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Just finished a Re-Skim on 3 bed house and the customer has asked me to quote for painting it all. Living Room,Dining Room,Kitchen,3 x Beds,HSL,Bathroom and customer will be supplying materials. I have read before that some of you also carry out painting as part of your service and was after...

You would of thought if he can afford a 40k+ kitchen he could afford a decent plasterer. Saying that a Florist local to me was plastered by a local pastering firm and the finish is horrendous. Trowel lines everywhere. Even the window reveals look like they have been finished with a brush!!!

I say go for it. I started off doing jobs for friends and family last year and and slowly started getting more work though word of mouth. Since April of this year I have been working on average 3 nights per week after work and a one day at the weekend.

Bought a Fiesta Van last year for 250 and it has cost me 150 per year to get it through its MOT. Bargin ;)

I take a keen interest in any plastering/rendering work I come across and noticed this on my way to work last week. It had been rendered about a month ago and the top coat has blown off in several places and i was wondering what would of caused it ???

Thanks for the replies. Went in at £120 on top. Should be able to fit it in around the other work needed. Maybe to cheap for some but i am still learning and trying to build a reputation for good value for money. Got at least a months worth of work booked in so seems to be working out ok.

Morning Just a quick question before i get off to work. Got a Kitchen and Living Room to reboard and skim in a couple of weeks time and customer also wants all the chases to the powerpoints and light switches from the rewire in the rest of the house making good whilst i am there. There are 12 in...

Have noticed my local B & Q are matching Wickes prices on Plasterboard and British Gypsum Plasters so with 15% extra off for sales over £50 for the next 4 days from tomorrow you can save a few quid ;D http://fsr.emv2.com/bandq/web/images/100609/Click_wk19.htm

Well there are some big lads on here. Bet you don't have any problems getting paid at the end of each job. Apparently Mark Felix from Lancashire(Worlds Strongest Man Competitor) is a self employed plasterer in the off season. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lnc-5gP0blE&feature=related&pos=0

Its a 2 minute job to unscrew/refit switches,sockets and light fittings and makes your job easier/quicker. If the customer is unable to remove the radiator i will remove/refit for them but as already mentioned above you need to be wary of old valves and explain potential problems to the customer.

There can't be many about ;D I am only a part timer but have done some form of plastering every day for the last 2 weeks. 9 full days whilst on holiday(inc weekends),5 nights after work last week and 2 full days this weekend. Thought the jeans were getting a bit loose so weighed myself this...

Have been asked to board and skim a large Summer House. The building will be finished next week and will be fully insulated. Any advice on the best type of board to use for this along with any other advice much appreciated please.

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Completed the job this week. Was nice to be working outside for a change. Ended up having to do a couple of scratch coats to bring the render level past the brick face. Not as flat as i was hoping to achieve but customer is very happy with the result. How long would it need to be left before...

Not just me then!!! I am new to this so was just interested in finding out if this is the norm. I have a rough idea of the going rate is for a full time plasterer and I know that I offer good value for money. I always recommend my customers get alternative quotes so am am assuming they must...

What on earth are you talking about. For the £400 job i completed this weekend i got a £50 tip so thats 12.5% but have recieved a higher % on some of the smaller jobs i have completed in the past. Why would i want to make this up!!! Why on earth would I make this

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Thanks for the replies chaps. I could not of done it any quicker without cutting corners. Thought it would take a full time plasterer 2x8hr days at around £500 to complete. I am confident my speed will improve with more practice though. Southernmonkey you are right there I am getting loads of...

Is it normal to recieve tips. I nearly always recieved between 10 and 20% on top of the quoted price. I charge £75 a set for skimming(extra for bonding and boarding) I always make sure every job is left spot on with everything clean and tidy ready for painting.

Plastered a Kitchen and Cloakroom this weekend for a kitchen fitter i know. Old kitchen ripped out Kitchen and Cloaks 3.7m x 2.5 Background was very uneven and a mixture of gloss paint/old plaster and tile adhesive so required WBA. Ceiling was L & P with 2 lots of plaster board already on so...

I find board finish setting time quicker but also much more progressive than multi where i find Multi tends to go off all in one go. Apart from when skimming plaster board I now use board finish on all the smaller jobs to save time waiting around for it to pull in. Also quit smoking in 2000...

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Thanks Steve Will use the corner beads as the customer wants clean sharp corners. Will also get a mixer bought. The middle of the bricks protrude between 20 and 30mm from the mortar. Do you think this will require a 2nd Scrath coat to bring everything level before topcoat? I have booked the job...

Been plastering 10 months now(mostly re skims over existing plaster and Artex) and have always fancied having a go at rendering after covering the basics on the course however I have not got the confidence nor experience to takle any big rendering jobs yet. A freind has asked me to render the...

Wish I had. Crack was about 18" long took literally 2 mins to score and fill over. Did'nt fancy waiting around for it to set so will nip back again tomorrow night to sand flat. Good job its close and I have to pass my local on the way.

Thanks Chaps. Will go with the filler then.

Reskimmed a living and dining room early April and bumped into the customer today. Asked him if everything is ok and said fine apart from a small diagonal hairline crack that has appeared on the chimney breast this last week. I am going to nip round after work tomorrow to have a look. There were...

Was half expecting most to take the piss anyway but thanks for the replies. Will just mix up inside and be carefull if its raining. Or use one of these ;D

I normaly mix/clean up outside and was wondering if anybody uses a small Gazebo for this when its raining or would you just mix/clean up inside in this case.

Been asked to price up board and skim walls and ceiling of a 4m x 4m room with 2 doors and a window. All blown backing plaster has been removed back to the brickwork. Was thinking the following for materials and labour:- 20 x 8'x4' boards-£100 10 bags board adhesive-£60 6 bags of Board...

Thanks again for the advice chaps. The paint used was a one coat solid matt. Anyway tested the WBA with the scraper and it was fine so skimmed away. First time i have used the WBA and the plaster setting time seemed more consistent if a little slow. Had no problems with it whatsoever and spoke...

Went to skim a ceiling after work tonight. The ceiling has recently been plastered and painted but the quality of finish is very poor hence requiring the re-skim. Client had painted the freshly plastered ceiling with matt paint without first mist coating. I applied first coat of pva and when i...

Thanks for the replies chaps. Great forum this for when you need a bit of advice 8)

Sorry for the long title I was just wondering how you guy's go about scrimming up the corners where the walls meet a boarded ceiling when only plastering the ceiling to prevent the scrim being visible on the walls. Do you fix the edge of the scrim tape in line with the walls or cover both...

Did the plastering last weekend then went back in the week to do the painting. Surprised by how many want the painting doing aswell. Anway had no problems with the affected area and the plaster is still on the wall.

Thanks for that bud. Tried the first 4 with no joy so will try my local Jewsons if they are back open tomorrow.

Thanks for the feedback :) The property is over a 100 years old and the customer does not want it boarding as the wall in question has a radiator fitted so it would require replumbing after board and skim. The rest of the artex apart from this area is solid so think i am going to scrape and...

Merry Christmas to everybody Went to have a look at a Bathroom and Toilet that need plastering this morning. Walls and ceilings have a rough painted artex finish on them currently that the owner wants skimming flat. Looks straight forward enough but the is a small area in one corner where the...

Yes mine is red to. My daughter prefers going to asda in it with me than the family C-Max.

99 Ford Fiesta Courier for me. Picked it up for £250 and it cost another £150 to get it through the MOT. 78k,No rust and starts first time every time.

Well went on the Saturday night to prep the room(covered the units and worktops with plastic and the floor with dust sheets) one coat of pva then gave the ceiling a tight coat of bonding so was there about 2hrs in total. Back on the Sunday morning at 8am for another coat of pva then 2 coats of...

Thanks for the comments. Really enjoying it and learning a bit more everytime i do each job. Did the Mother-in Laws Kitchen ceiling last weekend 4m x 3m so not much hanging about waiting for it to firm up ;D

Thought I would update you on my progress. I did the 2 week course and really enjoyed it so decided to start getting some practice by skimming over my existing artex ceilings. I have tried the following techniques:- Knock off high spots and 3 coat skim as 2 did'nt completely hide the artex...

Hello everyone I am looking into changing careers and thought it would be a good idea to join up as I know that the right forum can be very usefull in finding out what is going on in that particular trade. I have enrolled on a one year part time course at my local colledge in order to complete...