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Local builder..i have a flat that needs pricing..newly overboarded ceilings and some walls..other walls will neef hardwall and multi..7 dials area..off rd parking for 1 van. Job ready to go if price is ok. Alan. Bluewave renovations ltd.

Hi all. I have been having some issues with plastering after using hydradry. Once i have put it on, as per instructions, i have then done a scratch coat of washed sand and cement, followed by a float coat of washed and cement prior to setting. But the floating coat is sliding/slumping , prior...

Hi all, I priced a job, and it was a fair price, hack off and re-render, didn't get it, as the customer decided to go with some eastern European guys, who were much, much cheaper, and quote from the customer " I don't know how you can justify your price, compared to them" anyway, take a look at...

hi all, I am doing a bathroom, and it will be part tiled, part decorated. If I use the green moisture board, can I plaster it prior to tiling, and if so what sort of adhesive should I put on it? cheers, alan

hi all, what would be the best method, in your opinion, to stop soot stains coming through, once a chimney breast has been removed. your procedure to from start to finish. cheers, alan

hi all, I have a customer that has problems with a shower room. the job was done 18 months ago. I have seen pics of 2 coats of vandex, a coat of hardwall, and multi finish, it has been tiled, but the tiles have blown. I have removed a few tiles, and the plaster is just pulling away from the...

hi all, I have taken an old fireplace out on a job. my customer is having a wood burning stove installed. I need to render the bare brickwork. can I just use washed sand, cement? will there be any point putting hydrated lime with it. or will this be no good, and I have to use a fire retardant...

hi, anyone interested in pricing/doing this render job in brighton. brickwork has been coated with rend-aid. small terraced property. materials supplied. cheers, alan 0792 6803818

hi lads, im doing a job here in brighton, hacked off defective render, brickwork is in good condition, gave it a coat of rend-aid. I want to double check on ratios. is 4-1 washed sand, cement, then 5-1 washed sand, cement, then 1 lime, making it 6-1, with a little water-proofer in top coat...

hi all, need some info on this please. my customer has a damaged step, the front nosing section. does anyone know where I can source a pre-cast one. Victorian style property. cant find a plasterer with the skill set to form one, and been told they were pre-cast, and bed onto front of step...

hi all, I have to hack off defective rendering, then going to re-render, with waterproofing in the gauge. the walls have been cavity foam filled several years ago. will this have any adverse effect on drying out, or will it, could it, trap moisture and create damp inside.

hi all, I have a building maintenance firm in brighton. I do lots of roofing works and firewalls. I had cause to have a visit from building control the other day, commencement of works, putting a velux in. when the building control guy was there, he asked me if I was doing any other works on the...