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Hello lads. sorry it's been a while. probably about 10-12 months. Works gone absolutely mad, came here for some sanity although it may just make me worse. Love you all.

After doing a big job the back half of last year I realised that bulk buying is the way foward. Been going through the mountain of recipts and silly things namley beads, drywall screws and plasterboard adhesive cost me a bomb. I'm talking nearly £600 in stainless external beads and internal...

My mates mum just bought a little 2 bed house to tidy up live in then sale on. She's got me in the're for the skimming the bathroom, kitchen and all cealings along with a few other bits and rendering then skimming of 2 damp walls (about 16 sqm all together) after they have been hacked off and...

Been sent this picture from a company I do a bit if work for, they had a area of render damaged. the product that was used was weber pral. can this be patched or can i go straight on top the exsitintg panel with fresh gear or does it need hacking off? Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Working there early part next week... Any of you lit based there, will be looking for things to do on the evening... Food drink red light districts etc

Merry Christmas and a happy New year too all of you. Wishing you and your loved ones the best of luck for 2018. From me my family and my plumber mate xxx

What's the trowel to get then lads n lasses? fancy one of these slightly flexible, lightweight, leaves no tiger marks, super shine, best thing ever trowels.... heard about Nelas being the boys, what one would be suggested? Any deals @Plasterers1StopShop I fancy some new kit.....

8 Bags left over from Monday. £20 a bag from amrok. £10 each or £60 the lot.

Evening sexys. Just been to look at a nice job that's a full re skim over a 4 story hallway stairs and landing plus a few other walls dotted around the house. House is listed. there s a few blown patches in the walls that will need patching prior to skimming , in Any other situation I...

she died this morning lads! thats what I get for working a Sunday I guess! I'm the 6 years I've owned it (and it was at least 10 years old when it was donated to me) ive only ever had to replace the bearing and sort the cables out by the trigger. I'm considering buying another one but...

Ok lads. I've got a price job on the go. it's quite big (for me) I've been there for the past 5/6 weeks. and I'd say it's 70% done. I'm always loyal to my customers and always see a job through but I've got to keep my regulars happy also. so I've had a day or two a week off this job to keep...

Evening spreads. sorry I been not as active as normal recently, hope your all well. thought this will make you chuckle. bloke I know via a car club I used to be a member of been on my case lately about rendering and skimming his kitchen. it's a old stone house absolutely hanging inside...

Been using board finish for the past 3 weeks. Have to say it's lovley gear. if like me you been experiencing problems from flash sets, grit, smelly, slippery etc from multi I'll seriously suggest you have a go with board finish. I've used it on fresh board, sand cement and 3 different...

After a good plasterer for work based in bristol. getting a lot of jobs coming in and haven't got time to do them, mostly re skims etc. I've give a couple to another spread I know and he's let me down big time. i don't want to make anything on the job or blokes just want someone decent who...

Lads done this today for a loft conversion company I do plastering for. There was a few blokes on the job, chippys spark me and painters. I call it a stair run. Sometimes a snake run. Chippy called it a barrel roll. Spark was to busy doing his nails, one painter called it a stair drop and...

I priced a rendering job up back in September last year. It was a whole house. Quite bad condition. They went and got other quotes along with mine but eventually rang me in the middle of November and said they will take me on it. I didn't start until February as I didn't want to work in the...

Here we go then I knew it was only a matter of time! Done a 3 sider rendering job 4 weeks ago. Was a nightmare to be honest, the builder who is a friend of mine had some problems with his labourers they jacked leaving me to do the job mostly with him as my labourer never the less job got done...

Wow. Been trying to get a lad on board with me the past couple of weeks, cant believe how much effort it is! Usually got my mate with me when needed but he's been on for another bloke we know and is doing really well so don't want to risk him upsetting the bloke. Ive posted a couple of...

Chatting with my old boss this morning about tools Talking about all these new super flexy, speedy finishing, no need for troweling, etc tools about now.... He's the best spread I know and very set in original ways, 1 trowel for rendering 1 for skimming, hawk, gauger, and bucket trowel. He...

Ok my loves! Right looked at a newbuild today, bloke wants the lot done. Board and skim ceilings, and hardwall and skim walls. Hes pretty old school, doesn't want dabbed even though I told him its cheaper labourwise and more progressive. Ive done quite a few single rough and set walls but...

Sorry i know its been covered a million times lads but... I have 200 litres of the stuff (if anyone local to Bristol wants any I get 25L of Feb SBR for £25) And I'm currently doing a skimming job, on top of old black mortar and white plastered walls. Ive had a nightmare with pva lately on a...

Well a song popped up the other day on te radio, nickleback-rockstar. And it was number 1 around this time 10 years ago! 10 years ago I was living with my mum spent all my time on my BMX, or in the garage ripping apart motocross bikes and re building them, tuning up my moped hanging about with...

Lads recently gone on my own. Towards the end of last year it got to much working for someone, I was getting good work thrown at me left right and centre from good people so took the plunge and went by myself. Was looking to use my old boss as a safety net but things have got a bit sour...

@Plasterers1StopShop After a spot / mortor stand for a taller plasterer My current one is to low for me ! Have you got any in stock ? Ta xx

Is it doable ? Made a bo bo on a job. Friend built a block wall and said he wanted it rendered. I went there today, beaded and scratched it with sand cement all happy. He rang me just now and asked me what id prefer weber or k rend for the top coat...... Ooops. Both made a genuine mistake...

Ok so I priced a rendering job last year and got it. Couldn't start it until the windows were fitted and said I will not do it in December, January or February. Customer contacted me a couple of weeks back asking if its possible for me to get a scratch coat on the gaball end as its been taking...

Priced up a job in a mansion the other week. As you can imagine the walls are rather large in length and height. I've got the whole job (3 story stairwell and landing and 2 reception rooms) Being really honest I didn't think id get it so I put a high price in but they accepted, happy days...

Not afraid to say and bet I'm not the only one but I'm still peed off..... Outside rendering today, ive jumped in halfway on this job as the previous company done a runner so a firm im doing work for has taken it over the job was ment to be ready to go..... First off... Can someone tell me...

Now January is almost out the way how all you lot looking for the upcoming year? I wont lie January has been a bit of a washout for me, been filling in days hre and there and earnt enough but definitely a few ££ down over he 3/4 months up towards the end of last year. Not complaining though...

Sorry its late guys, the run up to Christmas was absolutely manic !! Would like to wish all my fellow spreads a happy Christmas and best wishes for the new year, love you all xx

Had a proper vile bathroom to skim today. Same old shite, everything is ready just needs a coat of skim ready for the tiler. Got there and guess what, old tile adhesive left on there , holes in the original plaster it was pretty bad. I looked at it and thought hmmmmm I really dont want to be...

As above. After a favour, need a transit van door picking up then I will arrange collection from you to get it to me. Will pay you for your time

How much you guys gauging to a bucket of water? Used some the other day put about a quarter to a bucket of water per mix. Had it on at 9pm floating down at 1.30pm and finished by 2.30pm was only a mix on a lightly misted down background. Was hoping to be on the float by about 11.30 pm or was...

Guys I cant get out of it. The paper will not come off, I cant walk away as its for my mate. I know its been done and never caused agro. Any advice please I'm shittting myself! Love you all

I work very closely with a log burner installer. He goes in and makes a mess and I tart them back up, its nice work usually a about 3 hours in and out 2/3 times a week most weeks so pretty handy to have, especially on those afternoons when your finishing about 3pm on another job. Usually this...

I'm guessing most of us do this, hear a song and make our own lyrics to it that seem to stick. Theres the obvious plasterers one Lionel Richie - oh what a feeling (when were plastering a ceiling) Two that I use quite often Tracy Chapman - fast car. The bit where he says "he got a fast car"...

Looked at a job last week. Its a cottage that's been painted on top of stone, they've had it shotblasted back to bear stonework and there looking to get it rendered then teyrolined on top of a sponge finish in a coulor of there choice. Size wise its a average cottage, one scaffold lift...

Thanks danny I've added the mug with my other collectable ones. Love you .

Anyone from.swansea way on here? Working there for the next 2 weeks and would like to know if there's any decent cafes there Love you all

Massive set to do today lads. 1/4 bag of skim. Just sat here on the woman's bed watching Jeremy Kyle.

Got my little Makita drill up for sale loves. Hes a good bit of kit nothing wrong with it only selling as I use hilti breakers. Dead handy for drilling holes and hacking off black mortor, bonding etc. I bought it as new 2 years ago needing a new lead. Had one put on, it can be a little...

Had a big walk in wardrope to finish boarding and skim out the past couple of days. Yesterday morning went smoothly but in the afternoon I had to stud in front of a stone wall both sides of a opening. I got the timber flush as possible to the wall eather side and boarded it. Lovley Customer...

Bloke working downstairs doing the bay is just absolutely coo coo. All day making noises and talking to himself Wearing a jumper in.this weather Oddball.

Need a new skimming trowel loves. My current one was a hand me down off a retired spread that he give me about 7 years ago. One of the very first MT stainless steel's. It's a lovley trowel but is rather banana shaped now. I want a trowel for using for the whole set, laying, flattening and...

Done a little rendering job this weekend, all nice and no problems. I topped it off this morning and floated her up reading for a light dusting of tyroline Tuesday. Owner asked me to leave it sponged insted as hes very happy with it. Problem I got is I've allowed a day Tuesday to Tyrolean it...

Got a marshalltown permashape 14" stainless Its been in my garage for a while ( I forgot it was there) and its suffered a little damage. Was used for about 6 months before for rendering. Then I bought a carbon. The back of the blade has a dent that probably could be tapped out And theres a...

Got a huge set in doing today. Builder ripped off the old battered skirting Wednesday and roughed all the bottoms in for me, all I had to do was skim it, I feel almost bad asking the customer for my money!

Got to board and skim this ceiling today.. Fair play to the owners they really got stuck in emptying the room out.

Just a quick un loves. I got a ceiling and 3 walls to skim tomorrow all on board The owner of the place asked me if I could skim a 2m square wall after he stripped the paper. I said yeah no worries without thinking much about it. I popped by just now to drop the skim off ready for tomorrow...

Just took about 1 metre by a foot of old plasterboard down. It was grey, brown paper eatheside and been skimmed. So I've just googled it and theres not much information on it. Some parts are whiteish as well and airy inside. The ceailing suffered a leak for years so I'm guessing the...