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    Coving

    Used wickes lightweight coving yesterday.127mm £36 cheaper and easy .no mixing shite .clean looks good.
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    Render beads.

    Hi where is the best place to order plastic render beads . thanks.
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    Gloss paint.

    Got 2 toilets to scim .both have gloss paint on lids and walls . What shite should I cover it with. Cheers.
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    Top tips .

    Why don't we share some of our experience and tips .to help new plasterers. Youngsters starting out. Ok.ok I'll go first . Drill holes in both ends of your pva roller.
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    Heater

    Got this from wickes. I'm working in empty house.
  6. M

    Death.

    Went to a friend's funeral yesterday. He was 67. My brother in law died 3weeks ago. 68 .both far to young. They are dropping like flies.
  7. M

    Heating.

    Happy Christmas you bunch of knob jockeys. Does anyone know what heaters are the cheapest to run .ie halaogen . Oil filled. And so on . I can't find a definite answer on Google. Cheers.
  8. M

    Farmers.

    My hemeroids are playing up again. I was thinking of putting sbr on them. Do you think that would help.
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    War

    War.. what is it good for.
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    R.i.p .dave

    :boxeador:Shame about Dave Courtney dying. Salt of the earth.diamond geezer. On of your own.helped old lady's with there shopping . I knocked him out in a nightclub once .
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    War

    What would have happened if thousands of pro Putin supporters marched through London when they bombed ucraine. But there marching around wearing paragliding badges praising Hamas murderers. .30.000 against Israel who didn't start it . This country has gone to hell. Things are going to get ugly...
  12. M

    Winter

    Anyone use sika winter mix .or just frost proofer. Cheers
  13. M

    Work boots

    Back to the boots again. As said before got these safety trainer's from temu. They are spot on . Been wearing them every day , they don't stink. And my feet are dry when I take them off. No trench foot. 20odd quid.
  14. M

    Greek.

    Just had a week in kafolonia. Lovely place. No stag party's. Or golfers. Anyone been.
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    Stabbed.

    Another young person stabbed to death on the streets of London. I can't find one reference to the colour of the victim or the scum who did it .why. we know so why can't it be printed. If the victim was a Chinese tourist or Mexican. They would say so . The police don't stop and search young...
  16. M

    Dewalt

    I bought the DeWalt 240 volt .great machine. But don't like the trigger. It's got a little button thingy . Seems to be jamming. Doesn't feel that robust. Anyone.
  17. M

    Accelerator.

    What frost proofer and accelerator do you use in winter .cheers.
  18. M

    Power float.

    Anyone use a electric power float . what one would you suggest. And are they worth it .cheers
  19. M

    Render

    Wot do you blokes that are rendering all the time do come the cold weather,rain . tough it out or go back inside plastering. Does anyone rig a tarpaulin up.
  20. M

    Drugs.

    Have you watched YouTube. USA gone crazy for fentanyl drug . Epidemic very sad storys .it's a crazy place. Is fentanyl coming to the UK .
  21. M

    Plastic render beads

    Ordered 75 beads yesterday afternoon. Came today. £217 . Fastbuild supplies. 10mm stop. 10mm corner. 15 mm .drip. seems good don't normally buy in bulk.
  22. M

    Masking tape

    What is the best exterior tape for upvc , that's easy to peel off. Cheers.
  23. M

    Wonky pub

    What a shame about the crooked pub in Dudley being burned down. It was very interesting place I went there once in 1982 .
  24. M

    Work boots

    Anyone found temu yet. I got some safety boots , very comfy. £20 . Ready readers £3 polo shirts all good stuff. Check it out tossers ;):coffe:
  25. M

    Diamond float.

    These floats are the nuts
  26. M

    Render

    How long to leave render before painting cheers. Customer is breaking my balls to paint it.
  27. M

    Waterproofer

    What is your favorite waterproofer to use in your scratch coat .cheers.
  28. M

    Plastic beads

    Where's the best place to buy render beads. Cheers
  29. M

    Render .

    Can you apply render grip pva . To painted render and put silicone render over it . Never used it. The render has lots of hair line cracks. Cheers
  30. M

    Perv

    Who is the BBC presenter they are on about.
  31. M

    Stop bead

    Is it ok to use a stop bead above the plinth. Instead of a drip bead.
  32. M

    Waterproofer.

    What's your favorite waterproofer. In render .and do you put lime in as well. Cheers
  33. M

    Render .

    Is wickes ocr good to use. Is it worth paying that much extra. Do you add feb. Cheers
  34. M

    K rend.

    I've never tried colour rendering, before,a customer wants me to come round and have look . It's a bungalow. He mentioned k rend. What would be a good product to try . Can I just float and sponge it the same day . Cheers
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    Cruise.

    Got back last Saturday. From a 7 night cruise around Italy. It pissed down and was cold .ship up and down. We had to buy rain coats . I day sun bathing out of 7 days. but we had a good time eating drinking . Good entertainment. A bit like a floating care home. We spent a few afternoons in the...
  36. M

    Holiday.

    Just got back from holiday.met this old boy in Majorca. apparently he was the best plasterer on the island.
  37. M

    Tubs. Trugs.

    Just got these ,howdens. 3 42L tubs £10 .2 ,15L tubs £20 all in .
  38. M

    Old van

    Did anyone have a Bedford midi van back in the day . I had one in late 90s. Colum change ,rear tailgate ,white , loved it ,no heater.
  39. M

    Sky .com

    Just switched over to sky from now tv. We were told we could keep our landline number. But we have a different number. They said sorry but it's gone and that's that. Said there is nothing they can do to resolve it. Wot can I do .wot would you do or say to them. It's going to be a real faff...
  40. M

    Charles bronson.

    Did you see the documentary on channel 4. He's been trying to get parole. Do you think he should be allowed out. He didn't kill anyone.
  41. M

    Tv show.

    My favorite tv show is out back opal hunters . On dmax. Anyone seen it.
  42. M

    Multi.

    Multi in wickes .today. £10.15.
  43. M

    Tiler.

    Hacked off tiles in bathroom , found out the cowboy who tiled it went straight on to boards. Tosser. I'll have to replace boards now.
  44. M

    Tilers.

    Started removing tiles from my bathroom today. I see the cowboy who tiled it went straight over the plasterboards. Tosser. I'm going to have to reboard it.
  45. M

    Bucket.

    We all like a bucket.got this in a cheapy shop other day .not sure wot to use it for , answers on a postcard please.
  46. M

    Boiler

    Did I mention, 22 Dec. Pipe burst in loft .right mess. Boxing day boiler packed up completely. We've got corgi insurance. hopeless. Luckily I had bought one . Got a mate to fit it Friday. Nightmare. All good now. Except I'm skint.
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    Heating cost.

    Just got gas bill for 5 or six weeks ,on our new smart thingy. #£260 . electric/£150 .4 of us in the house. Gone buy some electric heaters and try them . Any advice on which ones to buy .cheers. happy Christmas to all of you mother fookers.xx
  48. M

    Trowel .

    Monster grip trowel .on ebay .look nice .any of you tossers got one. No offense.
  49. M

    Pva .

    Anyone mixed sbr with pva .to go over artex.
  50. M

    Boiler.

    I need a new boiler. So I thought who better to ask . Been told the new baxi .is the nuts . Others say Worcester Bosch. It's a combi. Cheers.
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