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Morning all,I'm just after some thoughts on the dewalt mega mixer, I mainly do domestic work covering abit of boarding, bonding and skimming. So no site work or rendering as I'm just a one man band. My mixer that I've had for 7 years is starting to give way and I'm looking for a new one/upgrade...

I've been plastering 6 years since I was qualified and it's been a wide mixture of t on building sites and commercial jobs and council residential, so I've had some s**t days I was just venting off after todays episode.

Putting in extra screws etc and sorting out the bad boarding wasn't in the price and it's more time time consuming which again wasn't in the price. I understand nothing is ever perfect but don't want to be mugged off.

I know, everyone complains about cowboy builders etc but customers are just as bad. Learn everyday.

Just had the customer contact me, he is paying for the work and would like more work doing in the future. The reason for this is that he got another plasterer round to have a look at the work etc to see if it's any good, the plasterer told him that it's a good job what I've done even with how...

No, I advised him to use 12.5mm and the boards were 12.5mm, basically after doing some of the boards properly which wasn't in the price, turned out that he just screwed some to the joist and most to the Kings pan insulation, when I told him that he said it be all right. Some people dnt have a clue

I know for next time

Should have, I know for next time not to.

Afternoon people, just using this site to vent off! I've skimmed a loft conversion that was boarded out by the customer to save money, I recommended that the boards be staggered as that's common practice, I also said that screws should be used and that the heads should not be sticking out and...

Each to their own, next time I have a bonding and skim job I will just skim straight over and see if that is better but I have done it the way I have numerous times and never had a problem before.

Thats what I did, it was just a situation that I never had happened to me before, but everyday is a school day.

Cheers for that always good to get advice

Think it depends if you keep the number if the tutor etc from the course.

I did a 2 year college course level 3 then I did 18 months working at Barratts home builders on building site dry lining and skimming, and doing council work. I've been doing plastering now for 5 years since college. I have heard some people going on them sort courses. Some have been good some...

I suppose everyday is a school day, I do know how to board ceilings cheers

Cheers for the feedback people, I know some dnt pva bonding if done the same day and I know some people do PVA bonding if done the same day, like I said in my post I've done the same process when skimming bonded walls loads off times and never had a issue until the other day. In the end I just...

Morning all,I had a nightmare the other day, I pva'd a room before bonding it ( tiles removed so was bonding it flat and level before skimming) once set I pvad 2 coats, waited for the 2nd coat to go tacky then I skimmed with multi finish 2 coats. Everything was going normal but then it dried...

I was told also go over the top with sheeting up, tape wood work and have a separate clean pair of boots/trainers to put on after job to keep tidy.

Afternoon people, just finished over skimming a large lounge, ceiling and walls. One wall old plaster back to brick then dot n dab then skimmed. The weather as made me earn my money these last two days. I purchased a speedskim to see how it goes and to be honest it wasn't great on the ceilings...

Just after some advice, I'm thinking of getting a speed skim and just wondering what is peoples opinions on it? Does it save time? Is it worth it?

Hi everyone, new to the site been plastering for 3years now so still learning.