The blown plaster should have been the customers expense as something like that is out of your control the plaster couldn't have been in good knick in the first place. If customers didnt keep trying to cheat us wouldn't need all this bollocks a hand shake should do
its always about the price most don't care they just want the cheapest price some of prices ive heard so called decorators doing work for you just know not a thing got sanded or filled properly
Your intervention on this subject "Stop Undercharging" reveals a real trend in 2024 ! From the "handy man in the USA" to "the Texan plumber" or "the French craftsman", everyone wants to do "Charlie Mullins" (understand, take care of the 40% "at the top" who pay and leave the 60% at the bottom... at the bottom. There is certainly a “decoupling” between what is done in China (300 working days and 9 hours on the client's site and what is done in the West, i.e. 230 working days per year and 6 hours per day at the client's site). ) I'm not criticizing the "handy Chinese man" because he has the same work schedule that my great-grandfather had, I'm just making an observation.
most my customers would want me to do this off a ladder as soon as I mention scaffolding etc they look at me like I just shot their dog. expect you to risk your life to save them money when their probably millionaires. Can never do anyway near as good a job off a ladder especially if it needs a lot of attention
Theres no reason why dulux should have gone down hill since akzobel took them over they got all the formula's off ICI and akzobel made sikkens still before akzobel owned crown and the same time as buying dulux but a law said they had to sell one
@@DecorDev yeah I agree thats it gone down hill but there's no reason for it apart from oil based paints the rest should be good if not better but its not johnstones is best for emulsions and a lot of other things these days and palatine paints are the only firm that still do good oil paints dulux vinyl matt nowadays is one of the last paints id want to be using
@@DecorDev yes yes is plastic looking. Think I’m just going to stick with F&B. They have a NEW Dead flat that is scrubbable and scuff resistant now I think too
Been in the trade since 1975. Just use Dulux Heritage Butter Cup colour in a 1824 house Lounge after stripping the wallpaper. 2 coats on top of a miss coat of white matt. It is fantastic, great coverage, solid smooth finish. Good range of colours.
38yrs exp, i don't get many papering jobs but whenever i do the snap offs are good but only really work when paste the wall not the paper as it becomes fragile & tears when wet , i then thought it would be easier to cut if it was a wheel instead as the blade is dragging along the paper with more chance of tearing, that's when i thought of something like a pizza cutter, bare with me, i have a steel one which is very sharp & saw they did a harris cutting wheel similar but smaller, but works the same not sure what it's like but being wheel shape it cuts from above not from side so no tearing as it's not being dragged across the paper 🤔
Brilliant - PVA is not alkali resisting, that's why they get problems on plaster surfaces..... but those who have no clue what we go on about will still use it.. saying.. Oh I water it down 50/50. Ok, do as you will. But as they say, if you don't know, ask them that do. Everyday is now a school day to those who never went.
Professional painters and decorators all over the world have been using (diluted) PVA for decades to seal brick/plaster/plasterboard walls prior to painting, without any problems and at a fraction of the cost of so called proper primers as mentioned in this advertisement video to incite people to buy more expensive alternatives.
Good news, I 'm not a Ghost, well I dont think I am lol. I have the XVLP 5000 too great little machine for woodwork!!! I'm not to sure if the new one is a massive step forward to be honest. I recorded a new video of it being used over last weekend and hopefully it will be out on Sunday. Do you used your sprayer a lot?
@@DecorDev its good dont get me wrong but i also have qtech hvlp with pressure pot for bigger projects i drag that out as it holds more paint i havent got to fill it up as much
We've toyed with the idea of getting a pressure pot, but then we started to use our Tritech for woodwork on bigger jobs. We've also got hold of the Wagner Heated Hose, now thats a game changer!!!
Strong adhesives do remove the hinge factory coatings on occasion AND they leave glue residue that needs to be cleaned off with a chemical, risking more coating removal and accidentally removing fresh door paint. Thanks, but I won't be trying this one.
Hello Trev just come across your videos. Am just enquiring my husband wants to go into business painting and decorating for himself. But basically wants me to run the administration side of things. What would you suggest the best courses to take? Thankyou for any information
the thing that i dont like is people expect you to give them a quote not a estimate i dont see how you can give a quote you take your car to the mechanics they wont give you a quote cause they can't the same with vets etc the building trade decorating is the worst industry in the world for the amount of work for money then people expect extra's for free and a lot of them refuse to pay for extra's i think the biggest fear is getting a bad review etc cause anyone can go on your site and write what ever the hell they want the whole thing is just wrong and customers aint loyal the min you can't jump when they say they soon mess off to someone else even if your worked for them for years etc
