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Pagey
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The way I see it is a 2-1 gang would do 6 bag first coat 3 second coat so 60 sqm 2 hits a day 120sqm be away good time if u wanna do more than at a day your either on s**t price or mental and probably the bloke u see on site with knee and arm supports I will stick to my domestics where quality is more than quantity
algeeman
It’s A Boy
Maybe in your world.....everyones different.
We would loose this site just skimming that a day mate.
Some lads skim less than your comment and earn more.
Its all a crock of shhiitt !!!
Pagey
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exactly mate I've done the site meter eating stuff and when I was labouring the f ers were greedy and at 4 quid for skim if you can't make 480 pay between 2 spreads and a labourer that is pure greed I will happily admit that I rarely do over 4 bags a day now and that's pushing it,my days of doing flats and houses are behind me I see 50 year old site spread look about 70 and all got arm supports knee supports ect I don't want that for myself and can't imagine working on a site now each to their own but I won't ruin my health for 2.50/2.75 a mtr then brag about it I'm in this game cos I hated school school hated me but it's all I've ever known for 16 years I earn a living out of it and it pays the bills would I want my boy to do this job,no f-in chance I've done the graft for him
algeeman
It’s A Boy
Ive just got the "kinky dice" app. On my phone.
Ive kissed the site labourers neck while he stroked my feet for 2 mins.
I think I like waiting on sets now.
Pagey
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Would this work as I work alone a bit of self abuse Inbetween trowels would be alright not sure if Mrs Jones would appreciate it though
BigK
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Firstly, if it takes 9 bags to do 60 metres the gear is going on way too thick.
Secondly, having a labourer for skimming doesn't pay.
Those are facts
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algeeman
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Would this work as I work alone a bit of self abuse Inbetween trowels would be alright not sure if Mrs Jones would appreciate it though
Hahaha......thats the thing when she tries it on your too tired from the self abuse !!
I tell her im knackered been grafting all day !!
Im lying I still pop it in !!
f**k me y is it wen sum1 cums on here mentioning m2 every1 jumps down there neck? Granted I dnt think he's put on 260m2 in 10 hours that ceiling u posted Andy mite of been long but it was narrow as owt hardly no m2 in that but I dnt understand y every1 always goes crazy wen sum1 posts about m2 I mentioned in 1 of posts me and mate can easy put 100m2 on in day which is fck all between 2 spreads and I got loads of abuse from people who have never seen 100m2 in a week but just because there dont do it there think no body can etc site work is a dog eat dog world which sum lads cant handle but sum can..he only came on to mention gages are hanging cmon lads
Pagey
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A bag does 10sqm right so 6 bags is 60 sqm and half of that top coat
Pagey
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She's 80
BigK
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Pagey
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But when do you ever 2 coat with same gauge????unheard of unless it's a cupboard
McBentLegs
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I agree with Pagey, I'd probably use (with a bit of waste) 4bags to do a 30m2 set.
BigK
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What is your point?
Mine is that the proposed 2&1 if using 9 bags a set should have 90m2 on the wall not 60. If they are able to cope with it.
If they can only cope with 60m2 they are putting too much gear on the wall and should be mixing up a 4 bag and a 2 to lay down.
The stuff doesn't put itself on so they are wasting their time
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boardfinished
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what a bell end
Does it say 2mm on bags now for thickness? Which is bolloxs know way shud it ever go on 2mm skimming 3-5mm man me
user__removed
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Really!? 4 bags will push to almost 50m2 on ceilings no problem.
BigK
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Firstly you've admitted there is waste, secondly your ratio isn't half as extorted as pageys.
If what your skimming is flat it's still too thick though
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BigK
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Why would you ever want to do that?
It would warrant ruling off!!
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user__removed
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Why? it's not any better a finish, in fact more chance of the tigers.
boardfinished
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hang on,you did it 10 hours?
gauges are about 3 hours
so you did 3 x 85 m gauges between 2?
McBentLegs
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I do tend to lay it on a bit thicker bud as most of my work is domestic over skims, artex etc/ or if its boarded, the joists are all pissed so need to lay the gear on thick to negotiate it all! If I was house bashing on site I would probably be able to string it out a bit more!
Because in my opinion 2mm is 2 thin and I dnt get tigers in my work pal
Pagey
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Always push for 10sqm out of a bag on two coat work I was always taught whatever you put on first coat it's half for 2nd coat and give or take a hawk full I would say it's always worked for me 2mm would never happen in pretty positive that when I started it was a 3mm skim and it hasn't changed the way it goes on in 16 years for me I'm over the moon when I see what people have to achieve everyday just to earn a decent bit of dough when for 2 bags I could pretty much equal what they earn I call that getting older and wiser I would come out in cold sweats knowing I would have to do 100sqm a day just to make money my life is about work a chore and a ways of means not the other way round at a push I might even have to put an extra handful in if I've put to much water in but why knock your pipe out life's for enjoying not going home fcuked every night
I've always known it 2 be 3-5mm thickness got taught that way and will always do it that way
Pagey
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I was gonna put 5mm but I'm pretty sure it was 3mm when I was learning then one coat came along and people were scraping it on,I never went that way though
user__removed
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What difference does it make? If it gets knocked it's going to be damaged either way.
user__removed
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No that's for mono keith.
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