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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.

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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 

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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

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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.

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24 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said:

How DARE you :D

Its a specialist trade you know :ph34r:

 

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

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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 

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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. 

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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. 

 

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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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