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    Electric shock ⚡️ ⚡️ ⚡️

    I have had several belts from electricity, when rendering an externals. The most recent one the trowel kept vibrating on the wall.
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    Render beads.

    I just buy plastic beads on the net. They have most colours in stock.
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    Plastering stair wall

    It will be a b*****d to float on a dry coat of SBR.
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    Plaster peeling after tanking

    may have had his mother on the laptop all day!
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    Artex pattern showing under new plaster?

    The Artex pattern had not been obliterated before being skimmed.
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    Self employment: WHY !

    This reminded me of a shop in Bury St Edmunds where I was working . The daughter and her mother told me that they thought the loft was haunted as they had heard noises . They ask me if I would go up into the loft with the daughter to have a look. While we where in the loft I noticed that the...
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    Hp12

    Wall ties failing is common if the property is within a few miles of either a salt marsh or salt water.
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    Concrete blinding

    Yes. Although I call screed semi dry.
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    Concrete blinding

    1 part cement. 3 parts sand, I would use sharp sand. 6 parts stone . I would use 10mm stone. Then put a wacker plate over the mix to consolidate.
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    Overboard or Unibond

    Over board is the best bet.
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    Apprentice getting to work

    When I was an apprentice, if working under 3 miles I would cycle to work. We would be paid traveling time measured from the firms yard. If the work was out in the sticks [Suffolk] in the yard for 6.30 for pick up in firms vans or mini bus. Our tool box which the leading plasterer made for the...
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    Advice on render to use on timber framed house.

    For timber frame properties , Would leave the ply on to give the frame extra strength .Fit Knauf Aquapanel with a thin coat system finish.
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    Newbie

    Try Anglia lime company. They will have it all pre mixed ready to use.
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    Newbie with a render problem after selfbuild

    Firms like Anglia lime produce a lime based exterior paint. As regards the cracking I would guess that someone mixed white cement with the lime on application.
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    Monocouche Render

    It is nothing to do with the roof system. Your property is either close to trees or water.
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    What qualification do i need to become a plastering college teacher?

    The college for plastering closed in Colchester by the time of my apprenticeship in 1963. They asked me if I would like to go to college in Cambridge ,60 mile away. That was about as difficult as a 15 year old getting to the moon in those days.
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    Is Cavity wall insulation a big problem?

    I don't think that it would help.
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    Is Cavity wall insulation a big problem?

    I have recently worked on a large bungalow. They had the walls drilled on the interior and the insulation pumped out. I was told that after about 15 years the insulation had all slumped to the lower third of the walls. They replaced the insulation with the polystyrene ball type. Then had the...
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    Tyrolean? What to do?

    It does look to me like a Tyrollean finish. I think that it has been sprayed on top of an old render. I can see near the window frames where the old render was marked out in blockwork. This may be the reason with the keying of the Tyrolean. Plenty of cracks on the extension that needs...
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    Price for external cement board to timber

    Fitting aqua panel board is very heavy job. Tell the builder that it is a carpenters job.
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    Gloss paint.

    I would give it a strong coat of PVA the day before I skimmed it. The same when I skim on top of wall tiles.
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    Price per metre depending on thickness?

    The way that I was taught in London was keep the base coat as tight as possible. We would scrape off to the scrim. Pin the mesh then an other tight coat ,finish to receive the thin coat. In the Netherlands they wanted a ticker top coat . They would fit widgets to the walls after 1 st coat which...
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    Calculating Sand, Cement and Lime quantities

    Render is NOT a DIY project.
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    Calculating Sand, Cement and Lime quantities

    As you are thinking about putting mesh over the walls. it would be a lot better to bed the mesh into a coat of Rendaid with a decent scratch to key the finish coat. As it is a very exposed property, use plastic angle beads. Not galvanised or stainless beads.
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    Calculating Sand, Cement and Lime quantities

    Mixing sand and cement lime for external render. You are 30 years out of date! For sand and cement render use Tarmac One Coat Render. pre bagged just add water you have the perfect mix. It all finishes the same colour and the sand is sharp enough to give a perfect finish. 1 bag covers 1 metre...
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    Gauge on ———————:;

    I am still lying in bed, making tents at that time of day.
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    Gyproc coving

    I cut 2 templates, push them together ,when correct just mark top and bottom.
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    Is this acceptable plastering.

    Hardwall is a mono plaster, it is designed to finish same day. not left over to next day.
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    Is this acceptable plastering.

    NO it is not ok. That is recycled paper, the infill is recycled material, the only thing that you paid for was the paper on the face side, this has tiny holes to key the plaster.
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    Is this acceptable plastering.

    It does state on a bag of hardwall dont apply to PVA.
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    Is this acceptable plastering.

    Perhaps he can't read that it states plaster other side on the sheet of plasterboard.
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    Fresh plaster over old... questions before I make a mess

    You are not going to find any gypsum plaster in France. They only have lime plaster . When we work in France we take our own British gypsum plaster with us as . Best bet would be go to Wickes and find out what is available.
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    App

    Hector, I have not seen the advert I guess that is R J Dean they do advertise on local media. He is a member on this forum ,been a few years since he has posted. There is no large plastering com. in Ipswich since A J O'Connell folded.
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    App

    I had to join the NHBC years ago when I had a period that I built properties. I did build 17 properties ,stopping when a recession hit. As I am well known as a plastering contractor in my area I did get quite a few plastering jobs from them. The NHBC is just an insurance co.
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    How quick

    Don't be a kunt all your life. Have a day off.
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    How quick

    I dont want to waste my time competing with other plasterers. The work that I carry out is from recommendation or long time customers.
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    How quick

    It means that you are going to earn top dollar!
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    How quick

    If I know that the work is going out to contract I dont bother to quote. What I do like is when the owner of the property asks me if I would accept a commission? always a winner that one!
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    Site wage cuts.

    In the Netherlands there are just 2 prices for plastering on site work. 1 for housing and 1 for Commercial. The choice the customer has is who can start the work first. With very few main plastering contractors who all have large direct work force. Most of their staff have worked for the same...
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    Site wage cuts.

    In the last recession a national builder shut the housing site in Clacton. They told all sub contractors, builders merchants and work force that they will not be any payments made for 3 months. After 3 months they sent out pay checks post dated for a further 3 months. Some of the subbies lost...
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    Rendered Front Wall - Design Issue

    We have recently finished a modern grand design house on the waterfront at Brightlingsea , Essex. The builder found Cedar too expensive so used a cheaper alternative which will age as silver. We rendered the walls in thin coat finish which gives the same appearance as Mono. Thin coat is faster...
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    Site wage cuts.

    Gips plaster not Kips.
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    Site wage cuts.

    We did use Knauf or Kips as it is branded on the continent. Kips gold or black band. We used it to daub out to beads, fill chases, float out reveals. They do not use plasterboard. The walls are built with blocks of gypsum, which are all dovetailed and perfectly straight. Green blocks for wet...
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    Site wage cuts.

    I find it quicker to skim then to tape and joint. It seems now that the tape and jointers dont put the final sealer on the boards.
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    Site wage cuts.

    We was spray plastering self finishing plaster in the Netherlands in the 90s. I just can not believe that it has never been tried in UK. It was Sigma plaster from Finland, this plaster is now part of the Tarmac group so it may make its way here eventually.
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    Site wage cuts.

    You can get a good price on direct loads of plasterboard, about 600 per load. A couple of local plastering contractors have purchased their own small builders merchant to get the best price and then they can control the deliveries.
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    Site wage cuts.

    Son, I would hate to be skimming out those properties. There is 714 sq m , ceilings and walls.. 3 metre high ceilings on ground floor. That works out a £ 3 per m sg.. I floated and set 1 small room on Friday my own. I was struggling. When I got home I tested positive for Covid. I felt drained...
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    Site wage cuts.

    Our local developer of housing estates has told all contractors that they either take a 10% cut or they can go. This is to cover the costs of the add ons that they have had to offer in an attempt to sell their stock. They have not cut the price of the properties. These properties cost up to 1.25...
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    Plastering courses for home renovations

    Every one that I know are trying to get out of the rental business. You are trying to get in?
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