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    How F****** Hard Is It.......

    Listen guys!!! skimming = nothing wrong with the boarding taping = could be better this current climate and rates = "Dont have a lot of fu**Ing choice and need to go as fast as possible to pay the BILLS"
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    The Forum Speed

    sorry "Members"
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    The Forum Speed

    Let ME sponsor your fantastic website for £25 Danny!!! problem solved! and im sure other ,embers who feel the same would sponsor your website without an issue!!! i know im a newbie but have learnt loads with reading alone! and like i have said 20yrs in the game so never too old!!!!!
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    how much?

    Know exactly what you mean Bad M.. competative prices but not getting the work!! Refuse to drop prices any lower.... Moral's "n" all that!
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    Multi on top of one coat?

    Im lost!
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    Hook beads from Contract beads

    Sorry Paul, No Tut "n" Shive for me tonight.... and throwing a few ZZZZZ's up when you last posted last night! The offers much appreciated though mate and will definataly give you a call, busy at the weekend (sat and sun my little lads football) will give you a call towards the end of...
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    Hook beads from Contract beads

    No mate, just thought there was'nt much point with mostly doing residential and rarely using p/board on walls. Am i right in saying they arnt much use on re-skims??
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    The Forum Speed

    Thought my Wife had been downloading Porn again!!! While im at work...
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    Hi all,

    Very true Kebab!!! Went in with all these ideas.... in a nice way, SHUT the F*** up your a plasterer, "what do you know about letters and colours" No truesr words spoke!!! leave it to the Pro's they will give you all the proofs you need before hand.
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    Hi all,

    Hi Sach... welcome! Im a newbie myself and read loads and learnt lots....... never too old or wise to learn!
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    Hook beads from Contract beads

    Cheers Paul... Gave R&J a call....sorted thanks mate, much appreciated!:RpS_thumbsup:
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    how much?

    Very reasonable!!! Cant help thinking the credit crunch must have hit more round my parts with some of the guesses! I need to move!!!
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    Hook beads from Contract beads

    Paul is that +vat ??? r&j website says 80p each i get mine from edecks in goole, they charge me .75p each if i collect
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    Plastic Angle Beads x

    Me Too "TheBlones" Never Too Old To Learn (i suppose)
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    Hallo spread community.

    Hallo!!! Ruffaz. Your not kidding! H/S Sites for 19 years turned to residential!! Who knows whats in the future??? I never thought i'd be off the sites! Thought they'd be carting me off in a wooden box!
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    Plastic Angle Beads x

    Thank F**K im not asking for advice yet!!! I'll be Shi**ing myself when i do!!!
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    Insurance

    Cheers Paul, ours is up for renewal next month so will have a butchers
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    Multi on top of one coat?

    Board/skim/done
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    what mixers

    8 and 9 bag mixes of gypsum dry wall adhesive in a cement mortar tub. Ony 1 drill that will cope with this for me day in and day out!!! Rafina's Mega Mixer, had the 1700W one for years now and still works a treat!
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    Plastic Angle Beads x

    Yeah Spunk "i look at one in the mirror every day"
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    Plastic Angle Beads x

    Cheers Gibbo, the prices beat my current supplier:RpS_thumbup:
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    skim rates

    I would'nt work for £1 p/m myself so would'nt expect anyone to do it themselves!!! I was on £1 p/m 19 years ago!!!!!
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    price for coving

    Ive used the lightweight paperfaced stuff before. Really impressed and extremely lightweight, can fly along with it and looks exactly like gyproc when put up. Would well recommend
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    Prices

    Robbing T**t!!!
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    skim rates

    Tools down! van! home!
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    Arse about face!

    Try Facebook.. every bugger pops up on there at one time of another
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    Arse about face!

    Sorry niceandflat... cant help this time
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    new trowel

    What the ????
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    First House, first full hit of plastering. Advice please ;)

    Meltedcheese..... regardless of what system you decide to use you have a lot of work on your hands which you obviuously know as doing lime and render in the past. Good look in your 1st house and im sure you will be fine knowing theres always top advice on hand in the forum.
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    First House, first full hit of plastering. Advice please ;)

    Warriors an Old School Pro...... Far more experienced than myself who opts for the kop-out dot and dab system!!! respect for warrior and his methods
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    Cream of Tartar

    Never tried the Cream Of Tartar but often used a handfull of drywall adhesive... Has anyone used both that could compare between the two?
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    First House, first full hit of plastering. Advice please ;)

    Probably not what you want to hear but: Take coving down Dot and dab all walls Skim complete rooms and if wanted replace coving.....
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    what would you do?

    Yeah Irish, 3 day course! best thing i ever did. learn to plaster properly.. Should have done it 20 years ago, could have saved me 19 years and 362 days of blood, sweat and tears!
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    what would you do?

    in what irish?
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    Collated screwgun

    Personally the cordless 18v makita with lithium-ion batterys, more value for money compared to the hilti, as posted earlier look after it and keep it clean, i use a hard bristled brush to keep all the grease n sh**e at bay and a good quality solicone spray or carb cleaner, i steer clear of...
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    what would you do?

    essexandy...... no offence took mate. Our website was done by a friend of a friend, it's not my doings although i fed her the info to go on it obviously. Im just trying to get my plastering brain round the Search Engine Optimization on the site to try and get it pushed further up the...
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    what would you do?

    Cheers Warrior
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    re plaster time

    Quicker the better Ross, before it dries out too much given you have already had problems... like Henry says PVA
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    Sign Writing ?????

    spunky im probably better off not knowing the half of it being a newbie to the site!
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    what would you do?

    Hi essexandy, simple answer is i dont!!! Ive been in the plastering trade for the last 20 years, our previous client list is is under the history tab which you will be talking about.. I find lately and during the current climate the domestic side provides us with 90%...
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    Collated screwgun

    Spunky the FEIN ASCT..... Looks like it belongs on a shelf at B&Q!!
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    Sign Writing ?????

    Plasterers eh!!!!
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    price for coving

    Always used the little triangle thing.... never had any problems.
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    what would you do?

    Any of the above...FreeD All good answers, dry wall adhesive, gripfill and expanding foam all stick like s***e
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    dry wall hammer?

    The Hammer of all Hammers!!! Would need to re-mortgage first though! Possibly worth losing the house, wife and kids for???
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    Van sign

    Oh my God! Absolute Class! Think it could deffinately be the way forward!
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    Collated screwgun

    Cheers Tony, will bear it im mind for furure!
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    Woman Plasterer!

    Hardest thing ive ever had to do!!!!!!! watch the wife give birth........ and she's put me through the ordeal twice!!!! Some people are so self centred!
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    Collated screwgun

    No spunk, never heard of them
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    Collated screwgun

    Every chance Paul, seems too good to be true in my opinion... but it wont be the first time ive been wrong
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