Recent content by essexandy

I love doing coving. Used to earn really well out of it, I wish every house had to have it. Apart from mine of course.

Stop being a tool and do it properly.

BG coving is absolutely shite now. The paper used is simply not fit for purpose.

It might be worth talking to both Building Control and whoever is involved with the 'buildings of historical interest', as to what their expectations are, should you remove your current render. My place was built around about 1800. Red brick, no cavity and for many, many years rendered with a...

As I said before, I bet you're f**k**g hopeless at float and set. Slow as f**k, with no idea about doing it at pace and to a high standard. C & G, don't make me laugh, 100 attempts at getting a wall right ha ha ha.

I used those trowels for all my floating and rendering for years mate. Apart from when I was wearing in one of the grey handled stainless trowels I used for skimming.

He was probably s**t at that mate.

I knew the root of your dislike of Jewsons was Tottenham/religion based. I've not dealt with any merchant who gives me better prices than Jewsons across the board.

As Spit said, it's all about building up a relationship with the merchant. If you walk into any merchants straight off the street the prices will appear crazy expensive compared with what you'll pay as an account customer with a good relationship. I doubt many people pay the prices Jewsons have...

Says someone who is clearly useless at float and set. I'll bet you've never float and set ten full houses on the bounce, ever. f**k**g clueless.

You've got to remember I haven't got a pair of crossed hammers tattooed on my forehead, so probably get treated better than you?

Jewsons mate. Been using them almost exclusively (not small items) for fifteen years or so.

If you're buying decent quantities of course you're reliant on the merchants, but trust me we get looked after pretty well.

A lot of spreads, myself included, prefer/insist on tacking the ceilings ourselves. It is very, very rare that a DIY person will fix the board correctly. In fact I'm not sure if I've ever witnessed it? In the grand scheme of things the saving you would make by tacking the ceilings yourself is...

I'd just got up then you nugget. We hardly ever use 6 x 3's but considering quite a few of our jobs will require three or four different types and sizes of board spread over three, four or more pallets I don't really see how a bigger van would help?