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    Work !!!!!

    Had 3 small jobs since xmas on domestic! Seems its the worst its been so bloody quite,Hows every one else doing?
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    Vandex

    Hello Lads ive got a small room to vandex The walls are sand and cement with a matt paint on it.Can i vandex straight onto this and then sand and cement and skim or would i ave to pin EML to the walls first?Cheers for any replies.Matt.
  3. K

    Lime plastering

    Any one do much of this,and does any one rekon its gonna be used more and more?Cheers for any replys Matt.
  4. K

    wall paper

    Looked at a job the other day customer wants lounge skimmed, wall-papers been stuck straight onto plasterboard how easy will it come off with a steamer ? Cheers for any replies.
  5. K

    Guild of master craftsmen

    Alright lads Think this has come up before but wanted to know peoples opinions if their worth joinning?Cheers Matt.
  6. K

    An Old Spread

    Was havin a chat with an old spread yesterday,He started in 1976 and still going ! He was saying the old SIRPHITE (grey in colour) would set very quickly and they would add cream of tatar to slow the setting time down and it was referred to as "that shite that sets on yer hawk" Lol ;D
  7. K

    Thistle board-finish.

    Alright Lads,Just a quick one,when talking about thistle board-finish is just calling it thistle right and every spread would know you're talking about board-finish! ???
  8. K

    Lime in Artex

    Did a ceiling a few years back - pva and skim, got a call following morning the lot had come down - artex and skim ! was told this is due to the odd occation of them putting lime in artex, Any-one had this prob ?
  9. K

    combe effect in artex

    Hi Lads got some ceilings to skim combe effect artex.Done plenty of skiming over the artex that needs scraping back,I just wanted some views wether be best to bond these ceilings out first and skim or a couple of thick finish over them would come out fine.Thanks in advance Matt. ???
  10. K

    What part of the country ?

    Church did a post todo with work picking up,just though it would be interesting to know what part of the country all you lads are from and if work is picking up all over the country? Me I'm from down the south and its just started to get going again! Thank Christ!
  11. K

    under-cutting

    Hi Lads have noticed last couple of weeks getting more calls and sent out alot of quotes but not many getting back to me!Think this is due to bods under-cutting me.I have not dropped my prices.Have any of you lads dropped youre prices or stayed the same?
  12. K

    thin curves to walls

    Hi lads on wide curved walls no problem using a trowel and get a good finish. When it comes to those thin cuves i use a thin strip of plastic off a carrier bag and run it up and down the wall is their any other way to do this ? Thanks for any help.
  13. K

    thistle one coat

    got a job on monday to skim bed ceiling which has a small hole all so the walls have some patching to do chasing etc gonna use one coat for patching work,would this plaster be ok to stick a piece of p/board into ceiling? I would norm use bonding
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