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That 715 business was a get out clause of paying. No builder would pay you unless they had a 715 voucher off you. Without a 715 voucher they could not get the payment against tax. But send them a 715 voucher and that was as good as a receipt of payment so fat chance of getting paid. It was a case of tracking the builder down and exchanging the said voucher in exchange for the cheque which probably bounced anyway!

One of the reasons for going private and doing away with builders.
 
715 was the begining of end ,of site work . designed to kill off the lump. it has been downhill ever since for site workers
 
beddy said:
My old gaffers brother dad uncles grandfather and great grand father were all plasterers. I dont know of one father and son combo now
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warrior and his boys
andy and his boy
currier and his dad
there must be others but these are 3 i can think of now:RpS_wink:
 
lucius said:
As i just said Steve, also Syraphite hung about a bit.
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Anyone remember keens cement? Needed a cross grained float for that one.

I bought a Tyzack cross grain float for a keans cement job. Used the once in 1977 and still have it today.

Just in case.
 
keens cement was a finishing plaster.
the last time we used it was to skim out some huge cork block built freezer rooms, at a cold storage unit.
food was in these cold storage units until it was collected by the supermarkets.
keens cement was used more in lime plastering to dose it up and make the angles harder
a cross grain float was often used with sirapite, we would rub up the reveals, internals, skirting lines and ceiling lines.
i do not even possess a cross grain now.
 
malc said:
keens cement was a finishing plaster.
the last time we used it was to skim out some huge cork block built freezer rooms, at a cold storage unit.
food was in these cold storage units until it was collected by the supermarkets.
keens cement was used more in lime plastering to dose it up and make the angles harder
a cross grain float was often used with sirapite, we would rub up the reveals, internals, skirting lines and ceiling lines.
i do not even possess a cross grain now.
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Ive got a cross grain float and use it a lot when I'm doing lime work,don't make em like they use to though.
 
They would be asking if anyone had tried that new plaster board stuff. How the hell is the skim going to stick to it? Its too smooth , I can see it all falling off. I think I will hold back for a bit. Sound familiar?
 
I cant believe a builder phoned me today to question a spec for a job he is pricing, this spec stated all internal blockwork to be rendered in sand and cement, rubbed up with a wooden float with a siraphite finish wtf, I told him the architect is a dinosaur and been hibernating far too long.
 
johniosaif said:
were the bags originally 50kg then 40kg? fib tape is a great help, I remember telling my uncle it saves time and you can easily bang on three hits a day,even dry wall screws took a while for people to accept,too expensive they cried, I said you can board in the evening nice and quietly without upsetting the neighbours..
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Not just that clouts always poped
 
I wish i had family members that were spreads - uncles or something - would've been so much easier to learn having old school experience around instead of having to try and learn from your own mistakes at the speed of light. I went to college for a few months before steph took me on an actually felt resentful of the lads who came from families of plasterers and had a job waiting for them when they were pitching up late and fannying around all day
 
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