LANDSCAPE GARDENER SAVED BY PLASTERER!

How to Repair Monocouche Render.
K-Rend, Eco rend, Scraped render, through colour render.
Easy step by step

[@Onthetrowel]

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[@lukesaunders9321]

Great work and I think £300 would be a reasonable charge due to repeat visits and the value you saved them. As a potential customer I'd be very happy with 10% of the cost

[@Actuallytbh]

£500 is easily justified for the quality and experience you bring. Not mentioning the amount he would have had to pay otherwise…

[@GeorgeMcG90]

200 i reckon. 2 hours work, save the landscaper, customer happy. Everyone wins

[@lewishumphries2893]

Helping out a fellow tradesman like that was great to see. You didn't have to but you did it anyway. Top pro

[@davidlenton8627]

Nice job Kirky. £200-250 seems fair to me, but I’m sure the Landscape Guy would happily pay £500, rather than the £3,000 quoted by Monocouche Man. David (from that there London)

[@JG-fg1ye]

This is why KZbin has destroyed tv, you would never see anything like this on tv but it’s actually really interesting for anyone interested in DIY/ design

[@bermudarailway]

Remember Reg Prescot.

[@alih3123]

Yes you would.. this isn’t why KZbin killed TV. KZbin killed TV because you can search for the content you’d like to watch whenever you want wherever you are. With a TV you constricted to a large screen set in a specific room with a tv schedule chosen by others, you can only pick from a small selection playing at that time. The freedom of watching wherever and whenever is what streaming brings over television.

[@destructorzz7197]

There used to be LOADS of tv shows like this idk what you're talking about

[@benrutherford7471]

You're a true gentleman and legend Kirk. You got this bloke out of the shit here, and the patch repair turned out great, mate!

[@Poontang123]

£180

[@forddoctorforddoctor5918]

100% legend

[@Hoganhitshome]

We as working men should all have that attitude and help each other. Too much slagging off and backstabbing these days

[@johnduxiehughes]

I would say £300 is a fair price for this repair. Materials, your time for 2 visits and of course, your knowledge. Great repair mate.

[@bigg2838]

That’s exactly what I was going to say

[@jeremythomas-ii1if]

I would have charged £20

[@frogg9835]

That probably wouldnt even cover expenses ​@jeremythomas-ii1if

[@TravisHi_YT]

@jeremythomas-ii1if See how long you stay in business doing that 😂

[@golangismyjam]

I would have charged £100 a visit.

[@PNH63]

The world needs tradesmen like you , as an old tradesman you restore my faith, well done!

[@steveblanco8812]

Made a cracking job of patching that in. Considering took you 2 trips to complete the work and you needed a bag of material £250-300 would've been very reasonable. Served my time with my old man as well. 40 years later can still hear his voice in the back of my head. You're a top tradesman Kirk, all the best mate

[@nicotoscani1707]

but your name is steve, why's he call you kirk?

[@mcadam5702]

Me too. My dad was a chippy. And he always said, "Son, when you do a job for a customer, it has to be done right 1st time every time."

[@davidmitchell2311]

A tradesman myself. You're a skilled plasterer and a gentleman. A man cut from the same cloth as myself. Proper tradesman and not a lot of the chancers out there.

[@deadlevelwillie]

What a gent....a real human being, helping another out, at the same time finding out how well you were able to match it, it's faultless.

[@bossahmed4085]

An absolute legend! I've learnt so much by watching this channel. Did a internal wall repair myself. Took it back to bricks, bonded it and then plastered it thanks to everything I learnt on this channel. People who seen the work couldn't believe how will it looked. That's a sign of a good teacher. Thank you Kurt.

[@mullrump2]

Fair play bud...chap that plastered my house was very much like yourself...nothin was too much trouble...he did a small bit of pebble dash on me garden wall...no drama...no extra cost...ive recommended him whenever possible...top class...im a mechanic and try and approach jobs, customers and life, the same way.. cheers

[@RJ-wx3fh]

It makes a difference when you find a good 'seam' of tradespeople. I'm thrilled my aunty found a good general handyman who both knows a few trade specialists and is willing to things a go even if it's not his speciality (at a fair price for the final finish quality)

[@whyyoulidl]

The nod for the other person to do something nice for someone else is what go to me; truly spreading the love. Top bloke 👍🏿

[@hugoboss5979]

Top bloke! 👍🏻.. Not only giving us free tips and advice from your years of knowledge but helping people get out the s#&t on the way. If only there were more like you. You give me hope!!!.. Good on you Kirk.

[@markspooner9730]

What a guy and what a great finish on the repair. Thought you could have got away with charging £200-£300 for your time and travel costs but doing it as a favour will probably reap you a lot more than that from recommendations from the owner and the landscaper. A true gentleman and you’re a credit to all good tradesman. 👏👏

[@jonathanhawken]

what a solid job and a solid guy. You've definately earnt more money than that repair would have cost. that guy is ALWAYS going to call you for anything plaster related til he dies.

[@acquiesce3]

What a guy you are Kirk. If only there were more out there like you!

[@Prostanc3]

The world needs more people like you. Second or third of your videos I’ve stumbled across where you’ve got someone out the sh1t and not ripped them off for it, let alone done for free. Top bloke. I’m subscribing.

[@NinjaGizmo]

This is TRUE old school feel good, entertaining and informational KZbin. Good on you mate.

[@LTFC1964]

I was wondering all along as to how you were going to get the texture to match the existing; who would have guessed that by scraping it back you would achieve it. That repair was exceptional and completely blended in. Top quality there sir.

[@jankoodziej877]

It's so refreshing to finally see someone in a KZbin video use tools that are actually used, a little rusty, a little dirty from the previous jobs. At least I can see it's not me, those tools are really hard to clean and everyone in KZbin seems to buy new fit every new job...

[@tobyadams7206]

Just clean your tools properly I’ve been a spread for over 30 years look after your tools they’ll look after you

[@lazylad8544]

I would of thought 100 quid was reasonable for doing that job. But being a better man you charged him nothing. Your a legend kirk. Fair play to you. Hope the landscaper passed on the good deed. 👍👍

[@zaxmaxlax]

100 bucks seems fair, since you need at least to come back the next day to scrap even tho its a few minutes job

[@Terrybikesandmusic]

I did a similar repair a while ago, not as meticulous as you, but I found that applying that stuff to the wall was easier using a small scraper than a pointing trowel 🤔

[@MrMatador29]

gets more dough in clicks on here, fair play to kirk though, gave me plenty of confidence on jobs i wasnt too sure on, a great teacher, the trade needs men like this to train the bet lot

[@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot]

100 pounds? Even at a minimum of a call out charge @£75x2 visits plus materials, you’d be looking at around £200. Can’t work for pittance in this day and age

[@Ryannic25]

Not worth driving to a job for £100. £250. Paying for expertise not how long it took.

[@sparkyspace]

Just found and watched this video your generosity lifted my spirits after a bad day. thank you

[@wilkodog5252]

I’m not in the building trade in any shape or form but I watch you work as your work ethic and genuine kindness to people is a breath of fresh air. Well done Kirk.😁👍🏻

[@stewartevans9753]

Job professionally carried out and all for a handshake! Top man!😊

[@ExtremeShez]

You're a legend, Kirk. You were brought up well. ❤

[@mrblobby754]

What a good bloke you are!! Love watching your videos, your a real role model as a tradesman .

[@bentley684]

What seems like a lifetime ago I worked for a Lords daughter who restored old properties, heritage type work on mills and old farmhouses etc. Mate I'd have hired you on the spot. That's some top work. I'm retired now but damn I miss working with the trades. New subscriber due to your workmanship.

[@craigwilliams7516]

Kirk, I follow channels from different trades (I'm a decorator) based on their qualities as tradesmen and as people - the sort you can learn a lot from. I've taken some advice you gave a while back about pricing estimates and I've found it to be very effective and a great long term strategy. Based on that i had a feeling that you'd do the right thing and charge little or nothing. All jobs are an investment as well as a transaction. Sleeping well at night is priceless. Well done pal 👏🏻👏🏻

[@TimothyHobbs-rf1xc]

A true craftsman and a true gentlemen A delight to watch you

[@markhannan4712]

What a guy helping the landscaper out . Great job as you always do

[@Jimmy2024-y3o]

@Onthetrowel; Your A True Definition of a man! This what lifes about. God Bless You And Tiur Family Brother. ❤️🇬🇧❤️

[@paulbruce4014]

Remember you had to see the job, 2 visits, fetch the materials. Then you returned to check it. £100. But well done you did a favour 👍. It will come back to repay you in other ways. I do the same here in Spain, am a retired engineer & get all sorts of small jobs which I charge crazy cheap for, as it is my experience that fixes things. I have so much return work that I just can’t cope with it all 😂

[@streetsoundselectro124]

£400 would be fair, travel time. Going back again your time and materials plus digging the landscaper out of a big hole!! Great job Sir.

[@nickyb6435]

My Grandad said "never work for free" and generally he's been right. These kind of jobs can turn bad quickly.However if I knew the person well and they were a good customer,they'd get it free. The other benefit is if you haven't charged and you get "the phone call" a couple of weeks later you can tell them to get lost. Top work as always

[@bentankard7276]

I've been in the game for 25 years now, and you sir definitely have skills!

[@NS_RC]

Absolute legend. Cannot thank you enough for being the guy you are. The trades need more people who are in it for the love and passion. 👏

[@Pushbikesteve]

The whole video I was begging that you would do it for free and you bloody well did! 👏 big man! I’m soon starting my own business and it gives me huge hope that there are people like you out here 💪🤜🤛

[@GerryAD]

We need more people like you in this world. Top man! 👍🏾

[@Jimsads]

What a top bloke! Knows his stuff, happy to explain the process with a smile on his face 👍🏻

[@charlesfulcrum3170]

Thanks for the video. Always a pleasure to watch a true craftsman at work. Price for the job - £125-£175 cash.

[@rossifordcup]

Fair play to you for doing the repair. 😎👍... No one has mentioned that the original contractor said the whole wall had to be redone at a huge cost ! I think they should have looked after their client and done the repair themselves 🤷

[@romystumpy1197]

Kirk is my go to ,I'm a female on my own and I need to learn these things to keep my home in good repair

[@opcptyltd509]

Absolute top bloke. Quality work every time and a shame there aren’t many tradesmen like him.

[@riptiz]

Knowing you Kirk you probably only charged for materials. You really are a hero.😊

[@kevinwebb6549]

Brilliant , excellent workmanship and knowledge I originally had in my head around £150-200 for the excellent repair, after all you have to buy a full bag of product, and it takes you away off another job twice, but to do it as a mate , he owes you which is what good mates are for. Cracking job Son as an retired spreader , respect!

[@stevegrimwood5109]

Exactly the person you’d want working on your house, knowledgable, professional, tidy and a top bloke - keep up the smooth work 👍

[@tonymatthews2987]

Awesome job that Kirk looks very similar to K rend blended in perfectly well done

[@petemoring67]

KIRK!! ... That was a Masterclass in getting over a VERY EXPENSIVE Repair .... You could JUST! Have saved the Nation Millions£££'s ... Most DIYers could copy Your Method WITHOUT! having to call in the Experts ... A Very Nice CHUNK Of KARMA😇 Heading Your Way MeThinks 👍🤠

[@JokerB1789]

Looks easy but they won't have his experience so they got no chance

[@jimm3379]

Beautiful job, perfect match! Every time I watch your channel Kirk, my faith in humanity is restored. Keep up the good work. 👍🏻

[@paulcoleman6339]

Mate, what a legend you are, been in the building trade 38 years we need more people like you in it. We should all stick together…….. that is the professionals !!!!!!!! As my old man used to say what goes around comes around🙏🏻🙏🏻🍺

[@bincemckretin9553]

Great work man! I would charge the price of the bag of render plus a tenner, if it's not far away. If I had spare render, a tenner and a tea. Shit happens to the best of us, and kindness goes a long way. Doing it for free shows you are a real one.

[@russellholloway7465]

I think that's pretty bad of original renderers to not tell the customer what product they used on their property

[@man1cs171]

they wanted a quick 3 grand

[@carlalford1461]

Normally the customer picks a colour from a chart so they would know what manufacturer it is. I've rendered 100s of houses and not once has a customer not seen a colour chart.

[@fergaldonnelly7303]

Lousy action.

[@eleanorbanwell3478]

As a potential customer, I can 100% guarantee I would pick the nice sparkly tile I liked the best and would not in a million years notice its name or the manufacturer.

[@ianratcliffe2299]

What a great job and really kind of you. It's a shame there's not more people like you about.

[@sky37blue]

I hope the home owner is clever enough to realise how lucky he is to have a connection to you now and uses you for everything in the future. Especially since the guys who put it up didnt even suggest trying a fix and went straight to £3k

[@TeeTee-zm2re]

Trying his luck ... doing whole wall because of a few bits of render has blown out 😮piss take

[@joelonsdale]

Charge whatever your hourly rate is times however many hours the job took plus materials! The fact that you did it for free is amazing and I hope it is appreciated and passed on...

[@neilparry6923]

What a gesture kirk, could easily have charged £100-200, considering the time, fuel etc, great to see not everyone is out to make money from everything, hope karma comes your way soon 👌

[@sbaby-nv1dd]

You’re a fucking legend for that. Love your attitude to your work and customers, and even other tradesmen. Setting a real standard

[@WombleUK]

That was an impressive patching job. Very nicely done Kirk.

[@dougiemiller5030]

Even if you charged top dollar, your knowledge and, experience & expertise is worth every penny.

[@RichardDowd]

Brilliant result that Kirk!

[@mattl5846]

In terms of cost, forget the 3k, that's here nor there, it's for your time, I would charge 150 per visit, excellent patch up job btw

[@paulmurphy5396]

I agree £150 per visit is fair 👍

[@austingreene9093]

Once again , you've proved what a true gent you are. Getting a fellow tradesman out of trouble. I'm not in the trade, but I have found your videos really inspiring. On the pricing, as a layman, I thought a fair price would be , two visits £200, plus the bag of filler, plus your know how, total £350. Good luck and wishes for 2025.

[@LiamMclauchlan]

You forgot fuel and tax.

[@EMEL-hr4ut]

Genius ! No two words about it

[@xxbuxx]

Amazing job, well done. I wish you lived near me!

[@SS-vz9iv]

Question Kirk. Were you happy doing the patching as you did or would it have helped with the post taken back off for you, and a dowel of some some sort shoved in the bolt hole?

[@Adam-os9mw]

I had no idea that you could end up paying through the nose for damaged render. Nearly had the extension done, glad I ran out of cash now 😂 Love to see stuff like this, we need more people like you mate. And to do it in exchange for paying it forward, bang on that

[@Deepthought-42]

👍What goes around comes around.

[@theplumber4934]

You're a top bloke Kirk and I have done the same for another trade when they damaged a pipe, although I did charge for the parts used but at cost..

[@bastardohorribilis949]

Unreal mate. 🤌🤌🤌

[@Chris-BognorRegis]

You are a brilliant first rate craftsman and I loved the story about your dear old dad.

[@darren92redrum67]

As a landscaper, i would have filled it with cement and painted it white😂

[@michaelchallen]

Glad you helped him out. What goes around comes around. The electric board came out to my place up in the South Downs one Christmas Eve when the elec went off. It was snowing and about 11pm. I went out with coffee, tea and biscuits for them. a year or so later I went through an electric cable and put ten houses off, while digging a post hole. Estimated cost £8,000 to repair because they can make any number up, no-one else can work on their systems. Then one of the guys said; "Don't I know you? You live in the woods and made us coffee when we were up there on Christmas Eve." Then he made some magic marks on his job sheet and told me not to worry 'the cable's in the wrong place'.. A few brews and biscuits saved £8,000.

[@Onthetrowel]

Absolutely lovely 👌

[@michaelchallen]

@@Onthetrowel thing is, by doing it as a favour and if he's a decent bloke, you've done the best advertising possible. You've now got someone out there working on a different trade looking out for you, and when someone he's working for says he can't get a plasterer or his son is building a house and needs a plasterer, that fencer will put you forward, and a recommendation is far better than an advertisement. Quite often I've found that people don't even bother with other quotes, if they trust the guy then by extension you're trusted. A lot of my customers don't even ask for a quote now, they phone me and say; "I've been thinking of doing this....when can you come and build it?"

[@Martin-t9s4y]

Just came across your channel and watched the video have to say hard to get good trade men that know what they are doing here in Northern Ireland brilliant job 🎉

[@kelly182237]

Top tip leave it for 1 hour and if you have a gas blow torch go over it with a light flame that will dry it out gradually and give it a scratch after 30 minutes the same day

[@racingpigeons-tips]

yes that works use a blow torch a very light flame to dry it out take your time when doing this

[@markthomas919]

Great repair great video with really useful techniques

[@diablosdilemmas5743]

Well done kirk

[@stuartwhelan393]

So kind of you to do that and sharing your knowledge by videoing it. You’re a very generous guy, thank you Kirk.

[@vincentwilliams4732]

Good on you its not all about the money

[@israeladesanya4596]

Yes it is😂

[@charliebear2777]

This video deserves millions of views and likes so your kind spirit is repayed. Salt of the earth you mate

[@herbie747]

04:45 - Fair amount: £200 + materials (the bag you had to buy)

[@prepsss8096]

Spot on in my mind mate.

[@Fonzleberry]

Is he your mate or an acquaintance? Are you doing it for the money or to help someone out? Are you hard up or doing well right now? It's all about circumstance. I've done a bunch of pro bono stuff in the past, but nowadays my time with my daughters is way too important.

[@clarky.]

Absolute Legend. If we all did that as payment the world would be a amazing place!. I wish you all the best buddy.

[@taxximaxxi]

❌ plastic surgeon ✅ plaster surgeon

[@garethbond1]

Great to watch a skilled craftsman at work!

[@lovenottheworld5723]

People get too mean. Things like that happen. You'd have to be a real bastard to insist on on redoing the whole wall.

[@dfar2303]

I agree with you on this. Why didn't the original person that did the render, offer to run round and fix it?. I bet they charged enough for the original job. Tight ar5es. Shows what a decent bloke Kirk is, to do it and not even charge.

[@Bushcraft-xz6xd]

I agree too. It’s down the side of house as well.

[@colinm1325]

👍👏Very Nice Kirk. You, are a good lad.

[@keithbaldock5304]

So good of you to do someone a turn and putting some faith back in to the building community well done.

[@Juggernawt]

So nice to see skilled trader. Relaxing watch. Thanks!

[@martr2275]

What a decent bloke what goes around comes around if only everyone had same mindset we’d all live a better life 👍

[@Tzrnutt]

I was going to say about £300 - and it looks like I'm not alone. Great job.

[@gruffalobill4812]

Absolute legend. This how tradesmen were viewed once upon a time. Now it hard to trust most and the ones that do a decent job cost an arm & a leg. Got a sub from me based on your gentlemanly quality. Look forward to watching your other content. All the best chap

[@Christo777-77]

Top job and absolute star for helping out and not charging. I can understand the original renderers charging top rate to redo as its business at the end if the day but to not share what render they used waa bang out of order and they probably had half a bag leftover kicking around.

[@raminybhatti5740]

A comedy of errors until Kirk arrived on the scene 😁. Nice one 👍🏻

[@davidsadler7047]

A pity there arent more workmen/ experts like this bloke.

[@YAHWH0]

Kindness is what the world needs. Top skills, hat off!

[@flintjackson7772]

A master at work, looks like the two patches will be the best bits of the whole wall!! 😂😂😂 Amazing skills.

[@michaelchallen]

I'm a fence contractor, I always use Thunderbolts to fix timber to house walls, and I always use a multi tool with a diamond mortar blade to cut a square of render out in these situations. Just mark and pre drill the holes in the timber, transfer the mark to the wall, not forgetting to mark the width of the post so you don't overshoot, and carefully cut a small piece out. Multitools are ideal for this. A lot of fencers don't take time over small details, I've seen plenty of broken bricks where they just bang a 10mm drill through. I use a 6mm then the 10. It saves you hassle in the long run.

[@SimonsSolarShed]

An absolutely splendid job. You have a great work ethic too, you sound happy in your work. Keep up the great work.

[@phoboslabsreviews]

You're a legend Kirk, around £200 would have been fair, the fact that you charged nothing shows you are a true and honourable gentleman. Can't understand why the original renderers were planning charging £3k to redo the whole lot and why they couldn't have just patched like you did.

[@robertjiggins9435]

That’s a good thing you done there Kirk! And a great job ! Like it👍

[@artgold8593]

Good people are like fresh air - you are a star!

[@scottyork1583]

Brilliant job my man 👍 after I’ve seen your message to the fella after I’ve subscribed top top fella touched me. Wish I had contacts as skilled and humble as your self