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It's their job

Yeah used pva.. But not the point I was making, more the fact that no one in Travis had heard of any of the bond it products out there.

Yes it is, well about 40 mins from it but not too far.

Working in wells village in somerset today and I popped into a branch of the normal merchants I use.. (Who I know stock blue-grit) but they were out of stock. So I went down the road to the Travis.. Fairly big yard.. Yet no one in their have ever heard of such product not even cementone's...

Get yourself out there and in with a gang, experience is no match for a course.

I don't know if it would be better or worse, might not wanna see her face

It's a bloody work van!

Yeah the easiest way to do it and it's how we do it and that's customer pays everyone not builder. Simples!

Point being?

2007 I gave up college and went to work for my old man as labourer... Working for £50 a day, 7 years on I can do a hell of a lot and work on average £100 a day, starting as a labourer ain't bad so many different directions to go and learn more!

My ox one is supposedly "un breakable"

Why would you cut a bag? They all Come pre-ripped these days!

Don't worry about ranting, that's spot on mate and I couldn't agree with you More!

Good work fella

Some brilliant advice there, some things I'm going to take on board too, love the portfolio.

Surely you don't have to because it's "contributions"

Should never sand new plasterwork as it brings the grain out! Matt or polished as long as the paint is waterered down enough it makes no difference at all.

Fellow lefty here too

Yes i had to use it on a fireplace last year ******* crap stuff. Did you find it really like gluey?

Being a builder aswell we have 30/40 planks and our own scaffold tower, also have about 30 tesco food crates which are brilliant. So 9 times out of 10 now when doing a ceiling I usually spend half hour knocking up a platform, it's worth as saves all the getting up and down.

I'm considering buying one just because i like to try new things but can justify it atm Because I haven't got much skimming work to do.

I was using a free trial of yourtradebase which is a web based program was good for the document side of things but I want something to do the quotes for me etc

I never bother.

Well said

Good luck to him that's all I say, one stupid customer willing to pay that.. Doubt he will find another.

I charge the same rate for plastering as I i do painting you jumped up little ****!

And don't forget your cup of water

It wasn't my job and clearly said I felt bad for customer!!

"£120 extra on top of my £360"

Mate of mine is a sparky and he was doing a re-wire of a bungalow and wanted me to quote for re-skimming 2 walls in kitchen and filling all his chases 4 rooms and about 8 chases per room, I was fairly busy so didn't need the work so priced it high at £360, gave him the price and 2days later...

I bought a bagless vax from Argos for £34.99 and it's bloody brilliant, better Than my £250 dyson at home.

No second, got a 4 1/2 year old boy, What about you?

I just had one two weeks ago, I was dreading it everytime my phone rang specially when I was just laying on, and I had to finish the job by Friday. Thankfully did and baby arrived Sunday, perfect timing for a week off.

Just fill the box with plaster

Yeah that unfortunately is the downside you end up looking like a smurf. In my experience after a couple of loads on the roller it will start spreading better. And then you can apply a bit thicker.

Good work Olican

Thanks everyone

Monday morning I arrived at my job and the sparky was swapping lights, It was a horrible artex ceiling and I had to patch holes where old lights were and where we have also taken a wall down, I blue gritted it, skimmed, put up coving and now painted it. And this is it now Friday morning...

Who needs to stop being so aggressive?

Bollox indeed...

Do you ask a builder to re-build a wall if it's not level? No you just get it right with your plastering!

As beddy said, don't do anything until a mist coat has been done, any sanding you try and do before will only damage the plaster further. But any good decorator will be able to git rid of any plastering imperfections.

Yeah sds aswell

I've got the 2kg corded makita, does the job perfectly, was using it to take up solid floor tiles and didn't struggle. Screwfix had them on offer for £119 bargain IMO.

I wouldn't either too much Ppe involved.

I'll only listen to radio 1 for Scott mills and his innuendo bingo.. Has me In stitches. Moyles was best for mornings.

What radios you got? And what you all listen too? I got a makita dab radio And listen to a mixture of planet rock, absolute radio and occasionally radio 1

Free hand it and then just grab a empty crisp packet out yer van nice and wet and it works a treat.. Cheese and onion is the preferred choice, stay away from salt and vinegar!

Depends what shape my back is in.

Oh I hate waiting for insurance companies.. Drag their heels so much!