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I spend a good couple of hours on Sunday putting the first coat of plaster on a wall plus a top coat today in my new airing cupboard. Never done it before but it looks pretty crap but no-one is going to see it.
Wanted to move the hot water cylinder to its new location before we are ready to get a 'real' plaster in to do the rest of the house so thought I would give it ago. Would I do it again? Yes, but only somewhere that no-one is going to see.
Would post some pics but to embarrassed.
If any plasters want to give a quote to plaster a big extension on Hampshire/Berkshire/Surrey border feel free to drop me an email/PM. Expecting to pay a little more than 400quid
washer, Im in Grantham, Lincolnshire. £150 sounds more like it
Spike... I might end up having a crack myself. if its gonna cost a grand for a tradesman I'll might at least waste £150 in an attempt to have a crack myself and save a few bob, if I bugger it up in the long run it'll have only cost me 10% more
Dave-that was the way i looked at it,then again i have had a fair bit of experience applying glassflake by trowel and iam told the technique is very similar.
It is an aquired skill,but i wouldnt hesitate to do it again now.My sisters kitchen needed doing when she moved.I did that and the fitters asked who did the plastering cos they needed someone reliable,so i cant be that bad!
Try practising on someone elses wall first
Seriously tho,i can understand your reluctance to pay £400 a day,surely that cant be right
£400 >> for this job done 100% right , hassle free, room left all fully paintable, and clean, OR you with a load of mess ????? good luck, >> sand paper works better with a bit of wood under it !!!!!!!!
eh big al
can you believe how tight some peolple are
apart from the obvious you forgot to mention we have to pay tax as well,
run the van , public liability insurance, tools need replacing,advertising,
stationary, new dust sheets, need i go on.....
some times think we should start charging for all this free advice that gets thrown back in our faces
simple thanks wouldnt go a miss sometimes
eh big al
can you believe how tight some peolple are
apart from the obvious you forgot to mention we have to pay tax as well,
run the van , public liability insurance, tools need replacing,advertising,
stationary, new dust sheets, need i go on.....
some times think we should start charging for all this free advice that gets thrown back in our faces
simple thanks wouldnt go a miss sometimes
its obvious someone turning up and charging anywhere up to £200 isnt paying tax etc as it really wouldnt be in your interest to pay tax and price so little
Steppers, Im sorry mate but come on charging £400 a day would easily cover the things youve mentioned. and a simple thanks has been said for the "advice" given, All I asked was what sort of costs would I be looking at and alot of the replies I seem to have got was well Im a tradesman I can ask for that sort of money.... blah blah. Im alright jack etc......
Nobodies has given me an exact quote off here and Ive not told anybody off here to get lost have I? So I think your tone there is slightly lowering the thread dont you?
And calling me tight because I think its overpriced labouring at £400 a day is a little uncallled for. would I go to my boss and complain Ive been in college for 5 years studying elctronic engineering etc and worked hard for qualifications my collegue aint even got so I want £400 a day for it? Would I ek.... I only just cover £400 a week so a generally skilled labouring job charging me £400 do plaster my front room is a little OTT IMO
Last edited by davegtt; 18 December 2004 at 10:06.
Dave , I gave you a price off £400 max >> unseen, That is what I would say if someone phoned me up , (allso saying you should get change out of that) Steppers is right in what he says , Been self employed has overheads , Someone got to pay for our Hols , LoL ?????? good luck, cheers Alan.
for the 3rd time , you will get someone to do it for about £200ish easiest way is ring some and get them to give you a price, all my private jobs i do are cash jobs as they are pocket money jobs woud never do a job for someone thru the week as it would interfere with my real contract so there fore my costs would have to rocket
off course, I understandall that, Id obviously expect someone to come round and give me a proper quote,Iwould never take a quote given over room dimensions as gospel. I honestly didnt have a clue what sort of costs was looking at hence the tread.
So Stevebt, for the 3rd time yes Im sure I could get someone to do it for £200. THANKS as Ive said before. Ive got the info I asked for in the orginal question THANKS. and Alan, yes I know youve given me a rought quote.... THANKS (how many times am I gonna have to say this ) but it is a rought quote..... as everything is, I was wanting a ball park figure and thats what I got.... if I dont like it then I dont like it. I dont expect people to come on here trying to justify it. it aint gonna make more more willing to part with £400 for a says work is it
Think everything needed to be known has been covered in the thread, thanks for the advice and info supplied, dont think much else is needed to be said eh
Had our entire kitchen re-skimmed by a fella who was just startin out on his own, all 4 walls, ceiling and new beading ..........£250, took him all day Saturday and came back sunday to finish off ......great bloke, top job, even popped back after two weeks or so to 'just make sure all was ok'.......
He is coming back to do the living room and dining room when we start in there in the new year.
Oh, btw Kitchen is approx 20ft x20ft
So, if you're in the Wycombe area I know an excellent plasterer
would you charge a day rate for a ceiling repair (cut away damaged part and dispose of...,re-board the void and re-skim whole ceiling)? if so, what would that be??? i`m in the north west... near burnley!
would you charge a day rate for a ceiling repair (cut away damaged part and dispose of...,re-board the void and re-skim whole ceiling)? if so, what would that be??? i`m in the north west... near burnley!
ok repair / replace plasterboard , pva full ceiling , skim full ceiling
(what size) boarding and pva would take 1 hour max , go back late afternoon , and skim , (no matter how big) 3 hours max ,
if ceilings 12x12 , £120 >>>£150 ishh,
but no-one is going to see it.
