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Does anyone use this gear and is it any good ? Which of the two basecoats TC 4 or TC 2 would you use with the Tc 15 top coat ? I've used Jub in the past, and using Johnstones at the minute, but my local merchants deal with K Rend so wondering if this is a worthy alternative !! Cheers

Can anyone tell me please wheres the cheapest place UK to get Micro cement products ? Many thanks

Anyone come across this before ?? Started a bedroom today, all the plaster is blown on one wall, the opposite of said wall is the staircase wall. Anyway the old backing coat just pulled away nice and easy which then revealed loads of wires which look like reinforcing wires !! I say this because...

Can anyone tell me please if the 75 Ltr bucket from Refina will comfortably take 2 bags of skim ?? Not to interested in going bigger or mixing more just want the 2 bags without spilling over the top, ive got a feeling the last one i got was a 40 Ltr or 50 Ltr but ive had it years and itll only...

My tranies gone tits up so after another van, preferably medium sized like the Dispatch or expert. Anyone use these ? and can i get 6 x 3's in the back ?? I work on my own so don't bother with 8 x 4's and if i need them i just get a delivery, hence wanting a smaller van than my transit.

Anyone got any thoughts on how best to match this in ? Its pretty poor to be fair looks like 10mm pea gravel wet dashed, with a bit of Tyrolean chucked in for good measure in places. Theres new block work going up at the back and im going to have to make good.

Anyone come across Gybroc habito boards ? Are they in anyone's merchants and what's the price like in comparison to standard boards ?

@Danny what's the craic mate with loads of pop ups and adverts ? get them whether I use my phone or laptop, but only on this forum not any others, and they're on the main screen not the margins so have to close them to view the rest of the page !

Anyone use Easyfill ? Does the background need sealing first ? Cheers.

I know it may differ between different counties, but does anyone know how high you can go with a garden wall without going through planning ? (single block) and from which side does it get measured from ? Cheers

Anyone use Sealocrete integral waterproofer for their scratch ? Is it any good ? Always used Feb rendamix but merchants changed to cementone and I'm not keen, the merchants I need to use tomorrow stock Sealocrete integral..... Cheers

Anyone on here local to Stratford upon Avon that uses walls and ceilings in Alcester ? do you know what time they open in the mornings ? Cheers.

Anyone use the Toyota proace ? any thoughts good or bad ?

Can anyone tell me please if TV10 Reinforcement mesh is big enough and suitable to bed into a S&C scratch ? Got some change in substrates and some vertical joints. What sort of prices should I be looking at paying for a roll ? Cheers

Can anyone talk me through how to do a slide show of stills on YouTube please ? Cheers

@Danny i can't always get to the last post on threads once a second page is loaded, only to the last post on first page.

Anyone else watch this with Froch & Groves ? WTF is Groves on came across as a proper odd ball, Froch defo up on the mind games. Whats everyones thoughts ? http://youtu.be/qNxhpXB7bhU

Been doing some work in an old cottage local to me and the developer wanted to plant some oak timber over the heads of the windows for a bit of character, he couldnt do this as the wall plates are really low, so ive made some out of board and multi finish. Pics below.

Right guys need to pick a few brains, a couple of years ago i did an old cottage for a friend of mine, it was the first time id used Lime but it turned out ok. A developer i do properties for has now bought the cottage next door, his plan is to do it up and sell on for a profit. Hes got...

Anyone know where i can get replacement handles for MT ? They must be making the dura grip softer as ive gone through a handle in 12 months with the rubber pealing. The trowel is now nice just the handle shite

Does anyone know of any firms that manufacture pigments or coloring for finish plasters ? white and cream ! A customer ive just been to quote for seems to think shes seen it somewhere but doesn't know where, and has asked me if ill find some. I've got a feeling it wouldn't be that easy to...

Building my own extension at home and thinking of having a screed poured rather than me laying it. For any of the guys that pump liquid screeds how much should i be looking at per m3 ? PM if you'd rather. And also can it be pumped over block and beam ? The block and beam floor needs to have a...

Got a garden wall that a customer wants rendering, not overly happy as its single brick retaining soil, couple of cracks in places but no more movement in the wall itself. I cant get a membrane behind the wall as she doesn't want her borders disturbed also the garden is tiny so restricted for...

Don't know if this guy uses the forum but his work is mega. I haven't got a clue about fibrous or running molds etc but could quite happily get into this.

Looking at some bricks at the minute as im gonna start doing some more on my extension come the better weather, the bricks im looking at are graded F2 !! i believe these are frost resistant, just wondering if anyone is familiar with the grading system and whether F2 were a fairly robust brick ...

Does anyone know how easy it is to remove Blue circle High build ? Will it soften up and come off with a heat gun ? Will be hacking off and rendering the front of my Mums house at some point this year, the house has an arched porch with three key stones in it, Back in the day when money was...

Does anyone have any idea of when lime mortar was possibly replaced by s&c for laying / pointing bricks ? Would a property of 1840 have been built with Lime mortar ? Cheers

If anyone's interested Alfra Eibenstock on fleabay 1800w Plastering Mixer Mixing Drill Ebenstock 240v 1800w | eBay

Does anyone on here that works on there own use Dutch pins / Masons clamps for holding straight edges to screed off external corners ?? Theres loads on flea bay most in packs of two but some in packs of five for the same price, are they cheap for a reason ? Any reputable makes or are cheap and...

Just been to price a job and whilst there the customer asked me if i could sort a chimney breast out in another room, Its Artexed so thinking i might over-skim it ? Obviously ill have to scrape the skirts back a bit and clean the socket off, just concerned about losing to much off the width of...

Would anyone be interested / kind enough to do a guide to on external Lime work ? Mainly interested in the NHL 3.5 & 5 What would you use each one for ? Also is it a 2 coat application with a scratch and a top ? Is it ruled off ? is it rubbed up ? Is it sponged ? Whats the general curing...

Jub Render, am i right in thinking this is a thin coat system or is there more to it than that ? I've just quoted to two coat s&c a house the guy is now interested in Jub ! not because he wants the outside insulating but because he likes the finish. Could the smooth s&c that id quoted for then...

Whats everyone views on breaking trowels in ? Just recently a second hand Marshall town went for £70 on flea bay it hadn't even been cleaned lol theres another on there now for £50 + postage. Who buys these and why ? My old man used to say to me "never use another mans trowel as its broken...

Does anyone know the difference in the two paddles below ? I want a new one and have the one on the left but thinking of trying the one on the right !! They are both available in the same size and both are available as negative. So would the right hand paddle be as good as the one i have on the...

Is there such thing as a moisture resistant room ? I will be building a walk in gun room at home to store my shotguns and rifles, i will also be hand loading ammunition from the same room. For obvious reasons id like to get the room to be as free from moisture as possible. Can this be done ...

Does anyone know if its possible to get a terracotta air brick thats about 15mm thick ? Just picked up a bungalow to render and the airbrick in the front is still in use, i don't want to bead round it as not keen on how it looks, so options are to stitch out existing and bring forward so it ends...

Does anyone know where i can get a metal paint scuttle from ? or if they're made even ? Im sick to death of cracking the plastic ones in me van..

All my work is domestic, and i was always taught to remove sockets and switches, put the wires in connector blocks tape up and coil in the boxes then skim, i still do this religiously and if the sockets are caked in paint i clean up before refitting at the end of a shift... Ive just watched a...

Can any one recommend the best make of lightweight feather edge please ? don't know what make mine is as the names come off, used a mate of mines today and the weight difference was unreal, he doesn't know the make of his either but its light as.

Right guys just been to look at this job (Pics below) which came as a recommendation, me and Steve will probably jump on it later in the year, all going well. The existing render was put on 8 years ago and looks shocking hence the guy wants something doing with it. Ill be going back next week...

Had a phone call yesterday off a friend of mine whos just moved into a house and has nightmare neighbors. Not looked at the job yet but she tells me its open plan and the wall where most noise comes through is the staircase wall. Im not that clued up on sound proofing systems, so would be...

Tyrolean flicker guns, anybody know who makes the best set up ? Want to buy one rather than hire, usually borrow me mates but its a bit shabby, and the last one i bought was made by Faithful and was that flimsy it bent and distorted after the first pass.

How many lads on here use a labourer ? Is it hassle / worth the hassle ? Do you have them on the books or just have them in when needed ? Without sounding like a dick, ive always been busy, but always shy ed away from having a lad in case work dried up and i had to let them down, also don't...

Got a concrete path to lay in my back garden, its 180 ft long and needs to be about 1200 wide, im going to shutter off every so far so i can pour in slabs, im thinking this then can act as a expansion joint !! Is there a rule of thumb as to how long a slab you would pour before putting in an...

For those that do it, what manufactures systems do you all use, are they all pretty similar ? Do you need to do approved applicators courses before hand in order to get the kit and warranties or do you just crack on and do it.

Whats everyone's thoughts on this ?? Had a guy query me in the week as to why i had no Lime in my scratch coat, This guy has been established a long time and although seriously messy his finish is good. I was always taught that waterproofer only went in the scratch, and lime in the top...

Danny what would the logistics be of maybe setting up a bulk buy section ??? For example: Im looking at another mixer and know that another member on here is also interested in the same one, how easy would it be to have a section where if enough members were interested in a particular product...

Does anyone know if the Alfra range of mixers are any good ? link below. I think that they are a cheaper version of the eibenstock !! Was being a cheap skate a week or so ago and bought a silverline 1800w mixer for £95, it jacked on me after 4 mixes so gone back and had a refund...

This might sound a bit anal, however i broke my finishing trowel yesterday, so been and got a 13" MT gold. A while ago i was looking into custom knife making and came across a homemade etching kit, which basically uses salt water and a 9v or 12v batery. So i made one which was cheap and easy...

Anyone ever done a job for a customer and been given something for nowt ? or been in the right place at the right time ? Customer gave me a ride on lawn mower today for free, just looked on ebay and theres one going for £980 :RpS_thumbup: