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That is shocking lol

It might be, but it also is how people look after the vehicle, my mechanic can't believe how well my van performs and how well it drives, but he told me once also that I'm he's only trade customer who gets stuff done as when it needs to be done, servicing, tyres, brakes, all the fluids right...

I got 17 plate one swb, all around Nice van, looks good, especially in dark grey, they are fairly powerful and got a eco mode which saves me a lot of money in diesel when I drive around town, the only thing is, it goes sluggish as s**t once you in eco mode. I never had issues with the van, well...

So I got a ecorend top coat on Thursday morning, today it was gone off rock hard, no accelerator. It was around 5 degrees in the day and bit frosty at night

Why won't you try one of the ready mixed undercoats for bare plaster, screwfix does the no nonsense one. I reckon you used wrong ratio of water and paint in the first coat and it didn't prime it properly hence why is sucking like a cheap hooker

Doing a fairly big area in ecorend today, hopefully it'll dry fine, no rain forecast for good few days though

It should be left for good few weeks to dry between coats, in the meantime sprayed regularly and covered in damp hessian, thats the way we used to do it, small cracks in scratch are nothing to worry about but yeah not the topcoat

They coat beads in oil to stop them sticking and rusting, coat of stain block and it'll be fine

I started doing them like @Tinytom , I use the hardie backer boards though, I got a lot more trust in this method than s&c

I have promised myself that next year I'm actually gonna get out on it. I stopped riding about 3 years ago, when my little one was born, just didn't have time and only just went self employed so finally I think its time, I do love it especially in the winter as its f**k**g hilarious sliding all...

In those 2 weeks I owned de walt it saved me few times, also thing like working on loft conversions which I do a lot is a game changer, especially stairs as you literally can set bucket with gear on 1st floor, bucket in the loft take the drill, mix etc. So versatile and as someone mentioned...

So I finally switched to dewalt cordless one, 2 weeks now and I can't see ever going back to normal mixers

Stays greasy af for ages, I started slapping another gauge on whilst waiting for it to be right for hard trowel. On Average about half an hour it takes, but yeah we slowly coming to that time of the year again where going to early means rippled f**k**g shitty finish ...

If you are diy guy and you think of floating the wall with hardwall then I would really recommend employing plasterer for a day as it'll go horribly wrong if you do it yourself...

I bought these, really comfy, used to just wear trainers but I thought I'll go safe this time lol

I do agree, only doing what customer wants but I wouldn't want in my 2 bed semi lol

Mt stands for marshalltown trowel, as per finishing it with easyfill, you'll be using bags of it and it'll get messy each time you apply a coat (there'll be a lot if them) and because I've never heard of anyone doing it that way, may still look crap. Your best bet is to look for someone to do it...

You'll definitely need a plasterer for this kind of job, it looks easy but it's not and it a unusual feature in your house, if you get that wrong it'll really stand out

Never used plastic but might give it a go if it works.

I do a lot of them, batten (loads of it) mesh, bonding (don't go to crazy with 1st coat) then skim away using mostly front end of Mt, finish off with dry or little bit damp sponge (just brush it gently)

I think the same, it bubbles from paint, happens occasionally but he left them rather than leaving it do dry and hard troweling them out.

Because my quote for that room i skimmed 2 years ago was not far off from what they paid for the whole utility, plus roof plus flooring lol just wanted it cheap so f**k em

f**k**g clueless these guys who did your work. How the actual f**k can they have so little knowledge and have guts to do work in people's houses for money. Let's face it, £800 is cheap but for most customers thats a lot of money, but for things to work, it has to be done step by step, you have...

Yes, it's a red flag straight away, company without registered address, dodgy emails rather than legite, no website (I mean proper) and a f**k**g decorator as a labourer lol

Love them, do them roughly twice a month and once you get the hang of it it's really not that bad. I had two even three winders on the go and each time customers love it as its something different.

f**k skimming shite like this, had few of them, never ever would I go over somebody's work, as someone mentioned before, you don't know what they did wrong in the first place to get it that bad, anything happens after that and you are reliable for it. What makes it worst you actually priced it...

£25 to watch a fight that might last 30 seconds is ridiculous imo, thanks @Dollar

Shining light down it doesn't help but is the same in the daylight ? It looks rough but seen worse on here. Was the area he plastered quite big ? Looks like he left the first coat too long without flattering it down and it all when to s**t from there. But yeah that's not acceptable finish

Had few British blokes I know moving to Poland to build a houses there and start up a business. They were quite happy with the build until it came to interior finishing, they f**k**g hated it, but apparently you can occasionally get bags of finish there, for something silly like £2 a bag but...

That's some polish bloke, the stuff he's using is similar to easy fill, it's all got to be sanded down after, and it still looks shite. I always said uk is miles ahead of rest of the world with multifinish, but then Polands brands are possibly the best when it comes to silicone renders and...

Make your money in your 20s , 30s, enjoy your life in your 40s, 50s, that is the way to go. If I was you I would stick to what you doing unless you got enough money to treat plastering as hobby, as its a f**k**g hard graft mate

I don't go to gym so don't know anything about it mate, but I can imagine Ukrainians be the same, hence putin is having a wank of a two weeks because boys build up like machines defending their country

Thank you sir, a lot of my mates in Poland actually driving at night to border to give Ukrainians a lift to where they want to go etc. We were in this situation too to be fair. Im just so glad that at the moment my mum and family is safe, we'll see for how long though...

Apparently if you decide to join the foreign army in Ukraine you are not allowed to leave until the war is over, which could take years....

No s**t mate

Yea mate

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I used it loads. Get it on, but pva the brickwork first, mix it up quite stiff as that stuff if added too much water changes to piss. Leave in tub for 10 min then knock it back up with drill, slap it one, use straight edge to get it flat, scratch it. Leave it for few hours, then do the same...

Had a ceiling bubbling down on me in two spots last week, I used 2 coats of pva and it was over shitty fan pattern artex, it was really chalky. I've managed to rescue it but I'm praying it doesn't come down. Overboarding wasn't a option as they got lining paper on walls into coving. Then next...

Nothing wrong there mate, f**k knows why he's moaning about it...

Is it the green stuff ? I just bought tub of it, was gonna use on silky artex walls but now I don't know if I should

Have you got any photos, no judging just want to see how petty he is. But yeah after 2 years that's a piss take, first thing customer should and always do is inspect the work carried out and either they're happy and pay or they are not and getting in touch with the spread straight away, not...

Drywall adhesive to the back of cement board, he ended up just using battens

Mate of mine did that, he used sbr on the back of it hoping it'll help it bond, it all came off the next morning...

That is impressive

Thanks bud, I'm gonna mention the way I wanted to do it in first place to them and the way you and few others mentioned and we'll see what they want. Cheers gents

Might give it a go with that victas stuff, but thar hardie backer board seems fairly promising. What's the coverage like witj victas, would 2 tubs of that backing coat be enough for standard size fire place ?

If I used fire line whats best to use to dab it on with? Price is not a issue as they got money. Just don't want come backs. What would you use to tap it with, is there any heat resistant filler or something? Cheers lads

Hi, got fire place to do, was thinking of using those victas products instead of s&c. Anyone used it before? Whats the coverage, does it finish off alright? I was gonna float the inside with the victas render system smooth. Then skim the face of it with their plaster. Reason of why to use it...

Looks fantastic, people will never understand the kind of skill involved in producing that