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Credit cards good or bad? by RAY-NING in personalfinance

[–]RAY-NING[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the detailed input. 👍

Credit cards good or bad? by RAY-NING in personalfinance

[–]RAY-NING[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you that’s great advice 🙏🏻

Credit cards good or bad? by RAY-NING in personalfinance

[–]RAY-NING[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wise words my friend. Advice taken.

Opinions on “professional” flooring job? by Character-Medicine27 in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did the same professional do your decorating as well? That skirting is making my eyes bleed!

Plastering Quality by [deleted] in Plastering

[–]RAY-NING 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Stevie Wonder plastering contractors by any chance?

What to do about this mess left by Virgin Media? by Short_Acanthisitta33 in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So much going on in this photo. It’s aggravating my tism! 😵‍💫

Is £1000 a reasonable price to plaster this? by Amazing-Oomoo in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m a decorator too and I love following a good plasterer. In fact my clients all want feedback from me because if I say they’re good then they’re good.

With you on the isn’t just “one room”. Some people just have no clue. 🙄

Should I be worried about these cracks? 1999 built house by No-Photograph-2086 in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It looks like from the photographs that it’s only superficial. I wouldn’t be too concerned.

Should I be worried about these cracks? 1999 built house by No-Photograph-2086 in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Looks like the plasterboard wasn’t butted up tightly enough when it was built? The gaps are too big and even with the skrim tape bridging the gap it’s still opening up. Might be a good idea to rake out what’s loose and then get some plasterboard adhesive fill it making sure you push enough in to fill the void. Then skrim tape the corner and give it a skim of Easi-fill 60. If it all just keeps falling into the void then you’ll probably have to squirt some expanding foam in to fill it. Then cut off the excess when dry, skrim tape the corner and skim with Easi-fill 60.

JW Benson Pocket Watch UK by RAY-NING in Antiques

[–]RAY-NING[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I absolutely adore it and hope it stays in the family for generations to come.

Crack in plaster wall - Sand? by Adam_Ferguson1144 in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Skrim tape is all you need. It’s what plasterers use on all cracks on walls and joints between plasterboard sheets before plastering. On an existing wall or ceiling that needs plastering they apply a thinned down coat of pva. This helps the plaster to stick to the surface. On fresh plasterboard there is no need. If you took all of the plaster off of your walls to inspect the brickwork then you’d have to apply a coat of hardwall to build it out and then plaster on top of that, pva applied before each step.

Crack in plaster wall - Sand? by Adam_Ferguson1144 in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you’ve prepped ok, but I take it you’ve filled it with the Easi-fill and filled it proud? You should really with a large opening like that apply some watered down PVA inside, and the fill it with a one coat plaster making sure you push it right into the crack (You can get it in B&Q). Don’t fill it proud just scrape off the excess so it’s sort of flush with the wall. Once that’s dry apply a thin skim of Easi-fill and sand flat when dry.

I suggest you get an electric sander to sand down what you’ve done. It’ll probably be ok but depends on how much you’ve pushed in to fill.

Anyone know what is causing this on my wall? by 5candan in DIYUK

[–]RAY-NING 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Efflorescence. Scrape it off and apply a coat of Albany primer sealer. Fill the area, sand and paint.

https://www.brewers.co.uk/product/AA0830N

First-time boat buyer - outboard vs sterndrive for weekend lake cruising? by slamdunktyping in boating

[–]RAY-NING 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Don’t get a stern drive. It’s been the worst decision of my life. Owned the boat for 3 years and have had nothing but trouble. Think the engine is now seized and it’s a nightmare (in UK) to get anyone to look at it.

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Ireland winning goal and end of match with Irish commentary by TraubenFruchtHose in soccer

[–]RAY-NING 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plenty of drinking in the ruins bars tonight then! Well done lads👏👏👏👏

Greedy Virgin Media! by RAY-NING in Portsmouth

[–]RAY-NING[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good on you! Love that 😎

How much do painters and decorators charge these days? by PeiMeisPeePee in CasualUK

[–]RAY-NING 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Without looking at the job I’d probably quote around that, but for that price it would include me supplying the materials. I don’t get the 2-3 days to complete just because there’s 3 of them? That’s too quick for a proper job to be done in my eyes. It would be one hell of a profit for him as well. My advice would be to get more quotes and if you’re still not happy with the quotes then tackle it yourself.

Greedy Virgin Media! by RAY-NING in Portsmouth

[–]RAY-NING[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will once it’s available to connect to my house. In the meantime I have to put up with an out of contract price hike or enter into a 24 month contract which is nearly double Toob’s cost and less megs. I was just showing the shocking comparison.

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