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Is anyone still texturing? Iv got about 8sq m to finish off a job and get scaff die , spoken to the rep today and he’s said don’t bother till we’re over 5 degrees day and night. I know it’s the sensible thing but really could do with finishing off, anyone still top costing if so what are you...

Iv been tasked with a very ornate coving repair The only 2 men I know that I could have gone to for help are now very unfortunately both passed away. I’ll do plenty of research on YouTube etc Any advice from any wise spreads on here? Here’s the job

We’ve got a decent sized job on in a local industrial unit, the client has asked for it to be sprayed, there’s about 200sqm of wall and similar ceiling Usually I’d sub this out but I do like having a play with new tools, anyone got any experience with airless sprayers? You can buy from screwfix...

So Iv finally caved in and bought a1200 speed skim Everyone who I know that has 1 loves them and Iv got a fair bit of board work coming up. Is there any bedding in needed? Iv got the all plastic 1 so just for flattening after laying down, save a bit of effort

As a few on here know, i have a little sideline doing personalised workwear. @John j will vouch it’s top quality stuff made in a factory, not at home on a screen press. If anyone needs anything for the new year let me know, full range of workwear available

Has anyone tried a 50/50 mix fast set and bonding? Iv got a small bathroom to skim tomorrow and been given a couple of bags of fast set to try. Usually I’d 50/50 the first coat I wander if it’ll bring it back to 40ish mins as bonding usually knocks it back

Iv been asked to price a knock of and re render an old farmhouse. Stone construction around 500 years old, loose fill stone walls which was rendered in s&c 20 years ago, now full of damp. im happy with externals, just wandering what backing coat you’d go for internally? Limelite renovating...

I fancy a new corner trowel What’s everyone using? Anyone tried that putz spatula, looks like a mini shovel

What’s your preferred way of storing pva once mixed? Pour it back into an old tub? Paint bucket? Scuttle? Favourite way to apply? Roller? Brush? ever tried spraying? For me it’s the worst part of the job

Has anyone got experience with air source heat pumps? I’m moving this month and the property is ready for a new boiler, I’m just looking into the possibilities of an air source heat pump. anyone got one? Did you get government grants? Are they any good? Benefits? Downsides? thanks

Just flicking through TikTok and what pops up!! go on, who’s the toothless wander anyone on here?

Evening fellas, as promised here’s the @tapit tape review Good timing really I recieved the samples (tight sod) this morning and I was returning to skim a kitchen in a cottage Iv been working at which has s&c rendered walls, absolutely solid This is the last room of the house on all the others...

How did I ever manage before

Where’s everyone bulk buying beads scrim pva etc from at the moment?

As per title please lads iv got a small pebble dash job on, area is roughly 9sq meters would 10 25kg bags suffice? cheers

Doncaster area, looking to take someone on or for new subbies render experience preferred

Is anyone getting involved in this new government grant scheme for upgrading home insulation? Iv been approached about internal work but I’m guessing the grant would go towards EWI works too?

Iv just thrown my permashape at the labourer and broke the corner off, absolutly gutted had that trowel 14 years most used tool I own. so I need a new trowel iv used my labourers new permaflex and it wasn’t the same as mine, it felt thinner. whats everyone using now start to finish?

Iv got 7 tubs of webersil tf, for sale pm me any offers

Iv started a thin coat job today it’ll be my first, I posted on here asking about it a few months ago and only just got round to the job. this is what I’m using It’s over cement board, iv got 10mm beads and enough mesh to cover the lot. Iv beaded all up today ready to attack it tomorrow, this is...

Does anyone know where I can get 10mm beads that will go on a 150 degree external corner? Iv got this to render ASAP Also is it worth risking it while we’re getting down to 0 degrees c over night? I’m using Weber bucket coat

We don’t give a f**k in donny

Since when has bonding coat been grey??

Iv been asked to finish off this little hut type project, the builder has done a runner. To my untrained eye it looks like the boards have been put on back to front I could be wrong but they are very very shiney, the other side seems nice and rough to provide a decent key here’s a pic Also iv...

Iv put some time aside Saturday to finally make some racking in the van, show us yours for inspiration Also how many sheets of ply did you use etc

Would you recommend mesh on hp12 base coat over medium denity blocks? 10mm beads hand applied

Sorry @tapit but after my positive review Friday here comes a negative one. I walked into the job this morning and the beads were all loose, the upright had fell off and the head of the window had fell off.

Here we go, a review on @tapit super bead tape. I dropped onto a bathroom reskim job this afternoon to prep up ready for Monday, a scrape down and couple of coats of pva later I’m ready to get my beads set on ready for Monday morning. This is an overskim and the bathroom all ready has the...

My old man bought a new van and today iv lined it out with grp fibreglass I did the course a few weeks ago, this is obviously a system designed for roofs but works brilliant in the back of the van, it’s now waterproof, impact resistant, seamless and hard wearing If anyone local to Doncaster...

Iv got an 8x1.8m wall to k rend, iv done some s&c work in the past with decent results but iv never had a play with modern gear. It’s for family on a boundary wall so I’m planning on rendering the outside face first which just faced a field so no one is going to see it anyway Are 15mm beads...

What’s this @Danny it’s been on all the time today when you try and close it redirects you to another page. Proper annoying

Nice Saturday morning treat from a good customer

@lurpak and any other specialists in artex re skims I need some advice. I’m skimming my lounge ceiling tomorrow over artex, usually id just pva and crack on but this is bare artex never seen a lick of paint and being my own house it’s almost guaranteed to come back down. So in an effort to...

Blind leading the blind

So let’s set the scene. Sunday morning, steady job skim out a garage conversion and you open the first bag of board finish, which was bought from t.p the day before and there’s a rock in there, a big lump of set plaster. f**k you @BritishGypsum your bags are wank, since the rebrand of the...

Welcome to the confession booth, this is a place you can confess to all your bodges/f**k ups There is still time to repent and give us all a laugh. I’ll start with a little one today, Forgive me father for I have sinned today I forgot to pick up a bag of bonding so I used dry wall adhesive to...

I had a call from a geezer I quoted him a kitchen and cupboard re skim, celing was butchered to death by the sparky, walls were back to brick in places and loose render in others. A good 2 days work in anyone’s book. Anyway I did go in a bit keen on the price as I’m stacked out and he wants it...

What stupid things have you done when your in a rush to get off? I’ll start the ball rolling with me about 20 mins ago

Cracking video I just came across

Don’t you just hate it when a repeat customer rings you up asking how to fix a problem so you help them out with a brief description then say you’ll call out tomorrow and get a text that morning, “yeah you were right Tom that was the problem iv sorted it now thanks” c**ts, feel like telling them...

I’m planning on taking out a 2.4 wide window and fitting some french doors and I’m going to have to fit a new lintel the existing concrete lintel is sat on about 10mm either side, I don’t want to go right through and fit a catnic type I’d rather just fit something in the outer skin and leave the...

So come on guys what is this wall skimmed with?

As above, anyone ever tried cbd oil? Spoke to a lot of people lately who have had seemingly miraculous results from taking it, a lad who’s been diabetic from birth his doctor can’t believe how it’s brought his levels down. A mate from the gym had tennis elbow for 6 months and it’s now gone...

Iv dropped on a free conservatory, never put 1 up before though has anyone got any tips?

So as part of my lean bulk diet Iv been making the same snack for work every Sunday now for 6 weeks. Flapjack with fruit nuts and protein it’s great as a mid morning snack just about the time you’d usually fancy a bacon buttie have a square of this and it sees you through until dinner...

Anyone watching the fight? I’m a Eubank fan myself got him on snapchat he’s a beast, iv got him ko groves in 6th with a vicious uppercut

Anyone fairly decent with electrics? I’m after fitting some downlights in the kitchen can’t get usual sparky out for 2 months despite me tilling his kitchen for him over Xmas holidays the lazy w**k*r lol So iv decided to do the job myself how hard can it be? The problem is I’m clueless when it...

Have any of you fine chaps ever lowered a celing to fit recessed led lighting round the edge? Sort of a bulkhead look not 100% sure what you’d call it. I’m starting my lounge next weekend and I’m considering this, iv gotta chop out in places to fit some downlights anyway so I’m considering...

Went out my way last night to price a job for a friend of a friend who Iv done plenty of work for, young lad who’s mrs is pregnant he’s stripped the wallpaper off and usual score there’s holes everywhere. He was laying it on thick while I was there the mrs nearly ready to drop desperate for it...

anyone got any thoughts/predictions on the fight. I’m not a Joshua fan but I think he’ll do Parker, Joshua is a bit too sharp for Parker he’s just a head down haymaker machine, he hits hard though so I’d give him a punchers chance and if he can drag Joshua into a brawl he’ll have a chance but I...