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A bit rough

Just been to look at this,it's on a terraced type fairly new house construction.They had issues with cracks in the render and looks like previous fella stop beaded around fence post and property boundary leaving all corroded galvanised belcast in at door and window heads.Even went around Ring doorbell and Sky dish. We priced to cut transition perp,hack off old on three sides,set new beads and belcast and render. Feel like wasting our time pricing jobs now‍

Roughcasting base coat on: potential issues

Hi I was wondering whether anyone could potentially advise me. I have been having continued problems with roughcasters where I am now questioning their due care & competence. The base coat has now been applied to the whole of the house and they now plan to apply the top coat and chips. On closer inspection however I have significant issues with the application of the base coat. All walls aren't consistently applied so there are visible "patches" throughout. Despite not conducting a... Read more

Touch up ⬆️

Belle mixer is kept super clean like new -but has a little paint flake

Vpi or Johnstone

Hi all, Just after some advise on which brand of silicone render you'd recommend me using on my bungalow. I have various different reviews on both. Thanks..

Vpi or Johnstone

Hi all, Just after some advise on which brand of silicone render you'd recommend me using on my bungalow. I have various different reviews on both. Thanks..

Best Tile Cutter

Hi all Anybody recommend a decent tile cutter that won't break the bank? Got fair bit of tiling to do at home and not only have I never tiled it also dont have a cutter

Merchants

I’ve started building a shed and, for better or worse, I’m using AI to design the whole thing — so we’ll see how that goes! Anyway, it created a full materials list for me, which I then took around to a few of my local builders’ merchants to get prices. I already have a property business, so I’ve got trade accounts with most of these places and a pretty good relationship with one merchant in particular. The problem was, they simply couldn’t get anywhere near the prices I was being quoted... Read more

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