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    heat

    plastering above an arga (cooker range thing) bit of heat off it but not as mush as a wood stove. dot and dab would be handy but would this fail?? d and d would be cleaner but if needs must i suppose id have to p rick about with heat resisting plaster. dosent get too hot on walls like. its being...
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    ocr

    alright to two coat with it? second coat next day. much suction? only reason being going over eml (with ply on back). would use s/c but space for knocking up is a beeeeeatch. only about ten metres worth of columns. add bonding and hit in one day? lol
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    rendering over sandstone

    any pointers?? its a coal chamber flat ceiling. tanking it. sbr effective enough?? it has to hold water ingress. walls i can deal with but feel a bit dodgy about the ceiling. again its a flat one two slabs of sandstone. stainless steel eml and get religious???? im will be using sika 1. should i...
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    nice size job

    yo dawgs. after some advice. just been around to view four flats for some dude. about eight hundred metres of skim. wants a quote of labour and another with labour/mats. also all above board so tax etc how would you fellas work this???? been thinking five pound would be a decent price when i...
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    yo dawgs!!!!!! screed question

    word to tha motha!!!!!!! need a quick guide on mats. floor. 5.2 by 2.7 at 75mm. what do you reakon?? thinking 2 tonne of sharp 18 cement. has to be spot on as builder doesnt want to get a skip or pay for waste. will go with the most convincing and put to the test. bloody hate the stuff but...
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    salts

    right boyos. quick question. ive just been to see a job where salts are bleeding through the tanking. its in a basement. thinking of chopping out areas and replacing with a cement mix etc.... with SBR. then reskimming wall. what do reackon. im i being a cowboy? wall is solid as and seems to be...
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    stilts

    yo fellas!!!! how long does it take and some good tips on using. ive alwaysed used scaffold. borrowed a mates for 7 ceings. 6 average ones and a 50 meter. am i a dead man???
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    screed pumps

    got a bit of an awkward job to do. basement with under floor heating. one of these would be ideal. are they easy enough to operate???? dangerous???? thinking of hiring one out and sussing it out for a day then getting on with it. would be great if any of you guys had any info or experiences with...
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    plastering over a damp membrane system

    what sort of gear would be best???????? im baffled. bonding should work in theory but the words bonding and damp dont go to well together. the membrane has a mesh n it not to simular to the old school scrim. in basement and rendering some internal walls anyhow. would this s**t take sand and...
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    screeding price per meter 2

    yo yo yo yo yo yo YO!!!!!!!! just after an average price per metre2 for screeding. might have a 100 meters of the stuff to do. was thinking 11 notes plus the price of materials. will be going over underfloor heating. worth getting ready mix? got to be done in two stages. 2 spreads and a...
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    cheap paddle

    after a new paddle for one of my drills. any suggestions? some links. had a quick look and some are reverse? what?
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    concrete

    evening chaps! :) a client wants me to lay a slap of concrete down for a shed base. how deep should i dig? would i need to hardcore first? plastic sheeting as a damp barrier? shes a bit fussy and i want to be bang on the right process of doing it. there is also a big f*** off tree about four...
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    self level

    alright geezers. after a few opinions here. i have a floor of which i am levelling out befor tiling. the floor runs a inch or so off level. i am screeding over about half of it to bring it up. do you think i could throw a couple of buckets of self levelling compound on it the same day? i am...
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    new tool!!!!!!!!!!

    hmmmmmmmmm http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=G43kXLEUwO4 not too sure. hope he makes a some money though! :-X "Trowel that removes all material from a bucket direct to a float trowel new design take a look at ebay.co.uk type in the search bar trowhawk or multi-trowel theres no double handling of...
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    peace up!

    alright fellas! london spread here! looking forward to some good toolbox talk! :D
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