this is wat a did mate and if you have the rite attitude its works work hard and show ur determination and come on here for knowledge of the trade like some one else sed employers will come to the college looking for workers and apprentices that how a got started then gave me the confidence to...
its not every thing if you have the passion its a great start but **** re doing level 2 of do level 3 and get on with a plasterer or start doing jobs on your own you should have the neccessary skills now if you are good your dood simple but you need to larn how things work properly now
the lads a perfectionist had this happen to me once done a little bit of plastering round a door n it was fine and he starting blasting filler over left rite and centre went back to see how the job was going as the building was getting converted and a couldnt beleive what he had done he had...
ave went to see a job today a reasonably small on a small partion wall to skim and sum plasterboard pactching in the ceiling but then he showed me an area were it is going to be a shower the back wall is a two coat plaster exterior wall the side one is a plasterboard wall both been skimmed and...
mate the list just goes on and on hhaha just joking mate just what the lads sed marshalltown trowel but a wouldnt worry about the makes off the bucket trowel n others
mate you keep saying 9 litres make a really wet mix but a builders bucket is 14.5 litres a think n a use a builders bucket to a bag of multi which a think most pple do so how isthat a wet mix it much hae been stiff as **** what conistency u mixing it to
just came across this n yes its ******* shite cant build out with it and you have to stand there hold the board in place for **** nos how long until it stops expanding
why not buy a pre worn trowel to use on skimming a no these also need broken in but are better then standard trowels to skim with straight off then use your other trowel for undercoats and sand and cement on internals as you dont render unless your one off these so called plasterers that just...
Float and set the thing that gets me with boarding is the awkwards cut your always havin to mate when with floating you just plaster around them plus lets face it its a much harder skill and you feel a lot better when its finished haha
never use saves your back always throw it away serves the idiots rite for buying 20 bags then waiting 7 month to get a spread in bet hes attempted to do sum diy with it then realised he needs a pro hah
oreet spot on never new why we put lanko in just sed thats wat the rep had specified so just followed the spec n you bed the mesh into the first coat gooner
lets us now how gud they are a was looking at them butwent with the refina s*p*r*lex witch are brillant on skimming imo but heard these have a more rigid blade might be good for parex or weber
a suppose you maybe could scratch it but a dont no theres no point to be fair just do wat rigsy sed let your first coat firm up then second coat it your second pass should go on nicer and it goes on to 18 mm no bother mate was on a job just a few week ago were we did it you mite wanna put mesh...
would definatly give it a s/c coat first just done the back off a house hacked off all the render then used micro and rendered with parex the top half came out gud but was thin on a few spots caz off high spots from were we had hacked off so we decided to s/c the bottom half as the bottom half...
Hard to get the hang off wen it cums to backing plaster a lay the gear on then throw a little water on stick the rule in the corner move it up and down to get a tight angle then procede to rule then fill in the hollows and rule agen after that wen it hardens a little a use a darby to flaten it...
never used a speedskim but a often use a refina spat on skimming and thery are the dogs b*ll***s easy fast and flattens in lovely quality tool and product worth a buy anyday
This i agree with a passion for what you do and taking intrest in your job not just landed at someones house doing the job and thinking your done you should always look to increase your knowledge and improve your self as a tradesmen
Its great when it starts **** now though just want to get back to work and make sum cash its all gone after all the drinkung and prsent buying but it wont stop me splashing 100 to 150 quid tonite hahah
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