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I had a con man on the phone! Some tw@t phoned me yesterday and said I had signed up to the UK business directory for two years, last year for £200 I said no I f*ckin havent cos I dont pay for f*ck all on google as I have top spot allready. He then continued to claim I did and he was...

Top half of my house is covered in a pile of wank otherwise known as tyrolean its as skanky as f*ck too. I fancy one of the coloured renders and was looking at monocouche. My questions are - can I scratch it with normal sand and cement and just top coat it in the colour, and is there...

Ive no idea what the spec on fitting them is. I'm considering insulating my house, and rather than cavity wall injection I'd rather stick insulated boards up. In fact rather than buy the backed plasterboard its a lot cheaper to buy kingspans and then stick plasterboard on top of them...

I'm going not guilty. I've thought more about this license and all it is, is to cover for the Environment agaencies incompetance at catching fly tippers. This license is the very proof that they are useless otherwise there would be no need for one. They cant do their job so they make...

You'd have thought they would wouldn't you! I't just suprises me, that, especially in the business world of "expansion" that they havent gone into the tool manufacturing market, I know there are some Gyproc board tools, but I would think they would have a range of trowels, and floats, darby's...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/REFINA-s*p*r*lex-SKIMMING-SPATULA-EXTENDABLE-HANDLE-/130427589190?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item1e5e171246 Says used twice

Saying you had an extra 15/20 minutes free time per mix, how many extra meters do you reckon you get on the walls in that time? Average job.

I just been reading something that said around 40 000. I thought that was a lot but when you consider theres 11000 in the yellow pages then maybe it aint unreasonable. Anyone heard or read any numbers?

Got stopped off the police and pulled into a parking area where 48 million people were in yellow vests. I thought f*ck me here we go! Police did their bit but as it happens the tow truck they had on standby to tow away dodgey vans was being driven by a mate whos entire garage I plastered last...

Wasn't it Polycell that brought out that shlt? Well it seems Artex have bought it off them http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/nav.jsp?action=detail&fh_secondid=9273193&ecamp=trf-005&CAWELAID=266891085 Artex also own Gyproc tools, which I didnt know untill this morning.

Im due to do a job with it and never used it before, I try not to do rendering at all cos I f*ckin hate it but Ive been coerced into this. I know you scratch it off the next day, but what state are you supposed to leave it in before that? Do you darby it? float it? sponge it? or just fling it...

Came up in a conversation today and I realised I havent a clue.

Was in b and q this morning and they have rebuilt the trade entrance, nothing new maybe. got to the till behind this lad, and till bird was telling him he had to sign up to their trade card now as anyone without one was banned from useing the trade tills. he said "so as from next week I cant...

I been toying with the idea of doing something like imprinted concrete on our patio cos it looks shlte. But I'm going to do it in sand and cement and chuck some colour into the mix, and possibly mark it like ashlar jointing. An ideas on anything, I dont care how mental. Or has anyone seen...

You know a terraced house for instance and that wall facing you as you walk downstairs, well thats allways a b@stard to do because of access to it. Well we got one of them pull up exercise bars that you screw into a door way, put it on the side walls about a foot away and lent the ladder...

Right finally got round to flogging my van, I'm offering it on here first as it is idealy racked out for a plasterer (as you can see) and I cant be @rsed removing it all, but I'll have to if it goes on ebay. Its an 03 Sprinter with only 83 000 miles on the clock. Its a semi auto, it changes...

You know that shlt you nail on with the plastic nail things for damp. Bond as in coat of bonding or hardwall etc has anyone used it and is it okay?

Check this out, the first story. http://www.diyfixit.co.uk/diy-news-stories/ You spend more time waiting at checkouts than that, why do the media insist on putting us down all the time?

VAT and post and packaging? Do you feel its just one of them necassary evils, or does it plss you off?

Like I have been saying in the various CSCS threads, this government do nothing but invent new taxes to compensate for the huge budget deficit they have created. Basically they have spent £178 BILLION more than they have taken in tax revenue. Over spending by that amount of money is taking...

There is no right or wrong way to price a job, and you will NEVER win every job you price, of that you can be assured. Sometimes you go in cheap, if your short on work and they still dont use you, other times you can bang in a massive price because you didnt fancy it and they say - 'ok when can...

I was wondering how they differ from a normal darby, and what advantage they give?

They're not really............ I lied :) But what are you like about trade names and trusted brands? Do you only buy Marshalltown, Tyzac or Spear and Jackson or do you just buy anything? Saying a trusted name like Mercedes were to introduce a new trowel would it make you want to try it...

My misses says I'm a bit of a minger but so is she so thats that then :) Anyway I been at it 20 odd years and allways did oposite walls untill recently, when I disscovered corner trowels. But I struggle with them, they allways leave lines or one wall is okay but the other is a bit shight etc...

Went to see a job tonight for a kitchen company who use me as their plasterer. This is'nt just any kitchen comapany in fact its better than an M&S kitchen company. Their prices start at £40 grand and often go well above, they recently installed one at the bosses mates house for £120 grand...

I'm offering myself for a day free of charge because I need to test a new tool on it. Dont worry I have been plastering for 20-odd years, and if it starts to fail I can swap to traditional methods instantly. I never do machine work and dont know anyone who does, we have conducted other tests...

I dont know where to start with this its just hillarious. Add to the fact he sounds like the bloke in Little Britain who pushes wheel chair guy around ;D ;D ;D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9hQ04tOvrE&feature=related

I was just watching this short documentary on TV, and it hit me. Just get a handfull of that Boswellox and pro serum B and fling it at the wall, cos it gets rid of lines and wrinkles and stuff like that! ;D ;D ;D Because your walls are worth it!

Just an intro from me to you :) Never knew this site existed untill the other day, I'll be sticking around and posting mindless inane comments and useless advice cos I'm good like that. I'm 40 have been plastering for 20 odd years and I absolutely hate electricians. They have to be the most...