Recent content by Alan Cook

Top tip and works well. Missus went into labour and had to bail out on a job half way through and didn't clean the beads off, when i got back to it i remembered this tip and it worked a treat. Thank You

You could try Ardex S16 : ARDEX S 16 from ARDEX UK

Im no where near time served nor is plastering my main income however I still don't class my self as a chancer and I have put plenty of work to 'PROPER SPREADS' I know, if I believe its beyond my what I can do then Ill decline to quote and put them in touch with someone else. I take on small...

The suspense is killing me

No I don't - simple

Sikaflex 11FC ?

Got my hands on a free tub of the above. Going to give it a try on the next ceiling skim. Anyone used it? Is it any good It dries in appox 45mins so may help on the prep time

Excellent Thank you for the advice, ill price for both options just incase

Quoting for a job at the moment and the customer had ceiling tiles, they have had the removed and underneath is quite a good ceiling however it was painted before the tiles were stuck up and where they have taking them down its pulled the paint off. My queston is will it be ok too skim over the...

Your local SIG Construction Accessories will do it look at which is the nearest branch to you, give them a ring they will tell whats best southampton, ash vale,maidstone & manchester are pretty good zinc rich primer just protects the stee from rusting again you can get repair mortars with it...

Clean out the areas first and take a wire brush to the steel, then use a zinc rich primer on the steel after that damp the area to be repaired and use a repair mortar if its load bearing then a high buid mortar something like Fosroc Renderoc HB or Weber Mulsifix however it does depend on how...

Ardex K80.......

Classification of surface regularity for mastic asphalt floorings and underlays Class SR1 3mm High standard floors Grades I and II Special floors SR2 5mm Normal standard floors Grades I, II and III SR3 10mm Utility standard floors Grades III and IV...

Thank you for ya help ;D ;D

Hi all, I'm after some advice please. I am newbi so go easy on me... I am doing 2 small living room walls altogether 10m/2. The customer wants to paint straight over the plaster the next day. I have told him he should ideally wait about 4 weeks. He went down B&Q and they have told him to...