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  1. M

    Site work northwest

    Picked up 2 extensions 2 living rooms and 2 living room ceilings that need doing by next week anybody need any work
  2. M

    Site work northwest

    Dont blame him best way my mate got took fir £100 grand in the summer lane end
  3. M

    Site work northwest

    Catch 22 mate had 3 of my own jobs that i gave up because i was too busy could do with them now sure something will pop up
  4. M

    Site work northwest

    Im 37 never been out of work panicking a bit now even tried that my builder load of shite payed £25 to look at a kitchen only for some nob ed to undercut me by £100 quid
  5. M

    Site work northwest

    Are use busy and looking for any lads 2 lads and apprentice we do anything skim preferably but dont mind i worked for pdl for 8 years before this other firm
  6. M

    Site work northwest

    Rw hough welsh company im in widnes absolutely top fella the boss said he would keep us going until xmas but been let down on some of his jobs he as 50 cards in lads and 2 gangs of subbies who you on for mate?
  7. M

    Site work northwest

    Was on price at first £4.50 skim £4.50 dab £4.50 best ive had in nortwest last few months £240 daywork 3 story houses a bit shitty.not much about finish Friday got a week of my own stuff
  8. M

    Site work northwest

    Was on price at first £4.50 skim £4.50 dab £4.50 best ive had in nortwest last few months £240 daywork 3 story houses a bit shitty.not much about finish Friday got a week of my own stuff
  9. M

    Site work northwest

    £240 mate probably get people on here saying thats shite but £1200 a week working 5 minutes from my house was ok for me
  10. M

    Site work northwest

    Anyone know if theres any site work going in the north west been on a good day rate for 18 months but now come to end.
  11. M

    Meter work and Polycarboxylate

    I dont use it for 12 boards unless its really hot.its the best stuff ive used for slowing down though.
  12. M

    Meter work and Polycarboxylate

    Get 12 boards on with 2 bags what you doing with the rest of the gear eating it .we use citric acid if doing big gauges
  13. M

    Insulation boards

    Been asked to use 40mm insulation over a damp course can i just dab over or will i have to scratch first or use foam adhesive to stop salts coming through
  14. M

    Metal ceilings

    Anyone experienced problems with skimming metal ceilings in 18 years of plastering never have i had a ceiling pulled until today. skimmed 9 board mf ceing last week gone into work today and agent as pulled it.and to be fair its rough as f**k.there is 3 other spreads on job and there's are shite...
  15. M

    Bit of advise please

    It's bad mate think the roofer is going to patch the guttering up and blame it on the render which I dont think is the problem.think I'll get another roofer to have a look he's supposed to be fixing it Thursday though.
  16. M

    Bit of advise please

    Not posted for a while just needed a bit of advice.had new roof done in summer because of damp issues it doesn't seemed to have solved the problem in fact its alot worse.i know a bit about rendering but not an expert.the roofer has admitted the contractor he had doing my roof has f**k*d...
  17. M

    Unhappy with plastering job - cold bridge roof to blame?

    Tell us what you paid?and tell us his name might stop someone else getting fleeced everyone that comes on here saying they have had some shite work done never names and shames.
  18. M

    Are we too CHEAP

    So they say mate
  19. M

    Are we too CHEAP

    Some plasterers on here earning more than brain surgeons f**k me it pays to be a little t**t at school
  20. M

    Are we too CHEAP

    Totally agree mate I'm from widnes near liverpool but working in north Wales on site I do 2 gauges a day home for 1.30 everday earn 750‐800 a week I'm happy dont pay materials just the cost of a van with my mate tax rebate every year which covers holiday pay people may say different but I'm...
  21. M

    Plasterer being aggressive to us

    It's quite simple mate 160 a day is not a bad price he might have done 2 gauges for 12.30 and gone home he should not have spoke to you or your missus like that so just knock f**k out of him barring this get someone else and take it on the chin
  22. M

    Are we too CHEAP

    I know a painter who charges 50 a day he is good I haven't touched a paintbrush in my house for 6 years
  23. M

    Rember your first wage packet

    Don't remember my first pay packet but remember my first week in work I was a horny 16 year old and my cousin and mate who I worked with payed for me to get my leg over at the local brothel
  24. M

    Does this look acceptable at all?

    Dont mind people coming on asking about bad work but not one off them will name and shame the people responsible for the s**t work
  25. M

    Battery mixers!!!

    Agree with the drill mate but I lashed my scrim gun straight away stick to my trowel
  26. M

    Cordless, impact driver, collated, screw gun

    My hilti is one of the best tools I own but at the same time I f**k**g hate it because cant stand boarding I might sell the c**t
  27. M

    Is this a wind up

    We are on 2.85 a metre can still earn a decent living if you're quick enough cant you mate
  28. M

    Awkward pricing

    Allowed for 4 days for 2 of us but could do it in 3 put a bit more in for gear as I dont know how much it's going to cost with things being tight they are also living in the house so cant smash it could probably do it in 2 days if house was empty
  29. M

    Awkward pricing

    To be honest mate I've give money back in the past at first I thought it was a 2000 grand job.what I normally do is charge an extra day incase of unforeseen circumstances then give it back if I dont hit any snags.put a little extra on for the price of materials incase I have to pay a bit extra...
  30. M

    Awkward pricing

    I look into it thanks for the heads up mate
  31. M

    Awkward pricing

    I haven't actually mate but I've asked a multiple time is this all its going to cost me the contribution of 300 quid
  32. M

    Awkward pricing

    Yes mate homeowners grant didn't think it would happen but give it ago they coming to fit it Monday the tight bastards could have give me new radiators aswel
  33. M

    Awkward pricing

    Speaking of central heating claimed universal credit for 4 weeks and I'm getting a grant for a new boiler and underfloor insulation got to pay 300 contribution
  34. M

    Awkward pricing

    This is why I just stick to site work let my firm tel me how little I'm getting and try and make it pay when I've gone back in after lockdown I've f**k*d boarding and dabbing of just do 2 steady gauges a day home no later than 1.30 and I'm working in north wales getting 750‐800 a week does me at...
  35. M

    Awkward pricing

    I thought so mate.hear some prices on here and think how do people charge that much.suppose it depends where you live though.
  36. M

    Awkward pricing

    Just priced a job for my best mates cousin who is also a mate of mine.i was giving my mate a hand doing something in his house and she rang him on about the price I gave her being a bit expensive he put her on loud speaker she wasn't slagging me of just thought it would be cheaper shes got me...
  37. M

    Queueing for 4 hours...

    Worst place on earth closely followed by primark
  38. M

    Is it too early

    You mad b*****d I'd have one with you but I've got none left
  39. M

    Patching ceiling

    Personally I think if the sun hits the most perfectly skimmed wall or ceiling it will find some imperfections
  40. M

    Is it too early

    Yes mate its fake got it done last year because I'm a lazy c**t and used to pay someone to cut my grass.
  41. M

    Is it too early

    No mate missus in work.she works in a deli bar that's who made the breakfast
  42. M

    mike tyson

    Yes he did alright certainly not one of the best ever though.
  43. M

    mike tyson

    By the way I wouldn't want to fight him
  44. M

    mike tyson

    Behave mate ring walks and a trainer dont make that much difference.if hes supposed to be one of the best ever
  45. M

    mike tyson

    Like Anthony Joshua did in his first 20 fights big fat door men.
  46. M

    mike tyson

    Tell me mike Tyson's best performance?
  47. M

    mike tyson

    He couldn't beat danny Williams 15 years ago what makes anyone think he could beat any of the top 50 heavyweights now.anyone that thinks he could is clueless
  48. M

    mike tyson

    Not in the top 5 heavyweights ever for me name some great fighters who he beat apart from Larry Holmes when he was 38.dont get me wrong he was brutal but I think he is a bit overrated
  49. M

    Does this look acceptable at all?

    Where do you get you plaster from mate that sets in 2 minutes could do with some
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