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As it's recommended for veneer, oil can De-laminate the veneer. Also oil is outdated these days

You certainly don't want woodstain, you want a clear polyurethane varnish (water-based)

What normally happens is you tell the builder you want £160 per day (for example) then he would probably chage you out at £200 so both you and the builder are making what you want.

Benjamin Moore Advanced / the best gloss imo

It's taking 30/40 minutes a piece? That's a definite problem!! Also you need to seal the walls better , Halls beeline do a good sealer. You need to move a bit faster, paste and put in a bin bag wrapped up for 5 minutes that will help the paste not to dry out

Painters and plasterers both earn more than that running a business! It's allways hard saying one tradesman earns this one earns that. Everyone is different and has different needs in life and charge accordinly. I would say most earn 1k plus but some peoplpeare happy with half that!

Can't really say for joiners but Painters and Decorators full time with someone would be getting anywhere from 100-160 per day . Depends if there on site or commercial etc

It's just where the plaster is over polished. Check the paint has stuck to those parts, if it hasn't just key up those areas with 180grit sandpaper and recoat. If it's stuck as it is just crack on happens all the time

My advice is to work for sombody for a couple of years. You will soon rrealize the reality of what it takes to become a painter and decorator. You will struggle to make anything £££ from just going college and setting up on your own. You will be really slow and if you work in high end homes...

Definitely tiring - notsure who told you it doesn't pay well? I seem to do ok like all good tradesman.

The key to earning good money with domestic work is to get customes that want a professional job. Not weekend warriors that think because they can paint there living room any one can do it, and there calling you just because they ain't got time-AVOID As a minimum people should be going £20ph...

I reakon if you are charging 100/120 per day, by time you have had 3/4 weeks of per year and deducted expenses you will be lucky to get 20k per year....

Well wouldnt put that on a public forum- alot more than 100/120per day

Notsure why you or anybody would set up a business and charge 100/120 per day? It's not worth it! You can go and work for somebody for 14ph+ and not have the hastle of running a business ! 15years ago £120 was OK but still nothing special

Get someone round to take a look, Simple!