Recent content by MidlandsJohn64

I'm sure the satisfaction of pointing out to your fellow plasterers the error of their ways will be payment enough :lol:

Hi, Had site meeting this morning and the MD of the builders saw sense and has agreed to re-skim the problem areas. In the end the schedule of works and the Thistle plaster data sheet was convincing, combined with the fact that I told them there was no way I was going to accept the work (and...

Hi gday2uk, If only that were the case. We haven't even started decorating yet :cry: We have the cores that were cut out to allow the lights to be fitted by the Electrician and the thickness of the skim on these pieces of plasterboard are marginally over 1mm in thickness. Given that...

Richard C, Thanks for your reply, it has confirmed our suspicions about the plastering. It is a big job (2 storey extension and renovation throughout) and a lot of money! The job was put out to tender and the price was not the cheapest we could have got. The general building work is to a high...

Hi, As part of a large building job (£150k) most of the walls and ceilings in my house have been boarded (dot & dab) and skimmed. My schedule of work and hence my contract states that the plaster skim should be 3mm thick. The general finish of the plastering appears uneven in places, very...