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    Plastering ceilings

    Don't bother with crates, planks, and stilts? Get yourselves a lightweight alloy folding platform with wheels. You can kick it anywhere around the room...and put you bucket of muck on it.!! Simples!!.....got mine from Wickes about 5 years ago for £60...... but, can't seem to find them now!
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    Yell.com

    Yell is well known but theres loads of other free sites you can get yourself on.....(and some where they ask you to pay for a higher profile ad and links to your web-site if you have one etc). Do a Google search for plasterers in your loacl area... and these listing companies will...
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    Large areas to skim

    Thanks for the advice......will just have to learn to handle it in future. :-/Cheers
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    Large areas to skim

    Do any of you guys divide large areas into smaller sections to make the job more manageable? If so...whats the best way to go about it? Do you edging beads?
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    Polly Floats

    Anybody use these polystyrene (plastic) floats??......if so what are they good for?? Let me know your thoughts.
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    New Member

    Thanks for your advice guys....will give it a try tomorrow.
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    New Member

    Hi; new member here...been looking at forum for some time now....... finally signed up!! Amature plasterer about to go proffesional......so wish me luck? Little problem I keep experiencing is I often get 'messy' finish on internal ceiling angles. Its on second coat skim and like dry first coat...
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