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Hi im new to the forum, Im sad to hear of your situation. Benefits these days are getting pretty brutal and the best thing you can do is get as much support with your claim as possible. You need the backing of your doctor to say that you are unfit for work indefinitely, or until your symptoms...

LOL that old chestnut! Nice job!

Hahahaha what have i just seen!

Hi m8, I will max out at 2 bags whit the same gear! the mix is usually on the turn at the end aswell so i end up rushing at the end, think i mix slightley thicker than most, not atall watery but not stiff as s**t lol.

I thought that would get a good response! Thanks for the input, its good to get so many diffrent perspectives and will help me dovelop! I did a 2 mix gauge on fri with another plasterer. He mixed it like piss which seemed to help with extra time. Got it on then quick flatten, mixed up for second...

that must have been horrific, sorry for your loss.

You must have a tirck or two up your sleeve! I max out at two bags in one mix, i always use the same mix for seccond coat, but make up for it by doing 3 guages. The third one is usually a smaller one though, it its what it is ;)

Dont know how you approach it but i have been doing 3 guages for the past two years when on price and just accepting long days! I always use the same mix to lay down and is a heavy day. Was wondering if 2 bigger guages useing 2 mixs would be good for similar out put, and possibly quicker...

Yeah it does have its uses and removing tiger stripes is one of them. Bringing it back from the brink is another but thats a last resort! I have seen people one coat sponging on new builds recentley, they was putting full rooms on, sponging the s**t out of it and "finishing" with a plastic...

Was a good days work today, dabbing and skimming on a school on day rate, steady away. Some price work on the horison close to home aswell, loving it!

Nice! Bloody posh round there... we did a krend mansion when i was an apprentice there, was a while back now lol, we did robbie savages house in STO render round them ends aswell! not done and rendering for years now though, skim skim skim!

Thanks lads, I have got a start for tommorow now with a firm called AP Plastering in Lancaster. See how that goes (y)

Spot on! Not far from me at all. Just checked them out online and they look like a really reputable firm! Much appreciated What sort of work are you up to at the moment? do you do a bit of everything?

Thanks m8 i will do tomorrow. I’ve got good references and all the pre requisites just need to build up a good network. Just finished a Santander bank in Lytham last week for GF Holding through the agency and they want me back in sept for a job in London digs and expenses paid, obviously can’t...

Im in Blackburn (no shame) lol Manchester would be a doddle after traveling to bradford every day for 3 months str8!

by some they are slated, most say overrated!

Thanks Lads! Much appreciated. I will be checking that out. Bit of domestic work will be a pleasant change... famous last words lol

Just wondering if any of you have picked up work from rated people or other similar sites? Im short for work at the moment as i stoped working for a contractor the other week and the agencys i use are dry for now.

keep F*****g like that and you run out of jizz! you only get a bucket n a half ;)

Ive got some spare bubble rap if you want to go full OCD! ;)

It really depends on the individual job and how much you can do in one day. Ive worked on my own for the past 2 years doing 3 gauges a day (1 and a half to 2 bags each) and managed to get stuff done but it tends to be long days with all of the prep work and i often work saturdays if i need to...

Where there is a will there is a way! If the ceiling is so awkward that it requires special attention then this should be reflected in the quote. Most of time it can be done with a mix of ladders, batons, and a stairwell scaffold. The stairwell scaffolds can be useful for the most part, then...

I have experimented with the sponge a while back but never incorporated it into my setting process fully as i found it unnecessary 75% of the time. It has some great advantage though and is a useful tool to have available, but unless you are doing massive gauges and playing catch up, i think i...

Im a make my momma proud! :numberone::lol:

:risas::risas::lol: OMG you got me! "mutton dagger" Bigger than a Leg End you legend

Thanks glad to have found you guys! God loves a tryer (y)

Hi m8! The subby i was with recently was from Keighley, SMB Plastering but it got too much with the traveling and inconsistent work, I have no local contacts at the moment.

Thanks M8! :lol:

Or8 Lads! Loving the forum, great opportunity to network and spread knowledge! I'm a fully qualified and time served plasterer based in Blackburn with a history of floating, boarding and skimming! I just turned 29 (old c**t) haha and completed my apprenticeship fresh out of school working for a...