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    Sockets

    love it sparks are knobs if they leave long tails cut em short fill boxes they soon learn then we dont mind cleanin boxes out
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    curved angles

    just form curve and just before it goes off thin coat of skim treat as normal happy days
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    old wooden beads

    scrim and bead as long as backing is sound
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    What part of the country ?

    south wales work pickin up a bit but some guy the other week was chargin 40 a day but didnt turn up after a couple of days my price aint lookin as bad now
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    smelly house

    cant wait 4 that bring on the mankini
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    to those who staple there angle beads!!!!!!!!

    cant imagine staplin beads on just sounds strange not knockin it just weird soundin
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    smelly house

    we were skimmin big ceilin and a few walls it was a mixture of smelly dogs and dirty owners smelly gitsnot been cleaned in years
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    smelly house

    worked in house today with big mart and it stunk 2 high heaven even kim and aggy would have walked out wats the worst place you lot have ever worked in really was that bad :'( :'( :'(
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    to those who staple there angle beads!!!!!!!!

    am i really readin this thought id drunk 2 much some of u lot got some strange ways but if it works 4 u crack on
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    House

    bein welsh and get a lot of sheep shaggin etc not meant to be anything other than a joke sorry if i affended love the scots as it is
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    Jekyll & Hyde ??

    sounds like he had no intentions of payin bet he not even got another plasterer goin round i had it not long back we had words and he not payed me my 400 im still waitin 2 catch up with him good thing is the other spreads he had round were double my price his loss i say
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    Knauf Fireboard

    look forward 2 it Dont make me pull your pants down in front of your mates and smack your bottom chunky :)
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    Knauf Fireboard

    skim as normal thought u knew everything big boy
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    multi not going off

    sometimes old plaster will do opposite of wat its supposed 2 and not set properly only had it once a long time ago the guy had it in his shed 4 a year i didnt find out til later
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    OMFG!

    no worrys mate maybe im just crap at em cant get me head round em
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    OMFG!

    rich thought your work looked tidy on ur site but if thats your work practices then maybe not i was taught as an apprentice and thats how we did sorry if i wont lower my standards as low as others chunky and madmonk, why dont you flash out and buy the "masterplastering" dvd as advertised above...
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    OMFG!

    some of u lot got a think about wet corners if they turn u on carry on not my cup of tea though enjoy chaps
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    House

    can do wet angles but prefer to do a good job 4 the sake of gettin away a couple hours early must a bit old school 4 u lot
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    House

    big problem with it its in scotland pity ha ha
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    How long should it take

    sounds ok 2 me no need 2 rush 350 for 2 dys work aint bad
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    applying undercoat plasters

    why go opposite ur hand just cos its hardwall dont get it
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    applying undercoat plasters

    sorry hate hardwall dont touch that cack :'(
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    board finish

    you right spunky i noticed this a few week ago down wales way 8)
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    applying undercoat plasters

    left handers go right to left right handers go left to right have i miss read this or wat
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    board finish

    multi finish rules
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    Air holes in skim ??

    bit harsh that rich but probs true only kiddin it could be a dry background and dry a bit quick should trowel out
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    help with wet corners

    you can still skim a 4 by 3 room in a mornin in 2 sets no wet corners easy no need 2 rush do a good job get more work reason its rough why mess about with wet corners it when u dont need 2
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    help with wet corners

    just dont do wet corners thats cuttin corners and rough
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    do you 2nd coat with the same mix or always mix a new batch???????

    well said as long as it paints well who cares how we skim em up the spreads
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    do you 2nd coat with the same mix or always mix a new batch???????

    sorry rich just havin a bit of a wind up some nice lookin jobs on your website
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    do you 2nd coat with the same mix or always mix a new batch???????

    id go head 2 head with you think i get more on and 2 a better standard old but still fast and good
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    do you 2nd coat with the same mix or always mix a new batch???????

    new plasterers use 2 mixes cos they are scared of messin walls up old timers like me just get it on and still get a nice flat wall maybe one day u newbies will do the same harsh but true :P :-* :-* :-*
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    Dirtiest Trowel Ever!

    i wouldnt give 9 pence 4 that nd some idiot is payin 10 buks
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    Hardwall or S&C?

    as long as walls are dry and not damp make sure windows are sealed hardwall should be ok but s&c is best
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    Bumpy

    its just trapped air thats why it goes after trowellin cos u force air out as you trowel ???
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    curving plasterboards

    leave it outside overnight undercover in case of rain and the moisture in the air wil help to bend by makin the gypsum damp and bend the board
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    bonding agent or bond it?(again)

    could'nt have put it better myself never leave paper tapes on they always show through
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    high suction from plasterboard??? how? why??

    if boards are old they will suck water out of plaster pva and skim as normal
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    hitting dry pva

    been doin it that way 4 20 years never had a problem just means u can prep in 1 go and not get pva over already skimmed walls
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    multi vs board

    do a lot of domestic onto old walls so multi is the 1 for me gives u longer to do more walls at once
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    HAWK & TROWEL

    done polished finish years ago 4 welsh water in there offices easy to do dont need a course real good effect though some bloke taught me in 5 mins tools r expensive though cant use normal trowel
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    best way to do it....

    just brick it up bond it and skim dont worry about 11mm here and there just do it have faith in youself ???
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    scrim

    is it me or is scrim crap nowerdays im findin when scrimin over cracks in old ceilins plasterboard mostly they seem 2 reappear when paintin im doin everything as years ago and this has only started happenin recently im usin wickes stuff any ideas on where to get decent scrim ??? ???
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    icy walls

    just finished a re skim of a bedroom pva'd yesterday went back 2 finish last couple of walls today and 1 wall pva had frozen anyone had this before turned out ok just wiped wall down with rag and skimmed as normal :o been doin this job 20 years never came across this before
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    problem at work

    ive always done both coats straight after each other and my finishin is good we are all taught different but if your way is best for you then dont change
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    curved walls

    just follow the curve always goin the same way
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    not sure on a price

    charge 150 plus mats not a bad price 4 a days work
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    working in peoples houses at night/weekends?

    most dont mind as long as job is gettin done but they do tend to hover more when they home with you
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    setting really fast

    bit harsh that i think the only dicks are the ones that post messages like yours mur
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    setting really fast

    skim a wall spunkybum and try and skim it a week later then tell me it aint really porous and goin off quickly then you can comment
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