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My Spread called me yesterday all stressed as he had 3 ceilings on,second coated and had started trowelling in. He said that it was all 'peeling off on me'. This is all onto fresh plasterboard and using new multi (all delivered from Encon on Monday). He described it as like putting bonding onto...

Started a big tacking job Monday, swimming pool changing rooms etc etc. about 1200 metres of tacking to do. I'm told i can't do any ceilings yet as they need a polythene membrane first- the chippy's will do this I'm told-. So I start on walls first just to get started. ceilings are 3.6m high and...

Anyone else find it crap to work with compared to other brands. Goes off too quick.

I do work for lots of different Plasterers and have noticed some use round spot boards and some use square. Never asked why though ? Is there a reason for one over the other.

Builder I'm working for has supplied boards. Cos he's a tight sod he got cheap stock no one else wants. They are 3 metre long Fibreboard BE. been tacking for years and never seen these before- can anyone shed any light. internet doesn't even have much on them as far as I can see. They are fine...

Starting a job monday with these boards. We've tacked loads of normal boards there already on a price. Just wanted to gauge opinion on how to charge for fixing these. i.e. double or triple the price or just get a good day rate. What would those of you who've used it before do if you were asked...

Doing an outside walkway in MF. it needs to take a 9mm masterboard/concrete board (not sure exactly) and then a 9mm render. Agent has insisted that the hangers go in at 300mm centres. Anyone every done anything as close as that ! I reckon we could've hung the Titanic under that lot. It was a run...

Everyone is trying to save a few quid these days but it's driving me mad that everyone wants to pay cash. We all love a nice cash job now and then but what do you guys say to these people without putting them off completely, I will do it occasionally cos I'm sure the taxman would expect to see...

Hi Everyone, I'm Dan, 34 yrs old been in this trade since 1999. I live and (mostly)work in Oxfordshire. I started out as a tackers mate before moving on to dabbing (sticking as i've always known it). Moving with the times I started metal studding and fitting MF ceilings. I did one of the...