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So I have a small extension to render. Still on a learning curve with it to be honest. They want it rendered below dpc, which I've said isn't the best idea but the builders are insisting on it. Normally when dashing I'd fit beads round dpc dash it then finish the base course with smooth cement...

So I'm about to buy a new house which has been rendered with k rend I believe. I highly doubt it's been sealed and I've noticed a few houses already have some staining appearing in earlier phases. We get the keys end of September so by that time it will have been rendered for about 4 or 5...

Can anyone tell me what this block work is? It's looks very similar to standard concrete blocks but yellow colour and seems like precast. The house has been dashed but it is all falling off so I'm assuming the block work needs either treated or something like rendaid? The customer wants it...

First time using rendaid I put it on about as thick as I put multi on but when I rollered it it seem to leave a really thick stipple. I'm thinking I maybe mixed it s bit watery or went over it with the roller too soon. Will I still get 1m2 out a bag. Don't worry it's a good friends house and...

Where is the best place to order render beads preferably with next day delivery

I have a customer wanting some mono applied to a small garden around their patio area. The wall has been built using facing brick which is quite smooth, should I rake out brick joints and go straight over with pral m or do I have to rendaid first?

Got a job to overcoat existing dash, was gonna use this to get it all done in a day. I was under the impression I could give it a fungi wash and go right over it. But I've heard some people sealing it first and others going straight over. I've not allowed for sealing it but would hate to come...

I've to look at a mono repair job where the customer is making their garage wider so the ingoes will need mono applied to match the rest. Now I don't come across mono a very often never mind repairing it. So just wondering if this is the best method. I won't get an angle bead on the corner so...

I've been asked to price a hotel to render in Dundee, I've not went into great detail with the drawings but according to the surveyor running the job there is around 530m2 of render to do an a further 840m2 of parge coating. Its far too big a job for me to do alone, so I was wondering if there...

So my in-laws have been wanting a new kitchen for about a year. They go ahead and book the fitters in for the 1st of May. I'm due my first baby April 18th and wanted to take a few weeks off when they arrive. I have work coming out my ears and need to work every weekend up to due date to get...

Had a small Saturday job today to sort this crack out Started chiseling it out and discovered this! It is an extension onto the original house. I was able to get my hand right thru to the outside!

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I'm after a bit of advice from the render gods! I have only ever taken on dry/wet dash jobs using traditional sand and cement. But last year I went out with another plasterer and done a bit of scratch render with him, I've also been to a few of the manufacturers training days, so I'm pretty...

Been looking forward to this all week. Is that sad haha?

I know there was a thread on here a few weeks ago about apollo lights i think they were, that lit up a whole room. Does anyone know if they sell these in 240? Or recommend a good 240 light. Nothing I hate more than carrying around a transformer! Especially cos every job I have going on at the...

I've worked with my dad since I started out almost 10 years now, he is due to retire at the end of the year. So I'm looking to find someone who's from or willing to travel to Dundee and the surrounding area to give me a hand on bigger jobs I get. Roughcasting and skimming. Also if next year is...

I've just completed a job for a big building company, I had about a weeks work from them restoring some original cornice in an old hotel they are converting into flats. I've just received email asking me to price up 18 flats 2 to 3 bedrooms to fit gyproc coving in halls and bedrooms and premade...

Where does everyone get their supplies, scrim, pva, beads etc? Do you buy in bulk or just pick things up as you need them?

Im a limited company both directors (me and my dad) are the only employees. My public liability is due and it's first time I've looked for quotes since taking over all admin for the business. Last year my policy came with employees liability insurance, but I've just had a look for quotes and got...

Finally found another plasterer in my area who has a bit experience doing scratch render and is up for letting me come out and give him a hand. Fingers crossed there's no rain on Sunday!

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I just got a phone call to go look at some work needing done in a house, they are installing wood burners and need the area around it dabbed and skimmed. I've not been to see it yet and haven't done anything related to a wood burner before. I don't want to go in blind so are they're and...

I've got a job to harl an extension and existing house which has previously been harled. The top coat is boss in places, some of it has been stripped and the scratch coat seems solid its just a little bit too smooth for my liking. I've not used rendagrip or any other product like it but was...

Anyone use a program like quickbooks or similar to do their accounts and bookkeeping? I'm thinking on giving it a go to cut down on the paper work but thought I'd hear what real people think about it. Also some have a feature to do payroll, now I really don't know anything about that and my...

Anyone know a good website selling these for much cheapness? Thanksss

Does anyone use the dash receiver from the likes of stonepack or Enewall? Can you just go right over existing roughcast with it? I've been pricing a few re-harls and been thinking about using the prebagged stuff, I know it will probably work out dearer for material but If you can go over it in...

Couple of weeks ago I got the go ahead on two fairly big jobs which woud have kept me ticking over till probably June. The first job was suppose to start tomorrow but I can not get in contact with the customer, been trying all week, so had to move things about and scrape some jobs together for...

Anbody else think they can be on form or bad form when plastering? Couple of weeks ago I was on form, mixing up pretty much exactly what I needed no waste, every mix going completely plan, getting great finishes which felt effortless. But last week and now the start of this week im defo out of...

I'm looking for a bit of advice from some of you guys who do marble plastering. I have a friend who stumbled across marble plastering on the internet, he's having a small bar area fitted in his games room and asked if the bar could be done in marble plaster, similar to a picture in a previous...

I know theres a few people who have gave a wee review so thought i'd add mines. Ive been using it for the last couple of weeks going over all kinds of backgrounds. It is nice stuff to coat and it seems to cover more M2 than a normal bag of finish. I skimmed over a couple of artex ceilings with...

Following on from my last post. Starting this varnished wallpaper job using unifinish. Wish me luck!

Hi guys, this one is for unifinish users. I have a hall stairs and landing todo that has old victorian varnished wallpaper, thats impossible to remove, its stuck solid. I was going to apply blue grit to it because i find pva just beads and never goes tacky on it, but jewsons are doing unifinsh...

Finishing off a roughcasting job tomorrow, aslong as the weather is ok! Planning on making this the last one of the year. I hate trying to plan around the weather, its bad enough in the summer, but winter is a nightmare. keeping any cutsomers needing interior stuff done guessing until the night...

Nothing really to do with plastering and probably in the wrong section, but I think this is the section most people read, I was wondering if anyone knew a website or glazier that would supply custom made glass splashback for a kitchen. Had a few quotes from local glaziers but its coming in at...

As I find myself staring at a ceiling that's been on since about 8.30 and still just about as soft as it went on, I find myself asking it, Why the F*ck won't you set!?! If plaster could talk what would you ask it? My two would be, on small areas why do you hang for hours but on large areas you...

I've had a nela s*p*r*lex for about 2 weeks, on the last trowel I'm finding it leaves scuff marks. Although I can't feel them if I run my hand over it. Its frustrating as it doesn't make the wall look as good as it actually is. I've seen a wall painted after using the s*p*r*lex and it looks...

Ordered the nela s*p*r*lex and it arrived yesterday, got to use it today, but it was only a small kitchen around units and small areas so never really got to see all the benefits. My next few jobs in the diary are all outside roughcasting, but ive got a couple of bedrooms I could do if the...

finished off a job today for a friend of my mum's son. I also knew him from school, so I said I would do it a bit cheaper than normal. Just as I was finishing he popped his head in and asked how much it was again. I was expecting a nice envelope to appear, but he had his cheque book out! By the...

Having only worked with my old man, and never really coming in contact with any other plasterer, with us just doing domestics and work for small builders we would never hear about any newer products or tool. The plasterers forum is great for this! My dad is very old school and doesnt trust or...

Anyone used this? I was invited along to a training day this morning seemed quite decent stuff although i only put on about 4m2. Its made by the paint company, would never have even thought about using them for renders

Hi guys, had a complete nightmare on a job today. had a pretty heavy textured ceiling to do, so gave a it a coat of pva, over it with bonding, bonding set as normal, gave it a finish coat job was looking good. cleaned up put all furniture back in the room. Was doing another ceiling in the next...

Been asked to do a job restoring an old sandstone house, most of the bands round the windows and random stones have decayed pretty bad. The customer has researched lithomex and seems pretty keen for us to use it. Had a quick search on here and the net but doesn't seem that much information. Was...

Theres been alot of negativity on the forum recently with people unhappy with rates, customers canceling, not getting paid etc etc, so thought id share a happy story. Went to price a rough casting job a few weeks ago, got a yes straight away, none of this getting another 6 prices or will you...

i'm 26 in a few months and i just found my first grey/white hair! my question to all you older guys... how long can i keep telling people that its a bit of plaster in my hair, before they realize?

My faithful makita is on its last legs so time for a new one i think, can anyone recommend a decent one. used mainly for screwing boards, beads etc and the occasional drilling and hammer action. cheers

Job finished today. bay window was riddled with dry rot!

Thought some of you guys would appreciate this job i finished today.

I dont know how many times ive had a phone call to come give a price to skim a kitchen, only to turn up and find the new kitchen has already been installed! surely the kitchen fitter can see the walls are a mess and will need skimmed, so why cant they rip the old kitchen out, **** off and let me...

Out of curiosity what would be your average square meterage per mix be and would you put the same amount on boards as you would a reskim?