Be careful with those tuning boxes. It’s basically just a resistor that increases fuel pressure at the rail. You won’t get better fuel efficiency and more power. That’s just the law of physics. Your van might report better mpg but it’s being fooled. If you check your fill to fill amounts for mpg, you’ll find you’ve lost mpg. They also invalidate your vans insurance. If you have an accident and the box is fitted, they won’t pay out.
Great work Kirk, you mentioned it’s cost you money with extra materials etc but surely can’t you explain to the customer that the bay window was in a terrible state and that you weren’t to know this until you started taking it apart. So surely that’s the customers place to pay for the unforseen additional work??
Those on about airflow, as long as full fill no airgap needed. What i would recommended on these is to remove the internal plasterboard and fit 25mm insulated plasterboard to help with cold bridging. May have to fit new window boards.
My front bedroom was the same, was a pain to sort it as not only had the frame rotted away the grey blockwork was cracked I had to build a frame by myself while struggling to see properly at the time because I had just developed a bleed at the back of both eyes which screwed my vision, I couldnt see to count the graduations on a tape measure but I could see a pencil mark ok so I worked that way.. and the job couldnt be left, the other nasty bit was the floorboards were flapping in front of it - quality work but easy to sort out once I replaced the frame, as there was no joist or any sort of support before ii built the frame,- cut a long story short I cladded it rather than re render it, as I wasnt sure if I was going to keep what bit of vision I had, 6 years later and lots of eye injections I can see well enough to contemplate driving again
Very very neat and professional work, just a shame your mate didn't take your advice about safety foot wear and gloves when taking the original bay apart.
Kirk you are first class I hope your customers happy you always do your best for them, anyone could go to work with the knowledge you would not let them down or cover up any carp work.
I was on a live of yours and I asked about some black mould in my bedroom the estate agent has now decided thay are going to send a plaster out to have a look thank you for you advice on the situation I have 🔥🔥🔥
been using 12 mm multipro boards, beautiful product. I use a cheap mini circular saw with a carbide tipped blade and nick a 1mm line in the board and they snap dead easy
Hi Kirk..I’ve never done k rend before..I presume you have to fill out the beads more with plenty of gear as to scrape it back yeah? By the way,I’m at it 20 years and you’re the best I’ve seen😊👍
More common than you'd think, it's brick-nogged construction. Certain era of cowboys/planners/architects thought it was acceptable to lay bricks directly on top of window/door frames instead of lintels, reinventing the wheel. It's likely that this is original to the house
Cant fault it kirk you went above and beyond ,most trades i've come across would of run a mile but you took it on the chin and used your knowledge to provide the best result for the customer,and now with your van with more power you'll have to slow down between jobs cause the render will still be wet 😅 keep up the excellent work kirk 👍🏻 i thought that scrape at the end was the sound of sierra deltas breathing 😅
You say your not a joiner kirk, i say im not a plasterer but im a multi trade several years in maintenance and put my hand to anything always to the best of my abilities and only attempt something i know im capable of completing to a high enough standard. You mate you killed that finessed it in every way 👌 i bet hes nice and toasty now in that front room bet he was froze before 🥶
I've just found your channel and it's fantastic. I'm not in thevtrade I'm in IT. I love watching how things ate done, and learning. I have to say though your so darn good, not just your job, your a great people person. Keep up the great work.
Do you ever use other finish coats for render? Here in Australia we do a 3 coat system. It's coat acrylic render hi build then a second skim coat of acrylic render and then we do a coloured texture coat and we float it up with a plastic trowel. We also never use plastic corner beads. Always galvanised aluminium or stainless steel
Fair play with regards to the cost mate. Personally I give an estimate. The estimate fully covers the works stated, however it states that any works drastically outside the original scope of works will have to be charged. I don’t think i could be any fairer than that.
@@scullo2293you’d be surprised mate, so many of my mates who are in the building game still give set prices. They get caught out all the time if things go wrong, which they inevitably do
@@420styletomatoes6 when I say he doesn’t cut corners I mean he does a proper job etc first time round where some do a quick bodged job and you end up with issues
Really impressed with the work you do mate I’m 20 years in ,you cover all aspects of work carried out and leaves the customers feeling happy which it’s all about give me a call anytime if you need a lift 👊🏻
Great work . Do you need to rule that of to get it flat . Like the scratch coat . Or do you just lay it all down . Then scratch it back flat. Been plastering for 20 yrs and never used the product
Another thing with those houses (As we refurbished one in M20) is a lot of them historically had steel STRUCTURAL windows in them initially and these acted as structural support for the upper floor bay window, that's why they could have bricks there. Loads of people have since updated to plastic windows, but these are insufficient for the weight of the upper floor. Hence if going for plastic windows need to remove all the weight as you've done.
When I was plasterering I came up with an idea to use rubber based tilers glue for my scratch coat over blue board and cement board never had a come back give it a go and see what you think Cheers Brad
im not a joiner but best way to get snug angles ive found to run handsaw down the mitred joint when it's sumwhat good love the videos bud just subbed :)
Take it easy with your van more power more torque & you'll use it now its there = new flywheel can't take the power, possibly turbo just drive it as you did. Nice job can be a nightmare the old bay window's 👍
The original window would have been timber and load bearing, you need to check the new UPVC windows to see if they have a steel frame in them to replicate the original. Common problem with window companies who don't have a clue.
I think most ground floor bay windows are brick but 1st floor shouod be stud frame? Otherwise all the weight of the bricks is on the window frame below.
If the window frame was weak what prevented the windows from falling? Many 1930s- 40s houses are like this , the window bay is often single skin. Next time cover the windows below with some plastic.
Pvc windows can't take that load, who ever replaced the window should have seen this problem. The original windows will have had mullions on the middle window, the minute this was removed, the cracking will have started. Found that out the hard way when I first started replacing windows around huyton, Roby area back in the late 80s.
@@Onthetrowel absolutely! Reice (my nephew) is anal as hell Kirk! ( good training) I gave you the tip about the bead up the window frame for reveals too and you still ain’t gave me a shout out! This is becoming one way traffic lad! 🤮😂
I hate bays! Monochuche don’t like curves! Where I live they all have a bloody curved bottom and it’s a nightmare! I’ve never had that happen though! You done him a good one there !👊💯👌
They always were bloody ridiculous things, I have one, mine is basically one layer of bricks hanging in mid air using what used to be a wooden window for support, not sure what I am going to do with mine, it has got a few cracks but is maybe a bit better than this one.
In WHAT WAY is that wooden structure between the insulating-boards Secured at all ? I have only seen a couple of nails/screws ? IS the foam the 'thing' that is holding this wee structure together ???
Just finished a job for a customer that over run by two days, due to unforeseen circumstances, couldn’t recover my costs in total but had a chat with them and managed another £500…. Tuff out there brother.
Hello mate, where do you get the scratch finish bars from and what are they called. Im a plasterer in spain and use k rend alot but we only have scratch pads which are not good for big areas or ill habe to cut it back with a sharp feather edge
Nice job its a wonder the window did not fall out but that gadget on the van will just put more fuel into your engine i had one a few yeas ago ,thanks for the video
You stated in your video that you dislike drafts therefore you ran expanding foam around the kingspan insulation. You then stated that you left a space behind the insulation to let the air circulate. How can it circulate if you’ve sealed it all up
I don’t know of any tradesmen these days that would take the hit of a day after uncovering more remedial work, it would be straight back to customer explaining and asking for more time/money, or they’d insist on getting a joiner in since no one is multi disciplined anymore! One thing I learned early on is always quote in ranges if unknowns, e.g. best case X worst case Y, then you’re covered and no surprise for customer, but it usually takes a bad job or two to learn worst case.
If that device has connected to the FPR personally I would remove it immediately and get yourself a proper recalibrated ECU from MSD (Blackpool HQ ) with local installer they are so well priced and quality product lifetime warranty. . . It might feel better it may look better on fuel but there is now no control in fueling stratagy. Never good and bordering dangerous for the engine. do it properly.
Cheers mate. I try. It was exterior 3x2. It was stored outside at the building yard. I'm not a joiner/carpenter and I know there's probably different grades of exterior timber but I reckon this will be OK. Looking back, it might have been a good idea to felt it first before the cement boards but that's hindsight for ya 🤣
Your attention to detail and care for your work comes across strongly on your videos. Well done
this reminds me of my house, start one job it leads to replacing the whole house loll
Great job Karl! That top bay didn’t need supporting I guess…?
The final scraping is a revelation to me!! 😜
Have fixed and repaired dozens of bay windows here in Florida,and the cement board base coat and mesh with a top coat is the way to go 👍
Be careful with those tuning boxes. It’s basically just a resistor that increases fuel pressure at the rail. You won’t get better fuel efficiency and more power. That’s just the law of physics. Your van might report better mpg but it’s being fooled. If you check your fill to fill amounts for mpg, you’ll find you’ve lost mpg. They also invalidate your vans insurance. If you have an accident and the box is fitted, they won’t pay out.
Great work Kirk, you mentioned it’s cost you money with extra materials etc but surely can’t you explain to the customer that the bay window was in a terrible state and that you weren’t to know this until you started taking it apart.
So surely that’s the customers place to pay for the unforseen additional work??
Don’t work like that .
@@dragonfitterBut on occasions like this it should, at least to meet in the middle!? Cheers
Love watching your videos mate you do a cracking job, just for future reference though that Dryzone kit is for internal surface mould 👍🏻
Those corners are insane! Wow - perfection.
that HQ looks proper cosy mate! love it!!
Those on about airflow, as long as full fill no airgap needed. What i would recommended on these is to remove the internal plasterboard and fit 25mm insulated plasterboard to help with cold bridging. May have to fit new window boards.
My front bedroom was the same, was a pain to sort it as not only had the frame rotted away the grey blockwork was cracked I had to build a frame by myself while struggling to see properly at the time because I had just developed a bleed at the back of both eyes which screwed my vision, I couldnt see to count the graduations on a tape measure but I could see a pencil mark ok so I worked that way.. and the job couldnt be left, the other nasty bit was the floorboards were flapping in front of it - quality work but easy to sort out once I replaced the frame, as there was no joist or any sort of support before ii built the frame,- cut a long story short I cladded it rather than re render it, as I wasnt sure if I was going to keep what bit of vision I had, 6 years later and lots of eye injections I can see well enough to contemplate driving again
Very very neat and professional work, just a shame your mate didn't take your advice about safety foot wear and gloves when taking the original bay apart.
Kirk you are first class I hope your customers happy you always do your best for them, anyone could go to work with the knowledge you would not let them down or cover up any carp work.
That’s a cracking job you guys have done ✅
That render looks beautiful to use. I've never rendered but that's like buttercream
I was on a live of yours and I asked about some black mould in my bedroom the estate agent has now decided thay are going to send a plaster out to have a look thank you for you advice on the situation I have 🔥🔥🔥
Pleasure mate
been using 12 mm multipro boards, beautiful product. I use a cheap mini circular saw with a carbide tipped blade and nick a 1mm line in the board and they snap dead easy
Hi Kirk..I’ve never done k rend before..I presume you have to fill out the beads more with plenty of gear as to scrape it back yeah? By the way,I’m at it 20 years and you’re the best I’ve seen😊👍
Top job, can’t believe them Bricks just sat in the window below, no wonder it cracked 😂
More common than you'd think, it's brick-nogged construction. Certain era of cowboys/planners/architects thought it was acceptable to lay bricks directly on top of window/door frames instead of lintels, reinventing the wheel. It's likely that this is original to the house
Great video of a proper tradesman at work. When you mix your various products can you show the bags with the labels. Thanks.
Sure thing!
Cant fault it kirk you went above and beyond ,most trades i've come across would of run a mile but you took it on the chin and used your knowledge to provide the best result for the customer,and now with your van with more power you'll have to slow down between jobs cause the render will still be wet 😅 keep up the excellent work kirk 👍🏻 i thought that scrape at the end was the sound of sierra deltas breathing 😅
He sounds like a stalker doesn't he 🤣🤣
You say your not a joiner kirk, i say im not a plasterer but im a multi trade several years in maintenance and put my hand to anything always to the best of my abilities and only attempt something i know im capable of completing to a high enough standard. You mate you killed that finessed it in every way 👌 i bet hes nice and toasty now in that front room bet he was froze before 🥶
You're incredible, a true professional. Top workmanship, massive respect.
I've just found your channel and it's fantastic. I'm not in thevtrade I'm in IT. I love watching how things ate done, and learning. I have to say though your so darn good, not just your job, your a great people person. Keep up the great work.
That's very kind of you to say. Glad you enjoy the content and thanks for the nice comment 🙂
Plasterer, joiner, builder all in one mate 💪🏻
Do you ever use other finish coats for render? Here in Australia we do a 3 coat system. It's coat acrylic render hi build then a second skim coat of acrylic render and then we do a coloured texture coat and we float it up with a plastic trowel. We also never use plastic corner beads. Always galvanised aluminium or stainless steel
Fair play with regards to the cost mate. Personally I give an estimate. The estimate fully covers the works stated, however it states that any works drastically outside the original scope of works will have to be charged. I don’t think i could be any fairer than that.
That’s what all of us do pal
@@scullo2293you’d be surprised mate, so many of my mates who are in the building game still give set prices. They get caught out all the time if things go wrong, which they inevitably do
@@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot you should only need to do it once 😂 you think they’d learn after the first time
I also wouldn’t be going to another job halfway through the day
@@scullo2293100%, i got caught out on a decorating job, quoted 3 days and was there 7, never again
This is what I mean about a good tradesmen love How you don’t cut corners mate do a proper job first time round
He doesn't cut corners, he plasters them...
@@420styletomatoes6 when I say he doesn’t cut corners I mean he does a proper job etc first time round where some do a quick bodged job and you end up with issues
@silverbackgamer1beast572 sorry mate, I was being sarcastic, watched several of this man's videos and he always does a good job.
@@420styletomatoes6 I know mate I was just makeing sure u didn’t misunderstand me mate it’s all good
Gotta love a friendly back and forth over what was a misunderstanding without anyone getting upset or offensive
I’m very impressed and quite surprised you didn’t charge any extra for the work and materials. Most would. You’re a good man 👍
I can’t see it working but I hop it dose for you that bay window 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Hp12 sticks to anything.
Ive splattered some on my vans around 2018 and its still on there and wont come off
Really impressed with the work you do mate I’m 20 years in ,you cover all aspects of work carried out and leaves the customers feeling happy which it’s all about give me a call anytime if you need a lift 👊🏻
That does look lovely. Good of you to stick to your price for the old fella Kirk. A true gent.
I don’t work in any trade, and I hate doing DIY jobs, but I just can’t stop watching these vids. Good work.
Glad you enjoy them mate, thanks for the support
Great work . Do you need to rule that of to get it flat . Like the scratch coat . Or do you just lay it all down . Then scratch it back flat. Been plastering for 20 yrs and never used the product
Another thing with those houses (As we refurbished one in M20) is a lot of them historically had steel STRUCTURAL windows in them initially and these acted as structural support for the upper floor bay window, that's why they could have bricks there. Loads of people have since updated to plastic windows, but these are insufficient for the weight of the upper floor. Hence if going for plastic windows need to remove all the weight as you've done.
That's it mate, I just thought it be best to take it out and get some insulation in there
good job, like the color
When I was plasterering I came up with
an idea to use rubber based tilers glue
for my scratch coat over blue board
and cement board never had a come
back give it a go and see what you think
Cheers Brad
Nice Job and good safety tips- although you forgot to mention- rember to always have your mum on Speed Dial 😊
im not a joiner but best way to get snug angles ive found to run handsaw down the mitred joint when it's sumwhat good love the videos bud just subbed :)
Love the K98k on the wall. Us plasterers aren't just plasters.😂
I like it wen you say just a little job in between another 200 pounds in between nice one
Take it easy with your van more power more torque & you'll use it now its there = new flywheel can't take the power, possibly turbo just drive it as you did.
Nice job can be a nightmare the old bay window's 👍
Don't worry, that kit installed is doing fuck all to that van.
The original window would have been timber and load bearing, you need to check the new UPVC windows to see if they have a steel frame in them to replicate the original. Common problem with window companies who don't have a clue.
Never mind you're not a joiner, you've done a great job, keep up the professionalism
What about using PRB modern lime renders instead. They are colour through too. The krend scrape coat looks like a bit of a timing challenge.
Who’d have thought Dark Vader was a 6ft+ burly lad from Ellesmere Port 😂 Looks mint that chaps 👌🏼
Most bay windows are like that! Mostly bad brickwork by amateurs!
I think most ground floor bay windows are brick but 1st floor shouod be stud frame? Otherwise all the weight of the bricks is on the window frame below.
Little tip when putting beads on put a wash on and it stops it from bubbling up on the bead
A wash?
Another great job its class when a plasterer do a great job can not beat it.
Timber work is ok mate. Well done 👍
Looks lovely 👌
If the window frame was weak what prevented the windows from falling? Many 1930s- 40s houses are like this , the window bay is often single skin. Next time cover the windows below with some plastic.
It's bad for the environment 😅
@@Onthetrowel Otherwise decent job, the cracks happen when the original wooden framed windows are replaced with double glzed windows.
@@Onthetrowel mate, that's piss funny....😄😃😀🇦🇺
brilliant jobs mate lovely jubbly
Another top job love your videos, keep up the brilliant work, mate
Awesome end result Kirk, you actually look like you've lost a bit of timber - maybe you put it in that bay!!
What are your thoughts on corksol for internal bay window walls to try and control condensation?
Pvc windows can't take that load, who ever replaced the window should have seen this problem. The original windows will have had mullions on the middle window, the minute this was removed, the cracking will have started. Found that out the hard way when I first started replacing windows around huyton, Roby area back in the late 80s.
Top job bud youre a real pro take pride in youre work.
Why not charge for the timber , labour etc
We bead under the sill too it’s more of a reference for depth! 💁👊
That is a good shout 👌
Do you follow it around the ends of the sill and join up with the corner beads on reveals?
@@Onthetrowel absolutely! Reice (my nephew) is anal as hell Kirk! ( good training) I gave you the tip about the bead up the window frame for reveals too and you still ain’t gave me a shout out! This is becoming one way traffic lad! 🤮😂
Good effort on the miter i have seen worse mitres From carpenters
The darkness don't like the light. Vincent
you might not be a joiner but a very talented guy love the vids
Lovely job well done
You're far too generous mate, i wished you lived near me, would be fantastic to have someone like yourself on hand to work on my house 😊
Kirk l am a 77 year old retired plasterer the cement boards seem good ln my day we would have used rib lath
Mate that looks mint! Good job!
I hate bays! Monochuche don’t like curves! Where I live they all have a bloody curved bottom and it’s a nightmare! I’ve never had that happen though! You done him a good one there !👊💯👌
You can use a dremmel with a tiny disc.. A lot lighter too😂
Just a question as i dont know, but would you need to vent the bay window as there is a cavity behind the insulation?
Brilliant finish. Really top class.
They always were bloody ridiculous things, I have one, mine is basically one layer of bricks hanging in mid air using what used to be a wooden window for support, not sure what I am going to do with mine, it has got a few cracks but is maybe a bit better than this one.
In WHAT WAY is that wooden structure between the insulating-boards Secured at all ? I have only seen a couple of nails/screws ? IS the foam the 'thing' that is holding this wee structure together ???
It's attached to the brickwork at the sides and also the window frames mate
your always decent job, especially old people and done more than expected as always hope he sorted you out a drink 🍺🍺
Just finished a job for a customer that over run by two days, due to unforeseen circumstances, couldn’t recover my costs in total but had a chat with them and managed another £500…. Tuff out there brother.
Good effort mate 👍 decent channel some top tips ❤
Can you advise what ratio you use when mixing SBR and water for plastering over artex please? 👍
I use it neat mate
Nice job mate and nice little man cave as well!
Darth Vader back ( he's a good laugh) on the Channel, Hart breaking when a job goes sideways. Top content
Hello mate, where do you get the scratch finish bars from and what are they called. Im a plasterer in spain and use k rend alot but we only have scratch pads which are not good for big areas or ill habe to cut it back with a sharp feather edge
I want to get this done
Always watch your videos keep up the good work pal 👍
Can you do brick layering
Also check your insurance covers you for using angle grinders at height. Msny policies exclude this.
Where in the video did the bay window collapse?
how long do you leave the render before final scrapping ?
Can’t believe haw little you drop 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿
Kirk what are those boots you're wearing?
Nice job its a wonder the window did not fall out but that gadget on the van will just put more fuel into your engine i had one a few yeas ago
,thanks for the video
We have so gotta get you spraying lad! 🙏🤯👊
Where do you get your huge cement boards from ?? great video 😀
Great job !
You stated in your video that you dislike drafts therefore you ran expanding foam around the kingspan insulation. You then stated that you left a space behind the insulation to let the air circulate. How can it circulate if you’ve sealed it all up
Air circulation and draughts are different mate. Its a bit like when you take a plaster off to let the air get to a wound rather than in sweating
Really good video mate, and keep up the good work
I don’t know of any tradesmen these days that would take the hit of a day after uncovering more remedial work, it would be straight back to customer explaining and asking for more time/money, or they’d insist on getting a joiner in since no one is multi disciplined anymore! One thing I learned early on is always quote in ranges if unknowns, e.g. best case X worst case Y, then you’re covered and no surprise for customer, but it usually takes a bad job or two to learn worst case.
If that device has connected to the FPR personally I would remove it immediately and get yourself a proper recalibrated ECU from MSD (Blackpool HQ ) with local installer they are so well priced and quality product lifetime warranty. . . It might feel better it may look better on fuel but there is now no control in fueling stratagy. Never good and bordering dangerous for the engine. do it properly.
What a cracking job wood work looking good Top man
Your joinery skills aren't bad ,But the framing didn't look treated but not knocking you kirk you know more than me 👍
Cheers mate. I try.
It was exterior 3x2. It was stored outside at the building yard.
I'm not a joiner/carpenter and I know there's probably different grades of exterior timber but I reckon this will be OK. Looking back, it might have been a good idea to felt it first before the cement boards but that's hindsight for ya 🤣
@Onthetrowel you don't need to watch long to see how professional your ethic is thanks for reply
WHAT A TREMENDOUS JOB, A Great Finish, Brilliant friend !