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Thanks lads just needed to blow off steam. Appreciate you all being so understanding will keep trying to get in with spread and get myself some boards to practice on, just wish the economy would pick up soon, you guys must be pulling your hair out with the state of things

Since my course finished prematurely I have been trying to get in with a spread for some experience and guidance but am having no luck at all- either no work available or they don't fancy showing me the ropes and then have me setting up in competition (can't blame them if i'm honest). I've...

I've got some bonding to do on the wall where some plaster has come off with the dado do i need to pva 24hrs in advance of doing this first or pva it after i've finished the bonding and reskim the day after? Thanks trowel addict

With my course finshing prematurely (2 weeks to be precise the b8stards) I have decided to give my hall stairs and landing a reskim but as i have been stripping the wallpaper the paint that was there originally is peeling off. My question is why is this happening and will i be ok to pva and...

I'm in Birmingham Naz but could travel within reason, the place was called the contuctrion training centre based in Nuneaton nr Coventry

thanks gps

I have just finished the second week of a 4 week intensive plastering course and really enjoying it when i receive a phone call tonight to say they have gone bust and there will be no further training taking place. Now i did a city and guilds course 6 years ago but didn't keep my hand in so the...

"The construction training centre" based in Nuneaton near coventry, I was made redundant yesterday and i am due to start there on a 4 week plastering course 05th January. I completed a city and guilds college course 5 years ago but decided to use this 4 week course to get as much time on the...

let's just say that he is a decent plasterer and he's dropped his prices so low to food in his kid's mouth and pay the mortgage, why don't you ring him offer him £80 a day but he doesn't advertise anymore and you supply the work, then you advertise at your normal rate and pay him the £80 and...

i was told to use a bradawl and poke it through the ceiling until you hit the joist then force it through either side of the joist and mark the wall so you know where it is and measure 400mm or 600mm along and this should then be your next joist and the rest will be the same distance either 400...

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what do you guys do when the work is slack as it sounds as though it is now, are you entitled to benefits or what? and would you say this trade has been hit hardest or are all the trades suffering, suspect brikies having a worser time

seems like your the exception Tommy how's things at the moment for you?

Troweladdict, how did you explain this to the customer and what was there reaction, think i would have died on the spot

topic says it all, just wondering how long members on here been plastering and were there any memorable (be it funny or embarrassing) moments you will remember or just want to forget

Thanks for this guys at least i now know a realistic figure. My situation is that i work as a supervisor in a factory at moment supplying the automotive industry and things are dead at the moment and not likely to pick up in the next 12 months if were still here and the opportunity has arisen...

how about Skim Virgin?

Some of you are aware that i am looking at refresing my skills and hopefully move into the trade eventually but before i make too big an investment i was wondering what the average that can be earned in a week/ month or a year, you don't need to be specific about your own earnings i'm just...

hi, looking at enterig the trade at ripe old age of 37, reading through the posts it seems obvious the best way into the trade is from working with someone and learning the trade from the bottom so to speak, so if any plasterers in the Birmingham (sutton coldfield,grt barr or walsall area) are...

Thanks Nicksey for the advice, it is something i will look into after i have done the refresher although i aim to start my bathroom once completed the refresher to give me some practice and then hall landing and stairs, am a little concerned that because of my age (37) some plasterers won't...

thanks BigMart

Hi, hope you can help, 5 years ago i did a college city and guilds plastering course with a view of moving into the trade but basically bottled it and decided to stay where i was (regretted ever since), however the opportunity has arisen for me to take my redundancy and i am looking at entering...