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Ours is 72 and works like a 20 year old how I miss the old days when lads wanted to earn their money ,not expect £80 just for TURNING UP

I did it two years ago and still on no hollow spots because I deliberately wanted to see if it works It does .customer had not wanted the mess so we agreed to try

Thanks guys who's jubilee

Thanks will tell customer to do the leg work

Just finished buttermilk krend customer decided to do his own painting now 3 big drops of brown paint any ideas guy heard you can get paint but from where

We always screw up all the joints because it was probably nailed then pva and scrim all the joints takes a bit longer but good practice good luck fella

White book says 1 bag of finish should do 3plasterboards that's the way I work out my jobs it's worked for 30 odd years

Great stuff time to get plastered

Gave k-rend brochure to a few customers they all noticed how bumpy the gable end was in the official brochure don't care how good a job you do there will always be the sun to show us all up

Just used 400 bags of limelight on listed building worked a treat tell the customer it's the only proper way ,no easy way to do the job .do it right my friend

We'll put Danny I'm in north wales seen a lot bad jobs that I priced didn't get then asked to put bad work right .pay cheap pay twice

I always use foot savers on live sockets blue with elastic works great

Happy Xmas fellas

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may your walls all be good one's happy new year guys and girls

yes about 20 years ago i did a monastry at pant asaph went well ,lovely to work with and you can get a good thickness with the (goats hair )

i'm not going to use hydrated lime .never was these farmers are always saving enough for their new range rovers cheers

the spec is for lime putty 3.1 with hair and i think i'll keep to it the savings a'int worth the hassle .always trying to save a bob or two farmers ,cheer,s guys

hi guys a customer of mine has a grade 2 listed barn ,we have been asked to plaster it so i got in touch with tradlime got quotes for the lime plaster ,he was ok with this until a farmer has told him to use hydrated lime and a sharpe sand and save 3 grand anyone tried this method (not happy...

hi guys a customer of mine has a grade 2 listed barn ,we have been asked to plaster it so i got in touch with tradlime got quotes for the lime plaster ,he was ok with this until a farmer has told him to use hydrated lime and a sharpe sand and save 3 grand anyone tried this method (not happy...

brickies fairy liquid on walls that were floated 4mtr by 4mtr then skim and watch the sucktion on every joint oh i long for the 80's not but we had more fun then

we have all witness statements and character references i have to put all my replies in to court by thurseday ,i called at the job today to talk with occupants they have not had it redashed i think they were getting one over on the main contractor who tried to fleece them on extra's will keep...

thanks warrior as previously stated its not bad workmanship its damage done AFTER work was completed you lot are STARS

cheers kibab but if i don't reply they give judgement to main contractor who has already made his profit

cheers essex andy i had heard that i should be given the chance to sort things out i will follow your lead cheers fella much needed

cheers spunky at 58 i really should know better

hindsight is a wonderful thing

the main contractor sent me pictures witch show the damage ,when i told him his men caused it he said its already been re dashed all this is 20 months after. the joiners are my best bet but thanks its a worry i don't need

thanks plasterjf seems a c.a.b job first then a solicitor last resort they charge an arm and a leg

don,t you get the chance to put stuff right or can the main contractor do what he wants

i had no idea she not he was on the scaffold in her pj,s and slippers she was below me .the forman told her he would cover windows ,but didn,t taking the scaffold down was the worry

hi guys just recieved court summons 20 months after i was paid saying dashing was defective .iwas paid £466 and the main contractor is claiming £2600 of me .as we were dashing the client was pushing carboard into the dash saying main contractor promised to cover windows (he didn,t ) we stopped...