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  1. Cromcruac

    Straight or Curved plastering on adjoints?

    how would u curve at wall line? ie. conservatory, 50pence shape?
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    Crazy quote contrasts

    the guy at 750 was feckin himself/herself.
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    Problems with Sand-Cement Napped Finish - Advice Needed

    dont paint it or u b rightly fecked. it prob has a hard-core within so u might have the option of diamond core grinding discing the plaster back to this, sbr scud, and a top coat. But in all honesty, it may as well be kango'd off with all that work. Get a well known, 20year+ exp plasterer to...
  4. Cromcruac

    Prepping for tyrolean.

    why "devil float"? will u be scudding above wall? and are u making ur own tyrolean mix? or are u using a product?
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    Time it takes

    sometimes we need to be hanging with ignorance to do this job, always have a smartarse answer for those types.......
  6. Cromcruac

    Images of rendering to verge

    The outer block leaf on sides were dropped and plyed. we membraned it and eml. The builder made a boo boo on the pitch of roof and he fixed it this way the cunck. it does have vent hole far side for roof. the track on gable though was different than one in ur pics, it has a plastic overhang, out...
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    Images of rendering to verge

    yep worked up to Track when doing the band, but the roofer didn leave much to play with at all,ideally it should be done before Slating especially if u doin wet dash.
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    Plastering over cement

    If u only ever "skimmed plaster" then get an all-rounder in.
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    Images of rendering to verge

    should b a plaster -band fascia all round.
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    Non payers. What do you do?

    know an old schooler that back in the day his crew were getting runaround on money, friday came job finished and no sign of boss/developer, long run of things had happened along with pay fuckabout. They fillled cement mixerwith pva /cement/ lime u name it, scudded everything indoors, windows...
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    Injuries

    never thought id see it, but sure i didnt....
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    Real plasterers tradesman

    whats it like in colder weather, whats the temp limit? never used it myself, need to change that....
  13. Cromcruac

    Real plasterers tradesman

    yeah lad, have a few luls here and there but haven't had to travel as much, busier defo. so many fecks lookin for day works and pay a pittance and us goin like f**k all day long.... How's all in Louth? u keepin away from Dublin.. :bailando:
  14. Cromcruac

    Real plasterers tradesman

    thought they a bit heavy for my liking, hard to walk backward on em, but sur who wants to do that? at least they went to a good home :birra:
  15. Cromcruac

    Real plasterers tradesman

    yep insde and outside, upside and downsides, lots of experience, good and bad.............:hueco: hows those skywalker 2s goin @theclemo ?
  16. Cromcruac

    Would you skim this?

    well Danny. I havent seen it in about 7 years, but mainly when i was workin in norn-Iron, all site work, ceilings and stud walls were all done this way, used to drive me mental. But never ever seen it in the republic, unless by mistake.....
  17. Cromcruac

    Would you skim this?

    When board are speced backward they should be given a gyproc bonding-coat. theres no fun like feather edging a ceiling ...
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    Injuries

    went to start a site- mixer after lunch , put in crank and wound it, starts up but wont release so i have to let go, and instantly it fires into my face. busted eye,eyebrow and cheekbone andconcussion. Funckin crank- handle had been welded at safety-release at some point by builder. no compo...
  19. Cromcruac

    Only skimmed plasterboard before

    or get an electrician that can skim as well ur laughin
  20. Cromcruac

    Cordless drill

    senco
  21. Cromcruac

    Black stains on wood after a splash->how to clean it?

    paint it white. always ask for lick of varnish BEFOREhand.
  22. Cromcruac

    Plasterers 1 Stop Shop - New Trowels - Reviewers required

    Yes please! because my skills need some Germanic affirmations and your skills needs my hand to grip it :RpS_w00t: ah go on, go on, go on.
  23. Cromcruac

    New site - Feedback please

    Quality. :RpS_thumbup:
  24. Cromcruac

    eze spat, speedskim, plazi blade, steel blade, flexi blade, Jesus

    I've only tried the "Jesus" option, and sometimes he's good the rest of the time I dont think he's even listening. That remind me i must get me twitcher blessed. :RpS_laugh:
  25. Cromcruac

    Worst trade for cleaning

    too right, once again the labourer comes into play. that the best way to operate :) did a hous a few wks ago and the finished concrete floors were splatted all over with cement/concrete that wasnt cleaned up, told the client stilts were right out., which i prefer.:RpS_biggrin:
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    Site welfare..

    haha,the labourer always gets the thick end
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    Site welfare..

    any stories John? happy horror
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    Site welfare..

    that said though some workers/spreads are just lazy/dirty feckers, they use any option and there a portaloo on site but probably the other side of site. just durtburds.
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    Site welfare..

    :RpS_lol:
  30. Cromcruac

    Site welfare..

    worked on a site a few year ago in a gang, one of the old dog plasterers needed a dump so took the empty skim bag option, did his business, rolled up the bag, headed down stairs to one of the Lithuainian Labourers and told him that was for our boss (who was on site at time) and to put it...
  31. Cromcruac

    Site welfare..

    :RpS_lol:
  32. Cromcruac

    magnetic plaster and the return of uni finish

    Dont know if that unifinish was ever here in Ire but i neverr seen it, sounds like im lucky.
  33. Cromcruac

    Ceiling & Bad backs???

    Never had probs with my back until 1 yr ago and it was from workin out of the mortar-bin, convienient until u get to the bottom. Steps are right out for ceilings, it just cant be a good way of workin cause u cantwork an area easily and always twisting which is the worst shi1t ever. Plank out the...
  34. Cromcruac

    67m2 off stilts...

    hope u said a few prayers while u were there... big lift nice work
  35. Cromcruac

    67m2 off stilts...

    No pressure, 2 handed trowelling @3:55,- probably the best plasterer in the world? **** that im the best :flapper:
  36. Cromcruac

    Your age / Time served

    37 year old .worked all hols labouring for my old man and unkle's plaster gang since i was thirteen, finished school tried college(industrial design) but took a year out,at 23 went back to a very busy auld boy and got on tools/site trained, 14 yrs on and never looked back, till now....
  37. Cromcruac

    Scrim tape

    noticed alright during our hot summer the scrim was sticky and leaves a sticky mess on trowel-edge, had to use knife instead cause it was really hard to clean off trowel...... bit of an annoyance, when youre sweatin in hell heat.
  38. Cromcruac

    what your high points of 2013

    High point, geting up a ladder to skim a skylight, lowpoint, falling from said skylight two weeks earlier :RpS_angry:
  39. Cromcruac

    Any accidents over Xmas

    dropped half a marine-ply board on foot 3 weeks ago, needed the work so no a&e, little toes went black for a week, finished job and finally got to a gp. prob broke little toe but **** all he cud do. Difene spray gel and rest. Thank god Xmas came......
  40. Cromcruac

    Hung me trowels up till march

    :RpS_thumbup: lots of time to formulate world domination, and rest! Best of luck.
  41. Cromcruac

    foil backed plasterboard

    laugh if the specialist just takes the foil of the back....and dab away:RpS_laugh:
  42. Cromcruac

    frostproofer/rapid set

    have used this once or twice before (small areas), can it be used along with a white sand/c/lime render? it says nothing about lime on spec label, evostick by the way , or does anyone know a better product?? only really gonna use at end of day lifts, if early frost defo hits. outside in winter...
  43. Cromcruac

    Boardfinish

    ive only seen/used multi finish on one job, that was this summer. Most providers here stock Skimcoat and are nervous about multi, but my local merchant only stocks Knauf multi, as of the last two years. Have to say i could throw on serious fckin lifts with multi but i wasnt happy with how the...
  44. Cromcruac

    plaster over concrete with white adhesive

    im seein stop lines.. on the shines ....
  45. Cromcruac

    1mm-2mm or 2mm-1mm

    i usually lay on with a stanley measuring tape second coat wit a gauging trowel and finish witha concrete polisher, 1mm, 5mm and -3mm, classy :RpS_thumbsup:
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