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    Starting time

    Bloody customers lol get here at 7.45 to board and skim kitchen dinner to be told electrician hasn't done his wiring yet won't be here till 8 only take couple of hours hate starting late what time you guys like to start
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    Trowels

    Right guys I have been plastering for 12 years 9 years on my own full quals, I been reading a lot about plastic trowels and spats does anyone still just use a stainless through the whole set? Does the plastic,speedskim,spats etc only appeal to site workers or domestic side as well
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    Easter Sunday

    Anyone working if so what?
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    tyrolean

    Hi Lads where is the best place to get cullamix from with good cost and quick delivery cheers
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    Concrete walls

    Hey up guys I have a job to patch up a wall, straight forward I thought but went to look at it and it's concrete wall!!! Now is the best method sand and cement? Reason for asking is it's a days work with other bits to do in the house so I don't really want to go back another day to skim any...
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    Cracking after damp proofing

    Hi Lads, hope your all well I have been out to a job today where they Have had a meter chopped off tanked sand and cement rendered and it all skimmed 2 months have gone by and on the skimming a lot of cracks have appeared it's been painted can anyone shed light as to why this has happened? I...
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    Insulation boards

    Hey up guys i live in quite a remote area where b&q is the nearest merchants i have a job to board out a room with insulated 22mm boards on the external walls i was just wondering where best is to get these from and what price would it roughly be cheers guys
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    Tyrolean

    Hi Guys I have a tyrolean patch abouth the size of a foot and i was wondering if there is a quick way to do this rathe than the scratch, top and tyrolean?? any advice would be most gratefull and also the customer dont want to buy a bag of tyrolean so was wondering weather i could use sand &...
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    Gloves

    Hey up lads, Been using alot of sand and cement recently and started to get these weird things on my hands and fingers so went to quacks and they gave me some gel for it and said i should wear gloves! My question is do any of you use gloves if so which and where you get them from? I have tried...
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    Re-Skim Cracking!!!

    Hi Lads done a reskim the other week walls were solid had a few hair line cracks in the normal places i.e above window and door i said to the customer that i would hack back re rough it out and skim it but he didnt want the mess so i said i would scrim the crack and skim but dont want it on my...
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    bitcumen

    Went to look at a job the other night 3 town houses having damping done, so they have chopped off metre high fair enough but then they have had a spread come in he scratch it then paint bitcumen over the top of the scratch coat!! i thought you paint in over the bricks and then chuck some sand...
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    Tiles and Damp

    Hi Lads, have any of you ever seen cracked tiles straight down the middle while on the wall and does any body know what could cause this? Working in a small bathroom and it is damp where the plaster can easily come off of the brickwork. I can tell that it used to be an outhouse and now it is an...
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    Ceiling Problem

    Hi all, I plastered my girlfriends nans ceiling last sunday, it was quite heavy artex! :( so i bonded it first and then skimmed it when firmed up, got a phone call friday saying some of it has fallen down :S i have done many ceiling the same way and not had a problem so was wondering if anyone...
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    Tyrolean

    Hi lads got to a tryolean job to do for my nan its only a 4ft by 4ft panel and i was wondering if there is any other option to make a tyrolean like finish as a tryolean is quite dear and she is not that well off, i was thinking sand and cement slurry in the tryolean gun would that work???? many...
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    Dying trade

    I keep hearing that plastering is a dying trade what is meant by this? does it mean noone is taking it up as a trade or what? many thanks lads
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    Plastic Trowel

    Has anyone used one i have a plasterer who is working with me going on about it all day that his mate up in notts is pulling away 1500 a week because he is trowelling up with a plastic trowel i was like what the fu@k, what do you guys think????
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    Sockets

    Hi guys on new work how do you like the tails from the wires as i allways like the tails sticking out so it makes the boxes easier to clean out with a knife but i was helping a spread out yesterday and a sparky left the tails out and he purposely fill all the boxes up so only the wires was...
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    Elbows

    I got told yesterday using a bigger trowel works your wrist and elbows more! :-\ Now if this is the case i'm wondering why? Anyone can shed some light on this theory would be most helpfull.
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    Hours!!!

    Had a new spread on site this week, Comes up to me today how come you go before me!! I get to site at 7.30 start at 8 have dinner at 12 till 12.30 then gone 3.30-4.00, He starts at 9 has a break at 10 then one at 12 till 1 and he finishes at 5-5.30 and where both doing the same work as in bond...
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    Mp finish Kanuf and reskim

    Has anyone used mp finish on a reskim i have only used it on plasterboard but i have got to reskim a few kitchens as of next week using the stuff and i heard a few other spreads moaning just wondered on your guys take on it many thanks lads
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    Woodchip

    Just got a phone call of a customer i have done work for, saying they have a back bedroom that has woodchip on and can i skim it? I said no! He says my friend had hers scoured p.v.aed and skimmed and it is fine! i said you can get that plasterer to do it as i wont skim on any paper as it wont...
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    MP Finish Kanuf

    Has anyone used this? It says spray it on, on the bag but are gaffer makes us hand apply it! Where struggling to get a good finish all are work is bond chasers and re-skim any advice would be great!
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    tiling

    Hi my cousin is wanting to tile his bathroom and wanted to know if he can tile before the bath and shower tray go in i know this is a plastering forum but any help or advice is much appreicated as i dont have a foggiest and i will wait for the get a professional in
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    Gloves

    Do any of you lads where gloves at work?
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    P.V.A

    Allreet lads do you allways give re-skims two coats of p.v.a i have found recently that the skim starts like to pull apart in some places if you get me also do you knife the walls if they have been painted??? Many thanks for all the advice.
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    Beads

    Hi lads how do you lot stick your beads on? I have been doing them with bonding all week and it seems to allways make it so the skim has to go on really thick when reaches the bead! makes life hard lol any advice would be greatly appreicated.
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    Setting up!

    How do you lads setup in the morning? where do u store ur kit to make it easier anq quicker to carry to places many thanks!
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    Artex help

    I have a patch on a ceiling to do tomorrow its like a stipple effect and i was wondering how i could get the effect using plaster all advice welcome guys
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    Giving up plastering

    Hey lads been offered a job today as a trainee paint sprayer only thing i'm just dont want to give plastering up been doing it 7 years is it something u dont forget? and how many of you lads have had to change career becase of this economical crisis many thanks
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    Websites

    Hey up lads, Questions for you spreaders how many of you have your own website? Are they worth it? How do i get on myself if i want to do one? Many Thanks Basher
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    Going on your own

    Hey up lads just been laid off, and with a mortgage to pay for i need to find work and i'm wondering how you lads started off how would you advertise and things i have seen things on the internet like rated people or my builder are these any good to use? and does anyone use them? any help of you...
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    Insta stik mp21

    Hi lads i have just got a job to do some plastering in a school the spec is something i'm not use to i have to stick foil back vapour boards on to painted brick work using this insta stick stuff and i was wondering weather any of you lads have used such stuff any help would be welcomed many thanks
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    Light Fittings

    Been to look at a job and the have strip lights on there ceilings and they want ther artex skimming over just wondered how to go about dropping the stip light its easy with a normal pendant or similar fitting but never had too do it as of yet with a light like this any advice would be most...
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    Mixing Drill

    I have a makita mixing drill and the variable speed control has broke so it just goes at the quicker speed and i have found my mixes are starting to go off quicker so i started the mixing with a stick and finished with the frill but i still have the same problem do you lads think its time for a...
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    Eggshell finish or Glass

    I have allways been taught to do a like eggshell finish as if u make it like glass the paint wont stick and i was working away 2day when my gaffer pulled me and said he wanted all ceilings and walls like glass!!! Now can anyone advise me on how to get this glass like finish? I can get it in the...
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    New trowels

    When can you tell when you need a new trowel like i have been using mine now for about 4 years and i use the same trowel for everything met a old time spread t'other day and he had a trowel for roughing up one for laying on and on for troweling wats the crack guys???
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    Levels

    Hey up guys what would you class as the best levels to use and what sizes do u carry around and where is the best place 2 buy em from thanks very much
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    Roughcast

    I have got to do some roughcasting this week and i would like some advice do u scratch leave it a day then just roughcast over the scratch coat???
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    Ceiling advice

    Look at a job this evening in a old victorian house, they have had a loft conversion and building inspector has said all ceilings beneath need overboarding! anyhow they have fancy cornice which they want keeping ??? but they asked me to finish short of the coving with the boards about 8" and...
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    Suction

    Just doing a re-furb for a company and they have hack off most of the plaster from the kitchen walls and i have to float and set them all, The problem being the bricks are bone and i mean bone dry! so i pvaed the walls and gave them a scratch and a float coat is this the best way to be done or...
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    Tape and Jointing

    Hi guys my gaffer has just told me i'am to do tape and jointing on this job tomorrow where a lad has been sacked, i was wondering what is the best process and if on stud how do you cover the screw heads, all advice would be very very welcome. Cheers all
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    Tiles and Coving

    Hey up lads, i dont know where to post this i'm in need of some advice!!! Been to look at a job and its reskim in bathroom up to tiles, thing is they want coving now does cove adhesive stick to tiles??? if so whats the prep involved like scratch the tiles or anything??? cheers lads
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    Screws or nails

    Is nailing a thing of the past i find nailing quicker i understand they hae more chance of popping but what do you lads think???
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    F'in Sparkys

    Sparky came in today moaning like mad about a job he has been on where the plasterers have done silly things like not made the backboxes flush with the boards and gunked up the boxes he goes dont get why they do it plastering is easy!!!! the wan*er so i started boarding today and i understand...
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    Cutting plsterboard

    How do you lads cut ya plasterboard, I have been told i'm old fshion with a pencil mrk straight edge and then cut with knife, i hear you just run your tape down one side nd hold tpe and knife t'other side??
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    screw gun

    What screw guns you lads use, i use bosch 14v and i finnd it dog turd >:(
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    Measurements

    I was just wondering whats 50sqm and 20 sqm ceiling is in feet???
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    Insulating Boards

    Do you find insulated plasterboards a nightmare to dnd and mechanically fix???
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    f'in Joiners

    Is it me or are joiners useless at cutting plasterboard give them wood they need to cut to precise measurement and its crack on give em a ceiling to board and there is gaps all over the bloody place needed a bag of bonding on a ceiling 8mx8m filling gaps the barstools lol
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    Decorating issue

    Hi i know this is a plastering forum but i'm decorating my bedroom and was just wondering if anyone could give me advice on somethings like i'm staining the skirtings would it be better stain them b4 paint walls or vice versa
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