SteveRS
New Member
Hi
My name is Steve and I am a Bricklayer (sounds like an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting!)
Been a Bricklayer for 30 plus years, Labourer,Apprentice, City & Guilds etc etc
I started as a Labourer when in the good old days there was at least two small builders in every street , the first one was a Plaster who taught me to skim boards etc, the days when grey side was for plastering, white side was for artex and scrim tape was not self-addesive !
It must of been the fact I always got lego as a boy why i became a Bricklayer ! :RpS_crying:
Always admired the "Dark Art" of plastering and the finish a good spread can achieve.
I gave up the building game a few years back to do other things, but recently came out of retirement as my daughter bought a four bed house that need some work, (love job).
To cut a long story short, the whole place has been dot and dabbed and i have skimmed the lot (2 coats) the ceilings are artex, put board screws in just to be safe, flattened them and second coated "lay in " is the right wording?
I have read here in the forums some great tips that I have used so thanks for that !
Please feel free to take the piss as I can take as good as I get !
Steve
My name is Steve and I am a Bricklayer (sounds like an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting!)
Been a Bricklayer for 30 plus years, Labourer,Apprentice, City & Guilds etc etc
I started as a Labourer when in the good old days there was at least two small builders in every street , the first one was a Plaster who taught me to skim boards etc, the days when grey side was for plastering, white side was for artex and scrim tape was not self-addesive !
It must of been the fact I always got lego as a boy why i became a Bricklayer ! :RpS_crying:
Always admired the "Dark Art" of plastering and the finish a good spread can achieve.
I gave up the building game a few years back to do other things, but recently came out of retirement as my daughter bought a four bed house that need some work, (love job).
To cut a long story short, the whole place has been dot and dabbed and i have skimmed the lot (2 coats) the ceilings are artex, put board screws in just to be safe, flattened them and second coated "lay in " is the right wording?
I have read here in the forums some great tips that I have used so thanks for that !
Please feel free to take the piss as I can take as good as I get !
Steve
