymer-adhesive-sealant-290ml/p84704 Foam gun I've also used but a too much messing.. Staples on new board works well

Cheap reliable person to plaster lounge. Right. Who's cheap and reliable then?

Board ceiling to the edge. Board up to ceiling after.. Is that what you are asking otherwise I'm with that door knob trump. Confused. No difference if you do it the way other way though and wall first. Join will be in the same place

Is that the one they recommended sbr on really old walls first then paint green grit over?

I never claimed 3rd grant.. If your working flat out and your paying money in the bank plus buying materials and claiming against business plus other bill like van and fuel, mortgage being paid and you claim just to trouser cash and they come knocking you need to defend yourself with facts and...

Hire one for £50 a week or £30 a day

I'm doing a big artex staircase walls and ceilings next week. No problem.. Had a dig and all stuck well. Scrape the lot. I'll beeline seal then pva and skim.

Need to seal artex day before and dig at older paper tapes to see if they will pull out. Will blow sometimes with the damp. If white tapes then not asbestos. I seal day before with beeline sealer. Fill channels and tape if I've have pulled tapes and leave. Following day beeline over...

Buy 4 for free delivery https://www.univarsc.com/products/beeline-decorators-primer-sealer Water down to spec. On bricks and old masonry I spray with £20 hvlp for speedy application

@Giddy1 Beeline sealer then bluegrit is betrer. The beeline is like bluegrit but without the grit. Its still pva but don't go sticky and sticks to many surfaces rock hard and good sealing properties. Cheap too

You touch it you own it. That's a state... Prepare to work hard and get a phone call to say come and fix cracks for free. One days labour and a few sheets of plasterboard is out of reach for customer then that's not your problem. Run!

Bluegrit seems to stick well but the distemper will still continue to degrade. When I phoned paint technical they said don't go digging at the surface paint because once you start you can't stop plus you need to deal with the distemper. Some distemper is not bad while others is soft and poor...

Distemper will wash off easy ish with sponge and water but a right job doing a lounge ceiling or walls and could easily take several days plus a arm killer. It's similar to contract emulsion with the chalky feal and no sealing properties. These days i dustless sand off the worst of it then seal...

With top cash back they will take £5 (per year) for the premium plan which you are on. You can opt out for the free plan but you get higher rate and offers and you only pay from your credit. Quidco is £1 a month.. I'm sticking with top cashback and happy to pay £5. Its free money for not...

It's called tramping.. There are courier apps and people wait in a town for job going either towards their home or away depending. They try not to move without a paying load. Vans. Cars and bikes used to move stuff. That's what I was told.

I just bought impact drill online and got £10.50 cashback from quidco buying from Powertool World. Small saving but worth the little effort. Just done a small click and collect from wickes and got my normal 10% off plus 37p cashback with Top cashback. Buy an island soon

Toolstation now on top cashback. Just click the link to toolstation on the top cashback site for 6% back. Screwfix is 2% and wickes is 1.6% Click and collect only.. I use app on phone but TCB website works the same to redirect you to merchant. @Danny This correct place to post?

Yeah I think..Heat... Had one this week done back in March and small crack. Ground movement I think. Also the mesh needs to be close to surface vs on artex where tapes are pulled. Level a bit first then tape. I've had deep tapes crack so they need to be surface applied.. And bunglows. Gee..

I had one i repaired twice and while I was looking the son walked across landing above and it flexed. I removed cove section and hammered in slate to pack joist on wall. All good