Chippy vs customer
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djfleming22
Active Member
Just a little of scrim and away you go
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Well if you accepted the second one you're a complete knob. At least the first one can just have a few extra screws added and a quick tidy up. I'll ignore the boards being run horizontally.
megamix
Active Member
I’m gonna say the neat boarding was done by a really anal customer with probably a background in engineering . He washes his car everyday and his kids are really clever and his Mrs is a
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lurpak
Artex Boy
New labourer. His first time scrimming lol. I went in today and laughed as some areas the scrim didn’t even cover the f**k**g gap
lurpak
Artex Boy
John j
Mono Don
Why do people do that
essexandy
The Lake Governor
So you are actually going to skim that?
lurpak
Artex Boy
Not like that, no. I will sort it tomorrow morning and add a day onto the bill.
John j
Mono Don
He.s stuck cause it ain't artex lol
John j
Mono Don
A day sort that in a hour ............... expanding foam
John j
Mono Don
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Surely you looked at job before you priced hahah
lurpak
Artex Boy
This is a string of 3 houses. 1st of 3. When i quoted they didn't even have ensuites in. Price was amended. I expected it to be done properly as done by a chippy. As it isn't, it's a day on bill. not my problem.
Nicm
Well-Known Member
Nicer to skim when there vertical.Over in the US they board them horizontally.
John j
Mono Don
I always thought it was a strength thing.
I just go for less cuts approach lol
JessThePlasterer
Queen Jess Elizabeth I
I’d cry
There are certain disciplines you learn on how to approach and do any job with the correct training.
Some people classed themselves as carpenters/cabinet makers just because they managed to fit a flat pencil behind their ear............and walk around like that that as if its a status symbol. Something a proper carpenter never does because his ear defenders will have no effect if he does that.
Any proper tradesman whether apprenticeship trained or even self taught would never do a boarding out job like that. He has no idea of how and where to start fixing boards on a job and even less knowlege on how to cut angles etc.
A proper tradesman wouldnt put screws that close to the edge of timber or plywood never mind plasterboard.
Even a shuttering carpenter would have done better than that.
It makes you wonder what the timber construction is like behind those slabs.
Some people classed themselves as carpenters/cabinet makers just because they managed to fit a flat pencil behind their ear............and walk around like that that as if its a status symbol. Something a proper carpenter never does because his ear defenders will have no effect if he does that.
Any proper tradesman whether apprenticeship trained or even self taught would never do a boarding out job like that. He has no idea of how and where to start fixing boards on a job and even less knowlege on how to cut angles etc.
A proper tradesman wouldnt put screws that close to the edge of timber or plywood never mind plasterboard.
Even a shuttering carpenter would have done better than that.
It makes you wonder what the timber construction is like behind those slabs.
Djr
Well-Known Member
That's rough as a badgers arse
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Laughing face
McBentLegs
Active Member
Jesus Christ that's horrific! I've gone over some s**t but that is up there with some of the worst I've ever seen!
lurpak
Artex Boy
Was very tempted to skim and leave gaps
McBentLegs
Active Member
Lol yeh you could beaded it all up and made a feature of it!
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Yeah stop beads around all the gaps.
superspread
Well-Known Member
Unless things have changed,I always board horizontally on stud
Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
The second one was you wasn't it?
McBentLegs
Active Member
Likewise, near enough always anyway
Stevieo
Royal Spin Doctor
Any particular reason?
essexandy
The Lake Governor
We always do our best to buy boards in that suit the storey height and only have vertical joints. As far as I'm aware this has always been the correct spec, not that I'm saying that it makes any difference, but it's what we stick to.
lurpak
Artex Boy
Don’t you start. I sunk 16 guniness lastnioght. Home at 4am. Skimming at 8am
Forgotten i booked it in months ago little Saturday job aujjtnsnsbamamkeke
essexandy
The Lake Governor
Nice tidy bottoms. Still that was probably the Guinness's fault.
lurpak
Artex Boy
Skirting boards going there. I always make sure it's flat as that's all it needs to be.