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    New multifinish ( makegood)

    Hi guys With British gypsum closed has anyone tried the makegood plaster products ? And if so any reviews. Wanted some feedback before purchasing and trying thanks a lot.
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    square meter

    how many 8x4 pbs would i need to cover a room that is 3meters square also the ceiling needs overboarding each wall is 3m long and 2.4m high, with one wall having a bay window. i was thinking about 11? am i far off? thanks in advance guys
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    12.5mm timber stud???????

    really struggling now, i need to make a timber frame so that i can screw some 12.5mm foil backed pb to it, but i cant find 12.5mm wood anywhere the lowest thickness i can find is 19mm. the main reason is the door will not shut if i come off the wall too much. i was going to stick the...
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    a little help please

    just a quick one guys, i have been to quote up a job , now the person wants a room completely reboarded with a timber frame around the room and insulation put behind the boards which isnt a problem, i havent had to do this before, ive studed and boarded but never used any insulation so my...
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    vent in bathroom?

    just a quicky guys, i have a bathroom to skim the weekend, now the only tricky bit is the customer wants a vent to be plastered up, she said she will open the window for ventilation when she has a shower. what is the best solution, should i fill the hole in with foam then stick some pb in...
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    curved ceiling

    just a quicky :D i am plastering a bathroom the weekend which is no problem BUT. they have a ceiling that curves into the wall at one end, i have never skimmed a curve before so am a little apprehensive about this. any tips? will the trowl just follow the curve no problem or is...
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    PATCHING ??

    i have been plastering on the side now for about 18 months. i have plastered many different walls and ceiling but funnily enough i have not yet patched a ceiling. i have a customer who had a leak in his ceiling so he got it sorted and but a piece of plasterboard over the hole. he wants the...
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    crack

    just a quick one, do you pro plasterers still get the occasional hairline crack in your work or is it just us amateurs who suffer this on rare occassions??? :lol:
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    thinking of rendering !!!

    been reading through some of the posts on rendering and thinking of having a go. i have been plastering for 4 years now and am now at a standard where i am charging people for my work. i can do most internal plastering including bonding/hardwall plus boarding and skimming and have tackled a...
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    pricing as a novice

    hi guys, i am quoting tomorrow for a small job , it is to skim a downstairs hallway, havent seen the job yet but am wondering what a fair labour cost would be, say if it takes me all day saturday. she has seen my work from my sisters house and didnt hesitate to ask me to quote her. i havent...
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    plastering portfolio

    is it worth doing a portfolio of all the plastering work i have been doing. i am still learning, i do plastering on the side at the minute until i build up my experience. i have taken before and after pics of all the work i have completed but dont know whether its worth doing one or not. do...
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    pva colouring

    what do i add to a pva mix to change the colour so that when i put it onto the walls i can clearly see the bits i have missed. nice and bright like a green or red would do. do i use food colouring?
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    plastering tight angles?

    just a quick one guys. when i recently plastered under some stairs i was struggling with the angle right at the top, its about a 45 degree angle. what can you use to plaster angles like this with ease. cant find anything
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    bonding over artex?

    just a quick one , i am plastering a ceiling and it has horrible :evil: deep artex on it. i dont think two coats of multi will cover it even with knocking the rough edges off. my question is should i use bonding on it first and if so do i pva it before hand, i am new to using bonding and...
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    ceiling bother?

    i could do with some advise, i am really struggling with ceilings i cant seem to get them polished of blemish free. i have done 4 ceilings now and have only got 1 really good but that was a bathroom and was only small. i have got some stilts coming tomorrow, hoping they will help with my...
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    when to scratch?

    just a quick one :lol: when you apply some bonding to internal (very thin) breeze blocks do you pva them first? plus when do you scratch the bonding , when its set for half hour or straight after you have finished laying it on. thanks
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    BATHROOM PLASTERING?

    need expert advise again if possible. i am plastering my friends bathroom on sunday. will multi-finish be ok for the whole room including ceiling or will i need some sort on waterproofer? he is putting up a new plaster board which is not near the bath tub. does he need a different...
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    can you learn from a book?

    this may sound stupid but can you learn to use backing plaster (sand/cement) or (bonding/hardwall/browning) by following a book or dvd's instructions. i bought a plastering dvd called mastering plastering of the internet and that taught me how to skim useing multi-finish and i haven't looked...
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    bonding advise please

    i have removed a wall from my sisters bedroom and studed a new wall up with 12.5m plasterboard. i now have the chimney beast on one side exposed brick. i would like to bond then skim this area as i have never done this before. i am quite good at skimming but have never used anything else from...
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    makita aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

    i bought a new makita drill yesterday, when i used it for the first today i tried to change the battery but it wouldn't come off. i tried it 1 hour later and after 5 attempts i managed to get it off. i changed the battery and used the drill again. then when packing up i couldn't get the other...
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