Recent content by Ali123

I'll make sure sparky leaves a working plug socket for the kettle (y)

Thanks everyone for tagging @John j @essexandy No idea, perhaps he thinks he won't get offered a rubbish cuppa coffee/tea from me as there's no functioning kitchen in the house :coffe: Yes really struggling to source multi-finish, hope it becomes available soon - visited B&Q Huddersfield they...

Hello, I require skimming of the living room (2.4m x 7.5m) including the ceiling. The kitchen (3.3 x 7.5m) requires ceiling insulation, plaster boarding and skimming. Electrician coming to first fix around 10th July so anytime after that would be great. Thanks

Hello, I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for all for your help and advice - it was all very appreciated. I hope you are all safe and doing well despite the whole covid19 situation. Update: The company decided to knock off 34% from the final bill. Unfortunately, no tradesmen...

Thank you everyone. I have decided to get it all re-skimmed and I have been obtaining quotes. Some are suggesting PVA with just 1 coat of Thistle multi-finish whereas some tradesmen are saying 2 coats. Please advise... I don't want to be stung again. Thanks.

Assumptions much?! :D

:ROFLMAO: Soz my bad, first time posting on ere & I turned it to a rant.

Nope, he admitted he had used Easi-fill ("gybsium", dry lining with tape and jointing)

Nope not painted it.

The director of this Ltd company is Lithuanian. His workers I think were a mixture of Czech, Hungarian, Lithuanian and maybe Greek/Cypriot.

After all this happened, my painter showed me the products they had used and we spotted: Gyproc Easi Fill 60 Dunlop Floor & Wall Tile Adhesive (I had no tiles so not sure what they used that for) Polyfill Wickes Admix Adhesive Thistle Bonding Coat Adhesive in a tube / silicone So there you go...

It is a small 3 bed 1960's semi with a loft conversion. I am based in West Yorkshire. When I hired this company, other plasterers quoted in the region of £4500 - 7000 (labour and materials) for insulating all the ceilings, boarding loft, patching up and making good any damaged walls and...

Haha tell me about it! Unfortunately yes they have from the loft to the bedrooms to the living room (minus the bathroom walls and kitchen as still planning layout etc). I even requested them not to complete any work in the bathroom yet they still decided to board and finish the ceiling with...

I guess I am utterly disappointed at the sub-standard finish of my walls and new pb being covered in this "slurry" and then the shock of being told by him that this is the finished skimmed look . I feel let down and cannot justify having to pay thousands £££. Our painter/decorator won't paint...

Sorry I'm not sure?