British Gypsum has become the first plasterboard partition system manufacturer to achieve a BES 6001 ‘Very Good’ rating for its metal profiles, extending its responsibly sourced product offering. The certification for Gypframe comes 18 months after the company became the first UK plastering and drylining manufacturer to be awarded a BES 6001 ‘Very Good’ rating for a core range of its … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2014
Brick Carving with Wallcrete Stone Effect Render
In a very similar way to how the rock carving was achieved in clip 5, old and new brick effects can be created using a similar procedure. In this example we are producing a new brick effect with staggered mortar joints. Unlike all the other Wallcrete patterns and effects where the quality of the finished trowelled surface has very little importance, or value, quite the opposite is the case when … [Read more...]
The Ultimate Plasterers Radio
Christmas is now over, and we are just starting the New Year and there was a lot of chatter on our plastering forums about the best plasterers’ radio available. Now we all know that a plasterer’s radio has a hard life and a radio that lasts a year or so in my eyes is a good thing. I could not survive without music when I am plastering, and that is the gods' truth. I feel like I am going insane … [Read more...]
British Gypsum Helps The Restoration Man
A range of specialist British Gypsum drylining solutions has been used in the restoration of a Victorian water pumping station in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire. The transformation has been followed by Channel 4’s Restoration Man series, after its owners began to convert the old industrial building for residential use. The locally listed building, which was built in 1886 over a 350ft deep bore hole, … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Forum 2013 Christmas Pool Competition
It is that time of the year that a lot of plasterers all over the country start to twitch off from work and look for other ways to pass the time and one of our members. The success of The fantasy football league has always kept the banter strong on the forum and the idea of the Pool comp was a great idea. The idea of the Pool comp has been so well received by the sponsors of the Plasterers forum … [Read more...]
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