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had a nice bit of luck once, called up to look at a job that the client had been let down on,reskim a small bungalow.. after wandering round and chatting to the guy , he came right out and said ' could you do it for £6500?' fook me!! i was thinking more like £2500.. 'bit tight' i said... ,ok...

yet again it smacks of the customer telling the tradesman hows best to do the job and as a guess,to dictate cost!

what i used to do to defer the timewasters and those who just want to use you as a price tool is say that all quotes are £50.00 and i'll knock that off the final bill if successful with actually getting the job...kinda saved me a lot of aggro of going to price jobs in the evenings and alike

you know what really pi??es me off is when the client dictates what the tradesmen should earn!.. when i started in this trade back in the day my old boss as ignorant and arrogant as he was used to have a saying "always tell never be told".... kinda true sadly!

coz its like the bird of prey,sits on your hand

ok, this is how we have lime rendered over herracliff boards, firstly we used hydraulic lime 3.5.. mixed with coarse sharp sand with fines of no more than 3.5mm ,, mixed at a ratio of 2.5 to 1. apply base coat and press reinforced fibreglass mesh into... lightly keyed,,leave to dry for a...

hi, is the board herracliffe board,basically which is strands of wood mixed with portland cement

or no electrical works at all to get over....ever

not having to wash those effing white footprints from a tarmac drive

i can remember using hessian for scrimming on skeelings,, dubbing out to create radius with board finish, then give it ten minutes the whole fooking lot would hit the floor like a shotgun going off!!...happy days

anyway snajay...we're the plasterers ,we tell you how much its going to cost...we dont tell you how much we want to pay for a curry...price is a price

as a special deal...thousand pound a ceiling,chicken madras,keema naan,boiled rice ,couple of spicey pops, and a crate of cobra..

The correct tool to use is called 'a Frenchman'....have a look on eBay,you may be lucky..

Hi..any advise greatly appreciated, had a guy do some Krend on chimney for me this week, and sadly he's made a right hash of it...I.e, stone ft been scraped back so far in places the hpx base coat is showing thro ....can I apply r7 then stone ft directly on top.or is it best to r7 then to fix...

Plasrite

It was often said to me many moons ago that , the teacher doesn't go to the pupil,the pupil comes to the teacher....pretty true that

Hi all, I'm looking for someone to undertake all my screeding work.... jobs range from 20ish sq m. Small extensions...Up to 200 sq m for the one off's....Most of my work is East Hampshire/ west Surrey ....I used to screed myself, but, my elbows can't take anymore, if I lay 30m2 I'm off work for...

Also,when was working in Guildford saw SCR1M on a escort van..

There's a guy round my way has P145TER on his van get plastered is his company name....also pl54ter from a guy in Farnham Surrey

Eml

Yeah,plunger is what I know it...used to wrap elm around bottom of it..used to fxxk the mixing bucket ..but boy was it quick,then again you had to be!!!!

Hi..has anyone used izonil plaster,as it's been specified to use on a flood damaged house,ideally would like to know if it can be set on with multi finish,looking at their website it looks like a render only product!..I've emailed technical support and await their reply....however, I've got to...

You can't polish a turd!

Also try and leave render ruled off horizontally.i.e left to right ,,as easier to rub up..work with the grain rather than against ...".you'll find the float digs in a little when just ruled upwards...

It's each job on its own merit I'd say...for example,builder phone's me up says he's got about 8 boards needing skimming,one room 'you'll get it done in a day ..easy he says '...I get there and holy fukc it's all in between beams little triangles a whole god damn bible of awkwardness....4days it...

I personally blame the electrician...know all prima Donna c**t....:RpS_laugh:

I too like others were taught by 'old boys' who had an 'old school 'attitude on how to plaster and how to teach....this I guess was passed down to them by their predecessors and likewise for them...so let's say there's a plasterer now who's 70 he could of been taught 50 years ago...say in the...

A while back, did a complete re skim of a 4 bed house, agreed a figure with the guy to do the job,had a payment when top was done so no problems there, however he was in the pub one night talking about his job to I guess to some half wit spread who say'd to him " I'll plaster the bottom of your...

We've all been in the same situation as you,keep at it, something will turn up...best of luck

Also,showed him how to build a hod stand!!! He thought I was taking the piss! Why the **** would you carry muck in that thing ..meaning the hod....better than buckets boy....had to keep two spreads on price going when I was a lad, ******* hard graft, but, all said and done at least they've done...

Float and set majority of house I do,as spec from builders...tough coat generally but had a big bungalow to float last year in sand and cement..labourer broke down in floods of tears when 15tonne of sand was tipped up...lol

Talking To my father who is now 70 and been plastering since he was 15...about the way things are for plasterers in general nowadays, he said back in the day the majority of site agents and builders were ex tradesmen mainly bricklayers, they appreciated how plastering was a tough game and that...

Been plastering for 30 years......the rough ones make the quick money..the good ones make steady money....if you work as good 2+1 gang you'll do ok. If you employ 20 rough c++nts you'll make a fortune

If your any good at this trade you'll never be rich but you'll never be out of work

Oh that's great...I also need a dry liner ASAP,just to stick a few boards on a nice size project maybe 200 boards all in..any help would be much appreciated,thanks and happy new year

Hi,I'm looking for a experienced tacker to take over all my plasterboarding works. Most of the works is around east hampshire to west surrey..I have a few large new builds coming up very soon, along with extensions and refurbs at a later date..my regular tacker has decided to change career due...

Good old Hampshire

Hi...quick hello to everyone on the forum...been in the trade for over 25 years,looking forward to joining in the banter..thanks