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Thanks for replies and yes I do exist:) just manic at work. So writing a spec to redec 4 communal fire escapes in an 11 storey tower block central Portsmouth. Thanks Dan if I get stuck I will give you a bell. The steels are retro fit supports and have to stay in situ. Pictures were poor...

Hi All, I am a building surveyor for Portsmouth City Council and we have to redecorated some communal stairwells. Does anyone have any ideas how these beams and angles can be fire boarded? I have thought the one on the ceiling wall joint could have noggins cut at angles to make essentially a...

Hi everyone, I want to stick some insulated plaster boards to a ceiling of a tower block. What are the best methods to fix? Substrate is bare concrete, 60 years old. Do I have to glue them on and then fix them with knock ins? If so what are the best type of knock ins bearing in mind I don't...

The building surveyor insisted that we use pral because it is the most breathable, now after the delivery of 80+ bags he said he wants the same effect as lime render. I dont know if you can close it up or not and I agree with you it is a waste of money for coloured. Nightmare job really he...

The job is getting painted after so they dont care about it being patchy.

My client would like a floated render look to his weber. I have had a look and they recommend ocr for this but a guy on site was saying he uses weber pral and floats it up with a sponge and plastic trowel. has anyone heared or done this themselves? Thanks

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Hello. I have been using krend for a while now but a client for a big job wants me to use weber. Whats it like and if I rend aid it where does the mesh go? In the rend aid or tbe first pass of the chalk? Going onto old bricks but I have dubbed it out so all good so far. Hand applied as well...

Hi all, Basically I have ****** up. Missed a joint with scrim on a wall and it is cracking. Any ideas how to rectify. The client is against me skimming and has asked me if there are any other options. Any help is greatlly received. Many thanks.

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Evening all, I am just wondering if anyone has some tips about plastering upto door liners that stick out 20mm. I build it out with bonding but I am quite often spending more time getting finish. I find it hard to get the wall flush but perfeclty flat so the architrave sits flat. Any help is...

Thursday this week or 1 day next week if I can get another guy in on same day. Give me a call and we can discuse rates and times please. Cash will be paid but I will need invoice. All cosher mr hmrc!

I just need 2 good spreads for a day. Good money guaranteed cash at the end. Haslemere Surrey . I travel from nr Brighton so a lift from there is available if required. Thanks 07926248796

Perfectly round! Over boarding is what I have suggested, got a funny look and the builder walked off, he doesnt care I am on a price.

Hi, I have been asked to do this spiral staircase, I have skimmed half of the barn already, the issues that I have only done 1 before and that was onto grg board. I have floated and set many times because I prefer it to D&D. The exterior of the staircase has to come out 50mm wich I will float...

No pictures sorry, the builder has anchored the board back as well after he realised that it doesn't stick! This is the first time i habe come across this. Going to travis on the way in to get aome sbr. Thanks for yoir help.

Bonding from the board back to the wall that has been black jacked and it rises about 50 mm, thought of using thistle bondit? Thanks

Hello and thanks for all the help from my other threads I have some 3 foot walls to skim. It is onto insulation plaster board which has been dob and dabbed to the wall. At the topmof the board the client would like me to put a bull nose finish from the top of the board back to the wall. The wall...

Sorry about confusion, thistle bond it, is what I have applied to the wall, like you said b1lly you should not need pva, why did it start cracking?

Yes mate, thistle bond it green and painted on. not bonding coat. I thought the wholepoint of it was so that you didnt have to use pva.

Hi everyone, I thistle bonded a wall yesterday skimmed today. In the middle of the wall after 2 wet trowels and final dry trowel the wall started to hairline crack. The wall is a re-skim in an old house. Should i have pva the wall in the morning? Thanks

Fare enough, I didn't see it like that, I will be sure to pay for a moreexperiencec guy when needed.

What do you mean by lay it in straight in?

I just got tiger stripes all over a large job, and I have prob lost agood construction contract due to it as well, 3500 was the next job and he gas 3 more straight after. My work is good but I need to get some tips/ tricks and I would like to watch someone else to just chack my method us still...

I have been to trade skills 4 ù and got a city and guilds in plastering. I have done my own work and have pulled jobs off succesfully, i have also dropped a few b*ll***s. I would like to work with someone who has been in the game for a long time to show me how they do it, everything from the...

Thanks for the advise, I had not read any threads on the ripples, I also wasnt blaming my tools!. Thanks again.

Hi everyone, I am new to the forum so bare with me please, I have been on a large job with another spread, we have completed or so I thought. The forman has pulled us off his other job due to the fact that the walls have rippled, the ceilings are fine but every single wall that we have both...

I have just plastered a large job ceilings all good but the walls have rippled badly. I have started using a sprayer instead of a brush. The walls look perfect until you shine a light on them, the painter has a hali and is shinning it sideways across the wall! The building has had no heating...