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Gilbert75

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Anyone use them, ive recently worked on jobs where I can plaster the ceilings off the deck, peace of piss then trowling up , walking along...
Used to work with people over the years who used them, but didn't bother in the end...
 
gysmith said:
Anyone use them, ive recently worked on jobs where I can plaster the ceilings off the deck, peace of piss then trowling up , walking along...
Used to work with people over the years who used them, but didn't bother in the end...
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Get a pair and practice round the house,garden etc. Or just scrim up with them.
I'm a recent stilt convert and after good advice from folk on here I'm finding my legs
 
Have tried them could never get on with them worked with a few who used them they would just workout of the bucket put on some thing, me I prefer a milk crate They loved them though
 
Olican said:
Get a pair and practice round the house,garden etc. Or just scrim up with them.
I'm a recent stilt convert and after good advice from folk on here I'm finding my legs
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Great for smaller blokes. Knew someone who went for a pint in his stilts. He was only 5ft1 without them.
 
Olican said:
Get a pair and practice round the house,garden etc. Or just scrim up with them.
I'm a recent stilt convert and after good advice from folk on here I'm finding my legs
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Marshalltown the best?
Think I'll get a pair with my grant money...
 
hollybank said:
Are they any good for domestics if floor boards are missing randomly?
Still using milk crates and planks for ceilings!
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I'm a relatively latecomer to stilts but haven't had a problem in domestics. I wouldn't use if floor boards are missing tbh. You need to be sure floor is clear
 
hollybank said:
Don’t talk to me about hernia s
Still working wearing a belt to keep it in,darnt go for the opp.
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Go for it asap - otherwise when the money runs out they will say you don't need it and a truss is good enough - happened to a friend of mine last year, had to appeal and managed to get decision reversed.
 
When I say darnt go for opp it because of Covid !
Will probably pay for the opp anyway as don’t need the 8 week lay-off.
 
In Berkshire the NHS are subbing it out to a separate private hospital even before Covid, (and were very good with my mate) worth asking the question and checking.
 
gysmith said:
Anyone use them, ive recently worked on jobs where I can plaster the ceilings off the deck, peace of piss then trowling up , walking along...
Used to work with people over the years who used them, but didn't bother in the end...
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Ramboo tools do the best stilts. They are worth the extra money.

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gysmith said:
Anyone use them, ive recently worked on jobs where I can plaster the ceilings off the deck, peace of piss then trowling up , walking along...
Used to work with people over the years who used them, but didn't bother in the end...
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gysmith said:
Anyone use them, ive recently worked on jobs where I can plaster the ceilings off the deck, peace of piss then trowling up , walking along...
Used to work with people over the years who used them, but didn't bother in the end...
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I use them pretty much every time I’m skimming. Can’t under stand y u wouldn’t, sooo much quicker and better finish doing ceilings. plus I do all my tops on them then jump off.
 
Main thing I find when up on stilts is making sure your not hunching over your your bucket too much so I set everything up high, and use a long handled scoop. That ceiling was 90m, and would hate kicking a hop up round to skim a ceiling that size
 

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Ritch said:
Main thing I find when up on stilts is making sure your not hunching over your your bucket too much so I set everything up high, and use a long handled scoop. That ceiling was 90m, and would hate kicking a hop up round to skim a ceiling that size
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I'm sure the finish was A1 Rich
Is that 90m on your own , two coated ? Even when I was younger I'd shy away from that in one hit and would have to roll the set lol
 
bof said:
I'm sure the finish was A1 Rich
Is that 90m on your own , two coated ? Even when I was younger I'd shy away from that in one hit and would have to roll the set lol
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No mate, 90 between me an my old partner and it was 2 coats lol I’ve never one coated. I fill tapes, beads, liners , dodgy boarding, then 2 tight coats over. I could do a 90m slab on my Todd but I don’t chase the metres anymore. Did a 60m kitchen ceiling just shy of 3metres high the other day and pissed that in 2.5 hours so know I can still do it when I have too
 
Ritch said:
No mate, 90 between me an my old partner and it was 2 coats lol I’ve never one coated. I fill tapes, beads, liners , dodgy boarding, then 2 tight coats over. I could do a 90m slab on my Todd but I don’t chase the metres anymore. Did a 60m kitchen ceiling just shy of 3metres high the other day and pissed that in 2.5 hours so know I can still do it when I have too
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Ritch said:
No mate, 90 between me an my old partner and it was 2 coats lol I’ve never one coated. I fill tapes, beads, liners , dodgy boarding, then 2 tight coats over. I could do a 90m slab on my Todd but I don’t chase the metres anymore. Did a 60m kitchen ceiling just shy of 3metres high the other day and pissed that in 2.5 hours so know I can still do it when I have too
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6 bag ceiling on ya todd in 2.5 hrs..
Fair play
 
I use mine nearly everyday.
Extended my stand with plastic pipe as i can't stand working out of a bucket.
Im sure theyve buggered my knees though. But no more than going up and down steps all day would
 
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