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Congratulations to British Gypsum on managing to turn a decent product into complete and utter shite. Now i might not have 30 or 40 years behind me on the trowel but i have used enough board finish to know that the stuff that is getting sold lately is utter garbage. These pictures are after...

Morning, Can anyone tell me the name of the paint that's made for going over K Rend to tidy it up. Heard it mentioned before but don't know what it's called. . . Cheers.☺

How do guys, Has any one got any of the Putz margin trowels @ryan has got on the plasterers 1 stop shop website. . . , was thinking of having a set but don't want ewt thats mega rigid like most of the ones you buy. Just wondered if anyone else uses them and rates them as any good. . . .?

Just for a change i thought i'd do a quick post about some decent service, its all to easy sometimes to let everyone know when something is shite. I ordered a Nela s*p*r*lex from Ryan and it came but there was a slight issue with it. I got in touch with them and the issue was sorted quickly and...

Hey up guys, not been on for a while, hope all is well. Does anyone run a vw crafter van, are they any good, reliable etc. Cheers in advance, Neil

Hey up fella's, Are there any tile backer boards that can be dabbed on, just been to look at a job, bathroom is being completely tiled by customer, he origionally said he wanted me to board and skim it, but i'm not a fan of putting plasterboards in bathrooms, think its shite, one of...

How do fella's, Just coming to the end of a job I've skimmed out top to bottom, the lad who owns the place has been following me round painting rooms I've plastered, where the plaster has dried out over the beads there is a dis colouration coming through the plaster, the bead cannot be...

How do Fella's Whats the best way of washing your stones off before using them for dashing, was thinking of getting a decent sized bucket with some drain holes in the bottom, then spreading them out on some sheeting to dry. Any tips would be much appreciated. :)

Hey up guys, Have any of you lot used blue grit, and what do you reckon to it......? i tried it for the first time last week, I've been trying to get hold of some for a while now coz its a pain in the ass keep drivin to wickes, but i won't be bothering in the future, i found it $hite...

How do fella's The job I'm on at the minute has got a very light coloured stone fireplace which cost an arm and a leg, it needs skimming round on one of the walls I'm doing, the chap who owns the house put some masking tape on it while stripping the wall paper off the wall and its peeled the...

How do Fella's I've not used this stuf before and fancy giving it a go, can it be used in the same way as Multi or Board Finish as in re-skims, Plasterboards, Artex, PVA, WBA etc.......... I am gonna be skimming my toilet room out at home in the next few weeks so was gonna give it a go...

How Do Fella's When using a stabilising solution is it just a case of painting it on with a brush, letting it dry then giving it a coat of Bonding agent Before skimming. Thanks in advance, Neil.

Hi there, Neil here, just thought i'd say hello, been lurking in the background for a week or so now. Been learning to plaster for about three years now, Doing some decent sized jobs, just started doing small bits of rendering. I'm a toolmaker by trade, but pi**ed off with redundancies...