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Hi Guys, After careful consideration I have decided the time has come to hang up the trowel and seek pastures new.I have been plastering for five years now and have have had a hell of a time loving what I do and have a good customer base but since the new year have only worked for for 3 weeks...

Hi Guys,got a ceiling to do next week that has had ceiling tiles removed and there is still a lot of the adhesive on which is about 2-3 mil deep ,was going to WBA/Thistle Bond it and skim but am thinking that bonding the whole lot with a tight coat and then Pva and skim might be better?. Cheers...

Anyone work in the Bristol area who is busy and could do with an extra person even if it's for odd days here and there?,Had 2 days work this month but nothing else in the pipeline. Cheers Paul Precision Plastering Services.

Did a quote the other week for 9 ceilings of which 2 of these include a kitchen dining room inc Walls and a whole bedroom the other are HStairs landing,lounge bedroom 1,2 & 3 along with bathroom ceiling.Gave a price which I thought was fair.Customer has been in touch saying had 2 other...

Had a call today from some bloke working for Building Trade Database asking if I would be interested in taking on extra work commercial and domestic.Wanted £200.00 up front for an admin fee and I would get 8 leads per month(Similar to Rated People.com).They're fee is 2% on anything over a grand...

MarshallTown Skywalker stilts for sale,1 year old,used once,£39.99 plus P&P £12.99.PM me if interested.

Hows everyone fixed at the moment.i live in Bristol and have been flat out as of late but only got work until 10th November at present.Starting to panic a bit.

Go a ceiling to skim tomorrow with a ceiling rose(Which is an original 1800's feature) and customer doesn't want it removed.The problem is it is not a standard ceiling rose ie it has petals all round the edges which makes it a pain to skim round.Was going to use a pipe tool and get it as neat as...

Went to price a job up today,Porch ceiling & Walls about 15m2,Hallway 20ft x 10ft Walls & ceiling,lounge ceiling & Walls 20ft x 12ft,small bathroom Walls only,kitchen Walls & dining room Walls.Good weeks work,lovely women (Chinese),gave her a price £850.00,turns round and says I was thinking...

Hi Guys, Went round a mates house to price up a job,skimming shower room walls on pb,skimming walls in kitchen and some small scale rendering to be done,not a problem.I need advise on outside rendering as have only done patch jobs before and dont want to mess it it as he is a good mate.The side...

Got a downstairs bathroom to skim tommorrow,ceiling and walls (All got artex on but not too stipply), but its so small you cant swing a cat in,(A) Do I do the ceiling and 2 walls in 1 hit or (B) Go for it and blast the whole lot out.Its about 6ft x 4ft in total.Thoughts please gentlemen.

Just interested in seeing what van everyone drives.I had to sell my shiny BMW 6 months ago to buy a Vivarro.

Hi Guys, Can someone please help me on a job I need to qoute for?,, I have attached photos of a 2nd flight of stairs which needs plasterboarding but near the top the customer would like it to be curved as much as possible as he doest want it boxed in.Is this possible and how would I go about...

Got a job in a few weeks time,Its a kitchen which is 20ft by 11ft which needs a stud wall built to incldue door frame etc,ceiling and all walls to be skimmed,new coving puttting up and skirting boards.Quoted £1500.00 inc materials for a weeks work,cheap or steap price?.Walls in fairly good...

Hi Guys, Can anyone help?.Ive got a small lounge to plaster but the wall by the patio door has a hole roughly 5"width and depth which was a ventilation shaft due to a fireplace which was previously in existance.Whats the best way to fill this?. Thanks Paul.