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Does S&C stick to a scratch coat of Weber Pral M ? Chap has scratched the walls of his garage with some left over gear from another Mono job he had done and now wants me to top it in S&C cos he's run out of Mono Its stuck like sh!t to a blanket just thought I'd check with you guys on here If...

Alright lads, I know you cant / shouldn't tile straight onto Bonding or Hardwall, but can someone just explain why ? Someone told me its because they are too porous, but surely a skim coat over the top prior to tiling is pretty porous too ?

Just curious guys - are most of you sole traders or do most of you have lads working for you ? I only ask cos I've figured the only decent way to earn decent coin is to have a couple of guys that you can either employ or sub work out to - theres only so many days in the week so a plasterers...

Just a quick one guys - I have been asked by a potential customer whether building regs specify a minimum depth of flooor screed for a garage conversion ? I told the guy it would need to be around 75mm deep but if I could get away with 50 then obviously the cost would be slightly less. Also...

Any of you guys work for a set price per metre for rendering or just estimate how long its gonna take plus materials ? I only ask cos Ive been doing alot of Weber mono jobs recently and was thinking of charging £30 a sq metre to supply and apply ? So for a garden wall 20 sq metres I'd charge...

And also, the job spec says the cement should be 3.5 newton metres ?? What does that mean ?? Think this is one to swerve and let a big gang take it on

Anyone give me a rough idea of a labour only rate for S&C render in the Bolton area ? Im based down in Dorset and the going rate down here is between £15 & £20 with material added on top. Been asked by a fellow spread to do a render job in Bolton next week with him - Its 260 sq metres and...

Alright lads, Posted a thread a week or so back about blown Weber Mono on a sand & cement scratch coat. Just been to have a good look at it and its the scratch coat thats come away from the blockwork underneath - the mono is stuck to it like sh1t to a blanket. Any ideas why the scratch coat...

Alright lads, Went to see a chap today who has built a small, circular border wall around some raised flower beds. Its only 3 courses of brick above ground level and the length of a brick wide. He wants it rendered, simple enough, but rather than a nice crisp beaded edge he wants it bevelled...

Just be interested in your comments guys on the link below - First monocouche job Ive ever done, I'm quite proud of the end result... http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=224532&id=170600123064

Evening lads, Quick question if you dont mind - On Friday I'm gonna be rendering 30 sq metres (so not a lot) on a bungalow using Weber Pral M OCR Ive never used the stuff before but have a time served spread helping me. So between now and Friday I want to get the prep work spot on so we can...

I know we hate posts on pricing but I'll keep it short and sweet 30 sq metres of existing render to hack off, set about 20 metres of corner / bellcast beads then re-render with weber monocouche Ive gone in at £1600, ive allowed myself a week ( at 150 per day labour) to do it all - that price...

Morning all, Is there any difference between the 2 products ? From looking online, for normal domestic application I should be using Weber Pral M or K Rend silicone FT ?? Also what should I be paying a bag ? Had a quick look at some suppliers and they are quoting 20 quid a bag !! Seems dear...

Alright lads, Went to look at a bungalow today where a textured finished ( i think its a polymer based, high clad or something similar) has bubbled away from the substrate quite badly in a lot of areas. - The property has the old lime render that has been 'sealed' by the coating and so has...

Morning lads, just got a call from a loyal customer - wants me to pebble dash the front of his conservatory to match the house. The area we are talking about is minimal - 2 breeze block faces about 2 foot wide by 8 foot high either side of patio doors - thats it. Never done it before and told...

Went to price a job last week, medium sized lounge ceiling and long thin hallway ceiling, both artexed, customer wants them both skimmed. I gave her a price of £160, days labour I thought and a couple of bags of multi. She looked at me in sheer disbelief expecting a price of nearer £500 and...

Check this link out lads - not sure if the photo will appear on here, but click on the link and it should take you straight to it. Was called to sort out a job (that I had previously lost cos the customer thought I was too dear) - Wanted an annexe to her wedding shop boarded and skimmed - Look...

Alright guys, Not done many floor screeds in the past, not sizable ones anyway - went to quote a job this morning, chap wants to convert his garage on the side of the house into a living area. Garage measures 10m x 3m, so 30 sq - so reckoning on a recent post, 5-6 quid a metre is the norm...

This time last year I had my fingers burned - partly because of my lack of knowledge, I agreed to skim the entrance porches (5 in total) of a block of flats - Nice job I thought and proceeded to skim away - cutting a long story short, because there was no heating in the porches themselves, the...

Just been to see a small job for a pal of mine - its a downstairs entrance hall to a couple of flats but the outer doors dont fit very well and so the entrance hall appears to have been exposed to the elements somewhat - One of the walls has blown plaster, blisters I can poke my fingers in...

Quick question guys - got a bathroom and kitchen to cove, both of which are tiled to the ceiling - will cove adhesive stick to the shiny tiles or should I be using something else - I always use Supacove which is as light as a feather so was thinking maybe Gripfill for the wall edge ? Cheers

Stupid question guys, but just out of interest does anyone know how much an average van payload is ? I only ask cos I loaded 50 sheets (6x3 mind) into the back of my Iveco Daily today and I kid you not, the suspension hardly moved at all - I worked out that the weight was close on 700kg - Am I...

As the title suggests lads, can someone tell me when I need to use fireboards ? I'm aware that steels and garage ceilings need to be done with them, but are there any other situations when they must be used ? Only ask cos some chap is stalling on a quote I gave to tack and skim all the ceilings...

Had a bit of a rant today with a builder I'm doing some work for - he's afriend of a friend so the banter was flying about when we got onto daily rates and how much I could do in a day - on my own, no labourer Anyway, I'm doing a fairly large room for him, 4 walls and a ceiling for £350 - In...

Alright lads, I'm sure this has been covered but to save me trawling through old threads, whats the best way to render the inside of a fireplace that is going to be taking a wood burner ? Got it to do tomorrow and unsure whether I need special refractory ?? cement or OPC with some lime added -...

Chap got me round to quote this morning to dot n dab 2 walls in his spare bedroom and skim - very straightforward stuff but he asked that because the walls were single skin outside walls is there anyway I could use insulated board or insulate the wall before skimming I've never used insulated...

Alright lads, Starting a nice job next week where the customer wants all the walls in her lounge plastered - at the mo, they have a heavy artex pattern on them and painted with a nice silk paint !! The artex is fairly flat (leather effect nice) and is rock bloody hard so scraping would be a...

I think this might only be a local company in Bournemouth guys but I think they offer a mail order service - I only mention them cos at the moment they are offering a 'Plasterers special' of 25 (5x5l) litres of PVA, 10 rolls of scrim, 50 x 2.4 thin coat beads and a medium sized gorilla tub all...

Evening lads, quick question - does dri-wall adhesive stick to steels ? I've noggined out the sides and left an inch or so overhanging so I can screw the underneath length of board into them but was going to put a dollop of dri wall to the underneath aswell - Whats the best way to board them ...

Alright lads, Got a small bathroom to skim next week and the chap wants me to build a small cupboard, floor to ceilig about 3ft square in the corner of the room - Was just planning on doing it with timber and then boarding - What size timber should I be using - 4x2 cls ?? Cheers

Got pulled in to help a mate S&C render some dwarft wall in the garden - no more than a metre high by about 12 metres - He's already scratched them the week before. Once I started to lay the top coat on (having hosed the wall down first ) it was nearly drying as I laid it on !! I put it down to...

Quick one - whats the difference between using hydrated lime in a render mix or a plasticiser ? Do they both do the same thing or is it a case of either or ?? - cheers guys

Alright lads, Anyone had a cheque stopped for poor workmanship ?? I pride myself on doing a quality job, tidy up etc... and as of 1 hour ago my record still stood. Just got a call from an old mate (yes mate) who I have done £500 worth of work for this week and last - Lounge & Dining ceilings...

Afternoon lads, Got a nice render job coming up mid-june and was trying to save a few quid on the external beads - I know I should be using stainless, but has anyone used the UPVC ones before - Screwfix seem to do all manner of stop/corner/bellcast beads and was going to try them out, but not...

Morning chaps, Got a small patch job tomorrow - 6 foot vertical crack (only about 5mm wide) on an external wall (Painted plain face render finish) Was just going to get the angle grinder out, rake it out to about 9 inches wide and 1 inch deep and then fill with S&C, rub up and jobs a good 'un...

We all remember the 'Confession of...' films starring Robin Asquith in the 70's - (maybe not the newbies) Can anyone honestly say they've been 'come onto' by a lonely housewife wearing a babydoll nightie and fluffy high heeled slippers ?? Or any similar saucy customers offer to pay in kind by...

Evening all, Can anyone advise on best course of action for screwing / nailing into a concrete ceiling (block of flats) Need to batten it out to fix boards to but not sure if my B&Q masonry drill set will be man enough for the job ? Cheers folks

How do you lads price up a render job - Just been to look at a fairly straightforward 2 storey semi detached with a small annexe and for the labour cost I was thinking of charging 150 quid each a day for the 3 of us and reckoned it would take a week - Does that sound about right, £2250 labour...

Just thought I'd ask whether or not anyone in a 20-30 mile radius of Bournemouth would be rendering using K Rend or similar in the near future I'm fed up waiting for a S&C render to firm up enough to rub up and was going to ask if anyone would mind me helping out (or just watching ) on a K Rend...

Passed a shop today being re-furbed and cos there was a plastering van parked outside couldn't help but have a nose in the door. There were 2 young spreads using a sponge float over what appeared to be a pretty good ceiling and then another lad trowelling up after them I was always told that a...

I'll admit, I'm not the most confident of renderers, but the several render jobs I have been asked to do have all turned out fine so I must be doing something right. However, I always seem to be waiting an age for the bottom of any wall to stiffen up sufficiently for me to rub it up - All the...

Afternoon gents, Just rendered a small lean to extension and the customer wants me to add a 'plinth', about 15inches high all around the bottom - Never done one before but was guessing I just screw some timber battens to the wall and render up to it ?? Also, the temp down here in sunny...

Any tips for an artex ceiling that has been painted in a nice vinyl silk glossy paint - looks like a f'kin ice rink I'm guessing the PVA will take hours to dry on such a shiny surface ?? Its not that big, shall I just give it a key and skim away ?

Been asked to render the walls of a small 'lean-to' extension this week - Customer wants me to render right up the roof tiles - he's not planning on using any soffits / facias, just expecting me to cut back the expanding foam and render onto it. I'm a bit wary, any thoughts and advice please...

Starting a job tomorrow and still in 2 minds on how best to attack the hall walls - They are a shiny dimpled surface similar in appearance to a golf ball - However, the dimples are too big for 2 coats of multi so was planning on PVA, slurry coat of Bonding and then skim - Anyone else got any...

Alright chaps, As work is a bit thin on the ground, I went for a meeting at a local conservatory fitting company who assured me that so long as my work was up to scratch then they had plenty on and would take me on as one of their plasterers. As 90% of my work is domestic I'm a bit green when...

To cut a long story short, I recenly finished skimming 5 lobbies to a block of flats near to me. Whilst the lobbies were in no way exposed to the elements, they were an external addition to the flats and as such, had no heating / ventilation - ie,you walk into the lobby and then again through a...

Alright chaps, Just in passing, how soon can you skim over Bonding coat ? I only ask cos I've got a tiny job tomorrow that involves one sheet of 6x3 plasterboard and a cup full of bonding - I didn't want to be hanging around for too long waiting for the bonding to dry - would it be foolish to...

Was asked to quote for a 're-render' job today and was after some advice on how best to prep the wall - Basically a jobbing builder has told the customer he can render their driveway wall and in a nutshell, he cant - He's left trowel lines all over the shop and it looks bloody awful Its now...

Evening Gents ( and possibly ladies ) Hope someone can help with the following - I've been commisioned to plaster several lobbies at a block of flats and the walls have been painted with a textured paint - Its coarser than a Sandtex (its the only one I know) and I would say the 'bits' in the...