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[arms]

I'm just at a loss as to what the alternative might be, Arms. Do we tell DIYers like the original poster (who appears to have beaten a hasty retreat) to not bother and get in a tradesman? Do we tell them to ignore the manufacturer and ask here? What warranty are you going to give on your advice if it contradicts the instructions on the tin? How does he know that you know what you are talking about? Are you going to go and help him fix it if following your advice causes the job to fail?

Sorry, but I think that the line or reasoning you are following is unsupportable.

for gods sake !!! do what you want to do ,go where you want to be ,think for yourself ,fly be free !!!!!!

[bitingmidge]

fly be free !!!!!!

Isn't flying the most heavily regulated pastime there is?

Holy moley, last time I read the instructions on a plane they were equivalent to to the ones on about a thousand tins of paint!!

P (retreating to his padded cell)

[Cliff Rogers]

....P (retreating to his padded cell)

Aha! No, you want room 12A, next door.

[silentC]

for gods sake !!! do what you want to do ,go where you want to be ,think for yourself ,fly be free !!!!!!

It's not about what I do Armsy, it's about what someone else might. I'm very concerned that some impressionable young DIYer might come on here and actually listen to you and race off and make a hash of something because Armsy says you don't need to follow the directions. It's OK mate, Armsy says they're only covering their butts, we don't need to do all that! We can fly and be free! Yee hah!! Yippy-Yi-O-Ty-Ay!!

[arms]

It's not about what I do Armsy, it's about what someone else might. I'm very concerned that some impressionable young DIYer might come on here and actually listen to you and race off and make a hash of something because Armsy says you don't need to follow the directions. It's OK mate, Armsy says they're only covering their butts, we don't need to do all that! We can fly and be free! Yee hah!! Yippy-Yi-O-Ty-Ay!!

and this comes from a man ( i can only assume ) that lives in a stretch of forest somewhere between merrimbula and pambula ,

[bitingmidge]

and this comes from a man ( i can only assume ) that lives in a stretch of forest somewhere between merrimbula and pambula ,

Coming from a bloke who lives near Ipswich, that's a big call Tom!

After not actually providing real examples of the things you said, ie, save 50% of costs by ignoring manufacturer's instructions,you should have been happy that Cliff showed you picture evidence that some tradesmen do actually as the recommendations suggest. You might even have learned something after questioning me as to why the walls failed all those years ago, but no, now you're trying to distract us from the topic with Geography?

(There's only one "r" in Merimbula by the way)

Not to worry, one thing about hanging round here is that we can have a robust debate and still be mates eh! Feel like a nice game of monopoly?

Cheers,
P

[Cliff Rogers]

and this comes from a man ( i can only assume ) that lives in a ....

Who cares where he lives, play the ball, not the man.

[silentC]

and this comes from a man ( i can only assume ) that lives in a stretch of forest somewhere between merrimbula and pambula

Yes, definitely a male of the species last time I checked. But thanks for raising it because you never can be certain about the people you are talking to on the Internet can you?

Yes, I live in a stetch of forest, but not where Google told you, I'm afraid. I don't have the lat. and long. of my house, so I used the ones of the AWS at the Merimbula airport. But it's near enough for you and me, right? Don't need to get too fussy with these things, do we?

But mate, seriously, why don't you put your money where your mouth is and gives us the skinny on how to save 33%* on the next wet area job. I mean, if we don't waterproof the whole wall, that will save us a few bucks but what else can we do the Armsy way and save?

* See, I'm paying attention. You said it would cost another 50% to do it the manufacturer's way, so that means that we are saving a third of the cost by doing it yours.

[scooter]

OK, it's been fun & all, the original poster is lying in the foetal postion & even the bystanders are wandering off.

Genuine discussion - open a new thread - but please leave the niggle here.


' Night..............cheers...............Sean