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Hi I am moving back to england soon and was wondering what the domestic rates per meter are at the moment. this would be in the north west but a general idea would do. Cheers guys

sorry! i didn't post the make and model as i am in france. but it is i Vivrelec Acapulco, 3kw 200l. cheers

Hi anyone know of a place where you can buy ceramic elements for a 200l hot waterheater

What i do over here in France, make sure there is a decent gap (3-4 mm) between the old and new, fill this with MAP (morter adhesive) making sure it's relativly flat, (this helps prevent the edge of the patch cracking as it bonds the old to the new) then use multi feathering in over the old.

Cheers for the reply Steve, no parts were missed as I have dealt with similar walls in the past and with the type of plaster they used to use here, if you try and put wet plaster on it it will suck all moisture out of the new plaster in 5 seconds flat, so I am bloody carefull about not missing...

cheers for the replys guys, it was bare plaster. I stripped the walls back to the bare plaster, it was a bit wierd as the walls that had been painted, the paint scrapped off like it was wall paper, probably 5 or six coats of paint going back at least 60/70 years judging by the last coat. but yes...

Hi Guys, i have been re-scimming an old house, limestone walls, with a lime based plaster over the top. i PVA'd the walls and ceilings on monday on tuesday i second coated them as i went along waiting for it to go tacky before skimming but i had serious problems with the paster pulling as i...

Lafarge is a french company and over here they prefer tape and join so that may be why they recomend not skiming the normal plasterboard. the others are right in stating that there is no need to skim MR board. I have skimmed MR board when a client used a sheet when he ran out of normal to...

which ever boot you are buying have a look at http://www.javari.co.uk free delivery and their prices are reasonable. I ordered my dewaalts from there and it was still free delivery to france

So taping is less messy, so when a plastered the lids in a house recently, lifted the dust sheets from the floor and walked out, job done. if the same job had been done t&j then after sanding down The client would have had to spend days dustinging and hoovering. Thats why I prefer skimming. also...

What boots do you guys use for work. I seem to be spliting soles and seams left right and centre. there is a lot of lime over hear so i asume that is whats causing it so just wondered what you lot wear that are hard wearing but light and flexible

Work is slow over here at the moment just ticking over. Ref visa's you don't need one but if you live here then you must register and obtain a siret number. Ref the plaster: the wall had been paineted with farrow and ball silk paint which showed all the iimperfections. the decorator pva'ed...

Now i know this will be difficult as i am in france using french plaster (lutece 2000), plastered a wall the other day, (painted wall, pvaed it the second coat of pva and plastered when tacky) a couple of spots had not set after 6hrs, when i say not set i don't mean dried, i just mean set as the...

Tax and mot are not required to get insurance, so the order for get the required legality is insurance then mot, then tax.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1400w-MORTAR-PLASTER-PAINT-MIXER-240V-TWIN-PADDLE-/200493306515?pt=UK_BOI_Industrial_Tools_Construction_Tools_ET&hash=item2eae551293 I've been using one of these for the past 4 years, have mixec cment conctrete, 60ltr tubs of plaster and screed with it. I've had no...