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    This is just plain madness.

    Am just too nice. One of them who gets terrible service in a restaurant and doesn’t complain but then afterwards my god am like the cheeky bastards how dare they
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    This is just plain madness.

    Started a job for a builder I booked in 3 damp property’s in for him on daywork. it was a sand and cement spec which I thought nowadays it’s usually a membrane and dab or if it’s tight, Dricoat or maybe use 9mm boards. There was two plasterers there was around 35metres. To my surprise one of...
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    Election

    Your more concerned about money. And not our future as British folk. I'l
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    Election

    Freed you should be ashamed of yourself, can't work it out how you are a Tory. Your looking at the corner of the picture my friend There a lot more you should think about. But I guess aslong as your ok that's what matters.
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    Election

    Freed your a typical selfish greedy you know what .
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    Election

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    Election

    money grows on trees?. Yeah like you would know all about that Miss may you c**t . They have borrowed more money than any labour government Through all the years . I think this is the best manafestoe we Have ever seen in our life time .
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    Old video of gypsum plastering

    Thinking instead of a pouch, stuffing screws in my gob as I board ?
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    Old video of gypsum plastering

    Yeah that's it thanks mate
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    Old video of gypsum plastering

    It's doing my head in. Can't find it
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    Old video of gypsum plastering

    I have tried to find it on google and YouTube but to no avail
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    Old video of gypsum plastering

    Hi guys. Could yous help me out. Remember that old video someone posted a while back of a video of a 1940 or 50 American plastering video where the guy was cutting plaster boards with his lath hammer . Just want to send the link to my uncle cheers
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    Can you skim over ewi render base coat ?

    He had a few leaks which he has sorted he requested a waterproof plaster he's a bit fussy. I have already base coated the ceiling and used the mesh which covered all the bumpy bits and made it flat.
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    Can you skim over ewi render base coat ?

    Am doing a little concrete ceiling in a guys garage. Had some bags left over, I do know it sticks like s**t to a blanket so thought it would be ideal.
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    Blood on my ceilings

    Ha it does sound like that a little bit . I have a spat but you can't get you angles with one. Any am quite pissed now
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    Blood on my ceilings

    I did . Surprisingly it didn't take too long. A hour in total over a few days of doing it . Great trowel but not good for jabbing into angles
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    Blood on my ceilings

    ha very true. But I like this one. It took me a little while to Break it in. Maybe I should just buy another bloody trowel. Thought I was onto a winner
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    Blood on my ceilings

    Forgot to say it's a trowel I have not long bought and broke it in with stones. It's a finishing trowel which is great but not for the above
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    Blood on my ceilings

    I do like my 14x4 Marshall town carbon which was recommended by a lot of great spreads on here but my fist are just too big:(. As I jab into the ceiling line pulling down to my walls my knuckles keep hitting the ceiling leaving bloody marks ha. Customer said that's a great job but what's all...
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    Can you use a type of external sreed for a outside concrete floor?

    Imago. Could you give me a heads up where to install a air vent in a room as low level or high level. Being my toddlers room it's had Mold issues before I moved in, I have installed trickle vents in Windows and just need to place a air brick ? Cheers
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    Can you use a type of external sreed for a outside concrete floor?

    Or a concrete smooth finish to just skim over the existing concrete floor cheers
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    Can you use a type of external sreed for a outside concrete floor?

    Hi lads , not long bought a terrace house. I have a yard and the floor is concrete, looking s**t , my girl hates it . Just asking if there is any type of flooring finish to like screed over it and maybe rub upwith a float for a smooth finish . She's on my case. :(. Any advice would be much...
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    Can you get a type of external sreed ?

    Hi lads , not long bought a terrace house. I have a yard and floor is concrete, looking s**t , my girl hates it . Just asking if there is any type of flooring finish to like screed over it and maybe rub up with a float for a smooth finish . She's on my case. :(. Any advice would be much...
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    From dosmestic to site work

    F it was just a drunken rant lads,forgot I posted that last night ha
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    From dosmestic to site work

    Hi lads. I've been doing domestic work for the last 8yrs now for plastering firms doing voids and tenanted property's . And in between doing my own work. and have always shied away from new builds partly because the rates have always been shite . . I have been plastering for over 15yrs. A job...
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    Thermoline plasterboard

    That's great! Just had a little doubt in my head thanks lads
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    Thermoline plasterboard

    Forgot to mention with mechanical fixings as we'llas we'll
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    Thermoline plasterboard

    Hi lads, am starting on my baby's bedroom while I've got a day or two off work. Just need some advice, there had previously been Mold due to no ventilation , I have taken the old lath ceiling down so I can insulate the ceiling and have hacked the external window wall down to brick, the brickwork...
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    Skimmed a artex ceiling with out unibond it

    To be honest with you after 1 hand board of skim I realised but then thought oh **** it I had loads on in that day baby kept me up all night A moment of madness :(
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    Skimmed a artex ceiling with out unibond it

    Will do, but I won't be in the same place till Monday :(
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    Skimmed a artex ceiling with out unibond it

    Working on social housing kitchens. Thought I had unibonded the artex ceiling and just jumped straight on it, it wasn't so heavy and it didn't seem to suck in at all , and turned out nice, will i get away with it?.
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    Used the sponge float for the first time?

    So well done the spunky.:) xx
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    Used the sponge float for the first time?

    Must say ive never used one before. ive heard on this forum that spunky uses the system so was compelled to have a go and was happy with the finish ,it took me and my mate to do a gauge in just under a hour , could'nt fault the finish . yes when the money's right i would use a 2 coat system but...
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    Refurbs ...

    True owls .and most are institutionalized in poverty who have been bred into living of the state ..am not sticking up for these people am just stating the facts of the non working class. i cant help but be bitter most days and think you lazy b@@turds come on get of your arse an make a...
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    Refurbs ...

    ive worked on the refurbs for years now and in all that time i have, am realizing that the non working class people of this country are struggling more so than a year or 2 ago . which is obvious the way things are.. its so depressing setting up , and carrying your tools up flights of stairs to...
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    Working like a tw@t all day then being told to go back an reskim 2 walls ?

    Site agent a totall w@nker causing murder over a few little blimishes on 2 walls. which in my opinion just needed a little sanding down. no aims just sanding. prices are bad enough at this time what the fook do they expect? Trying to make a name for himself the tit. finished late today then had...
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    Getting the price wrong an thinking you tw@t

    i had to scrape back then bond pva,finish
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    Getting the price wrong an thinking you tw@t

    Just pissed of with myself because am such a nob that i have under priced myself for a foreigner that ive been doing. got one more day left 2moro .it should of took me 5 days it will now be eight days. heavy artex turned ceilings and the height was high. and to make top it off the customer was...
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    Multi finish

    ha clit bang doe's seem more romantic.
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    Multi finish

    it smelt like cillit bang.
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    Multi finish

    yeah ive had that before. it was that bad my eye's were watering. it was summer so could'nt let to much draft in because we had a big gauge on. ive only experienced it once in my life time.
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    finding turned ceilings to be not so bad now.

    ive been doing a bit of a love job :(. overskimmed 3 bedrooms bathroom and h s l ..with my cousin. weve been skimming the ceiling and turns bringing it down enough then stopping it so we can feather the rest of the walls in . the rooms look great like but i dont enjoy doing them you always seem...
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    thinking of packing in and sub work out ??

    am not calling you a pikey mate ..i think there a bit jealous of the fact that youve got no morgage and no big overheads who is is taking it easy while looking for work. i would love to **** off and get away from all this shite an do some traveling. :)
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    thinking of packing in and sub work out ??

    wow i would love to live on the road been thinking about it myself. good on you mate hope it works out for you.
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    rocky horror show

    worked on a job on friday for liverppol mutual housing trust. kitchen and bathroom ... layed the kitchen on with ceiling and bathroom ceiling an half a wall in bathroom with my partner. this women holding a can of strong lager comes into the kitchen an says how do you unblock a sink lad.. so i...
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