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Cheers guys,not been on the site nearly 2 years or so,not really since my back went(x2)prolapsed disc and some big problems with my legs which left me almost crippled for a awhile but fingers crossed,a few spinal cortisone injections and some new meds,i now have a trowel back in my...

went to look at a mates house who had it rendered bout 2 years ago.the renders got long skinny cracks coming off diagonally from the windows,even joins up to the nextwindow above(from ground floor windows to 1st floor windows).theres also one running horizontally bout 6.5 ft all around.i thought...

can you use board adhesive for filling out where 2 tapered edge boards meet ,making the joint flat before skimming,or should i use a bit of bonding??advice always appreciated :-/

got some really ugly upvc window reveals in a room im d&d ing,just wondering if anyone else had tried to screw board onto these prior to skimming,i know its not the norm but no reason why it shouldnt work..or is there???

finally finished the city n guilds today,was supposed to take 8 weeks but was more like 12!did an exterior render with bellcast beads then finished it with a tyrolean finish this mornin for me extras.good to have it finished!!

hi guys,am i right in thinking that i can just board over an existing ceiling,screwing through it,then into the joists?whats the best thickness of board to do this 95 or 125mm?current ceilings slightly off and was gonna level new boards with a bit of bonding where needed.its too "off" for just a...

hi guys.nearly comin to the end of me 8 week c&g,done a few private jobs in last couplo years and am hopin to join a firm or such as soon as ive finished.As well as this tho,ive had some cards made up which im gonna leave round some convenient places to attract jobs that i can do meself in spare...

ive just moved into a 3 bed housing asc property and what a bloody mess!most of the rooms you can see outlines of very uneven boards on the ceiling thru some interesting artex patterns,and nearly all the walls need taking back to brick.gonna look into buyin it before i start chucking time and...

Enjoying your site Danny,good stuff.Been doing odd plaster jobs in spare time since doin a weeks intro course 2 years back and am now 3 weeks into a c&g.Am looking forward to goin full time,either on my jack jones or with a firm.What are your guys views on this?Those of you that are out working...