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Casien filler, not caesim. Earthborn Casein Filler Bit late with this reply but if it helps then great.

I got on fine with it but the stone was local lias which is quite hard. It did bounce about a bit so I can see where you are coming from. Raking out near expensive soft bricks it certainly is not suitable for. I got all I needed to do done in a day and a half so I'm happy. I think a small...

Righty ho. Thanks for the suggestions but I did say I was raking out stonework, not brick so I think a grinder in whatever form will not be accurate enough without damaging the stone. I had a chat with my lime supplier and he recommended this! Arbortech AS170 Allsaw Brick and Mortar Saw 240V...

Hello peeps, I am doing a lime plastering job at the moment but there are damp problems caused by cement pointing on the outside of the stone walls. I was going to remove it by hand but is there an easier and quicker power tool that can be recommended? I haven't used air tools before but would...

Architects don't know their arse from their elbow. Years of uni training to graduate as a fully qualified tw*t.

Cheers guys. It's obvious that there can be no improvements and I will not make millions out of this. :RpS_crying: The plastic tank I got I'm happy with. It's only going to be used to knock up hardwall or lime plaster. With the lack of people buying baths now I'm surprised they are still made!

That's what I thought Dave. I popped into a company that my mate recommended, they make agricultural tanks. I got one that was a second and it is wider than a cut down barrel and quite high, so no splashing.

Great stuff. Thanks for that useful reply. :RpS_thumbsup:

Hi Guys (and gals) Do you still use a mixing bath? If you do then tell me what you like and don't like about it. I'm toying with the idea of manufacturing something designed for plasterers, by plasterers (you). I need as much detail as possible about what sort of features would be good in a...

Is there any difference between the render ones and the concrete ones that Wickes sell??

Thanks Beddy. It's obviously no problem them being advertised as 'concrete fibres' rather than render ones then? I will try this if I cannot get anything specifically produced for render.

Hi guys. I would like to use some fibres in an external garden wall render. Trouble is it seems I can only find them available online. Does anyone know of any national builders merchants that stock them? Cheers Mark

Definitely asking..........................stopped all that mullarkey when I met the misses. Lol

???? Wouldn't that be a sore arse or something?

Much better today. Should be fine by tomorrow but taking it easy.

Cheeky fecker

Whatever you do, don't try to make the rubbish in a one ton dumpy bag 'settle' properly by pulling it up at the corners. I've now slightly torn both muscles in my forearms and have tennis elbow. Really pi$$ed off as I have a load of lime plastering to do. Having to spread toward me on all...

That is the problem with Rooney.......in and out all the time with the old gals. Lol

It was a concrete floor over flagstones. We have now exposed them and pointed them with lime mortar. I'm with the suggestion that it just needs more time. The walls were probably ringing wet when we started.

Hi guys (and girls) Recently did a renovation of a hamstone cottage in South Somerset. Looks a cracking job (no pun intended) and the client is very pleased with the finish. However the plaster has cured from the top of the wall down to about the last couple of feet. All the walls were covered...

Hi Sooze. Well done for choosing to be part of the best trade in the building industry. :-) As far as tools are concerned I would go with Marshall Town every time. Why pay £20-00 less for something inferior when this is going to be your living? Would Michealangelo have brought a paint brush...

I borrowed my bro in laws Vivaro (SWB) while he was in Costa Rica. It was a nice motor with plenty of oomph in the engine and handled well. I got a pi**ed off that 8X4 sheets would not fit in apart from diagonally and then they flapped from side to side going round corners! Anyway, he came home...

Took out my van insurance with one-sure a couple of weeks ago. A little higher than the cheapest quote but so many more benefits like courtesy van, breakdown cover, loss of earnings, etc. I think it was brilliant. :RpS_thumbup:

Well I've just been round to see the job. Tiny, tiny little job but a job no less. Nice chap called Adam and his wife have booked me in to do it one weekend. :-) It was even better as Adam needs two ceilings skimmed in the future so a little acorn planted there and it is a very local job to me...

Phew. Been busy, busy, busy at the moment. Not much time to be on here. Had a phone call from someone needing some plastering done. Not a massive job, just plastering up after a UPVC door was fitted but a job none the less. I asked where he had heard of us, the reply was..............The...

Before I started spreading for a living again this January I charged nothing to my immediate family. What I got in return was free food, booze and a lot of offers of help with different things. As soon as I started spreading in January they said they didn't want me working for them unless they...

Okay cheers guys. I think there is enough here for me to be able to do something. Thanks for your help. :RpS_thumbsup:

If I do either of these do you think it best to unibond the floor first for better adhesion?

Grano?

Guys, I need some help on this. My friend has managed to get a load of quality second hand parquet flooring but needs to level out the existing concrete floor. Trouble is the middle of the floor probably needs around 30mm on it tapering out to nothing at some points. IMO this is too thick for...

Yeh, well I'm a lazy b*****d. :RpS_wink: As I said before, I started up again in January after a LONG time of not doing this for a living. I have been using it now and then for family and friends just to keep my hand in so that's why it has lasted this long. It is very rounded on the corners and...

Have been using my old Tyzack double hang steel trowel since I was about 18 (I'll let you work that out) and it is bloody great. However, I purchased a new Marshalltown pre-worn one and used it for the first time the other day and was really impressed. As it is much bigger it smoothed all the...

My instructor on a lime course told me that synthetic fibres were no good bacause just like human hair they are too smooth and the lime cannot 'grip' it. Obviously not though...........and no, I won't be using human hair! Lol.

I'll take that back. Lime Plaster and Render Reinforcement - Bob Bennett I was going on the advise of someone who was supposed to know what they are talking about.

Synthetic fibers are no good in lime as they are too smooth. You need to use animal hair. The lime supplier recommended above will tell you this. You should only use synthetic fibres in cement based renders.

Yes. I live a few doors down from what was his house! :-)

Has he gone now? Some people just can't take a joke! Anyway...........................what is in your bag?

Don't be shy. Show us yer bulge.

Cool. Cheers guys.

Been thinking about buying a couple of these but just wondered if any of you could recommend a particular brand. Obviously trying to keep costs down but don't want to end up with a load of cr*p. Are the ones at Screwfix okay? They are £17.99 each. Cheers guys.

Yeh. My neighbour had his whole house done by a friend of his. I must admit it looked pukka with all the mirror walls but as has already been said, it makes it a b*stard to paint.

Minh is correct. You will get much better corners if you plaster opposite walls each time. I bloody hate having to do two adjacent walls at the same time. Pain in the ***.

I think you will hear f**k all from them on that one.

Cheers. Likewise mate.

I agree. Facebook will be the biggest advertising platform in the future. Newspaper circulations are declining ll the time. How many youngsters do you see buying a paper nowadays? They read the news on TV or online not papers. If they want to hire someone for anything they look on Facebook or...

Liked yours Big fella

Anyone fancy licking mine? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Manor-House-Plastering/379399322154744 Give us yer links guys and I will return the favour.

If they REALLY cared they would come out and see you.

I'm starting on a list of terms and conditions for my quotes. In it will state 'payment is due immediately after completion of the work'.

How about 'Westward Hoe' 'Big Jake' To be fair there isn't much of his films that you could twist into potential porn versions. :-(