B&Q Muppets have no idea!!!

[bobbin]

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq_advice...iles//main.pdf

Just started a job at a customers house and they have got there tiles from B&Q, oh well you can't have everything!

The problem is the customer wanted to help by preping the walls of the bathroom that had been boarded for the extension, they was going to plaster, but I told them not to bother.

Anyhow, back to the customers prep, they picked up a leaflet which is also online from B&Q (see above link) If you scroll to action 5, they clearly state that porous surfaces and ply wood should be treated with PVA so my helpful customer did just that

Oh well not her fault, I can't believe that B&Q publish these helpful articles without actually consulting the professionals first, nightmare!!!

[Dave]

SOOOOO...wot did you do..?

[bobbin]

Filled my wash boy with warm water and sponged it off, took ages, then had to let the boards dry out properly. Not sure of any other way really.
How would you have gone about it mate?

[Dave]

PVA forms a skin..sand it off then use an impregnating primer....

[bobbin]

That seems an easier option

[wetdec]

Just wait till they stary selling wet rooms then we have some fun and games

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[MrE]

BQ are a godsend! The last thing all us tradesmen need are well informed, competent, and able DIY-ers , i More leaflets I say, more more more all full of nonsense,

[whitebeam]

Trouble is the customers believe it's written in stone when they read those instruction

[MrE]

Yep and then they tell us how to do the job, that really pickles my napper :-)