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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...

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 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...

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

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...

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...