Recent content by malc

Is this house a prefab?

A plaster vent has been illegal for about 30 years now. They are all plastic now health and safety.

NO.

Have a look at the PermaRock brick effect render web site. It is a specialist job and the finish looks perfect.

When I have worked on the USA base at Lakenheath they spec that all conduits are covered in fibre mesh before the skim coat to stop cracking.

That rubberised plaster they spec for squash courts is hard work. I guess that they soon got fed up with that.

In the 60s we floated plasterboard lath sheets on ceilings. The material was Thistle fibre browning mixed with sand 50% sharp sand 50% soft sand. 3 parts sand 1 part Browning. This was before the modern pre mixed browning plasters. Have you tried adding animal hair to your lime mix?

With Jewsons you need to open a cash account. Then all of regular purchases will be placed on their computer so that you get the same price at any Jewsons. I have received some bargains from Jewsons clearing their old St G stock ready for the new company stock.

Jewsons had a buy out from a Danish firm a couple years ago. My local Jewsons is on prime building land. Right on the edge of the river Stour in the centre of town.

Trump has had to change his tune. All increases stop for 90 days except those who retaliated. It is a pity about Carlisle united but our second longest away trip after Barrow.

When I was working in the Netherlands with the self finishing plaster . They would spray the plaster on the ceilings and walls and run a spatular or as they call it a blade over the areas. The most popular size is 600mm these would be fitted to a batton to give you extra hight. Brush the...

On my first day at work I got sent home with a letter for my mother stating that I need to be properly dressed with a neck tie at all times. As the leading plasterer was going to turn me into a plasterer and a gentleman. If I wanted a lift home in Harrys car you need to be well dressed and...

NO, needs a reskim that effort will not decorate.

Love that wooden lintel. Forget about the rendering ,your method is 30 years out of date!

Fit a movement bead.