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Hi I have a wall that needs picking back to brick and re rendering I am just wondering how best to do it, I have read elsewhere to wet then scratch then top straight away is this right? the surface is old granite cottage wall on the inside of an external wall also should I use lime? and can I...

Yeah owls it ain't bad but living here you don't really take advantage of it

I'm in the same boat mate been sending letters out to all in and around cornwall sent about 50 now and had 8 reply most saying as soon as enough work comes in they'll ring me which is good just gotta wait it out and look down all avenues something will turn up :-)

Bought a bag of multi last night to skim a ceiling today started to mix it today and it just separated couldn’t do nothing with it wouldn’t mix let alone sit on my trowel so i went back b&q to get another got it from a different pallet and this one the same both gone off with in 20 mins but...

Ideal cheers guys and mark Ross we don't use it as a toilet anymore we raised the roof and put washing machine and tumbledryer init maximize kitchen space. Thanks again

Hi guys need some advise I've got an outside toilet that needs rendering but the brick has been painted tried getting off but being a bit of a c**t, if I scratch the paint and get the flacky bits off can I scratch and float on top of the paint? Any help gratefully received Cheers

hi guys just a question about something ive been wondering for a while now, What is the axe shaped end of a dry wall hammer for?

ideal father in law just gave me a tyzack 13" pre worn still gonna get a kit tho like most have said in other posts good to have a couple of trowels cheers all

Cornwall don't seem like a bad place to be living after hearing that :-)

Thanks for input guys will keep it in mind does any body no if there's a kit out there with a carbon steel in or do they only come on their own cheers guys

Hi guys need a little but of advise on some tool kits i've been looking at I've got a choice between two kits both ragni the first one is a hawk 11inch trowel a bucket towel and pipe trowel the other is a hawk 11inch trowel a 8inch midgit trowel and pipe trowel I'm leaning more to the one with...

Sorry if I thought a forum was a place to get advice from people in the know.. Thanks to every1 else that gave me GOOD advice it really helped me and my "dangerous brain"

Ok thanks for your help

Hi all thanks for all the help with the letter I've got just one more favour to ask I can't guarantee when I'm gonna do the course but am hoping to start it in October when would be best to send out the letters to possible employers ?

The course is 4 weeks with an exam at the end to get the city and guilds I've read a lot of bad things about courses but when I spoke to the tutor it sounded good they don't train any1 under 21 and only train 3 at a time the tutor reckoned that I had an advantage cause I had done artex and...

Ok guys thanks for the help, though if I don't mention the course do I just say that I've got a city and guilds in plastering but don't say where I got it ....

where abouts in south west r u mate

hi guys I am in great need of some help with a letter I’ve been trying to write to future employers, I am 24 and live in Cornwall I am about to go on a plastering course but need to find a job once the course has finished, I’ve included in the letter that i don’t mind being a labourer...

The course is 4 weeks and yeah they do courses in surfing

Don't 4get dinner and supper beddy

Yeah might do that will have to find some1 to hold my pasty tho

Ok guys thanks any way goin to speak to some one tomoro about the course just gotta sort out a way for paying for it ha

Hi guys I'm new to this and was hopeing for some advice,I'm not currently a plasterer but looking to go on a course in newquay called trade services has any1 had any dealings with this company any help would be gratefully received cheers