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    plastic trowel

    i know this may sound mad but some plastics are better suited ????? ive only ever used 1 a couple of times so im no expert but my mate only uses his on 2nd coat wen trowelling off ?????
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    plastic trowel

    the plasterer tht gt me in2 using a plastic trowel as been plastering for the past 40 yrs he is now 62 and swears by it and he makes his own
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    damp proof injection

    i was looking in2 this and a lad i use to ;Ddo damp proofing for me says u dont need to be registerd to do it or be trained the only thing u need is a licence to use certain chemicals that they use to inject with wich is hard to get aparently but u can hire the injectin kits with chems from...
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    How long to wait before artexing?

    i know this will be wrong but y not put the pattern in the plaster wen u skimmed it ive seen a few plasterers do it so they didnt av to flatten down ????? :-?
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    Lath ceiling

    bingo thats wat id do so well answered pat on the back lol ;D
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    estimate

    i get the feelin they av advice of some one else so not sure bute tried explainin but customers always seem to think there right >:(
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    estimate

    thnx will do lets see wat happens :o
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    estimate

    thts wat they asked for nicksey but wen u try explaining to customers wat best they dont like to listen id prefer to d&d if i could well they can always say no ahhh well u live and learn
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    estimate

    they asked for bonding ?? would hard wall be better suited ???? big like i say any advice appreciated :o
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    estimate

    not to bad m8 ???
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    estimate

    i reckon abt 150 plus a day if poss but im finding materials bloody expensive at mo is tht abt right ????
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    estimate

    cheers big was panakin abt thinking i was to dear was going to use hardwall is tht any easier than s & c thnx any way m8 :-/
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    estimate

    thnx i wanted to dot and dab but they want it bonding grrrrrrrrr so wat i i av said is pretty steep then by the sounds of it :(
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    estimate

    hi folkes just a question ive just done an estimate for a customer an i was wondering if i was a bit steep on my price any feed back would be great the job is to knock off 48m2 of old plaster to walls a new ceailing pulling old one down then rebonding 48m2 of wall skimming beading etc etc...
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    is this you?

    friggin hell thts lenny the leprachuan from ireland hahahahah sorry i thought it was funny :-[
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    Just something I am working on

    oooo posh pages lol looking good tho ;D
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    hi all new to forum

    the one thing i suggest is check ya spelling m8 ie ( compound ) apart frm tht nice site ;D
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    plasterin in iraq

    i was asked to work there abt 3yre ago they said high viz aint compulsery but a bullet proof vest was coz a lot o workers dont get killed by direct shots it is the bullets tht bounce of the walls tht kill ya well if the case is thr still work going im gunna av a look in2 it i was offerd 2000...
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    1 days work in watford

    the only time i paid 40% was wen i was waitin for my utr number ?????
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    Skim tearing

    maybe your over working it ????? tends to happen wen you go at it to hard ???? or u aint pva'd it enuf depending on the backgound
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    New guy in maidstone

    hold on mate coz every1 struggling or is it just me lol hope all goes well and welcome :)
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    Newbie

    welcome to the anchor spread site there is more spreds in one place than u can imagine ;D
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    todays news..

    i went job centre last week and asked if there was any work in poland and the likes they looked at me as tho i were stupid ???? wen they asked y over there i said they were all over here so obviously no 1 to do the work over there ????? cheeky gits just laughed t***ts and im findin alot o...
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    Hi all

    ahhhh missed tht one ahhh well lol i live not far from there m8 watch ya tools m8 u HAVE BEEN WARNED >:(
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    Hi all

    av im live in salford m8 didnt hear abt tht one lol :-/
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    Hi all

    were in north west r ya m8 im from manchester area ?????????? :o
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    Skimming Artex - advice

    shame im not in your area dont mind a bit o cake ::) ignore the sceptics u carry on and prove them wrong
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    urgent price help

    thnx for the reply's folkes :) ive re emailed em and basicaly told them if i carnt see the job and wat it entails and also for me 2 measure then i carnt price it >:( well as can imagine they aint replyed yet lol ahhhh well
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    urgent price help

    they put an add on gumtree so i replied as you do ??? its in the same area i live so though easy work lol how wrong im not sure y they wont but am going to email themk 2moz can u give me help on tht estimate of meteridge m8 im so used to domestic work and givin prices per room and tht ...
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    urgent price help

    need help please nt been workin for myself long i need help priceing a job its a farm conversion the meteridge is 213 sq mtrs of wall and 120 sqr mtrs of ceilng ??? the problem i have is i dont know wether its dot dab and skim ??? or bonding and skim ??? they wont tell me properly wats...
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    need help 2 hardwall

    its nt gettin it up the stairs big its rememberin were all the parts go bak :o
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    screw gun dilema

    ive used senco 4 the past ten yrs makita r shite they aint tht heavy and makita r one of the most expensive about ??????? one thing i do agrre with use an hammer
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    Quote follow up ?

    i did an estimate yesterday nt phoned back skim a kitchen ceiling part of it wanted pulling down and reboarding i gave im a price and told me i was way out e was expecting 2 pay £75 2 av i done i laughed smiled and left mmmmm i wonder y e aint phoned lol ho i priced him £130 to rip down...
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    Does anyone know this plaster company

    tried looking myself are u sure thts the company name ?????? they may trade under a different name ???? will no one else do 4 ya :o
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    screw gun dilema

    puzzles me if you set the depth propererly they dont leave the screws out ??? ive never had a problem but if yre a proper boarder then the one thing u look after is the one cumin behind (no pun intended) so they shud check the screws but there again alot now bang em up 2 earn the wedge ?????? :-/
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    screw gun dilema

    if ya gunna get a cordless get 18v coz the 14.4 dont last all tht long or just go 4 a 110 damn site cheaper
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    screw gun dilema

    one more thing the senco does up2 55mm and so does the hilti but if your nt willing to pay good money wat do u expect m8 if u do a lot o boarding then they will pay 4 them selves in time
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    screw gun dilema

    i use a 18v cordless senco wich i paid abt £300 for and i use a 110v hilti tht i got 4 £200 the makita nt bad either senco were the original collated guns until hilti bought theres out >:( :-/ ;D
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    Hi all

    and welcome 2 the madhouse :o ::)
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    Walls have been plastered/ is damp now drying out?

    Re: Walls have been plastered/ is damp now drying i was thinkin more of a flat westie ;D ;D ;D ;D
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    arch beading

    they do ones tht r a bit wiered shaped look like a night on a chess set and bend to the curve tht ya need just a suggestion :o
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    arch beading

    ya can get metal beading tht will do arches but its wat u feel comfortable wiv i suppose :)
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    White Slapdash with rusty marks

    like i said realy with out seeing m8 hard t0 tell still sounds like water ingress tho mmmmmm will av to look in more see wat i can cum up with :-/
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    Recomended trowel

    14.5 marshel every time ::)
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    White Slapdash with rusty marks

    is the rust marks running from near ya guttering coz it sounds like water marks 2 me ????? nt sure abt the other without seeing it sorry >:(
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    Hello to Everyone

    welcome 2 the only site with more spreads than a block of anchor butter enjoy ;D
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    plastic trowel

    there great if u can use one i make my own i use a no exit sign cut down and mold an handle to it of an old plastic trowel there superb especialy if skimmin over boards tht av been put up by sum1 else if there un even it moves around the boards an flattens great ;)
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    Air test

    im doing a 42 apartment new build now and there as 2 be a 15mm breather space at bottom and there can be no more thn a 3mm gap around socketts 4 for sound and air :o
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    getting the best finish

    bang dp its all in the eyes :o lol most of all take ya Time !!!!!!!!!! dont rush all will come ye who waits an all tht b######ks
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    cripples

    ivest in some stilts m8 ive never looked back since i had mine :o
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