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ON site,i meant ;D

i jus constantly look down my ceilin lines an if its heavy/bellcastin in the corners,jus toe it flat,simple as.i always keep checkin coz 9 times outa ten,they will need a lil toe-ing from time to time :) also,coz im no site,i try to always work to hard angles,A.coz it easier an B,coz my twitcher...

yeah ive seen that self leveler floor gear.its magnolia like in colour an duz wot it says on the tin.starts out like p*ss,ends up hard as rock (it says that on it,honest) no need for rules,jus gravity will do nicely. but they will neva come up with a process as easy to replace all other...

WHEN I SAID CORDLESS,I MEANT THE NON COLLATED GUNS ;D USE COLLATED!! ALL BOARDERS LISTEN TO ME,YOU RUFF BAST*RDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! KNOCK YA F*CKIN SCREWS IN GODDAMMIT!!!!! BUY COLLATED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D

ok now from my experience,if you gonna be doin boardin,you want a makita 25-55mm.ITS F*CKIN ACE!!!! NEVA NEVA BUY SENCO!! THEY ARE HEAVY AND SH*TE!! hilti are TOO EXPENSIVE. ofcourse,NEVA NEVA NEVA NEVA USE CORDLESS,ITS INSANE!!!!!! HAVIN TO LOAD THE BITT WITH A SCREW EVERYTIME,WHATS THAT ALL...

now kids,dont go doin what nicksey 1401 says and 'lick the back' of self adhesive scrim.if you need to know why then your better off followin his advice coz it sounds like your there already.....glue abuse kills!!! oh an while im here,look both ways before you cross roads.what im givin you here...

ha! god knows what that stuff is in the green thistle bond,it sure does look like sand to me.id try it,i cant see why addin sand to pva would dramatically mess the adhesive qualities up.id say go for it! its only gonna aid things in the 'key' stakes.

alrite Lewis get on the net bud,search all your local plastering contractors an phone like crazy! if your desperate you will take anyfin!! its very tight out there so be persistant!!! let them know you mean business!

hmmm interestin lil invention...though im all for making plastering and all its forms as easy as possible,I think this device looks great in the promo video but in the cold and harsh reality of price work,im gona still favour my good friend Stanley and his ruthless lil blades.... Like Flynnyman...

ARRGHHH AIR TEST!! DONT GET ME STARTED ON THIS ONE!!! Jus been workin on a job,about 50 apartments,i was doin dab an skim.ok,when dabbin,IMO and that of alot of others,i find it imperative to use plasterboard pads to rest my boards on,JUST THE ONE,this allows me to move the board around without...

It is very true whats been said,its quiet out there!(site work anyway) here in northwest england.BUT,if you hussle around and pick up that invention they call the telephone,you will find work.you may only find inner city jobs (which nobody likes!!parking costs and spaces,avin to watch your tools...

Ive been reading looooooooads on this site about 'flattening' the 1st coat,out of curiosity,i bought that golden trowel skimmin dvd an he does the same,but what happens when ur throwin 3 bag gauges on like me,an the 1st coat has gone in too much too flatten?i never mix a 2nd lot up to 2nd coat,i...

(DAMN,PRESSED SEND BY ACCIDENT) ........its all good.everyone has their own methods.thats what works best for me and im happy with my results. tomcat,i feel for you man.private work is my idea of hell!! the odd cash job every blue moon but site work is the one for me.i realy dont know how...

Regi boy i change like the weather.like today,my 1st gauge was jus bitty so i jus did one coat,then for the rest of the day 2 coat. I am a two coater,always always.one coat just throws me out of sync.with 2 coat i always know where i am. but what i have stopped doing is makin my 1st coat super...

Re: Perfect skimmin achievable without plastic tro Yeh loads of fellas use plastic trowels on site,they are home made contraptions. you take a road sign off the fences at work (the floppy plastic ones) cut it wit snips,attatch it to a float with screams or contact adhesive to a cheap...

Interesting stuff guys,yeh im always lookin for ways to speed my gauges up. Tomcat,you were saying you cant get your 3 gauges in,do you work by yourself? and are you on site or you do private? If your doin private,then theres always a s**t load more preppin up to do,i only do private for the...

yeh exactly,the only time i put it on thick is when i have to around door casings that are ridiculously past the plasterboard! and trying to keep it flat is a nightmare,bubbles,ripples etc you jus cant work with it when its heavy.

No the ceilin boarda are always half inch minimum and mostly 15mm.you'd be surprised how much you can press the joints in between the joists.Only way to get round it would be to board 'with' the joists but that wouldn't be structurely sound... Dont get me wrong,its not a big problem atall....to...

Yeah i know what your sayin.......the difference tho with ceilings is that,along the tapered joint,the joist does not run behind it/them all the way like they do on butt joints,due to the fact when you board ceilings you dont 'go with' the joists but accross them etc..... ....and with modern...

Oh and i forgot to mention before anyone points out,I never go across my joints until they have gone hard ofcourse,I always go up my joints.

I find that with plastering,theres the 'right way' and theres 'your way'. I find theres more than one to 'skin a cat' with plastering and I often mix and match with my plastering techniques. I tried a new way of skimming (new to me anyway) on Friday and it worked like a dream!! My ceilings are...

As most spreads seem to be,we are a modest bunch of folk.We realise the difficulty in what we do and we marvel when we succeed.Some days are good and some days not so.The not so are usualy because of terrible boarders ahead of you who dont realise that their boards should not flap and their...