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To move here is a major sacrifice lads, there really is more to think about than blue skies tbh

hi Rossi mate, I honestly hope so mate tbh Been plastering for 35 years now and this is my 3rd recession tbh mate 1988, 2007, both back home, and now Perth mate, the problem with out here is the cost of living mate, it's terrible, but thanx for ur kind words mate, and hope ur busy urself and...

Hi Vincey I'm still here in Perth mate, I came here back in 2011 after travelling out here in 2009 to do the AQFIII and gave a look around mate, after all the expense and hardship of trying to get a PR Visa after taking 2 years to get that all sorted with a lot of paperwork etc we immigrated in...

The days of making descent money out here in Perth are long gone, I have talked with plasterers who have worked here over 25 + years and their stories aren't great either about rates here Yes the difference was the cost of living being so cheap and that helped, but now Perth is one of the most...

I would just like to take this Opportunity to say thanx to you all for making me welcome onto the forum And would like to wish you all a Very Merry Xmas & A Happy New year to you all Be safe and may next year be a great year for us all

Just received this Felt brush today here in Perth from Team Marshalltown, I know that I'm sure a lot of u great lads and ladies have these? But I was so humbled to have won this and looking forward to seeing how these new products work for an ole plasterer Out here it's really hard to believe...

Yes Danny mate, only it's mixed with hydrated lime putty and hardwalls, it's really an awful product and causing a lot of issues ATM mate It goes of hard, but then can come flurry if that makes sense? It has to be oil based before painting etc

Yeah there are some tyre marks around The driving skills are shocking out here

Yeah tbh plastering here in Perth is really only looked at as a labour job As it's not regulated and that is something that needs looks at

Not to bad yet Danny mate tbh Just had a few days of 38's but nothing major just yet all being well But no doubt it will be here soon all being well "PHEW" Hope u are all looking forward to Xmas all being well

It's getting out off control in this day and age tbh To many are just picking up a Hawk & Trowel and taking the easy route? Once some have learnt a few bits and pieces, that them gone self employed and under cutting as they ha e not the same bill to pay tbh

That's lovely looking work mate

Thanx Jimbo Lovely place but to expensive to live and Plastering prices here in Perth are shocking TBH mate I was just down at Freo last week watching one of the worlds biggest ocean liners leave port Was an amazing spectacle TBH

There is still ATM a lot of work over East for plasterers, but please remember that a lot is Gyprock, not really a lot of Solid plastering over there, and going by the news and Internet, please look into things regarding the situation out here, as Perth has slowed Dramatically and Melbourne...

There has been a lot of issues regarding the bad workmanship regarding the Plastering here in Perth, as this is the only State to actually do Solid wall plastering, over east is mainly Plaster board and taped? A lot is really down to lack of knowledge here in WA

A Garden wall that was plastered with. Sand & cement base coat then usually out here in Perth we then will return after a day or so and mix a Slurry mix and put a cement based skim coat over the base coat as this helps the curing out here with so many weather changes, and especially now that...

This was a house that I Plastered with Base Coat (Render) and Dulux Acratex here in Perth..

Thanx very much to u all lads, really appreciate the comments TBH Believe me lads, there are so many Plasterers that are going back to the UK, north and Southern Ireland as work here has slowed really badly and the prices out here are really not what u might be made to believe TBH If any of u or...

Just over 5 years mate, and it's not as great as u might think TBH

This was a project I was involved in st Cottesloe, it was in a bad state of repair with being so close to the beach and ocean, so a lot of repairs where need here on the building..

Hi Lads, White set is made up of Hydrated Lime putty and Hardwall, it doesn't hareden long term like finish back home in the UK & Ireland, they are having a lot of problems here in Perth regarding the plastering as it's now made it onto the evening news about the issues out here TBH

Plasterman, hey mate, this was in a suburb called Dalkieth mate, a very expensive place to live mate

This was another I did 3 years ago, this was a really nice home the owner was from the UK lads

Hi Lads, love reading all ur posts, as ur all a great bunch of lads TBH Love the Perth Scotland one I have to say The Acratex works okay here in Perth, but like most plastering here now, it's really bad costing out here now, a bucket of Acratex is usually $75 plus GST ( vat) a bucket of primer...

This is Dulux Acratex plaster coating that is used a lot, it's a paint based coating that comes ready made in Buckets, the cement Base coat and preparation are very important for to use this product..

Hi Gibbo, No mate tbh I served a lot of my time around Belfast but from Lisburn mate

Clemo Sky looks nice mate U should have treated urself to the V8's mate Things are every where, no use to me though as I have 4 points left by driving the ute Having one of those I would be banned TBH mate

Hi Rossi mate, it was a house that I plastered back home in NI mate, a few weeks before I came to Australia

Hi Ally, That's not bad TBH mate My biggest day was 10 mate, did that once lol Average is 5-6 per day mate If ur on price then that's good mate

Hard to believe this month 35 years ago that I started my Apprenticeship on the streets of Belfast as an Apprentice Plasterer, watching those older plasterers spread Plaster on the walls like Butter and thinking to myself? Yes this is what I would dearly love to Master It was not easy and is...

Hi Adam, the heat isn't really a problem TBH mate, we work away doing 100 mtrs of float and set in summer mate, yes it's hard, but u have to just get on with it mate ATM u would be better staying at home mate, as it's slow out here now and not much work around and the money snd cost of living is...

Hi mate, no safe It's usually okay fingers crossed These things are really the best way, then a trailer for ur mixers and edges for floating Cornelius mate

This is Hydrated lime putty in bags as it is here in Perth..

Theclemo, hi mate $25 for a labourer maybe mate I find the prices here to be very poor TBH mate? Average is $13.50 float and set for a project builder ATM ur lucky getting over $15 TBH mate as its really bad out here now SF (rubbing up) ur very lucky getting $20 now which is mad mate And u have...

Does the job great Cornelius mate, Toy Hilux mate I got the rails and Canvas made for the back tray as to keep the materials and tools dry more in Winter mate

This is the best and easy way to get around the sites here in Perth WA, as there is so much sand and by having a motor like this with 4x4 is great for getting ur materials, tools etc closer to the homes, transits etc are not up to the task here as they would sink into the soft sand..

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Hi Grant mate, usually a coarse sanding block mate Or same in Sand Paper mate Years ago I also used to sand my wooden handles to suit my hands for better grip mate as there was no Runber handles then lol

Hi lads, just reading ur replies TBH Out here there is no board and stand to Set (skim) It's all mixed in a tub, usually 2 bags of putty and 1 bag of Hardwall, we don't use water and hardwall like home, which is an easier method TBH I also do my own floating and any other aspects out here just...

Thanx lads It's basically the same method as home TBH the only thing here is, the backgrounds? If say the Floaters put to much Lime in the float, u will be under pressure trying to get a nice finish..

Base coating on planter boxes here in Perth, then these will be Primed and Texture Coat finish applied

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Hi Danny mate, it's monopolised out here mate TBH? All the big companies have it tied up They won't let Finish into here at all, and not just that mate? There are so many Plasterers out here that only want to float alone, or set etc? Once most plasterers can do that out here, the interest goes...

Brilliant Grant mate Now they are like that, just sand them every day mate and that will keep them really clean for u all being well

Hi Lodan, no apprentice mate TBH, since moving to Perth, the plastering here bores me? As the materials and methods are so far behind mate I would honestly only ever want an apprentice that would be willing to work hard and listen mate..