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Steamy Tom
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How hard can plastering actually be 
i realise this is a bit of a silly question as to do it well would take lots of experience.
where can one learn techniques and such things as the types of finishes we find here locally and how to achieve and possibly match them?
i have some small jobs i need to do and i am really not getting success with builders wanting to tackle these small items so I am considering taking on the first one which is to brick in a hole in the wall (it is a 740 x 740 diamond shape hole) and plaster it up so it looks like it never existed.
if this goes well i might tackle some of the other tasks. my theory is worst case if i eff it up it can always be redone and it isn't structural or anything like that. The bricking part I am not too worried about it doesn't have to be all that neat or perfect.
it might also give me some things to do I am really bored out of my mind lately.
i realise this is a bit of a silly question as to do it well would take lots of experience.where can one learn techniques and such things as the types of finishes we find here locally and how to achieve and possibly match them?
i have some small jobs i need to do and i am really not getting success with builders wanting to tackle these small items so I am considering taking on the first one which is to brick in a hole in the wall (it is a 740 x 740 diamond shape hole) and plaster it up so it looks like it never existed.
if this goes well i might tackle some of the other tasks. my theory is worst case if i eff it up it can always be redone and it isn't structural or anything like that. The bricking part I am not too worried about it doesn't have to be all that neat or perfect.
it might also give me some things to do I am really bored out of my mind lately.
ScottulusMaximus
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.... waiting ...... waiting .......
Haha, it's in progress, hopefully done on sat but not getting my hopes up
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Please do tell more what this is all about? I have an issue with rising damp on my property and the foundation appears to be fully wet in most parts up to the moisture barrier and am **** scared it's all failing.
Jakkels1991
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Hey guys maby not the usual DIY but how are your lawns coming along? What are you doing to get it green and growing again?
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Lol waiting for it to rain.
howardb
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^ what he said!
Watering doesn't help at this stage...
Watering doesn't help at this stage...
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hire an aerator, then wait for the rains
Yeah also waiting on the rains.
This was last year Dec.
And this one taken just now. Its gotten quite bad in the last 2 weeks, hoping it will recover without too much fuss.
Mista_Mobsta
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Your building insurance chaps should take care of it. I recently had STD BANK building guys send a structural engineer to come and assess the foundations for faults - live in a dolomite rich zone - and they write an entire report for your viewing pleasure.
Pho3nix
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Yeah also waiting on the rains.
This was last year Dec.
And this one taken just now. Its gotten quite bad in the last 2 weeks, hoping it will recover without too much fuss.
Do those little sprinkler thingys work in the lawn? Always thought more water evaporates than actually wets the grass.
Jakkels1991
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I put down lawn dressing about 2 weeks ago and I can only now start to see some green poking through.
Jakkels1991
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I have been doing weekly waters of about 10mm once a week from about mid of last month. Also really hoping the rain starts soon. When do we normally start getting our rain?
I have been doing weekly waters of about 10mm once a week from about mid of last month. Also really hoping the rain starts soon. When do we normally start getting our rain?
Jakkels1991
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Where did you find one and how much was it. Also do you rake up the nuggets or rake them back in as like a top layer1?
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at my local tool hire place, it was something like R50 a day. it doesn't make nugget, the holes are created with a solid spike not a hollow one . imo if yours is hollow i would just break them up with a rake and leave it there as a top dressing.
Jakkels1991
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Thanks man, I will shop around a bit
Where are they based?
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Midrand and a branch in CT
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