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    Hardwall Help

    when your floating oasis remember to cut it back at door casings and beads and if you want your bond it to go further just water it down no need for pva but then again theres no need for bond it in 90% of applications
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    scratch coat wont go off

    it wont be getting dashed for a few weeks only done it as i scratched the internals and was getting a few bricks showing through as though it was damp so thought it was maybe penetrating in parts so scratched the outside hoping to cure this
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    scratch coat wont go off

    hasnt dried out at all strange like ive never had it hang like this its only on my own house so not really a problem just tryin to get my head round why it wont dryout its a single skin wall that gets alot of the weather could the wall being saturated be the problem?
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    scratch coat wont go off

    used the same stuff a couple of weeks back an it was fine tho so cant get my head round it
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    scratch coat wont go off

    waterproofer plasticiser an retarder it was all i had in the van evermix i think
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    mould

    wash with bleach and use a stain blocking paint maybe?
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    scratch coat wont go off

    scratched a couple of walls on on sat and i can still press my fingers into it today it was over old dash 4:1 with a 3 in1 additive jewsons plastering sand an lafarge cement
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    tapes

    just pretend you didnt notice ;D
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    tapes

    if tapered edge boards i fill em up if its square edge then just fire it on
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    Skimming price per m2

    even for 2 plasterers and a labourer its one spread its a 3 1/2 hour job and dont say its not cos u got setting up and cleaning up because you have a labourer to be doing that while your finishing off tbh if you think any different your a fool but fair play if you can get them prices day in day...
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    Celebrities on the job!

    did he feel your muscles ;D
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    halogen bulb's

    dodgy bulbs rich try a new batch
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    Drill dead!

    do you never mix hardwall or bonding oasis? go for the best you can afford
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    ceiling rose moulds

    because you live on the stanney :D sorry pal couldnt resist ;D
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    olympic village

    i heard the easters have got security sewn up aswell so getting a start is impossible unless you know someone already on there
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    How much did you get paid when you were an apprentice???

    im glad ive never had to experience mixing by hand apart from a bit of compo on a board
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    How much did you get paid when you were an apprentice???

    they were 50kg ish which is about 7.5/8 stone
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    How much did you get paid when you were an apprentice???

    100 a week for first 12 weeks then 150 for rest of year then 70/30 split gradually working up to 55/45 split my old man would never go 50/50
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    Building Site Work Advice?

    get your nvq theres still funding if you look hard enough
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    rates of Pay down in %

    where are you pal ive got a mate whos part p an will sign them off for £30 if its not to far
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    rates of Pay down in %

    more like 6 months will make you a good skimmer with a good tutor, take a look at the likes of essexandys website some of the rendering on there isnt semi skilled
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    Price per m2 questions - IF YOU DONT LIKE IT DONT READ IT!

    i dont know where ppl get the site prices/mtr are better in london ??? in my experience large inner city sites were around the 2-2.50 for skimming and double for 2 coat maybe slightly more
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    agencies

    one thing that pisses me off about agency work is the majority of them want to pay you through an umbrella company if you want to work cis or they will offer you less per hour if you want to work paye either way they stuff you
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    agencies

    most sparks/plumbers whatever who are on the books are on around 10-12/hr there isnt usually alot of labour intesive work when doing agency stuff as its generally patching so if someone is going to provide me with a bit of easy work when things are quiet on the price work ill take there hands...
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    three sided corner trowel

    yeah got a tyzak one after simply posted the link for them
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    cavity closures

    finished a job a couple of months back and just straight floated the hardwall over them
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    agencies

    i love a bit of agency work when theres nothing else on it usually turn up at 8 put a shitty spread on have an hour for dinner put a another shitty spread on and go home thank you very much easy money
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    Knauf USG

    what do you do if the boarding isnt straight on internals..... put a little bit more on ???
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    hardwall on thermalite

    and gyp prime isnt thant expensive if you thin it right out you can get about 500mtr from a tub
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    WBA over bonding

    ask oasis he will tell you his speacial pva/wba formula ;D
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    lookin for site safe

    my old man has got one that needs new locks ill see if he wants rid of it
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    Anyone know of any decent work going on?

    there might be some up in carlisle, if i end up in walton nick on friday ;D
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    general knowledge

    alls i know is your coats should get progressively weaker
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    Getting a Van?

    i thought you are entitled to used 2000 ltrs per year before you have to declare your usage of vegetable oil?
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    Knauf USG

    ahhh i see i stand corrected :p
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    Knauf USG

    only time ive used aquapanel was on the ceilings of the balconys on some flats in manchester and it was readymixed
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    Knauf USG

    ive only used the ready mixed stuff its sort of like easifill two coats an sand to finish but you cover the whole wall not just the joints
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    Getting a Van?

    and asda have got it on offer again get stocked up for summer chris ;D
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    Getting a Van?

    what sort of mpg do you get from it
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    Getting a Van?

    im looking at getting an lpg tranny
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    cscs

    racism is a strong word resenting an influx of foreign workers isn't racism but the anger shouldn't be towards the worker they are just taking advantage of this governments f**k ups and im sure if any of us could triple our wage by working abroad we would, look at how many lads went to Germany...
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    cscs

    touche
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    cscs

    can they not just get the yellow regular site visitor card?
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    cscs

    i thought every trade had to have a cscs to get on site not just plasterers i thought if they had a cscs policy then it was if you dont have one you dont come on
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    cscs

    i know its just like the cscs either you pay for it or f**k off ;D ;D
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    cscs

    i got it free 5 years ago but started a college course when i left school and dropped out as the pub was more appealing
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    cscs

    you have to agree to the deduction of 2% aswell as it cant be passed on legally without your consent if it isnt in you start contract then they cant legally deduct it
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    (Plastering Tool) or not......

    I cant see how its advertising by jim it was a thread started by another member can you change the censoring to (bucket trowel) ;D
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    Heaters...

    We were using the gas space heaters on friday an the finish was still freezin on the bottoms of the walls the tops were fine tho
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    Anyone got a magnesium darby?

    Stop turnin up on site pissed an you wont drop it ;D
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