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  1. stephenspread

    Carlite finish

    This is what we have over here..Great stuff...
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    The joys ....

    I will no bother......
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    The joys ....

    Letting a client loose with a kango hammer.. Not a good idea...
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    Handy Friday .....small ceiling

    Handy day....
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    Damp weather rendering

    Will it ever dry up for a bit of rendering
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    Skimming for a renderer

    Been doing skimming & Rendering for the last 36 years.. Don't know about you guys over there. We know how to do both... Ive never used a sponge on skim coats.. Weird practice
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    Day rate

    Want to keep in with him... Do plenty.. He'll get you more work
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    Friday again

    OK lad back to the beer...
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    Friday again

    OK lad back to the beer.. Still get it the odd time in the North of Ireland
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    Friday again

    Not exactly grey finish.. They call it ultra finish.. 90min set time.. Not always but depends on back ground
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    Friday again

    Large rum & Coke for me....
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    Friday again

    Here we go again...deep tracks to fill... Thanks a lot sparkys
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    Retirement Plans

    This is why I'll never retire.. Anything to stay out of the house....
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    Retirement Plans

    Am 52and still going, tired but still at it.. No time to retire..
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    Painting Too Early.

    Hope all goes well
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    Painting Too Early.

    Yep that's right
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    Painting Too Early.

    Had this discussion before a while back... Never paint over wet skim..
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    Clerk of works

    Lights weren't good while doing it
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    Clerk of works

    Oops put this on the wrong discussion page... Sorry renderers...
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    Clerk of works

    Done a ceiling last week, bonding, two coats of finish, looked good when finished, sparks put up a flourscent lightning, c.o.w turned it down saying that there was humps and bumps, that sort of light shows up everything not great lighting.. He didn't agree.. #pissedoff.
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    trowel

    Priced a Marshallstown gold trowel today.. £65..wtf what a rip off
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    Problems with scrim

    Going to look for the old cloth scrim, bound to have some at the bottombof the shed somewhere,,
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    Problems with scrim

    At last somebody talking sense:bananahappy:
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    Problems with scrim

    Sorry yep...
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    Problems with scrim

    Will try and let yous know
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    Problems with scrim

    Seen it, going to try it
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    Problems with scrim

    Ill try six inch nails
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    Problems with scrim

    Done a few rehab jobs recently and the problem is scrim cloth coming of the at wall angles, ceiling, the finish going bolst at the scrim, tried pva skimmed the scrim first. Although that helped a bit... Any suggestions out there
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    Price hike

    16 x5
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    Price hike

    I did that... £37
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    Price hike

    Talk about price hike, went to buy a new trowel (Marshallstown) today £67. Mad or what.....
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    Price hike

    That's why there burnt
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    Price hike

    No mistake... Didn't buy it.... I'll wait and get some of a another job..
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    Ceilings.

    Doesn't do ceilings.... Sounds like a cowboy
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    Price hike

    Went to a local building supplier, a bag of bonding £17, crazy price
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    My first attempt at running cornice in situ

    Haven't done one of these in 33 years.. Looking good
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    wtf....

    Why don't they do drylinng on these jobs....
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    wtf....

    Look at other posts....do not paint over plaster that's not dried out properly...
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    wtf....

    Be safe and let it dry out
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    wtf....

    Am right,been in the trade for over 30 years,you do not paint over plaster that has not dried out properly
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    wtf....

    How does the plaster get a chance to dry with paint over it
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    wtf....

    Yeah...right....
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