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  1. Hoddo

    Blue gritted a ceiling

    alright guys Ok, yesterday we prepped a vaulted ceiling ready to skim this morning, the ceiling originally had artex on, no signs of damp at all, we started to scrape the artex back as it was fairly thick, as we did this we found the artex actually peeled away quite easily so did that and it...
  2. Hoddo

    cscs cards

    Alrite guys How do I go on about getting a cscs card, I've done a search on here and online and it seems I need to have NVQ's. Which I haven't got! I spent 15 years on site work and back then cards were not needed, of recent years I've just done domestic, extensions etc. I'm now getting the...
  3. Hoddo

    It really irritates me...

    When joiners walk in and just kick your tools about with no respect, then to top it off tell you "you can fit all your tools in a bucket" I could quite easily punch him right now! I know I shouldn't let it bother me as come across no end like him over the years but it makes me so angry, what in...
  4. Hoddo

    How many of you...

    Noticed on another thread there seems to be a fair few of us, how many of you have/had dads or grandads who were plasterers as well? My dad is also a plasterer and I know a fair few around here that also have followed on in the trade from their dads, does it seem quite common that plasterers...
  5. Hoddo

    Advice please

    Ok so I'm re skimming a flat, and I've just knocked an ornament off with my mixer lol problem is that his head fell off! Now do I own up or just bundle it into an empty bag of multi and get it to the van!?
  6. Hoddo

    Look what turned up today

    Got home today and this little beauty was waiting for me:RpS_thumbsup::RpS_thumbsup: merry Christmas
  7. Hoddo

    Have you ever....

    Double boarded ceilings with 8x4 Fireline boards and been helped by a polish labourer, Jesus the language barrier makes this job even heavier!
  8. Hoddo

    Free Unifinish

    Called in my local Buildbase this morning to pick up some materials for the job I'm on at the minute and the guy there pointed over to a pallet of Unifinish and said help yourself to that, BG have sent us that as a promotion. So I now have some bags sat in my van and got to say slightly worried...
  9. Hoddo

    Cleaned the van out today

    Well after having a day off today due to an electrician messing me about on a job I decided I would clean out the van and put a lifted floor over the wheel arches for tools so I can slide boards underneath without having to move stuff about all the time and it now means I can get about 10 8x4...
  10. Hoddo

    Spot lights

    Now I am new here I have somewhere to share this with people who will understand ! Skimming a ceiling when the electricians have already cut out for the spot lights and skim falls out of one into your hair ! :RpS_cursing: God it pisses me off hope everyone else is having a good day :RpS_laugh:
  11. Hoddo

    New to the forum

    Hi my names James , I'm 32 and been plastering 14 years now, new to the forum, looks a good place to be! So just thought I'd say hello:RpS_biggrin:
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