Recent content by johnzo

How much did u pay for that ,and please don’t insult us by saying top money ,it look like another one for pay peanuts get monkeys

Fair play but I can’t see how you can plaster with 1 arm ,holding the hawk ,boarding ,screeding, just to mention a few ,being honest my personal opinion is it’s definitely a two handed job ,I’m at it 35 years and I know if something happened one of my arms it would be game over plastering wise

Same as that first coat on flatten let it pick up a little bit then second coat ,three trowels with a mt carbon steel if need be a quick whip with a flexi but not a lover of them ,I’ve seen lad using the sponge method each to their own but most of them are one coat warriors that’s just the way I...

80 inch wow ,I’ve seen lads take the legs off one set and had them welded to another set I’m 6 ft 4” and they were above my head I think it’s madness but each to their own

Same as that I use paper tape and filler at least 60% of the time just finished 10 houses all ceilings pink board and had to be paper tape and filler before skimming.I don’t think it’s the filler and tape is the problem it’s the guys doing it

I started in the late 80s was always told the finish should be like an egg shell nowadays people cross trowel the s**t out of it with the flexible trowels as in the first photo .when u do that any imperfections humps or hollows will show up especially on hall walls with the sun beaming in the...

Sorry to hear that that boils my blood some real scum bags about just have no respect

A great trowel the Permashape 13x5 ,I prefer the carbon steel have two on the go one you could shave with .never liked the tyzack found then too ridged

Can we see a phots looking down on both trowels

Hey MIXERMAN ,I haven’t much insight but a lad at work he’s with a different gang had he’s done earlier in the year same as you were told he was off for a few months but back at it now says all is fine just needs to mind himself,just want to wish u all the best and a speedy recovery

Get masterplaster Smurf and his 20 inch trowel

This has to Be a wind up he wants to do a job for a lad that has little money and he has no idea how to do it , a recipe for disaster

I saw the clip of the guy that used the pink sbr he seemed genuine what actually caused the smell it’s hard to tell , Kirk couldn’t have been any fairer in his response,if it is the sbr time will tell sometimes theses things happen,

Sand swirl wtf is that when it’s at home

It started to wave it’s just being friendly