nod Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Hoping to start plasterboarding in three weeks If I ever get the plumbing finished Got to get this lot in this afternoon Hope the weather holds 2
Declan52 Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Make sure it's well covered up or it won't belong going to mush. 1
nod Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Miek said: Glad I'm not laybouring for you! Yep just me and my better half
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, nod said: Yep just me and my better half Don't over do it.
oranjeboom Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Ouch! We only did 150 sheets a couple of weeks ago and that took a while. We tried 3 boards at a time for a while but that simply wasn't worth our backs! Good luck!
Barney12 Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 16 minutes ago, Vision Of Heaven said: OMG ho many on each pallet? 72 sheets on a standard pallet. Good luck OP! 1
Dudda Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Is the right pallet a mix of green and blue board? Get that in first as it’s twice the weight. You don’t want to leave that until the end. I’d 170 boards to carry in 8 weeks ago and up half a flight of stairs which looks less than half that. It’s not something you want to do often. Let us know how you get on.
nod Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, Nickfromwales said: Don't over do it. Cheers Nick 12 minutes ago, MikeGrahamT21 said: Wow, you must have one large property! 12 minutes ago, MikeGrahamT21 said: Wow, you must have one large property! Yes 340 Boards 70 drywall adhesive it will take me ten days to get it all boarded on my Is Though my wife has offered to mix
nod Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 4 hours ago, Dudda said: Is the right pallet a mix of green and blue board? Get that in first as it’s twice the weight. You don’t want to leave that until the end. I’d 170 boards to carry in 8 weeks ago and up half a flight of stairs which looks less than half that. It’s not something you want to do often. Let us know how you get on. Yeah 15 moisture and sound boards All in now one Of will sleep tonight Think I’m making T 1
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, nod said: All in now Legends 2
Jml Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 5 hours ago, nod said: Yes 340 Boards 70 drywall adhesive You and SWIMBO deserve a medal!
nod Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, Jml said: You and SWIMBO deserve a medal! Thanks She’s only eight and half stone But strong Back on the plumbing tomorrow’
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, nod said: Back on the plumbing tomorrow’ How DARE you Its a specialist trade you know 1
Jeremy Harris Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 Definitely heroic. We had a similar massive pile of plasterboard on pallets arrive, but luckily I'd been forewarned by our plasterer that it would be a lot of work to get them inside, and he gave me the names of two young lads that were as strong as oxen and only cost me around £50 each for half a day (actually it was £40 each, but I gave them a tenner tip as they did such a good job). The plasterer also told me how many boards he wanted stacking in each room, and these lads did a cracking job. Frankly that was £100 that I did not begrudge paying out at all, as it would have killed me trying to shift all that lot, especially all the boards that had to be manhandled to the first floor, with no stairs, just a ladder up the stair well.
nod Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: How DARE you Its a specialist trade you know Agreed It’s very tough getting decent people I’ve very good friends who are both Heating engineer and a Electrician Both do a few hours when they can But most is left to me at weekends and evenings Its been a bit of a slog Though my mate has promised to do the boiler and cylinder I’m in a funny position with both They are reluctant to charge me But I can’t have them giving up paying work to help me I could really do to take a couple of weeks off work But I’m also busy with that plus we need the money coming in to finish the build Should be better once the weather warms up a bit
nod Posted February 9, 2018 Author Posted February 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, JSHarris said: Definitely heroic. We had a similar massive pile of plasterboard on pallets arrive, but luckily I'd been forewarned by our plasterer that it would be a lot of work to get them inside, and he gave me the names of two young lads that were as strong as oxen and only cost me around £50 each for half a day (actually it was £40 each, but I gave them a tenner tip as they did such a good job). The plasterer also told me how many boards he wanted stacking in each room, and these lads did a cracking job. Frankly that was £100 that I did not begrudge paying out at all, as it would have killed me trying to shift all that lot, especially all the boards that had to be manhandled to the first floor, with no stairs, just a ladder up the stair well. That would have been handy Aldo got my timber for counter battening the i joists So hopefully I can get it pre plaster passed in the next few weeks and crack on with the boarding and dabbing I’m determine to have a week off and skim the lot out Should look a lot different once skimed
Nickfromwales Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 24 minutes ago, nod said: I’m in a funny position with both They are reluctant to charge me But I can’t have them giving up paying work to help me Ask them to put "one in the bank". You square them up when your next flush with dollars and they've helped you out. 1
Onoff Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 You can't beat good mates. "John the chippy", and me help each other out. We are both avid "collectors" of well, whatever! Trouble is I have more space than he has so I've been taking in his "might come in handy" stuff to the point where I'd have a lot more space if I didn't have it! There's never any money changes hands. If he wants "33m of 4mm2 SWA" it's his. 6m of 20mm half round bar, stuffing glands, fixings and I'm there with it. If I want something cut or planed and don't trust myself it's over to John.
CC45 Posted February 9, 2018 Posted February 9, 2018 1 hour ago, nod said: Agreed It’s very tough getting decent people I’ve very good friends who are both Heating engineer and a Electrician Both do a few hours when they can But most is left to me at weekends and evenings Its been a bit of a slog Though my mate has promised to do the boiler and cylinder I’m in a funny position with both They are reluctant to charge me But I can’t have them giving up paying work to help me I could really do to take a couple of weeks off work But I’m also busy with that plus we need the money coming in to finish the build Should be better once the weather warms up a bit Crikey, that sounds like my situation. Know what it feels like. I shifted 144 boards a few weeks ago - not sure I'd want to do that again in a hurry.
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