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Right you cagey bunch of lego assemblers, quick question about insulated render. Anyone used it, got any thoughts on it (yeah I know that's difficult for some of yous). At the moment I'm coming across this Italiano stuff that's more expensive than frigging gold dust. Diathonite. And there's...

Just had a call from a Sparkie mate. Yeah I know the shame, still he wants some advice on a heritage job he's done some wiring on. He's managed to chip some lime off a ceiling and he wants to patch it. What's the best option for him - I don't want to do it.

http://www.channel4.com/4homes/how-to/diy/rendering-brickwork-08-05-21 just came across this. Think it's the worst DiY guide I've ever come across

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Got a text offa plumber mate yesterday saying Aldi are doing floats, hawks, large tubs and mixers

BBC News - Paying tradesmen cash in hand morally wrong, says minister

Ragni Plasterer's Float, 8006415011107

Got a french drain to do at the front of a house to channel the water away from the houses foundations. Anyone done one before, got any resources/tips? ta

We all know that batteries for drills etc don't last that long and if both of them go, sometimes it's worth just buying a new drill. Has anyone come across how to re-build batteries or getting someone else to do it rather than shelling out loadsa dosh for a new one?

I've heard it all now, the cops are knee deep in the News International phone hacking corruption and now they're being exposed for giving information to a shady organisation funded by major firms in the industry to blacklist construction workers. 'The police or security services supplied...

Just had a thought what with Derren Brown and Paul McKenna popping up on the tele, do you reckon to doing a course on hypnosis to get better prices?

why doesn't screwfix ever have anything I want in stock? why can't I check if my local branch has what I want? even a five year old can see there's a glaring problem here

Alright fellow spreads, It's recently come to my attention that a lot of our plastering gear, from Bonding to Multi, contains Silica. Silica is also prevalent in a lot of other building materials like aerated blocks. The problem is Silica, or more specifically, Crystalline Silica, when...

Right I've had enough of boards props, one of them failed on me today. So what are they like, and what's a good one?

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'On Wednesday the 21st of September Sparks from the north-east went out to protest against the proposed 35% cut to their wages. Starting at 6am, the Sparks picketed the site entrance of the Tyne Tunnel getting more workers involved with their demonstration. They were victorious in promoting...

had a mad one today. got shocked about 3 times. I was flattening a ceiling and a wall, and whenever I reached up to the ceiling I got a big fcuk off shock. Was cursing for a bit convinced there was something live near the ceiling. Turns out my hopup has got a rubber foot missing and had cut...

I've only just been aware of this through a mate who got fined for doing 70 in a van down a dual carriageway. They were photographed by a mobile ANPR, you know the vans with the cameras sticking out the back. Clarification of national speed limits for vans to sum up, all vans under 7.5 tonnes...

Anyone into home brewing on here? I'm getting back into brewing beers from grain again. Can't wait, they taste as good if not better than commercially brewed beer and it's costs sod all. Just off to buy some copper pipe to make a wort cooler..

Got a wetroom to renovate that's been done well over ten years ago, and it was done really badly. The shower water has gone right through the tiled wall which was done with bonding and multi - there's no tanking at all! The floor was done a little better - there was a lino that was heat sealed...

Check out the OAP's spreading. Ah bless, check his labourer out

Tip off a tiler today on cutting and dabbing cement based boards for showers/wet areas. Use an angle grinder to cut them - no point blunting down your stanley. Use a moist sponge to run down with the angle grinder to cut down on the dust. You'll get it cut in seconds. Dot and dab the boards...

Ok so it's not strictly a plastering tool as such, but I thought I'd mention it here. Been using one for a few days offa mate and it's really useful. The cutting blades, metal and wood, oscillate and you can fix them at virtually any angle so you can get into tight spots with ease. I used it to...

Last week, late on, I had to get a load of thin coat beads for a job. The other places were closed, so I had to pop into my local Wickes. As usual the beads were all over the place, bent to fcuk all over the shop. It's usually a job to get in there and prize out any good ones. Then you gotta lay...

Bit of a strange one this - got a job to insulate, board and skim 200mm (yes that's right, two lots of it) Kingspan. It's a reception area with 2 external walls that need doing. Been in touch with Kingspan, and they reckon you need a 25mm cavity. So we're looking at building a timber frame...

Here's the fat b*****d teaching us the 'trade secrets' of plastering. Well not him exactly - some other geezer. Hey and whatdya know, you can buy all the tools there too :rolleyes)

Alright, PVA again :o This time I wanna ask does anyone know why wet pva seems to weaken bonds? Think it's already been mentioned on here that wet pva will weaken set board addy. If you brush wet pva on some hardened board addy stuck on a wall, it'll weaken the bond and make it easier to hack...

check this one out http://birmingham.gumtree.com/birmingham/07/62925407.html

hey anyone got any experience with tadelakt? I've only done a few solid walls so far, and they've come out alright. I want to move onto doing shower cubicles, bath surrounds etc. What do people recommend using - aqua panel, wedi boards etc?

hacking off some render or some internal plaster. forgot your ear defenders, ears starting to ring after 10 mins. don't fret, get a couple of fag buts and stick em in your ears. Works a treat and cleans your ears out too ;)

Alright lads, been lurking for some time. So here goes.. Been asked to s & c an external gable end wall on a detached terrace - it's the only one in the street that's detached. The chimney breast on the downstairs internal wall is showing signs of damp - high up in the corner of the wall near...