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  1. broonster

    App

    Thanks for that.
  2. broonster

    Spatula

    Out of stock
  3. broonster

    App

    App not working
  4. broonster

    Spatula

    Hi lads where can I get one of these .nobody has it in stock it's the metal bracket to attach the spat to a pole.
  5. broonster

    Bit more work I have done. Constructive criticism welcomed

    This man knows.Take heed his advice.
  6. broonster

    X.Ray Plaster

    thats right mate.
  7. broonster

    X.Ray Plaster

    At last somebody thats not a skimmer..
  8. broonster

    X.Ray Plaster

    All i can say it is a ****. Floating with wet clay or Dot n Dab thats what it's like.Rant over!
  9. broonster

    The old fellas would love a bit of this

    Just had to do a job at delaval hall with the lats and it makes you realise how hard it was in the old days
  10. broonster

    Plastering window reveals video

    No wonder my trade is fukked
  11. broonster

    Getting on new build sites?

    £1 a metre boarding £2.20 a metre skimming in new build houses No Thanks
  12. broonster

    skim cracking over scrim joints?

    Sorry he said he dotted the boards ,seen this happen before when the walls are damp and things start to dry out.
  13. broonster

    Customer rant!!

    What a **** Remides me of a job i done for my boss, small porch ceiling bloke said he had pulled down the old one ,when in fact i did, and would not pay.so he invited the boss in and once in he pulled it down,the bloke called the law nowt he coud do cause he never forced entry and he only...
  14. broonster

    adding pva to multi prior to mixing

    Thats what i ment..
  15. broonster

    adding pva to multi prior to mixing

    It does slow it down,dont think a small amount of PVA will do it any harm.
  16. broonster

    Plaster blown

    That above and he might have mixed the skimming with filthy dirty cementy water.
  17. broonster

    skim cracking over scrim joints?

    wet joists drying out..??? just a thought.
  18. broonster

    Fed Up !

    They dont know the differance between a good job and a bad one,Its all about the moneyMate.
  19. broonster

    internal angle trowel

    Well yes we did have angle trowels in the (olden days) it was a tyzac and looked like a dashing scoop,not like the big daft things that are out there now.
  20. broonster

    internal angle trowel

    Been a plasterer for 36 years dont tell yer granny how to suck eggs.. LOL
  21. broonster

    Thistle Uni-Finish Update

    New it was a bad product (S**T).
  22. broonster

    internal angle trowel

    Fellow Tradesmen, Have had lot of problems trying to obtain a good angle trowel the last one i got is just to tight and youve realy got to put preasure to fit the corner i think it could be for drywall.Not to sure about marshalltown.Any suggestions.
  23. broonster

    I have some ply that needs a render finish..

    stapel building paper then fix expanded metal apply scratch coat then top off as normal..
  24. broonster

    Keeping a good name or being a mug

    Go over th ridges with Gyproc dry wall cement and sand down with gyproc paper,no mess a little dust then it.s up to him,i think you,ve been more then fair.
  25. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    Just like i said!! (I.ve been around the block a few times).
  26. broonster

    Which weather forecast do you use

    I closed up in september and went back on the books for a company i used to work for,steady money and holiday pay.(not great but it,s there every week).Its not easy working for yourself.
  27. broonster

    Which weather forecast do you use

    Rock on,LOL.Hope things are better than last year mate
  28. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    Between the fingers and very itchy?
  29. broonster

    Skim before tiling?

    Good stuff
  30. broonster

    Do you lads actually like grafting?

    Now that,s what am talkin aboot like kidda
  31. broonster

    Skim before tiling?

    tiler told me it was ok to tile on to thistle bonding
  32. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    Been doing this to long to trust everything that BG says Danny.
  33. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    Because both took the chance that this new scimming was the dogs b*ll***s and they didnt apply PVA or any other adhesive thats on the market, thats the pattern.(oh and possibly they shoud have washed the ceiling with suger soap).LOL
  34. broonster

    Do you lads actually like grafting?

    Hats off mate your a rare breed 36 years for me and I,ve got one or two problems with the old frame..LOL
  35. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    P v a !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2 seconds work and could save you looking a fool.!!!!!!!.unless it was distemper (white wash).
  36. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    When they say can i have a ball park figure i know they will shat there pants when i say impssible to tell but i,ll give you a day rate of £100. LOL ,it,s all a game,then they will get some numpty in for £50
  37. broonster

    Do you lads actually like grafting?

    yip been there and got the T shirt if only they knew what was around the corner He He
  38. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    some times it,s just not worth the bother suggest to the customer better to overboard and skim.
  39. broonster

    Do you lads actually like grafting?

    anybody who says they love plastering all feckin day is a sad twet
  40. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    They will be thinkin your a vet now on here.
  41. broonster

    Problems with new thistle uni finish

    Dont trust the stuff , still apply PVA to avoid problems like this,only takes a few minutes.But it will be interesting to hear what BG have to say about this new super plaster..
  42. broonster

    Damp proof work

    Ive got kids older than you.. LOL
  43. broonster

    Damp proof work

    sounds like that newtonite lath crap that we used in the 70s
  44. broonster

    problems with sand and cement after a dpc.

    Vermiculite now there,s a name from the past did,nt know they still made that!
  45. broonster

    told never use a corner trowel

    Still taking the tablets Spud...LOL
  46. broonster

    told never use a corner trowel

    Totaly agree Andy.A man with 40 years in this game should know better than to come out with rubbish like that....
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