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hi guys, Hoping to start my bathroom at home shortly and I’ve got to build a wall out with moisture board. It’s really tight on the width so battens or stud wall are not an option. I’m planning on dabbing the board but have got porcelain tiles going on so was planning on using some of the big...

A customer has asked for her extension on her cottage to be rendered like this to match her existing cottage. Now to me it looks like someone threw the much at the wall then left and went to weatherspoons but it’s what she wants. Now here’s the question. I’m new to the area and trying to build...

Any tried and tested tips for prepping a new carbon trowel? I’ve used my salt stone as I always have done but I know lots of people have different tips

So a customer got me to quote months ago, then the weekly texts started of “can you not do that bit but this instead and make the quote cheaper. Eventually I have become annoyed and this was the icing on the cake so I had to tell them enough was enough. Probably cutting my nose off to spite my...

This is obviously always a topic of debate and dick swinging and there are factors that differ on jobs but as a rule when doing reskims how many ceilings/walls are people putting on at a time? I have always got by by doing ceiling and couple reveals then hitting opposite walls but seeing lads on...

Got a brand new refina quick change adaptor for mixers. Can be used on other brands, I don’t use them, anyone interested in buying it ?

What’s peoples views on size of trowels for their main trowel? I always got on best with marshalltown 16inch and a friend uses a marshalltown 20 inch, I know most use a 14 and to be honest I can’t see anything other than personal preference to be reason

Screwfix wanting £600 odd for the mixer with 2 x 6 ah batteries but can get a 3rd battery free at the moment. Might be of use to some of you

So a customer got me to quote a job about 8 weeks back. I arrived and alarm bells started to ring. Some rooms had been done and done well, I asked why they were looking for someone else and was met with an awkward look. Then the husband walked in. Didn’t know if he wanted a quote or a victim...

Forgive any wrong spelling but can anyone share any advice/best practice about rendering quoins. Just came back from holiday and it was very popular but can’t say it’s something we have in my area. Would like to do some

Any parts of uk slowing down or is your phone still non stop? How far some of you booked up for?

so I do a job last week at a block of flats, little maintainance job this one, Re bed some loose pavers along an edge. Not my usual work obviously however simple and a couple days dough. Quote was to do 1 course of slabs around an edge. When doing it I wasn’t happy that the second course was...

For anyone who wants a spare mixer to get them out of bother when theirs packs up , double headed ones in Lidl at the minute for £50. 1800w. Might be crap but might get you out of a jam. also anyone know anywhere which holds mega mix In stock

Anyone on here operate near Eastbourne? Got a mate with a fair few bits need doing but I’m pretty snowed under

Has anyone on here ever worked for a council? We have deliberated moving away for years but I’ve always been too scared to as I will be new to the area and have no contacts for work. Just seen the local council there is looking for plasterers -28k salary- holiday the whole package , wondering if...

So I bite the bullet 2 months ago and buy a newer van from a dealer, not brand spanking but low miles with a years warranty. Within 6 weeks I’m booking it in for warranty work- new turbo, new seatbelt, new valves in some eco filter, already a bit f**k*d off but to top it off the w**k*r moving...

Has anyone had a dewalt whisk stolen? Pretty much brand new one been taken to cash converters in surbiton without batteries or charger, no spread would get rid of that

Hi lads for obvious reasons don’t post on here but could a few of you private message me day rates your going in at south London south east area, I’ve always thought I’ve been pitching it right but wondering if I’m too low at the moment as everyone seems to have shot theirs up

Got a 16 inch plastic nela, anyone want a swap or interested?

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Homebase Epsom selling multi £3 a bag , end of month date. Only few days but I know some don’t let it bother them

Anyone who works in or around London or Birmingham? Seen this ULEZ is coming and unless your van is euro 6 you have to pay £12.50 plus congestion charge in London l- not sure about Birmingham but have heard they are doing the same and other cities are looking to go The same. Total joke...

Had mine yesterday, if any of you have them do it on a day when you haven’t got work the next day. Reacted like f**k to it, might just be a pussy but you feel like you’ve been battered !

Hi all just seen the long Werner hop ups in wickes down to £42 then add your trade discount so at £37.80. If anyone was looking for a new one

Random question: Any of you guys who have been around longer than me know from experience on past recessions/depressions etc if VAT on commercial vehicles got dropped as an incentive for people to buy them? Reason I ask is I am forking out a fair bit keeping my van at the moment(seems...

Had a float from day one which was made by a company called Emir, can’t find them anywhere, anyone know if they r still about

Decided I need to upgrade, full range of tools but tied between dewalt and makita. Always had makita and have used their collated screw gun. What’s the dewalt one like ? Any recommendations

Probably already been said. I Get the survival of the fittest etc but surely on here everyone seems fairly stand up guys and girls , can we not have a thread running where we update where stock is in each area so we can try and help each other rather than the Toyota Prius brigade buying it all...

Random and not plaster based but got to relay some of my crazy pave drive and there’s a lot of experience on the group. What mix would anyone recommend for bedding the slabs? Cars are going over it. Never done much paving before

3 vans done in the next road last night, I’ve decided to get a van vault. Anyone got one and how have they incorporated it into their racking?!?

Giving serious thought to selling my Bosch grw11e 110v mixer. I do all domestic and fed up of lugging a transformer about. It’s in good nick and had very little use as I had a megamox before. How much do u think It be worth

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https://www.ryman.co.uk/sumup-air-card-payment-reader/ 1.69% per transaction. Would happily lose £1.69 in every £100 if it gets me my dough faster

Guys in a few threads some of you have mentioned you have second , third , fourth properties. If I was looking to get into this how much would you recommend to have to start? Also if I buy -do up and look to sell or hold on and do air bnb with it do you think this is a good option or just stick...

Went to national tool fayre today to have a big spend up, wanted new mixer, few trowels all sorts. May as well have been the National sparky fayre, none of the plastering firms were there, dewalt didn’t even have the cordless mixer there

bought a lovely s*p*r*lex 11” few weeks back, perfect for above doors, loading up the van and hear my son humming (he does this when excited- autistic) wonder what has made him so happy then see he has in fact taken my new trowel and has it between the floor and wall using it as some sort of...

Friend of mine has just bought one of these machines- £19.00 . Charge you 1.6 p per pound. May be good for the slow to pay customers, if not

Anyone else seen these?

Guys have any of you got the sliding van vault drawer model? Want something that will hold my stuff but not take the whole van

So boys first day at specialist school, drop him off all going well then whack, old guy doesn’t give way to an on coming car and T***s my car door so hard as I’m putting stuff in that it bends it back off it’s hinges and comes back on me knocking me flying. Nice trip to hospital and no work for...

How much and what size?

My Bosch grw11e mixer is coughing and spluttering so looking for a new one. There is an offer on the big 2 speed megamixer at the moment for £289. Has anyone here got it ? Any good?

So bought my van from @superspread last month, decided to rack it, as you can see I’m no chippy!! What’s everyone using to carry screws in their van?

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Any recommendations?

Looking for a cordless collated screw gun, any recommendations?

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Hi guys, has anyone used one for power tools etc? Thinking of getting one in my van when it arrives but don’t know if it will be more in the way thangood?

Guys has anyone ever had any freebies from British gypsum? Only reason I ask is I am going to be doing a magnetic wall at the autism school my sons at for their sensory area and would be great if BG could help with a couple of bags seeing as it’s so expensive. I put some up in our playroom and...

Had to share this, still laughing my c*ck off at the guys cheek. Phone rings today and some arrogant t**t says he got my number from a friend who I had done some work for. Said it was a 18sq meter artex ceiling that needed pva then skim (his words not mine) he then proceeded to tell me how he...