I have just spent all day plastering a small porch about 1.5 x 1.8m. This porch is then divided into 2 areas, one part is going to have a toilet...
Hi, my Dewalt 18v cordless circular saw has given up the ghost - I got it in 2004 so can't complain. Anyway I'm looking at what to buy as a...
If a customer says they have received other quotes do you ever ask them how much those quotes. Are there any unwritten rules about this?
I'm thinking of building a set of bookcases with the carcases made from 18mm mr mdf, but not sure of the material to use for the shelves. I was...
After a pint or two the other day (well it is half day on a Friday) we were discussing how many quotes we submitted were actually accepted. Going...
A question to all the plasterers on this forum who plaster for a living (as I do). When plastering a ceiling for instance would you drop...
Can anyone recommend a sonic measurer. I had an old Ryobi which worked well but has now been dropped too often and is now unreliable. Are there...
Hi, I was hoping to get some advice with regards to building a porch. Have had a look through but can't seem to find the answers I need. It will...
I know from the forum that advertising is one of those subjects that splits peoples opinions but.......... rightly or wrongly I'd like to get some...
Has anyone had any experience with a tile backer board for floors, the one i've seen is called 'no more ply'. I normally overboard with ply but...
Hopefully someone can help me on this one - I've been asked to tile a bathroom floor that has been fitted with underfloor heating. Normally I'd...
Need a bit of help here chaps - about to install a bathroom, one of the things changing is the position of the bath and therefore the bath waste...
After years with a Natwest business account and paying their extortionate charges I want to make the move to a different account. Have tried...
Ok, this has happened a few times over the years and I still don't know the right way (if there is one) of letting a customer down. You price...
Has anyone else experienced this - went into my local B&Q warehouse and found myself a Makita palm finishing sander for £39.99, looking at the...
Can anyone help with a problem with rattling/knocking on our rising main. To give a brief layout - rising main enters house, to main stopcock then...
Hi, hoping I can get some advise on the following. I've looked thru old threads but can't find anything about this - I want to convert single...
Wonder if anyone can help out on this one. I'm repairing the sash windows of a property that is being refurbished by a couple to sell on and make...
Hi' hoping some of you guys can help with what may seem an obvious question. I'm in the process of pricing up a job, one of the things the...
Hi I want to buy a planer thicknesser and was wondering if anyone had any views or advise about them and also any recommendations. It will be...
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