Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
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| Any Plasterers Bristol/North Somerset area can help me ? |
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Evening all 
Thought it was a good idea to start on the Bathroom until I started removing the tiles 
Plaster coming off on all walls  
If anyone on here can plaster and fancies some extra cash and is local pls let me know or if you can recommend anyone ? Not a huge bathroom
Cheers
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Darryl
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
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Hi Tawyowl ive been doing it for the last 25 years (Plastering that is  ) your a bit too far from me to doo!! pity its not start of my caravan season which starts march cause thats when i spent alot of time in somerset anyway any advice you need just give me a shout glad to help.
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| 2nd Jan 2011 12:04 am |
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Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
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Tawny
You got a pm
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| 2nd Jan 2011 10:09 am |
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Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
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Darryl ........ Cheers matey , the caravan season doesn't stop in Somerset , plenty of sites open 
Don't think SWMBO will wait til March , thanks anyway
Frapp ...... Cheers matey ,
Still open to any help / offers 
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| 2nd Jan 2011 11:33 am |
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Darryl
Member Since: 20 Dec 2009
Location: oldbury West Midlands
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Tawny, the season and site closes mines a static caravan down there 
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| 2nd Jan 2011 11:40 am |
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Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
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Shame ,
25 years experience , would have been a doddle for you Knew I shouldn't have started it just yet
Cheers Darryl
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| 2nd Jan 2011 2:28 pm |
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Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
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Before I attempt it , Anyone ???
It's gonna end in tears I know it
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| 4th Jan 2011 11:28 pm |
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buda
Member Since: 24 Jan 2010
Location: strathclyde
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If your gonna re tile it then DIY, its not too difficult to get a surface that can take tiles.
If you need a smooth straight finish then get someone else................
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| 5th Jan 2011 1:24 am |
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Frapp
Member Since: 19 Dec 2008
Location: Norff Zummerzet
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Tawny
Iv'e got the tools if you want to try yourself, Trowel, Hawk, Mixer, Buckets etc
Frapp Member of the carrot crank club
Embarrassingly in for the 2nd round, bought another two
D3 Jack Russell carrier
D4 Landmark for towing duties
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| 5th Jan 2011 9:52 am |
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Tawny Owl
Member Since: 22 Oct 2008
Location: Here and there
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Cheers Guys
Frapp , just been and bought the stuff  , have PVA'd the area im starting first and now sat here waiting for it to go off , also still wondering why I started it
Cheers
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| 5th Jan 2011 2:15 pm |
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harrim51
Member Since: 29 Aug 2009
Location: Malvern
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Love the fact that Tawny Owl now has a Hawk !!!
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| 5th Jan 2011 2:20 pm |
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Bodsy
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
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Whilst DIY plastering is never likley to end as smooth and straight as a Pro, yoiu can get reasonable results if you don't faff about with it once you've got it on the wall.
Although given that you'll be tiling over it anyway and I'm assuming that only part of the plaster has come off rather than the whole wall, you'll probably be fine.
A trick i learnt (I'm DIY, not Pro btw) was to add a bit of washing up liquid to the mix to stop it setting too quickly. Made a huge difference as you will no doubt find, you won't be as quick as a Pro, so need all the extra time you can get 
The other tip, is that once it starts to go off, STOP, throw it away and mix some fresh, it's not worth the mess it will make if it's too stiff to go on smoothly.
I have had to re-plaster completely our Dining room and 2 & 1/2 Bedrooms and now have some of the landing/stairs to do. Seems to happen everytime we remove wallpaper, but then it is an old house and even has horsehair mixed in with the plaster
Mind you, I ended up borrowing a cement mixer to do the dining room Plaster as there was soooo much of it to do!
Good luck anyway Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 5th Jan 2011 2:26 pm |
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Bodsy
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Yeah forgot about that, I got one after the 2nd wall Bodsys Brake Bible
D4/D3 Remote FBH heat kits
BAS Remaps/ EGR Blank
Transmission Flush
Software updates/enabling
Clock/ SNOTM /3Flash / 4x4Info /BT Update /Service Reset/Error Codes / Gearbox Reset
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| 5th Jan 2011 2:41 pm |
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methley
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Member Since: 07 Oct 2008
Location: Marshfield, South Glos
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Also, if you have to do a whole wall, a good cheat is to fix battens at derby-width intervals across the wall. Apply your base coat between them and smooth with the derby. Wait to dry, remove the battens, then fill in the gaps left behind. Once a finish coat is applied you'd never know you cheated!  Andy
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