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    rising damp

    who are you doing that for?i do all wises work in the east,also do you feel they have changed the high impact finish,seems to take a feckin age to set
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    Dirty clients

    been doing alot of council stuff(its that time of the year,budgets ect)recently in Edinburgh and honestly if you seen trainspotting multiply it by 10, scaffy barstewards
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    Some help please

    stevo if anything comes up ill let you know(we do all our work in edinburgh)as long as youre a hearts man
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    tanking

    sorry,never noticed
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    tanking

    why not put delta membrane on i?,hell of alot quicker,then plaster or dot dab and skim
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    dome ceiling in theatre

    i usually charge £11 m2 for a normal wall,buggered if im going up 60-70 foot up for any less
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    dome ceiling in theatre

    thanks guys,ill get some before and after pics,and yeah its a big proper dome,GULP
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    dome ceiling in theatre

    have been working in the kings theatre in Edinburgh(damp proofing)and have been asked to price the domed ceiling 70ft above the stalls,it will probably be boarded but how the hell do i price this,will no doubt need a straightening coat of bonding then finished,must be about 200m2
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    brand new ceiling repaired 3 times, still cracking...

    has the ceiling got(think the word dawn sarf is)noggins?
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    same old xmas slowdown

    chocablock till march
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    limelite finish

    funnily enough i find the opposite,if ive went on top of stone and the undercoat is still a bit green it tends to take up better
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    limelite finish

    wish i could but the warrent always stipulates limelite
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    limelite finish

    will be doing that on wed but smaller jobs ie 5m2 are taking anything of up to 3 hrs to set
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    limelite finish

    dont know how many of you guys use this but if you do have you noticed how long its taking to set? begining to cost me money the length of time im spending on one job
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    how much?

    seriously do people think we are owe them something?
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    new trowel!!!!!!!!!!!

    anything else seems weird to me so i know what you mean,very comfy when sanded down,although my finishing trowel handle is rubber
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    new trowel!!!!!!!!!!!

    ragni every time for me
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    Attaching skim beads

    good to see other scots on,been away for a while so a nice wee surprise
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    Skimming Rates

    i get £11 a metre :)
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    v a t

    me
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    thistle renovating plaster?

    6.25 for limelite finish ??????? wow where please... jewson,thats up here though
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    thistle renovating plaster?

    b and q do a cheaper version at half the price(i get my limelite at £12.50 so theyre pulling yir pants down)
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    This country is a dick!

    it does exist here,they tried to get £600 of me,i told them that i leave all rubish for the client or the main contractor
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    The Heat

    get to the job fri night and leave the fan on till morn
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    Anyone know or remember when Aluminium darbies came out?

    i think you will find it was the 20th
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    Screws you like...

    you cant beat a good screw ;)
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    Is there such a thing as a good left handed plasterer

    im a leftie and ill leave as good a job as anyone,very rarely quiet
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    My phone hasn't rang for about a week now

    not enough hours in the day up here :)
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    hardwall

    yeah i know but told them itll come back and bite them on the arse
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    hardwall

    my thoughts exactly,thanks guys(just wanted a 2nd opinion to be sure)
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    hardwall

    has anyone used this after a chemical dpc?the firm i do work for is thinking of it and having used limelite for years im not to sure,HELP
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    waste disposal

    jewsons skip,i give them enough over the year so they cant really say f**k all
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    english weather

    weve got a blizzard now
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    What would you do?

    wot kirk said
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    What would you do?

    just explain that that was last years price and youll have to add 10% or so on top as everything else has gon up in price
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    english weather

    dunfermline mate but edinburgh born and bred
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    english weather

    its feckin snowing up here :( >:(
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    day rate and per meter?

    ever been to glasgow
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    slipped disc

    doc out at 6.45 this morn,got an injection and prescribed valium,hope you start to feel better
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    slipped disc

    just started mixin a bag of stuff this morn and my back went :otell you what theres no F*****g pain like it,anyone else here suffer from it :'(
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    effervescence (aint got a clue if thats spelt right)

    if its just had a dpc and replastered in the correct plaster then this is norm,just brush the salts off
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    telcons limelite finish

    use the stuff daily and im pissed off with it,sometimes takes up great other times ages,depends on conditions
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    Nearly Lost It.

    theyre called blibes up here,the small air filled bubbles you get on finish
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    Price per m2 questions - IF YOU DONT LIKE IT DONT READ IT!

    tenner m2 skim coat £25 for straighten/finish
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    Channell lining

    cant back a killie man(being a jambo)ill go with the chippie ;)
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