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I am not sure what way we will go about coping with it next year, I will be guided by my accountant, but there are various apps like Quickbooks which does it for you apparently, but there is a monthly cost to these which varies drastically.

Could depend how the bags were stored too, a bit of dampness and it will turn faster.

Fair play, not going to call you the obvious as your either r******d or from another century, we all think we are are tough c**ts and get the f**k on with business, but some things overtake us. Out of interest, hownold are you DTF Interiors? I hope for your sake, you never have to battle the...

I've got to be honest with you Andy, when things are bad, I don't have a choise with cutting back or tacking things easy, I am either flat out and dedicated to my business or borderline alcoholic as I can't stop (I consider myself not alcoholic only because even in the bad times I don't drinkin...

The last five years or so (not sure how long in total as my mind is strange) but things start to get better slowly. For years I pushed on thinking, if I just manned up I would get used to things and get on with work and things would be normal, but the weight keeps piling up!! I am putting...

@Andy g Andy, if you need help or a shoulder to cry on I will drive all the way or half way if you are serious about helping yourself? Theres some things you can't help yourself with, if your near the place I was, you can't get out on your own, you need that helping hand to pick you up a bit...

@Andy g where are you in this country? I am from South Wales and have overcome some massive issues in the last few years, if I can drive to you in a few hours I am prepared to cancel anything else and meet up with you for a chat and help/advise as best I can, I know therapists, hebalists and...

Did I miss a list of prize winners from Sundays draw?

Rick Simpsons video is very informative, ordered his book too.

That's misleading then! I hate dodgy advertising, I don't know enough about this stuff to make an informed opinion.

Quality tiling, with large format floor tiles, if using laminate, a very good quality with good underlay, Oak/engineered Oak doors, architraves and skirtings. Stainless/glass cn make a place feel too commercial for me and lacks class, but a nicely made Oak staircase or handrails and spindles...

I have tried a 5% CBD oil for a while and it seems to have helped a lot with the constant pain and aches etc, just bought this one to try https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/273562065391 it's 30% but not fussed on the taste as it's a Menthol type tang, may be better if your a vaper the last stuff was in...

Done

Your right, checked Paypal, it didn't go through for some reason? Do it again when I get home.

Just did ;)

Can you bid on just the Wiskey, asking for a friend?

Piece of piss like anything else, it's a gas in a pipe, more likely to get water leaking as it's under a higher pressure. If you can't solder your not plumbing, push fit and compression will only get you so far and is expensive in relative terms to end feed. It's a bit like being a skimmer and...

As you say shouldn't be a great problem who is your supplier, get them to quote, mine is Swale in Wales.

Get yourself on a plastering coarse or down the local merchancts offering to help etc

Yes but if you were payig their electric bill, surely they can see the sense in that? From a practical point of view as the Leccy said, you can take one of the spare phases and meter it seperately, get a quote from your supplier Swalec etc? New supplies are extortionate, in this case might not...

Yes looking at the laser line there is an inch of deflection, but over a fair span, just board it, add noggins where required and skim it. if it looks smooth when finished, only a trained eye will notice the difference, if there are any major twists in the joists, plane the high spots or dub out...

Consumer Unit, DB, Distribution Board, same thing, no simple answer to this, it depends on distances involved, maximum loads that may be required with welders etc, I had a similar thing when I split one unit into two, simplest thing for me was to install a secondary sub meter so I could moniter...

My grandparents said, spend a bit, save a bit, live a bit, but keep it all in moderation. @Andy g I know you seem preeocupied with other things and seem to not take on board advice, but maybe you have too much going on in your life to see the wood from the trees? You mentioned above your wife...

Furrymuff, I don't know why but I have a thing about artex Lol

How do you find the suction on painted PVA, does it hang?

It is indeed absolutely evil to apply, roller it and you end up looking like a smurf, paint it and you will take hours, but it does give a fantastic key on certain surfaces, I liked it over the artex. What's PVA like on artex for instance?

I don't have children, but I know I would have done exactly the same thing, don't mess with family. It's sad to read and the ongoing issues you still suffer from doing what most would think is the right thing, I have been around people with dark eyes as you say and the more distance you can...

I did a house full on the last refurb, it was everywhere, walls and ceilings ans it looked like it had been there a ling time so I didn't want to disturb it in case of asbestos. So blue grit, magic mix and two coats of skim it was, hard work but it looked great in the end.

Sorry Steve, but that was my point, a one word answer when people are trying to help. I mean you have to engage and want to help yourself or nothing will get better on it's own, I am happy to help anyone, but I have million things going on myself and no time to waste.

You have got to want to help yourself, I am beginning to see why people have got the opinion they have, best if luck to you. Were you taught in school about the boy who cried wolf?

What's that then?

@Andy g If you went home and were reading the forum, what did you do with your day, did you read the advice that was offered?

H Have you read his book, 12 steps for life?

I was the same, had a truly massive meltdown a few years back, still getting on the straight and narrow, but it's still simmering and I have to keep mindful and positive or little things cane become big things and I snap, been getting much better but had a few backwards steps recently with extra...

No but I just googled the Dr, will have a read on his Chaos thery now

No worries, I was wondering why someone off here couldn't 'Employ'you on paper if it sorted your emigration prospects, especially if you are handy and could help bash jobs out.

What area you thinking of moving back to, there are some cheap areas near me where you could buy a house do it up round you and work your way back up the ladder so to speak with your experience, I am much the same as you, can turn my hand to most things. If you were to come back and be self...

Fair play of people are trying to help, the trouble is when your down and possibly stressed, financially or otherwise, the bottom of a glass numbs it and it's a very difficult cycle to break, believe me I know and am still trying to cut down. Your right in all your suggestions and I would add...

I've not read all the thread, but I got the jist within a few posts, I have just come through a really bad spell and when your proper down, you can't see the positives in anything, can come across as an ungrateful t**t at times as you can't see people are trying to help and it can become a...

If you use that instead of tikes in a wet room or wet area, do you tank the walls first?

I haven't been on here in 6 months or so as busy with other stuff, but I see the debate is still going strong about Multi etc In my limited experience I found it hard to work with, shame there is no real alternative that's readily available.

I had some, it didn't work Lol

The world is full of funny cnuts, it's one of the things that I find difficult with dealing with the pubic, sometimes I just want to smash their faces in, I went back to a factory job to get away from the pubic, but it literally drove me to drink and insane, I am trying to get back on the...

As with most forums, apart from the die hards people just pop in and out when they need advice and there are lurkers in the background like me, who read and don't post a lot! As I mentioned on another thread I have done bits and bobs of patching and the odd wall of rendering, sparring, tanking...

They didn't achieve much, first and last time I used them.

Two passes with the trowel, one up one down Lol

The last house I refurbished I used a plasterer that came recommended as he was an instructor in a local college, him and his mate looked at the job and we agreed a price for two coats top to bottom. They were rubbish, one coated everything and even argued the toss when I saw what they were...

Yes, I tried to help my brother out years ago in Canada and we couldn't get anything like the range of products I am used to using over here, so I guess you will need more local advice. But as you say some of the techniques you will see in youtube videos will be the same.

I thought the blue grit would seal it and give a good key?

I have done a fair bit of plastering over the years and always find mulitifinish a bit hit and miss. Had some a few years ago that was rely gritty and now bought 10 bags from b&q and they are going off hard in no time. First set was hard in an hour, walls and ceiling blue gritted last week...