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  1. stevewr1

    plasterers union

    Jaysus i remember the days when dog the bounty hunter was coming on to sites looking for unpaid fees here in cork and you see fellas scattering everywhere. Fellas used be hiding in attics & all haha! Had been paying the union here in cork aswell until it turned out the branch secretary and he's...
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    Mixer found

    Fair play to them..
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    Multi- finish on fermacell

    Done apartments using the fermacell board system. Lost a stone with the weight of the bastards!
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    Feb or waterproofer in the render before skim coat?

    Only use plasticiser on inside rendering for skimming
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    new van

    Proper order! A joy to to use id say!
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    rendering walls

    Waterproofer in scratchcoat only, lime in finish coat..
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    rendering walls

    Eh!?
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    Just wanted to drop in and say hello

    "Mudslingers" bahahaha very good!!
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    new van

    Nice van, probably be unnecessary extra weight as regards fuel etc and using up space decking out a raised floor. I personally just lean boards up on one side of the van wall..
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    Pebble Dashing

    Dashing gables is tough going, 1 spread dashing and 2 good spreads coating in front of ya. 2 labourers prepping feeding ya stone and muck..
  11. stevewr1

    Putzmeister sp11 tmr 2015 spec

    Used a 07 for years. Great machines
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    Bosch GRW11E Mixing Stirrer Drill - 240V (Review)

    Used a 110v Bosch grw11e for years. The Bosch drills stand up to savage abuse. All it ever needed was brushes. The next purchase will be the Bosch grw12e
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    Carpenter looking for coloured render advice for own new build

    There has been a lot of developments here in ireland in the noughties that have used machine and hand applied weber pral & k-rend products mostly in the lighter colours finished to a very high standard. Having passed some of the those developments lately the finish is starting to look very rough...
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    Opinion on exterior cracks

    The finish looks good enough, if your engineer is happy don't worry about it, lick of paint and it will come up well
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    scrapping krend

    Morning after rasping can be tough going! No experience of the power rasps but id say its better to do it by hand for the finish though..
  16. stevewr1

    Bullied At Work

    Jaysus some craic off this thread! A bloke who reckons he's a qualified plasterer after 8 weeks is ridiculous to be fair. Here in ireland an apprenticeship is 4 years and 3/4 of the blokes that come out are useless from doing f**k all in the training centre. Take's at least 4-5 years of hard...
  17. stevewr1

    Work Wanted

    No work as of yet onemanband..disaster here in cork. Yeah mallows not a bad spot mate..bump into any of the romper stompers there ha ha?? Glad to hear you enjoyed your time in cork mate.
  18. stevewr1

    Work Wanted

    Thanx mate.. ;)
  19. stevewr1

    Work Wanted

    Hi lads..Steve here from cork, Ireland. Looking for work in London, im fully qualified in all aspects of plastering so give me a bell if u guys know of anything..Cheers :)
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