Tim and Max

Author's details

Date registered: June 9, 2010
URL: http://www.float.ltd.uk

Biography

Plastering and plumbing in cambridgeshire since 2004, bathroom refits, skim ceilings over artex, plasterboarding, fix leaks, 24hr callout, 01480 435609, contact Maxine or Tim Welford

Latest posts

  1. Plumbing Apprentices and it’s challenges for employers — June 16, 2011
  2. Plastering a curved or barrelled ceiling — May 28, 2011
  3. steaming off artex — May 27, 2011
  4. Gareth fits towel rail radiator — March 25, 2011
  5. Newly plastered downstairs… — February 21, 2011

Most commented posts

  1. 20 Aug 2009 – Is Twitter for Trades? — 3 comments
  2. Brits spend £235m per year on DIY mistakes! — 1 comment
  3. Welcome to Float, Professional Plastering & Plumbing — 1 comment
  4. Garage conversion for office space — 1 comment
  5. Cupboard Under Stairs are very handy indeed! — 1 comment

Author's posts listings

Jun
16

Plumbing Apprentices and it’s challenges for employers

Tim nudged me this morning to listen to a discussion that was going on at bbc radio cambridgeshire. The conversation was with a local college in Cambridgeshire promoting apprenticeships in plumbing. (You can hear me at 2:11:39) We fully support the plumbing apprenticeship schemes and have been liaising with different cambridgeshire organisations and professional bodies …

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May
28

Plastering a curved or barrelled ceiling

Here are a series of videos showing plastering a curved or barrelled ceiling. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6

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May
27

steaming off artex

steaming off the artex, originally uploaded by maxxy2008. Unfortunately sometimes it is necessary to remove old artex before skimming ceilings smooth. For the majority of cases the old artex can just be sealed and then skimmed over. However, if there is a chance that artex has been applied over a previous layer of artex, then …

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Mar
25

Gareth fits towel rail radiator

IMG_0969, originally uploaded by maxxy2008. Well done Gareth, another towel rail radiator fitted!!!

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Feb
21

Newly plastered downstairs…

, originally uploaded by maxxy2008. I do love my job! Here is a newly plastered downstairs. The fireplaces were re-boarded before skimming. Will post some more pics when painted

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Feb
19

Creating an archway in a door without arch former

Here we show how an archway was moved to a new doorway location and a door put in it’s place. We show how to do this without an arch former and use plasterboard cut to size and shape to suit the location and style requirements. See our videos directly on YouTube as Float129 and subscribe to our channel for more videos and plastering and plumbing tips.

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Feb
19

Shower Walls repair

Shower Walls repair, originally uploaded by maxxy2008. This photo shows a recent shower repair. The bottom half of the shower cubicle was leaking. This is because water was getting in behind the tile grout causing a leak. Plasterboard was subsequently damaged and rotten. The tiles and plasterboard was removed. The tiles were cleaned up ready …

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Feb
19

Our first van in 2004

van 010, originally uploaded by maxxy2008. I’m just going through some old photos and came across this one which was Tim’s first van in 2004 (I think) Can’t remember how the signs were done at the time but looking back on it, it wasn’t that bad really was it? It looks a lot cleaner than …

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Feb
12

Corner Toilet

Picture 085, originally uploaded by maxxy2008. Sometimes bathroom designs can be a bit tricky to fit everything in whilst making the room look and feel as lovely and as spacious as possible. Corner toilets can be a great solution where space and planning your bathroom is important. We have mostly fitted these in either cloakrooms …

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Feb
06

20% Off Plumbing, Plastering & Tiling Labour to end of Feb!!!

Float Ltd, Plumbing, Plastering, Tiling, in Huntingdon, Cambs, SPECIAL OFFER, 20% Off Plastering, Plumbing, and Tiling, Labour to end of Feb 2011. Save money on your bathroom, ensuite, or cloakroom refit! Call 01480 435609

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