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Havent been on in some time ,see there has been alot of new features added fir uploading pics etc

Doing a lot of rendering and I'm not one for gloves ,but black Marigolds are the job to stop the hands getting ate off you from the lime and cement when your sponging a lot of sand and cement ,plus the wife thinks she has a new husband ,any thoughts welcome ,only do this in winter ,when the...

Anyone ever experience this,you do a job weather it be skim or render,and the sun catches it for may 5 minutes and creates shades and shadows and it looks real bad ,but when the sun passes it looks perfect again ,I know some tasty brickies have said the same happens on brick work ,any thoughts...

Anyone tried this stuff out ,I suppose it's like ,Feb or thistle bond for keying outside smooth surfaces like sand and cement or concrete

Anyone tried this stuff out ,I suppose it's like ,Feb or thistle bond for keying outside smooth surfaces like sand and cement or concrete ,

I've been on lots of jobs where people just unload their life problems,ehh I'm a plaster love not a councillor, anybody have similar experiences or stories ? I'm using The Plasterers Forum Mobile App

Recently been sent a float for rubbing up sand and cement ,it was a low suction float with holes to prevent the sand and cement dragging in damp wet conditions ,so I gave it ago today , It was rubbish,holes fill with sand and cement ,and drag the stuff all over the place , So Low Suction...

Was contacted by a crowd called shipshape looking for plasterers in the uk ,it might be of benefit to you guys

Anyone wiping the fat from their trowels on door frames? I remember serving my time and this was common practice will other plasterers ,the gaffer would do his nut, havent seen it done in years .

Well lads I havent been on in a while because ive been chasing work[chasing my tail], and its not happening,looking to broaden my horizens, so if anyone has anything for a Paddy ,or wants to take a chance on a reliable plasterer who is very hard working and honest. [no bullshit]let me know . I...

I could today ,dont know about tomorrow!

I was always under the impression that a builder was the main contractor and the guy who brought in the different trades, he was also the guy who has the money to start the job ,and pay the trades regardless to him being paid by the client. Well ,stopped off at a garage to get a cup of coffee...

Met this german guy on a job recently,he was installing the sto system.It was a small extention ,two days to cover the outside with polystyrene and then he stood around waiting for the rain to stop for five days. He either gets paid a lot of money for it or he lost his bo...icks.

Ever think to yourself the next one is going to be it,the big one ,the one with the gravy, the cream ,or that sombody out there is getting a really bad service and will pay any kind of money for good work and realiable tradesmen.It seems these days especially when things are tight and everyone...

Anyone use protectors to stop any nicks or chips on your trowel edge.Made some up from a couple of plastic slips.Works quite well. ;)

Over the past few week Ive had some good banter with the locals on this forum,but speaking to some guys and the questions they have asked have made me question ? Should there not be a page for the novice[no disrespect to anyone]or the handyman[again no disrespect]or am I on the novice pages and...

Every mix up the last bit of skimming and you had too much water in the bucket ,now you have a half bucket of p155 and you need it to lay your last piece down, ???,keep mixing and add some pva as you mix and it will tighten up nicely ;)

Anyone use fondue ,great in the winter months as an accelerater,much better than those liquid types,great for heads in the cold months.

Over the last few years ive noticed that the selfadhesive scrim has been failing on the joints on plasterboard.It didnt matter if the board was dabbed,screwed or mushroom fixed .this caused me great concern so i started to use papertape instead or scrim and have had no problem with joints or...

What is the most common make of plastering trowel in use?

Do the majority of plasterers in the UK learn there trade in job center work shops,ie complete their training in a six week course and hey presto of they go as plasterers?

Is Scudding still done in the UK on both external block/brick work and internally the same?