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Hello all. Been a while but thought I'd ask those with far more knowledge of finishing timber frames than me for some advice. Hopefully you can see the picture. Timber frame ontop of a 40 yr old brick extension with an RSJ in the middle. Nice. Both parts are to be rendered as the...

Oh dear..... bad day?

Good to see your doing wht you can to get your post count up!!

£15+vat on a good day.

Have plenty of Krend in august, if I can figure out how to price it up ;)

A few more than that, just advanced to emptying out the snotts bucket, so at least a week. If you fancy some work though, I got some to sub out if you're interested!!!! Just don't bother talking linear meters.....I'm sticking to the super measure!!

Dry your eyes pal. As I said, only ever knocked up a few gauges in my life, ain't got a clue what I'm doing.

Best you start believing then! I've only ever knocked up 3 gauges......

Fully legit my friends. Yes, I expect they had a big deal go wrong somewhere as there were half a dozen available.

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Tit maybe? :RpS_wink:

Tftyfi.....

Hello, If anyone wants a pre-registered caddy C20 1.6tdi 102ps, blue motion tech van with full bulkhead, let me know. Been offered a smashing deal, so bought a couple! Will have delivery mileage, that's it. Straight from VW Uk so full warranty etc. £12.5k + Vat Happy to discuss options if...

I see what your saying ray but when I talk about linear metres, I'm talking about reveals, cheaks and boxes etc. anyway, im not even gonna bother with linear meters, not even sure why they're insisting on doing it? They'll be better off just taking a straight m2 rate. Thanks all.

So, as a proportion of a m2 rate, what's a general guide for these linear rates??

Cheers bud. Yes, it's only the bigger jobs I'd be looking at the m2 rate... Ta

Can't say I wasn't expecting this kind of response on here, and yes, I'm getting that much work that I'm subbing it out to people who know what they're doing..... :razz: My question is, which has been addressed by one sensible member, should I stick with the basic m2 method I use.....or not...

Hello all, first off, not too concerned about the actual costs here, more interested to know if there's a 'universal' method of pricing up work by the meter. I normally just measure surface area of the room ( LxWxH) and include windows and doors in the meterage rate to make up for reveals/...

Well, I will have the invoice and it was on my credit account, yes. All merchants are the same, just tell em you can buy it for £60 inclusive from jewson and they'll sell their own kin to get under a competitors price!

Not sure this is the right thread however, TP in Yeovil have sold it to me for £48+vat, in 4 bag quantities.

Just s&c or hardwall it. hardwall is only qualified for c50degC however I've used it in my own house and not had so much as a hairline crack ( do have a good 4 inches air gap all round though) The trick is to leave it to dry naturally for as long as practical before you ramp up the stove/wood...

No, not had to use any grit paper yet. I suppose by troweling it up your moving the material about so you'd upset the evenness of the magnetic density, just a guess.

Just done two walls in my house (nursery), having laid a dozen or so bags in the last 6 months or so. Also quoted a builder to skim up a column in a new kitchen before christmas, not sure why his spread won't do it..... ?? People are starting to ask for it, might be the money cow for 2015...

Thanks for advice fellas, gonna wait till a mate can help out with this one....better than cocking it up!

Refina 130 neg draw paddle....all the way. If you've not mixed the whole bag in under 60 seconds, you're a puff.....best thing I've bought this year.

Tillers don't care, as long as it's plumb and flat....they'd tile onto paper mashe if it was flat! All you gonna worry about is that it's not gonna suck the living day lights out of the adhesive.... otherwise their tiles fall off and they blame the plasterer......! So bond if up, close it in and...

Doghh, you got me......!

Here's the problem. I've just done a room half existing/half board. I used my mt to lay on and the sf to trowel. The half with the board is spot on, the existing has these bloody ridges where the sf floats over. So, it's horses for courses...... The sf seems to cope well when the gear picks...

The proper spreads are back in town..... don't let em catch you asking questions about anything to do with plastering....on the plasterers forum....they'll burn you at the stake! :flapper:

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Cranberry juce for the plasterer know as Carl!

Cheers for that. When you say 4:1 prime, are you talking sbr:cement as a slurry? That's what I'd probably use if S&C rendering? Any advice on size, standard of mesh?? I know the data sheet will probably indicate this but that don't get my post count up and, nowt like real world advice!!

Will do..

Right, I got a small bedroom reskim on tomorrow, I'm gonna do it! :RpS_thumbsup:

Are you applying with it then?

I think it says I'm not getting on with the s*p*r*lex :RpS_unsure:

Hello all, Been a long time since I done any krend.....and to be honest it was a tiny dwarf wall extension. Other than that and a 2 day course in it a while back, I've not touched it. Anyway, just about to finish a 5 bed house and the guy is now interested in having 2 walls rendered due to...

I've found with the s*p*r*lex that it's too flexible to put over anything other than wet gear.....I only use it now for flattening off the first and second (if wet enough). However, it's very good for this purpose...allows me to flatten off sooner. As you say, if you try doing the first/second...

I'm doing another one next week. By the way, A4 sheets of 'printable' magnetic vinyl on ebay, very handy to have a pack in the van....just incase the customer wants a few!

That said mind you and having read your post where the phots are, plastering is not an exact science so it may be a genuine 'unfortunate' situtaion. Give the guy who did it the opportunity to put it right....., there'll be too many people on Bloggs like the one you used to post your phots who...

This looks like the 'reskim' has been applied on top of fresh plaster of some sort.....not backing plaster, but may be my eyes! Did the plasterer apply a base coat of plaster first? To me, it looks like the skim coat has been applied to a polished finishing plaster? If the plaster was...

Travis can can buy it on spec for you, I'm paying less than £50 a bag. Ask em, they may say they have to buy a pallet.....if they do, tell em to rewind and speak to their BG rep, BG will add it to their regular stock orders in single bags. May take a week to arrive but far cheaper than wickes.

Yes boss, will do boss....... !

I agree Mr Zombie, but only another 37 posts to go!!!!

Advertising infringement I expect..... maybe the owner could enlighten you! Must admit, t r o w h a w k makes the caddy look like a necessity!

no floats in there ;-). Clean is a matter of function..... if they do the job they're clean!

Still don't get the Noel thing..... is it an in-joke?

Kissed a few girls...... overrated!

Had a look through your posts, can't seem to find it..... But cheers.

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