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Thanks again Roughcaster ........ it was the 'do I do it all on the same day' which I needed to know, and now you've kindly answered it :D I tried earlier to do a thin coat with Board Finish ...... gave up after 2 float-fulls ! Stuff was damn near setting on the float and went onto the...

Cheers Roughcaster Does it have to be Multi Finish ? I don't have a bag of that, bought Green bag (finishing coat, I think) If it has to be the former, I'll go back & swap bags ...... Thanks again :D

Hi all, I've just put the first skim (Thistle Bonding - Purple logo) on the first wall I've ever plastered. Its gone on OK and appears to be drying out OK. It is on to a thickness of about 2mm - 3mm How long do I wait before doing the final top coat ? Realise its a basic question...

Mark ....... I was joking ! Your wife will kill you if you use pink-grip As it looks to be a thresh-hold, how about using a wide door strip ? If you can't get one wide enough, find a local sheet metal workers and ask them for a suitable sized piece of stainless ....... if you explain...

. Just an idea, but do a search on eBay using past auctions (you need to log in to do this) and see if any similar vans have sold - if so, for what price. A lot of traders buy stock from eBay, so they don't pay over the odds and if a similar van has sold it'll give you a fairly accurate...

. PinkGrip & a spatula ? :lol: :lol: :lol:

. Please let me know how you get on with it. I've been looking at buying the tool to put some rivnuts into my truck for holding tools. Was just going to use the 'manual method' of a correct sized bolt, service washer and a spanner :lol: :lol: If you're anywhere near Meltham /...

Hi Richard, Thanks for a detailed reply. OK - the wall is original plaster. The house was built in 1898 and if I ever find any wall / surface / frame or anything else which is truly plumb & flat ...... I'll pass out with shock :lol: Made tiling a nightmare. The walls around the bath...

. :lol: :lol: No - its another toy for me Seem to spend half my spare time on jobs cleaning up dust & stuff, thought it would make things easier. Could also use it for cleaning out the truck :roll:

Anyone any experience of the DeWalt dc515 cordless vac ?

Agree with other posters - if its only occasional, go for MIG OxyAcetylene welding isn't a skill, its an art ! It took me a good 3 years before I could get solid welds with gas in any combination of run / material, etc... MIG welding is easier, but tuition wouldn't go amiss, or it'll...

Agree with symptoms for the second type of fixing. I think you're after a RivNut Can be bought in small quantities at good prices on eBay

This may not be the place, but I need to remove a slim set of tiles on the underside of a return. Couldn't get 'em to stay in place when fitting, and never 'planned' on taking them off again until I was told to by she who must be obeyed ...... just wish I hadn't used PINKGRIP :roll...

Hi all, I'm doing our own bathroom. One wall has been lined with plasterboard, direct fix onto walls, but one of the boards is proud of its adjacent board by approx 1 to 1.5mm How thick can I skim the wall to 'even out' this difference ?

Hi folks, I'm starting refitting a small domestic bathroom (changing suite, dry lining walls, tiling, etc..) and one of the jobs is to take up the carpet floor and fit vinyl - sheet not tile, which has already been bought. The floor is floor boards but I don't know yet what condition...

Good point JohnD, but some carriage keys are also female. I used to have one with an 1/2" square recess - if I still had it I'd send it to the OP, but I can't find it anywhere

Sounds like what you're looking for is a large carriage key ...

Thats what I was thinking of - thanks xerxes :lol: Not worth £ 222 ! Hollow section inside hollow section, 2 plates and a tightening screw or two ...... hmmm, must be all of £15 of steel and a couple hours work :) Cheers

Hi Shytalkz, Read your post with interest as the same thing has happened to me (once !) I just accepted that the 'fault' was principally mine, and that the customer had every right to pay me within the same time as it'd taken me to issue their invoice ..... Taught me to get my admin in...

I tend to agree with an earlier poster, and would stay away from all sites & services which 'promise' you leads. Most of my clients are aged 50+ and very few use the internet, so any web based service would be pretty much useless for me. About 95 % of my work comes from recommendation, the...