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  1. Danny

    Concrete blinding

    Who here has any idea what my structural engineer is on about. So on top of my 150mm type 1 hardcore he wants 75mm of blinding which is a dry mix. He wants it at a ratio of 1:3:6 1 cement 3 sand 6 aggregate What aggregate do you think he is on about? It's like pulling teeth getting...
  2. Danny

    We have server problems

    Working on a fix now
  3. Danny

    We have server problems

    Working on a fix now
  4. Danny

    WHAT IS SSIP AND IS THE CHEAPEST SSIP ACCREDITATION RECOGNISED ?

    Gaining an SSIP accreditation and certificate like CHAS, Safecontractor or Constructionline can be important for your plastering business. It demonstrates to your commercial clients that H&S is an integral part of your organisation by having had a reputable third party independently review your...
  5. Danny

    Bagged Liquid Screed Options

    I have a 30m2 floor I need to screed. I really dont want to do it the the old fashioned way because I also cant be bothered to more 5 tonne of sand from teh front of my house the far end of my back garden.... What options do I have?
  6. Danny

    Step Ladders... Yep I fell

    So building my garden office I have been using a tower and all is well but I was too lazy to move the tower and instead used a set of steps... After a few minutes on them I am thrown off them and land on my back on to of them... I have hurt my back my wrist is not broken but severe soft...
  7. Danny

    career change??

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-65633321
  8. Danny

    Plastering over artex photos

    Does anybody have any before and after photos of plastering over artex? I am after some for a an article I am doing... I will return the love with a link back to your plastering business :D These have to be your photos of your work :D Thanks :D
  9. Danny

    Taking Mads Fishing

    My 2 kids absolutely love watching fishing on youtube. So I am taking Mads to the local canal and although the chances of catching are slim we are going to try and get a pike or some perch.... I had a load of fishing gear but I was kitted out for big barbel not tiddler bashing... so spending...
  10. Danny

    Happy new year all

    Hope you all have a great 2023
  11. Danny

    What is this roof tile called?

    I have been offered 1000s of these tiles free of charge, so I am thinking they would work well on myh garden office roof. But what are they called? I want to check that I have enough pitch and also if solar panels work ok with them
  12. Danny

    Site Outage

    The servers filled up and crashed the site.... I may have to have a tidy up and I will be block video uploads as this takes up masses of space on the server and not sure why i should pay to host videos when youtube does it for free
  13. Danny

    Merry Christmas All

    Merry Christmas All Hope you have a good day
  14. Danny

    CONCRETE SLAB THICKNESS

    Hi all :D Just checking my calculations and I am wondering if there is a calculator for the thickness of concrete base??? I had planned 180mm thick but now doubting myself and wondering if tehre is any way I can double check :D
  15. Danny

    Planning approved!!!

    Well for my 75m2 storage building (not a garage) garage. few conditons but its approved... So thats another building project I need to start planning through.... I wanted 5 garage doors on it but that was not approved last time but this time they said 1 garage door and i can store 2 cars in...
  16. Danny

    Liquid Screed for the DIYer

    Alright all.... I want to do a liquid screed (30m2) do I need a mixing pump or can it be spun up with a whisk? Or is there any other options... I have contacted a few local firms and they are not interested in a small area :-(
  17. Danny

    The tain is relentless

    Relentless raining here... why did I pick outside work this time.of the year
  18. Danny

    Today....

    Lets see what you lot are up to? @algeeman is no doubt putting miles on.
  19. Danny

    Cement Mixers

    So, I somehow have lost/sold/forgotten my cement mixer.... I need one now for a fair few projects... Building a home office, building a 75m2 garage/storage and for my house bugalow conversion so I think it warrants buying a new one... But which one? Is 134 liter the normal size? What do you...
  20. Danny

    Taking Credit Card Payments

    Well, thankfully my full time plastering days are long gone however my honey business has escalated quite considerably and with a lot of shops stocking our products and people buying from us direct we were getting a lot of people wanting to pay by credit card. We have a point of sale outside...
  21. Danny

    The Garden Building build :D

    Alright all, Figured I may as well start a thread to bore you all with... I have started my garden office build... Well I have started digging out for the concrete slab. I have partially designed the building using sketchup...
  22. Danny

    What are you lot up to today?

    Lets get some actual plastering talk going... get those photos up and lets see what we are all doing today :D
  23. Danny

    Garden room Flat roof Span

    Hello all :D I am just drawing up plans for my garden room... The dimensions are 7meteres wide by 5 meters deep.... I want to do a warm roof as this room will be my office and so I feel this is the best option... The trouble is the roof span is 5m and the span tables say I need to use 2x8...
  24. Danny

    Fan venting

    Is there a extractor fan that does not need to vent to outside? I have a friend who had a property and his shower room is not on an outside wall and venting the shower is an issue.. Is there something that vents into like a gel or something?
  25. Danny

    Fan venting

    Is there a extractor fan that does not need to vent to outside? I have a friend who had a property and his shower room is not on an outside wall and venting the shower is an issue.. Is there something that vents into like a gel or something?
  26. Danny

    P1 Demo Day! Wednesday 2nd March at 8.30am

    P1 Demo Day! Wednesday 2nd March at 8.30am Come and along and see the M-tec M200, M-tec M330 and EZE K4 in action. Watch our in-house experts give live demonstrations, troubleshoot and provide technical advice. Partnering with K Rend on their up and coming Monocouche product launch. Giveaways...
  27. Danny

    Scruffs chooses U-PRO in exciting retail partnership

    U-PRO, an online retailer of trade tools, accessories and products, has teamed up with Scruffs, the UK’s fastest-growing performance workwear brand as it expands its product offering to customers. To celebrate the collaboration, U-PRO members will receive a free £15 voucher for Costa, Greggs or...
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    Plasterer Is Walking 16.1 Miles On Stills For Looe Lifeboat Appeal

    A plasterer from Bathpool is getting ready to take on a very unusual but challenging challenge in March. It is a Sponsored walk with a very plasterer like twist. In support of the Looe Lifeboat Appeal, Allan Gafney will walk 16.1 miles on stilts at Davidstow Airfield on Friday, March 4, in...
  29. Danny

    Mental Health

    I think we all suffer with this.... Is it getting worse? personally I see it a lot more with men the generation below me suffering with it... What causes it? Are men less manly now than they were back in say the 70s? Or is it that we talk more about it? Personally I suffer, but I have...
  30. Danny

    And back to normality

    I think today everybody is back to as normal as can be.... I certainly have the january blues I dont know about anybody else...
  31. Danny

    Happy New Year

    Hope you all have a good 2022
  32. Danny

    Merey Christmas all

    Hope you all have a good day Xxx
  33. Danny

    Jewson Live Cancelled

    The best trade show on my calendar normally and it has been cancelled... Jewson live is good fun and very different to teh normal humdrum of trade shows I have to visit.
  34. Danny

    Want a demo of a new British Plaster?

    Request a demo of our NEW ThistlePro FastSet Finish Plaster We'd love to show you our new ThistlePro FastSet Finsh Plaster. Complete the form below to request a demo with one of our Support Managers. Click the link below https://bit.ly/3nW6lic
  35. Danny

    British Gypsum launches brand-new website as part of wider commitment to improving transparency and supporting the industry in building better

    British Gypsum launches brand-new website as part of wider commitment to improving transparency and supporting the industry in building better...
  36. Danny

    Buskers

    I have been on a bit of a music youtube the last few weeks. Allie Sherlock is smashing it busking on the streets of northern ireland (i Think)
  37. Danny

    Solar Panels

    Hi all :D Has anybody had these fitted in the last 2 years? Worth doing or not now? I use most of my electric in the day time with 4 PCs running and what not.
  38. Danny

    Alternative to timber for outside building

    With the growing cost of timber my plans to build my garden office are on hold as I work out if it is worth waiting. However I was thinking about other building materials and if any one else has used something else instead of timber? The building will be about 50m2 Any thoughts or...
  39. Danny

    What Are you Doing Today?

    I am still in Bed but now feeling a little more like myself :D Lets see what you are all upto today? I will send a Mug to the most liked photo :D (has to be plastering/buildin/construction reelated)
  40. Danny

    Underground Bunker now a Tunnel

    Always like COlin Furz and after he built his underground bunker which I think is great use of space and land but now he is building a tunnel.... Well worth watching as the guy is nuts :D
  41. Danny

    Question

    I have been asked for some feedback here is the question What do you guys think?
  42. Danny

    My van this week

    Wife is away and I have still not got the landy mot sorted so have had to use the buggy Makes the mundane trip fun
  43. Danny

    MAKITA LAUNCHES LATEST PROMOTION FOR END USERS WITH A FREE XGT 40VMAX RADIO

    https://www.plasterersnews.com/makita-launches-latest-promotion-for-end-users-with-a-free-xgt-40vmax-radio/
  44. Danny

    Brickies were pants back then as well

    Just taking a wall down and the brickies had obviously messed up so the plasterers were left to try and fix the issue
  45. Danny

    Starting now!!!

    https://www.fixradio.co.uk/the-plastering-show-live-with-chris-frediani/
  46. Danny

    Chance to win a Dewalt Cordless Mixer

    Just under a week away til the live plastering show. https://www.fixradio.co.uk/the-plastering-show-live-with-chris-frediani/
  47. Danny

    Safeguard condenses knowledge into Dealing with Dampness CPD

    Dealing with Dampness is a revised and updated CPD from Safeguard – the UK’s leading specialist in damp-proofing and waterproofing technology – aiming to educate architects, designers, contractors and other specifiers on the main causes of damp, effective diagnosis, and optimal remedial...
  48. Danny

    Vans? Are they all total rubbish?

    For the last 7 years I have had "skip cars" I fold the seats down and destroy them, using them for all teh crap jobs and so seeing as our house purchase is nearly done a van would be handy for lugging a bit more shite about. I bought a combo about 8 maybe 10 days ago and since then I have been...
  49. Danny

    Positivity...

    I think it is about time we tried to look at the bright side of things. Its all got a big negative on here and on other platforms and lets be honest we do all still have a lot to be grateful for. We are not being bombed and stomping about in no mans land, things could get a whole lot worse...
  50. Danny

    Are you a renderer or do you work for a rendering business?

    Johnstone’s Trade wants to hear from you! All you have to do is fill in this quick survey, and as a thank you for your time, you’ll be entered into a prize draw to win a £100 Amazon voucher. Fill in the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/RendererSurvey For full terms and...
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