Opinions

[irish_spread]

Only meant some of it

Not the first bit, obviously :RpS_sneaky:

 

[johniosaif]

Not the first bit, obviously :RpS_sneaky:

Well, rather not say as you might get upset.

 

[irish_spread]

Well not as might get upset.

Clown

 

[algeeman]

My younger brother learnt his game with donegal lads aswell.
Went to oz started his own rendering firm out there.

Done great for himself.

Went to work in the mines for a year on amazing money.

Said it was full of donegal lads.

I know a fella just after christmas who was back in london subbing skimming out @£4 a metre.

Whers theres money to be earned from graft the donegal lads always there !!

 

[kebab king]

irish_spread, your talking b*ll***s, real Men come from Sunderland

 

[beddy]

Have massive noses and move to kent

 

[putzy]

When I done my apprenticeship 1982 you had to learn all aspects of the trade . You would normally excel at one or two aspects but you still had to be competent in all . Skimming was considered the easiest aspect

 

[S a plastering]

If skimmings that easy why don't builders do it they always offer to board it but fcuk that up 9 times out of ten

 

[S a plastering]

Everyone blurts on about skimming but it's the way the game has gone I can do everything im a plasterer but at nearly 52 don't mind skimming boards I'm still getting good money
I know what I'd rather be doing

 

[spunky]

The way things are you can earn a living skimming and are better off learning how to dab rather than float and set the old days are gone I'm afraid

 

[user__removed]

Plastering is ****** because of the short courses. End of.

 

[Danny]

Plastering is ****** because of the short courses. End of.

No I don't think they are the problem...

It's people not knowing what to expect from a good plasterer....

Courses are an easy target but very few people who go on a course make it in the real world....

Prices get driven down by people who will work for it... if nobody will work for £2 a meter then the price will go up...

 

[Danny]

The general public need educating

 

[spunky]

How do you do that though the general public has existed since cavemen, if it wasn't for the Internet maybe and the customers having too much choice and not just asking there next door neighbour who did a tidy job at there's we'd be in a better position
if I want to buy a bed for example is find a nice bed then go online and see how cheap I can get it, the markets more competitive it's only a shortage of labour that will ever help