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Competent plasterer urgently required for help applying a 6mm coat of Pacelite (pool plaster) to swimming pool in Taunton area. I usually do this myself, but I've had an accident and ruptured my Achilles Tendon and can't work at my usual pace to cover all the walls in one day. Anyone that can...

I'm looking for a plasterer to help me out for a day. I've had an accident half way through the completion of a swimming pool and would appreciate the help of a plasterer for Wednesday this week, to assist me in 'Paceliting' the walls of a swimming pool in Chipstable, nr Taunton. I usually do...

I have a few , but has anyone tried one stops pool trowels from nela , just wondering if they are extra flexible ??? like me :-)

have been asked to fit a two coat tanking system with tapes and gaskets to pipes and wall abutments, in a swimming pool ! how much per M2 would you recommend i charge guys ?labour only .....

used a product called Alsecco Armtop , rendering and eps system ? thanks for repies :bailando:

http://www.parex.co.uk/External_Walling_Systems/Non_Insulated_Render_Systems/Rendering_-_General/Base_Coats_-_Cement/Tradirex.aspx thinking of getting some to try !.

Much do you pay for your ewi boards per m2 ? :)

Mix-up in ?, i use gorilla type buckets ! any ideas where the cheapest place to buy them from or good deals ?? not worried about the colour :)

please , looking for suppliers of foam boarding at good rates please any recommendations :bananahappy::cachetada::lol:

the young guy is a labourer i had for the job ! i hired this from Ryan at the one stop plasterers shop , great guys and some great kit at there shop in cheltenham ........

I will be using this next week ! , the last time i used it, i seemed to get a lot of air bubbles some the size of a two pence piece !. do you guys have any ideas on how i can use this render and not get the bubbles please ? Thanks for all replies.:whistle:

Does anyone use this product ? can you tell me if they include lime in the mix ! as i need an OCR without lime , for rendering in swimming pools that we will mosaic tile,i cant see it on there tech sheet, and where is the cheapest place to buy from?:)

i use weber OCR/tiling pre bagged render and was wondering if anyone could recommend another pre-bagged render from another manufacturer that is good or cheaper ?? thanks for your replies apparently weber have stopped making ocr-t........

right gonna tidy-up and decorate my hallway ! house 13 years old,artex ceilings ,cove, painted walls, over the years they have been dented ,gouged , i was thinking of thin-coat beads ,skim , what prep would you recommend to the walls for the skim to take ? SBR? and what plaster is best for this...

Anyone ever use this method ? her is film of the yanks method float strips , just interested :-)

for my new CSCS card just an operatives safety test Any advice ? i have just re-read the old book and hoping i know enough !! as i need to renew my card :-)

A few likes for my new page :-) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aquatherm/1622375171318998 thanks guys for any likes :-)

just been watching this guy on you tube, but was impressed with his Chinese rule !! very clever bit of kit ? . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pov1txbV2z4 take a look !

Got a swimming pool to render/screed BUT ! its shuttered concrete , so the wall will be to smooth , now the company are telling me that they will apply rend-aid !!! before we render! my question is do you guys think this is ok or not as i have no experience with this rend aid stuff ! all new to...

And when they render - they call it mudding , they all seem to put wooden strips in there walls as screeds level and flush, then rule-off using them as a guide for there straight edges, it seems to work for them , i was always told to use cement screeds across the wall top and bottom then after...

R E M S for rendering ,plastering ,Please they could let me have a copy of for a job we are trying to get , Thanks for any help guys. Risk assessment and method statements ....

This is my system i have come up with and we call it AQUATHERM , Any ideas thoughts guy ? as i value your input being fellow spreads !!!! :-). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGRSTBPTU2I

Where do you buy yours ?, i,am looking for a supplier who can get 200 ltr drums of the stuff for me, any idear on who in the uk would be able to get this at a good price ?? thanks guys for any replies :-)

This is a pool we just finished in Chesterfield, if there is any questions i will try my best to answer them guys :-). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20nQoDGpCFQ&list=UUP_5BFHxbVtHokwpjb62CYA

work with Weber OCR, i will be rendering up to the maximum 15mm thick so do you try and get it on at that in one coat or put two 7.5mm coats on the same day , or would you scratch day one and float day two , not done much with ocr ,so looking to one of you young racing snakes to spill.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=344977258986576&set=vb.326247344192901&type=2&theater :-)

Do any of you guys know what are the best hot wire cutters on the market for tradesmen and where is the best place to purchase them ?? thanks dave. :-)

Changes to the Skilled Occupations List - Occupations Added you don't need a sponsor anymore !!!

had to do really spot-on rendering using wooden screed-bars and plum bobs , and lining everything in with string lines ?? if so please tell us about this .

Just finished in Glostershire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsSO-JfmfFA :-)

film https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whykaXoT0Jg&list=UUP_5BFHxbVtHokwpjb62CYA hope you like my little film ......

you recommend for me to buy ! to spray Weber OCR tiling onto swimming pool shells and how would i screed the floor of the pool with the same machine/material bering -in mind pool floors often slope and are shaped ... ???? thanks for replies ......

Me and my lad will be in deepest somerset plastering a swimming pool under a tent in a light blue marble , then we will wet-polish it with diamond pads to make it smooth to the skin , where you lot working then ? :-)

They are round at both ends and are super-flexble they are used in this sort of work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbBvZJRU1Qw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhOHk68oOTk JUST FOUND THIS

This is a swimming pool i have just mosaic tiled in the cotswolds, i used Ardex X77 and Ardex FS white grout it took 9 day's in horrendous whether conditions ,the woman we did this rental property for, has a massive country estate down the road, and is also building a great -big new house that...

How many of you guys have written T &C that your customers sign before you commence working for them, just to cover yourselfes ? & where did you get your T&C's from ? have you had a solicitor check them over ? Just curios ...:-)

Sorry ent been on for ages been busy, working and fighting a court case and life stuff , hoping to pipe-up a bit when i can and rattle a few cages LOL......

Do we have to have this BS on every post now then??? or are you going to work on getting it removed ??

I have just joined twitter yesterday and was wondering if any of you guys are on there if you add me !! then i will add you guys . Here is my Branch lol https://twitter.com/POOLFINISHER look forward to seeing your tweets guys !!!. it's all part of being out there on the tin ta nett LAD...... ;-)

Of frost damage to a screed/render that is outside ?? and are there test's that can be carried-out to establish if there has in-fact been damage ? thanks guys for all replies ......

To get hold of rolls of mesh 1m x 50m for embedding into render please ? the last lot was pink and really crap,all fraying on the edges !!......

IN large volumes please anyone , say 100 ltrs or 205 ltrs at a time . Thanks for any replies guys........

AS i said please for us all to have a nose lol.......

With other stuff from Rafina ,i was planning on rendering on to Styrofoam then ruling -of with the said straight edge ,then applying the cloth-mesh then a second coat over to embed the mesh !! is this right please ??......

1M X50LM rolls of mesh cloth on the net please looking to pay no more than £34-38 ........

2013 Ford Transit Custom Limited Van £2000 down £229 a month | eBay how about you ? just read the gadgets on it , even pre- warmed on them cold mornings lol.....

Is this render suitable for use on to EWI with mesh ?? do you need a primer/bonding agent for the insulation first !!!? thanks for replies .... :-)

a new van for work , or where has the best deals, thanks for replies