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    I love it here

    That’s all folks I’m lurking here pretty much daily. I am guilty of not contributing as much as I’m consuming and I hold my hands up, that’s not good. the whole reason I check I so often is your lots contributions, opinions, advice, stories and banter, they are fascinating. here is where I...
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    Dumped

    got dumped yesterday. The fella I’ve plastered for, for over 2 years, had a great working relationship always got along well, texted me on WhatsApp to inform me “don’t bother coming back” What did I do to warrant this? I thought we said 1:30, he had 1:00, for a quote. Not even just me. The...
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    The hallway is ready for you...

    Ready yeah?
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    Most fun I’ve had in ages

    Bloke who owns the house runs a sign writing business. Turns out he sold the house to des walker
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    A bit late

    Skipped this. But better late than never. Been a member for years, always lurked rarely posted. I’m james, based in the midlands. Recently started doing loft conversions I needed some variety started getting plastering flashbacks running through my mind as I lay in bed and decided I needed a...
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    Rendering a pond ready for fibreglass coating help

    Hi everyone, I’m helping a builder mate out on a little job. Customer keeps koi carp and wants a nursery pond. It’s a 3m x 1.5m x 1.2m trench, base is concrete and walls are concrete blocks, the heavy white ones. After it’s rendered it is getting a fibre glass coating on top. The bloke doing...
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    Angle beads question

    Hi I'm reskimming an old chimney breast and was wondering if there is an angle bead I can use on the external corners. Normally I'd use standard skim beads but these corners are not 90 degrees, it's an old Victorian house and the edges of the chimney breast are 45 degree angles with triangles at...
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