Recent content by faster1

thanks for all replies - I did buy a ratchet crimping tool, had to practice a bit to get a good tight connection. The two damaged lighting wires are 1.mm, I have cut out a section about 1m long of each and put a patch in using 3 red crimps and the self amalgamating silicone tape. I have some...

thanks TTC will nip out and get the crimping tool and ask about the heat shrink or self amalgamating tape, glad I asked - was thinking of screw down connectors

Can't believe how stupid I was - used a wallscanner that gave no reading for electric, but clear reading for metal, somehow thought if it was a cable it would register as machine was pretty good at picking up live wires from lightswitches, should have chiseled off some plaster before drilling to...

Hi I've got a few flat plain doors to gloss and have previously used Dulux trade 'excellence' mini rollers for gloss. They were synethetic mohair or something, and fabric, as opposed to the foam ones also used for glossing. I found these fabric rollers to hold a good amount of paint , but on a...

Much appreciated. If the job progresses well I may have a go at chipping right back on one or two cracks and re rendering with the steel in, just to get a feel for what is involved. Would be nice to get good enough that I could do a major crack repair like that in just a few hours. I appreciate...

Ah nice, I was getting a bit stressed over this. Bag of plasterboard adhesive it is. Probably go on to make a care free fortune now thanks 2 u - line of blow off the hookers arse and all that

small claims court and all that! well hopefully not, as I mentioned, I already said to the customer I can't guarantee the cracks won't come back, and I know she's not going to be into another grand or two to get it near perfect, just wants it rentable. Thanks for that about the render. I didn't...

1500 interior + 200 exterior, exterior is just some soffit and maybe 20m2 white masonry plus wash mould off upvc, interior complete redec. I don't know how long it will take, been given untill end oct, although I can't work 2 full months on it as I do gardening work too. I reckoned about 3 full...

Hi, I've just got my second decorating job - 4 bed rental property. I'm doing it cheap, as I'm not a timeserved dec, or decades experience. My main worry is the cracks - it is a sixties house, 64 I beleive - the type with horizontal wooden tongue and groove cladding. 1 the construction is...