New skim patch fell off the wall! Patch up ok?
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Marshy
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@beigeM that looks awful and if it was me I wouldn't have him doing it again if that's what the end result will be!!?? I think you mentioned he blamed "dodgy" PVA!?? Wtf !!?? Did he mean he mixed it that weak to save a few quid? Tut tut try and get your money back?? Get somebody off the forum to redo it there's quite a few London spreads on here who am sure will be happy to help??
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I've told him I don't want him to re-do it and I want him to reimburse me for another guy I got from 'Which? Local' to do it. I'm going to strip it and coat in thistle bond-it, betokontact or blue grip and he's going to come round and skim it.
Have to say a big thanks everyone on this thread - the responses convinced me to investigate properly, rather than end up with a big layer of sporadically attached plaster on my wall. :RpS_thumbup:
I also got a ceiling overboarded and skimmed, and another room skimmed:
- The other room was done by a different bloke, and feels solid enough
- The ceiling feels solid and I *think* plasterboard is easier to bond plaster to using PVA
so I'm inclined to leave well enough alone with these. (that and the fact I don't think he would reimburse me for the whole job even if I did find problems).
Also definitely going to stay away from rated people and try harder for personal recommendations in future.
Have to say a big thanks everyone on this thread - the responses convinced me to investigate properly, rather than end up with a big layer of sporadically attached plaster on my wall. :RpS_thumbup:
I also got a ceiling overboarded and skimmed, and another room skimmed:
- The other room was done by a different bloke, and feels solid enough
- The ceiling feels solid and I *think* plasterboard is easier to bond plaster to using PVA
so I'm inclined to leave well enough alone with these. (that and the fact I don't think he would reimburse me for the whole job even if I did find problems).
Also definitely going to stay away from rated people and try harder for personal recommendations in future.
Wish I had come here a month ago. Will definitely come back and will keep in mind for anyone who asks me.
So what made you choose someone from which local? ( don't know what that is so I'm curious)
fair question, and I won't be convinced till the job is done, but reasons were:
1 - no-one on here mentioned anything when I said where I lived
2 - it seems Which has a better structure than ratedpeople - I pay for Which and think the site is funded by users, rather than tradesmen, where the site effectively represents them, rather than the end customer.
3 - the plasterer seemed to have believable answers to my questions (I know a lot more about plaster now that I did a month ago).
jamesthefirst
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It is part of Which magazine subscription and is £10 a month. Tradesmen join and put in there details and customers contact them directly based on reviews of work done previously.We are contacted by phone or email about a job and you price it and when finished the which member writes a revue and rates you on job, cost etc
The difference between this and rated people is I think the customer is more fussy and wants a top job but will also pay the going rate in my experience.
Another load of bollox if you get a **** job again you deserve it you are on a forum with a load if plasterers giving you free advise and I don't remember you asking anyone to quote I'm not saying it doesn't work but recommendations and three quotes is the norm tut tut
What a shame you only found this place after ey!i don't know what you other spreads reckon but I'll only use uni bond and cementone nowadays,a lot of own brand/cheap stuff ain't up to scratch no matter how you gauge it.and even better,bond it,if you've got the time on the job that is!
johniosaif
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Its difficult to find good plasterers, different things work for different spreads, things can go wrong, experience is the key..
I had a few (broken down) quotes before so I knew what to expect. I don't mean to offend, but even getting someone off here isn't going to guarantee I get a good job, is it? It's a public forum.
If I want to get a quote then I just stick something in 'work available'?
Your right nothing's guaranteed but a load of made up referrals in something like a magazine is not the place I would start. You will have more chance of getting someone who knows what they are doing off here by simply reading their previous posts but fingers crossed you get sorted
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