Feature wall price help
hi Just been to price up a job, customer wants a feature wall wallpapering she's gonna strip it . Should I line it, it's on plasterboard as it quite a new house. It's about 15 ft long and say 8ft high,...
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Decorating at home?
Thought I'd post this in the Cafe as it is not strictly about decorating at work per se. We are all painters and decorators here right? Well we should be as that is the option you chose within your...
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Forum Golf Day
How many of our wonderful members play Golf ???, If there's enough (any) interest maybe we could organise a forum Golf day in the summer , waddya think
View ArticleDirect adhesion to PVC paints
Thank you for accepting us on this Forum. At the trade show a number of professional decorators recommended this forum as the ideal contact to your profession. What do we do? We manufacture paints...
View ArticleThose lovely little quick quips......
I admit I should get out more ( thought I'd get that in first ahead of P16 or Wetta!) Sad to admit, I've got a real liking for those short sharp wisdoms. Please throw yours in too. A few to start.........
View ArticleReplying to Stevio62 in Define a pro decorator
Hi Stevio. You and I were so off topic on the above string I've opened our discussion here. To other members, Stevio had said in post 68 on that string something along the lines off , " in my opinion...
View ArticleRupes
Does anybody know if the rupes sanders fit festool extractos? Anybody actually use Rupes ? Loads of people love them , they have that many bloody sanders and extractors it's hard to actually ddecide on...
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So my baby was born this morning
6.2 lb and named Ocean Runa Pearl Brooks. I'm in love.......that will be all! Merry Christmas folks!!
View ArticleEmulsion brushes
What's your go to brush on a big room for cutting in? I currently use a fox Orange 2.5 or a purdy 3...i have a wooster silver tip 2.5 and nour heritage 2.5 but find they don't put it on nowhere near as...
View ArticlePainting wooden beams
Hi all Does anyone have any views on whether it is ok to paint wooden ceiling beams in F & B estate emulsion the same as the ceiling itself. The beams are spaced about a foot apart all across the...
View ArticleMirka extension Sander
Hi guys I have been using a mirka hand sander with a Henry and found it quiet effective,looking at picking up an extractor and a RTS type sander maybe the rupes or Bosch,seen the mirka extension pole...
View ArticleRed devil caulk
Any body else used this I got a tube on the van for weeks only got round to using it today,we'll have to say this is the best caulk to apply I have used goes on so smooth ,and I'd just got out of the...
View ArticleArseholes on twitter
just thought I'd post about the complete mary hinges that are in the little "gang" on twitter who seem to have a major problem with me for some reason. Don't know if any of you have seen it but I'm...
View ArticleProblems with silk paint peing in new skuttle
Hi everyone First post was having a drink with a few of you lads in Coventry Quick question When you have a new paint skuttle any tips on how to stop it from peeling when using silk in it for the first...
View ArticleFestool CTL or CTM for decorators?
Was speaking with @Duluxdaz on Twitter a couple of days ago and he mentioned he'd been having a chat with a Festool Rep about dust extraction for painters and decorators. Apparently, the rep stated...
View ArticleThermal lining paper
Evening all, I have been asked by one of my neighbours to line 2 outer walls in their bedroom with the thermal lining paper. My first thought was to use the wallrock version, has anyone used this or...
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Wallpaper primer
Quoting for a large communal staircase in a ten flat building, its a fair size. Wallpapered at present (flat and smooth), client spec is painting over wallpaper (typical management company purse...
View ArticleLet down on job 24hr before starting
Evening all Due to start a job this Monday, hall, stairs and landing, weeks work. Just had a text message from the client saying that they don't want to go ahead with the work now as they are going to...
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Happy Birthday to...
... @Tess Rigby and @G-Dec Hoping you have had a great day folks!?
View ArticleNewbie
Hi I'm mike been looking on the forum for about a week now and I must say it is a wealth of knowledge,the only thing is its going to cost me hundreds in dustless sanding equipment because of this...
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