Recent content by tommyspread

mr spoon think twice about that makita gun, over the years i have had 3 of those 110v, and 2 18v battery makitas, now for continued use as in 2/3days a week you will be lucky to 1 year out of them they are heavy with not a great deal of power, amuch better option is the ryobi caged screw gun its...

on new work working 1+1 30/40m per set x 3 working by myself 20/25m per set x 3

done hundreds of them at £5.00 per meter =£3500 with continues work on price work, but for a 1 off, I would price £4500

never used one for 30 years if your confident at working wet corners buy yourself a decent sach brush, its a peice of gear u dont really need, it can cause alot of problems for a learner

agree with kitkingplasterer and i will add to his post beware of big problems you are likely to encounter, old lath ceilings joists are usually way out of level you sometimes got to stitch 3x2 to level the old cieling up before you can board it

first of all it makes a massive difference in the gear u use, I had a 20m wall to dab & skim today it was a nightmare because I was given Lefarge dry wall adesive to use, it must cost 10p per bag, I am a dabber/plasterer/cover, and have been dabbing many years but this is the first time I have...

Re: plastering above kitchen cupboards! would u do hey bodplasterer you bragging or complaining with your 8inch midget

Re: plastering above kitchen cupboards! would u do well yes it can be done very easy but for the sake of a few meters what u going to charge and dont forget it will take ages to make it look half decent and what about the mess it will make, it just aint worth the hasstle m8 take it from me

m8 problems like this are common and the best way to get over them are usually the simplest, do as church says and simply stick it up with drywall or gripfill and prop it up 1 handboard full of gear will do the job even expanding foam would work for something like this

Re: plastering above kitchen cupboards! would u do its almost imposible to make even a half decent job of something like that, so unless they took the cuboards down I would not do that

lol your having me on m8 please tell me your having a laugh,

allways scrim all joints and sunking screws if there is any big gaps bond them up with a bit of dry wall adesive first but allways scrim them

m8 always dab your reveels first, and make sure they are always the same size, you can makes life much easier when working with a st edge, as you have something to work from 1 inch and a half should be ok, the idea is to go flush not sit on reveels this way your margins are gtd to be the same...

pristine m8 keep him sweet on 1 room for £130 because if its an average room of 40m you would be expected to do 2 of those with a labourer

Re: how much has wages been affected by immigratio stick in baily as you have nothing to lose, I dont think you would lose out much on private work, but site work has allways been good money but only if you are a good enough to make it on price the trouble is and trust me this is not a dig at...