Is it just me?

[nybor62]

mmmmm, what has caused me the most stress and i'm not gonna start talking about the dreaded 'Anhydrite' word god i've done enough already!!!!
I personally love flooring, and with this screedthe future is gonna be a real pain in the bott, i'm on a 63m2 slate floor at the moment and i'm using Creative Impression GBTA adhesive, it cost the customer wait for it £700+ in adhesive, thats no Ditra just adhesive. Plus its really weird stuff to use, so if is the best adhesive around for these screeds then i don't want to play anymore!!

ive used gbta never again , goes off far to quick, all though ive heard they have improved the pot life of it , the one i used was about 15 mins if that

 

[bugs183]

The pot life was fine, very much like a cement based rapid set, mind you it hasn't been warm! So maybe i had the new stuff, it just seemed impossible to get a mix that felt right.
If you mix it just a little bit too thick it spreads about as easily as the old Bal epoxy grout! Yak!

 

[kilty55]

im putting it down to being winter time which i hate anyways and a 2 bob thruppny bit hoore customer whos attempting to put me through the mill with court threats lol...so glad i got that out

ive had a very busy year but this job right at the end has been a big financial loss for me so feeling peed off atm......no doubt itll pick up for the better soon

 

[Spud]

mmmmm, what has caused me the most stress and i'm not gonna start talking about the dreaded 'Anhydrite' word god i've done enough already!!!!
I personally love flooring, and with this screedthe future is gonna be a real pain in the bott, i'm on a 63m2 slate floor at the moment and i'm using Creative Impression GBTA adhesive, it cost the customer wait for it £700+ in adhesive, thats no Ditra just adhesive. Plus its really weird stuff to use, so if is the best adhesive around for these screeds then i don't want to play anymore!!

Hi Bugs you do know that gypsum adhesive isnt included in bs5385 and its why the major adhesive brands dont have one in the uk market and schluter wont recommend sticking ditra down with it ,i dont know enough about this type of adhesive to comment on if it is good or not, I also called a company called TRAMEX the other day who make damp meters they say that the CM test method or" carbide bomb test" doesnt work on anhydrite and gives a false reading ,it does work on hemihydrite but i dont know the difference between the 2 ,it all very confusing as i was at schluter on tuesday with whitebeam and they said that you can use ditra at 2% water content over anhydrite using p51 primer and ardex flexible adhesive which i very much doubt and I will be ringing them for a technical data sheet to confirm this

 

[The D]

Aye we should all do that one day !

I reckon it would be one messy session !

get dan to book a table at the TTA night its only about £900.00:smilewinkgrin:

 

[Pebbs]

I know what you mean Gary, the last few months have been the best and worst of times for me. I just can't be bothered at the moment with anything. Meetings are the worst, today I cancelled another one, and sent someone else to it, he rang me and said what a total waste of time that was. That's my life most days total waste of time listening to crap about programmes, health and safety, risk assessments, pat testing, datum lines, finished floor levels, logistics, ppe, and insurances. Every single contract is on delay, or at a standstill, I get up early and its dark and cold and finish work and there's no change its still dark and cold.

The pub is a good idea, but I don't think I would stop drinking till they dragged me out of there.

Lynn

 

[bugs183]

Hiya Gary, i didnt use Ditra on this floor, the customer only had so much money to spend!
I've done all kindsa research on this and heard views from all the adhesives manufacturers, plus Tramex and Protitmeter, the hygrometer manufacturers, results on lots of other threads on here about it all. As for the test i've heard lots of conflicting advise on testing.
I've done small tests with ditra and gypsum adhesives and they do seem to work with Ditra, i may be very wrong and its my opinion but i don't agree with Schluter and i won't be using cement based adhesives direct to these screeds.
I'm booked on the December Schluter course so that'll be interesting.
I'm gonna avoid these floors as much as possible to be honest, i really can't be arsed with the faff!

 

[Time's Ran Out]

We had last weekend away for the wife's birthday and Monday was a difficult day getting back into the swing of things but that's life!
The clock moving back has had it's usual effect making the days shorter but starting earlier with a cup of coffee and a bacon butty overlooking the sea at Tynemouth makes the day start with a smile.
Having plenty of work is the bonus and the variety of jobs makes this still the best trade around.
Keep smiling!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

Did you get anywhere nice John?
I'm looking forward to the end of the month, it's my birthday on 1st Dec, my last one in the 40's, and we're having a cheese and port night, also I'll be able to have a shave then too.......you've gotta have something to look forward to:lol:

 

[Ajax123]

I'm not fed up with work... work is good and loads of it ..

It's just other things that have got me down , well it's mainly the wife's health .. only a couple know but she has been diagnosed with MS ( on top of her chrohns ) and last week got the nod she has to go onto medication for the MS .. so it has stressed us out some and one of the reasons i had to stop Admin duties on here.. anyway .. not about me just my reasons like gary for feeling not so good about things but a holiday would be good..

gaz.. take a break if funds allow it mate.. a holiday can make things seem better.. works for me most times any way.. but when work get's you down then you need to find a compromise.

Puts things into some sort of perspective perhaps. Hope you both do ok itch I David. A buddy of min was I diagnosed nearly twenty five years ago. He has only just this year hadto take to a wheelchair. It shows if you can fighting and battle it you can slow kit down mate. And you guys being from the northeast are bound to be tough eh!! good luck.

 

[Ajax123]

I'm more fed up with it working tbh. Start my new job on monday at last

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Did you get anywhere nice John?
I'm looking forward to the end of the month, it's my birthday on 1st Dec, my last one in the 40's, and we're having a cheese and port night, also I'll be able to have a shave then too.......you've gotta have something to look forward to:lol:

Balcary Bay Hotel - south of Dumfries - would put a link if I knew how!

 

[Dan]

Always remember this though......



[video=youtube;AG4BPNvayWo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AG4BPNvayWo[/video]

 

[Spud]

we should start a good news thread that would cheer every body up

 

[DHTiling]

Cheer these lot up..? .. good luck Gaz :lol:

 

[peteablard]

Cheer these lot up..? .. good luck Gaz :lol:

I'm happy, the wife has just got me another glass of wine. The 4 hour drive home is becoming a distant memory.........

 

[The D]

we should start a good news thread that would cheer every body up

do you have any good news??

 

[DHTiling]

do you have any good news??

I do, tescos have Stella on special

 

[Andy Allen]

I do, tescos have Stella on special

its down to 4.8% vol now though......lol

 

[Dougs Third Go]

here we go, a cheer us up toooon:lol:

[video=youtube;obD5HcxECSU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obD5HcxECSU[/video]

 

[Pebbs]

I had something good happen to me today, a man paid for my coffee in Costa's, then after I wondered if it was because I looked like a dirty old mether in my safety boots and grout stained jeans....

And that depressed me.

Lynn

 

[Dougs Third Go]

I had something good happen to me today, a man paid for my coffee in Costa's, then after I wondered if it was because I looked like a dirty old mether in my safety boots and grout stained jeans....

And that depressed me.

Lynn

naah, he used to be in Village People and just fancied a rimming Lynn..

 

[Pebbs]

lmao!

 

[Dougs Third Go]

lmao!

licked my ar$e off???:lol:

 

[peteablard]

licked my ar$e off???:lol:

:lol::lol::lol: