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Discuss nightmare!! in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; at 1.45 TODAY yes FRIDAY 5 ton's of floor screed turn up!!! so had to get stuck -in and finished laying swimming pool floor at 4.45pm RESULT!! then the dreaded ...
          
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    at 1.45 TODAY yes FRIDAY 5 ton's of floor screed turn up!!! so had to get stuck -in and finished laying swimming pool floor at 4.45pm RESULT!! then the dreaded drive home , still that's all done now oh the new screed rule worked a treat!!
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    Default Re: nightmare!!

    Good job mate. Your heart must have sunk when you saw that turn up so late on a Friday!!
    I feel the need, the need for speed!

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    I'm just in myself. Shouldn't happen on Friday, should it?
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    Default Re: nightmare!!

    I don't mind working a bit later on a Friday to get the whole weekend off!
    I feel the need, the need for speed!

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    thats good going Dave
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    Surprised it took you that long..

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    Default Re: nightmare!!

    good job it diddnt turn up at 4.45 as you would be laying it under moon light
    we had some screed delivered the other day supposed to be on 8.00 drop turned up at 3.00 expected a horse and cart to pull up as it took so long to get to us good job there was only 3 tonnes of it and loads of lads pitched in with the barrows
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    it's allright for you guys that are having the weekend off! I'm working all weekend!
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    Quote Originally Posted by doug boardley View Post
    it's allright for you guys that are having the weekend off! I'm working all weekend!
    Me too and last weekend....but I'm off to Turkey next weekend for a week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SandyFloor View Post
    Me too and last weekend....but I'm off to Turkey next weekend for a week.
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    Default Re: nightmare!!

    Shame you can't use Gyvlon in Swimming pools - you'd have been done by half past 2........
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    feeling much better now !! showered, dinner going down , and a few beers now!!
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    i was thinking of the flo screed it was a flat bottom pool with lots of fitting in the floor , massagers in floor and volcano pad!!
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    You could look at cement based floscreeds I suppose.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dan View Post
    It's alright for some!
    You can't grudge me. It's my first in 2 1/2 years and I shall probably mention it every night over the next week.
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    Quote Originally Posted by SandyFloor View Post
    You can't grudge me. It's my first in 2 1/2 years and I shall probably mention it every night over the next week.

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    was that the pool in birdlip mate.
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    yes andy, we have a balance-tank to render /screed but the site agent whant's us to have Breathing mask/and harnnesed-up to go in and do it!! beacause its a confined space how mad is that!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave View Post
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