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    Spread 14 years experience looking for work in the midlands

    I get the crack guys I'm all up for a laugh too, :-) . Only reason I'm so concerned is cos my little boy who is 3 has a severe lung disease so the wife can't work as she is main carer of him, it's just gutting me as its been a while since iv had to beg..iv never done agency work mate how does...
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    Spread 14 years experience looking for work in the midlands

    Hiya can anyone help, works dried up iv tried all the firms that I can think of does anyone have any forehand numbers or know where there is any work going at all. Got 2 kiddies and a wife to support so I'm stressed. Any help at all would be greatly appreciated CSCS, UTR, own tools, transport...
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    Anyone have experience with traditional foam backed render?

    ANYONE HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH TRADITIONAL FOAM BACKED RENDER? I NEED SOME ASSISTANCE IS THERE ANYONE LOCAL TO BIRMINGHAM THAT CAN HELP THERE WILL BE A DRINK IN IT FOR YOU IF THE JOB IS SECURED. 14X6X3.5 TRADITIONAL COTTAGE STYLE, EXPOSED WOOD. sorry about capitals i just realised they were on.
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    Asbestos awareness training

    no i dont but online has to be cheaper and not only that but you get your certificate onto computer so if you lose it like i did you can just print it off
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    Getting on new build sites?

    i have to agree with owls............. but you hear a price over the phone and think thats not too bad its only when you get a wake up call in the morning..... tbf if i was doing 3 sets a day it would have to be a decent pay day
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    Getting on new build sites?

    thats bad gaz sounds like some prices up in birmingham for 1 bad firm that rapes the blokes while he comes out driving a range rover
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    Asbestos awareness training

    i paid 30 or somet like that but i did it in my oxers after work one day.......... could you imagine going to a class room getting a brew taking your trousers off then sitting in for your lesson? dont think that would work some how and plus its all bollox it should be safe before it gets to our...
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    bg unifinish thread/sticky

    i didnt have a problem with it other than the price.......... still unibonded first bollox what the bag says instinct kicked in and well next thing you know i was rolling the whole room in 2 coats of unibond before even getting my trowel wet think i will just use multi finish..... unifinish is a...
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    dot and dab steel lintel underside?

    best thing i have used it that sound coat plus that stuff sticks the the preverbial sh1t to a blanket had no prblems with the way i do it.................. yet
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    Asbestos awareness training

    just do an online course classroom is over priced and plus if you see something you think is asbestos get the fudge outta dodge and get some1 else in to look at it
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    Plasterer required urgently! Birmingham

    Hi, looking for an experienced plasterer, must be CSCS,CIS and have public liability insurance..£100 a day rate and you will be working alongside me on refurbishments in Birmingham, all material supplied, own car and tools required, you must be able to tack, dab, skim, float and set...please...
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    Birmingham-West Midlands Plasterer, looking for work 14 years exp C.V available..

    Hi all, Im looking for some work to get me through the christmas period..can anyone help, own tools, transport. cscs and public liability.
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    grey scrim

    need abit more then 2 rolls mate..... gonna need a few boxes but cheers anyway i will head there now and see whats there
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    grey scrim

    i bet you have all come across it and now im looking to make it part of my stock on a regular basis, but i cant seem to find it anywhere do you know where i can get it and how much its gonna cost roughly?
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    tyrolean

    yeah it had hardened, she insisted on it being done today although i advised it may ruin with the weather...there is no way of covering it.
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    tyrolean

    just done the job and omg what a terrible customer nothing but f-in rude all day..... at the end of the day we cleaned up washed all windows cleared any mess and now im getting a call saying they are counter charging me as the patching up around the windows isnt 'perfect and it over laps the old...
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    tyrolean

    would it not be better to felt lath and then mesh over the top of the lath just for that bit extra???
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    tyrolean

    and how much is that gonna cost? i spoke to customer and they happy to budge on price but i wanna stick as close to original price as possible........ tbf its well within budget to buy felt and lath.... is it the green stuff that i have to use?
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    tyrolean

    well got there today expecting a quick remove old render to slap on new render to go back thrusday when its dry and the first rule is never make assumptions and what rule did i break....... yes the first rule now after getting render mats i went back to remove it and after taking a tiny piece...
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    tyrolean

    or not give you the £50 and spend it on mats hmmmmmmmmmmm what to do
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    tyrolean

    dont assume that i dont know prices then :)
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    tyrolean

    its 5m2 as i stated and i quoted £500 thats how i know i over priced
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    tyrolean

    cheers mate and considering it only 5m2 if that im sure im gonna be fine, and i wouldnt have done a whole house in it im sure its gonna be a 5 minute tyrolean application
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    tyrolean

    i went a priced up a little tyrolean job up the other day and i went in high as i didnt want it yet the customer phoned me up saying that i have the job :RpS_cursing: any tips on the application of tyrolean? i know its a case of sand and cement render and tyrolean top but have never used...
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    Spotboard wanted

    no you dont you get a 15mm board and trim 3mm off it..... your doing it all wrong mate
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    Collated screwgun

    or just buy this CORDLESS SCREWGUN HILTI SF-4000A | eBay
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    Collated screwgun

    im sure you would get used to it and to be honest if i had the spare cash laying around then i would go buy a hilti tomorrow, i used a makita a few times and i just dont like them
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    Collated screwgun

    i used my senco friday and i swear to god i nearly fcuked it in the bin!!!!!!!!!!!! i had to charge the 2 batteries twice..... i was double boarding and screwing into metal........i think im gonna shove it in the bin anyway but not until i get a new one and tbh i like the hilti i seen an old...
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    rendering lost days

    lack of sleep and plenty of redbull/monster lol
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    Unbelievable price!!

    im in the wrong part of the trade i thought i did well today £100 for a bag and a good half but jesus i gotta get this venetian string to my bow sorted
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    metal stud problems

    earthquake ******* hell it needs to be a massive f**k*r and i wouldnt say there was an earthquake in this country....... i think it was more todo with the house being SH1T they had 3 collapse due to more than 10 plasterboards being put in the bedrooms, i kid you not!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just...
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    metal stud problems

    i dunno and dont care because as of today i told them to shove it where the sun dont shine..... after patching for the last week or so the site agent came in saying he wants more aimes everywhere i asked what he meant and he just wants more aimes on the wall!! my supervisor came in i asked him...
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    metal stud problems

    but every board tho? if it was 1 or 2 then i could agree but i never seen every single board i was thinking it might be subsidance as it every stud wall but to be fair i didnt notice it on the dab walls although thinking about it the stairs have moved about quarter inch
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    terracotta pots and mould

    i live over the road from this site and i can lierally see all the house that are fcuked up and im glad i managed to work on it as we were looking to buy one...... thank god i didnt waste my money on one
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    metal stud problems

    no its scrimmed that was my first thought but i scraped off some plaster and its there
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    metal stud problems

    seen something today that i have never seen before..... went to patch a house today and after looking around the house i noticed that ALL the stud walls had cracked upstairs and down. the cracks are where the boards meet middle of the wall and the internals.... i just stuck some aimes in the...
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    terracotta pots and mould

    well i put it like this: no nhbc inspection since erm........................... no h&s inspectin since erm.................................... every1 is staying away which is good even the new site agent is staying in his office :RpS_thumbsup: i refused to dab onto them and have been doing...
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    terracotta pots and mould

    ouch that hurt lol they had the mould specialists out today and even they said it was the worst they have seen in years........... they should have been float/set but the previous site agent who got released talked his gaffer into getting them dabbed and its been nothing but problems........ and...
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    terracotta pots and mould

    thats what i thought should be done as you can screw into the block to hang a rad or kitchen etc... but they still dabbing them its quiet bad at how mouldy they are. even with the heating on all the time they are just getting worse and worse and the workmanship is ............. i been patching...
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    terracotta pots and mould

    went onto the st modwen site by me and they are using the terracotta pots like the ones on the 'work in france thread' in this forum and all i can say is WOW:-0 i dunno how or why but jesus christ you should see the mould in houses that have been done in the last month or 2!! i walked in today...
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    always the way

    thats probably the best advice.....if i wasnt a lazy sod but i suppose next time i get an atrex job i will be using it!!! can you skim on top of it or is it wise to give it a top coat of a wet pva mix just for that extra bond?
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    How much do apprentices earn per week? (midlands)

    it is 100 in the first year then 150 in the 2nd year rising to 250 in the 3rd year as in the 3rd year they should be plastering rooms and not a wall here and there.... im 99% certain
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    always the way

    so i went to finish the house today and jesus man 3 coats of pva again as i didnt wanna go get artex sealer for what was left and fook me i bloody well should have from start to finish the sets went off in just over an hour i was gutted at how quickly i had to fly over everything did have time...
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    getting in wiv a plasterer

    what a c**t...........it wouldnt have been that bad if he said come to malia with me for the summer and then when we get back we will smash this game to pieces lol
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    over polishing

    i concur your a knob.......you should have told him to go swivle
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    always the way

    i did end up using pva as i had 2 tubs of it but i wanted to try something new but went with the old trustee............ maybe i should have gone with the artex sealer but didnt and i wish i did as the stuff went off like lightening even tho it had 3 yes 3 coats of a strong pva mix
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    always the way

    well thats made a simple jon harder than it needs to be!!! pva wba artex sealer.............i just want something that i can skim to!!!
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    always the way

    ok im gonnna try it after reading about it last night it seems a good product so might aswell give it a go
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    Can you buy this in the uk?

    yes you can i was in swanage a few years back rendering and it was basically metal studded out exterior plasterboard screwed on then meshed and the tight coat of render...... apparently the government has started rolling it out for heating loss companies to implement as its supposed to be...
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    always the way

    is it expensive? i got 20 bags to skim this weekend its more like 16 but wanted a few extra.... JUST INCASE ..... how many tubs would i need?
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