http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or practice! The
whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it could be worth it...

Thanks

Pete

http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/
DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it could be worth it...

No, but the
"we have managed to acquire a number of copies at the significantly
reduced price of just £47" makes me uneasy. I'm sure it's fine, and I
would be interested to see it. But practice is ultimately the thing.
Oh, you said 150 quid. They seem to have it for 47 quid now.
Simon.

PM wrote:
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company
called Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got
these, and whether they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as
books and/or practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very
good it could be worth it...

Thanks

Pete

Why buy CD's if you search the net each and every DIY skill will be found
free.
There's no substitute for hands on experiance, pointless buying CD's in
excess of £150 and finding out your crap at one or two particular jobs.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

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writes
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/
DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or
practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it
could be worth it...

No, but the
"we have managed to acquire a number of copies at the significantly
reduced price of just £47" makes me uneasy. I'm sure it's fine, and I
would be interested to see it. But practice is ultimately the thing.
Oh, you said 150 quid. They seem to have it for 47 quid now.
Simon.


And given that they dont declare the number of copies, they are free to
sell them ad nauseum. Wonder if it was a spam?

--
Richard Faulkner

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In message . com,
writes
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/
DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company
called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and
whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or
practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it
could be worth it...

No, but the
"we have managed to acquire a number of copies at the significantly
reduced price of just £47" makes me uneasy. I'm sure it's fine, and I
would be interested to see it. But practice is ultimately the thing.
Oh, you said 150 quid. They seem to have it for 47 quid now.
Simon.


And given that they dont declare the number of copies, they are free to
sell them ad nauseum. Wonder if it was a spam?


The 'significantly reduced' price of £47 is for one product (e.g.
plastering), the £150 is the 'reduced price' for the set of plastering,
bricklaying and plumbing DVDs. The web page was a bit pushy in that respect,
a bit double-glazing salesman "if you buy it today I can give you a further
discount".

My question was genuine and not spam, I have some skimming that needs doing
and next year some plumbing, if there's a technique that can be learned from
watching a professional then the DVD might be better than reading snippets
off the web or from books and giving it a go.

IMO £47 (or £150) and a decent DIY job is better than a DIY bodge and
perhaps having to call in a professional :-)

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PM wrote:
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company
called Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got
these, and whether they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as
books and/or practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very
good it could be worth it...

Thanks

Pete

Why buy CD's if you search the net each and every DIY skill will be found
free.
There's no substitute for hands on experiance, pointless buying CD's in
excess of £150 and finding out your crap at one or two particular jobs.

From the POV of watching a professional's technique I think a good video DVD
would be better than reading stuff off the web. I would combine the two
approaches.

PM wrote:

IMO £47 (or £150) and a decent DIY job is better than a DIY bodge and
perhaps having to call in a professional :-)


I don't think you can learn to plaster by watching a DVD - not well
enough to be able to go ahead and produce a good quality finish on your
first plastering job.


--
Grunff

PM wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
o.uk...
PM wrote:
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a
company called Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone
has got these, and whether they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as
good as books and/or practice! The whole set is over £150, but if
it is very good it could be worth it...

Thanks

Pete

Why buy CD's if you search the net each and every DIY skill will be
found free.
There's no substitute for hands on experiance, pointless buying CD's
in excess of £150 and finding out your crap at one or two particular
jobs.

From the POV of watching a professional's technique I think a good
video DVD would be better than reading stuff off the web. I would
combine the two approaches.

But they're not pro's showing you how to do it, they are trainee's showing
you.

"Filmed on location at an Intensive Training Centre - you will see real
trainees practicing these techniques. Not only will you see everything they
see, but you will benefit from seeing your fellow students make mistakes
and overcome problems."
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
PM wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
o.uk...
PM wrote:
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a
company called Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone
has got these, and whether they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as
good as books and/or practice! The whole set is over £150, but if
it is very good it could be worth it...

Why buy CD's if you search the net each and every DIY skill will be
found free.
There's no substitute for hands on experiance, pointless buying CD's
in excess of £150 and finding out your crap at one or two particular
jobs.

From the POV of watching a professional's technique I think a good
video DVD would be better than reading stuff off the web. I would
combine the two approaches.

But they're not pro's showing you how to do it, they are trainee's showing
you.

"Filmed on location at an Intensive Training Centre - you will see real
trainees practicing these techniques. Not only will you see everything they
see, but you will benefit from seeing your fellow students make mistakes
and overcome problems."

I don't know about the video but it is an excellent form of teaching - if done
well and the mistakes are clearly identified as they happen. Simply watching a
professional at work will rarely teach you anything as you will simply be
incapable of following the sills.

--
John Cartmell john@ followed by finnybank.com 0845 006 8822
Qercus magazine FAX +44 (0)8700-519-527 www.finnybank.com
Qercus - the best guide to RISC OS computing

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In message . com,
writes
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/
DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company
called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and
whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or
practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it
could be worth it...

No, but the
"we have managed to acquire a number of copies at the significantly
reduced price of just £47" makes me uneasy. I'm sure it's fine, and I
would be interested to see it. But practice is ultimately the thing.
Oh, you said 150 quid. They seem to have it for 47 quid now.
Simon.


And given that they dont declare the number of copies, they are free to
sell them ad nauseum. Wonder if it was a spam?


The 'significantly reduced' price of £47 is for one product (e.g.
plastering), the £150 is the 'reduced price' for the set of plastering,
bricklaying and plumbing DVDs. The web page was a bit pushy in that respect,
a bit double-glazing salesman "if you buy it today I can give you a further
discount".

My question was genuine and not spam, I have some skimming that needs doing
and next year some plumbing, if there's a technique that can be learned from
watching a professional then the DVD might be better than reading snippets
off the web or from books and giving it a go.

IMO £47 (or £150) and a decent DIY job is better than a DIY bodge and
perhaps having to call in a professional :-)



Sorry - it just looked a bit like it. I can see your point, but am sure
that you would be better having some practical training. There's nothing
like practising on a college wall and ceiling, and also finding out that
it is not as easy as they make it look in the video.

--
Richard Faulkner

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writes
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/
DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company
called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and
whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or
practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it
could be worth it...

No, but the
"we have managed to acquire a number of copies at the significantly
reduced price of just £47" makes me uneasy. I'm sure it's fine, and I
would be interested to see it. But practice is ultimately the thing.
Oh, you said 150 quid. They seem to have it for 47 quid now.
Simon.


And given that they dont declare the number of copies, they are free to
sell them ad nauseum. Wonder if it was a spam?


The 'significantly reduced' price of £47 is for one product (e.g.
plastering), the £150 is the 'reduced price' for the set of plastering,
bricklaying and plumbing DVDs. The web page was a bit pushy in that
respect,
a bit double-glazing salesman "if you buy it today I can give you a
further
discount".

My question was genuine and not spam, I have some skimming that needs
doing
and next year some plumbing, if there's a technique that can be learned
from
watching a professional then the DVD might be better than reading snippets
off the web or from books and giving it a go.

IMO £47 (or £150) and a decent DIY job is better than a DIY bodge and
perhaps having to call in a professional :-)


You could always join their affiliate program and get 35% refunded!

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http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or practice! The
whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it could be worth it...

If you do, knock me off a set ...

--
geoff

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John Cartmell wrote:
Simply watching a professional at work will rarely teach you anything as
you will simply be incapable of following the sills.

Dunno about that. I've found it very useful.

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"Richard Faulkner" wrote in message
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In message . com,
writes
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/
DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a company
called
Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone has got these, and
whether
they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as good as books and/or
practice! The whole set is over £150, but if it is very good it
could be worth it...

No, but the
"we have managed to acquire a number of copies at the significantly
reduced price of just £47" makes me uneasy. I'm sure it's fine, and I
would be interested to see it. But practice is ultimately the thing.
Oh, you said 150 quid. They seem to have it for 47 quid now.
Simon.


And given that they dont declare the number of copies, they are free to
sell them ad nauseum. Wonder if it was a spam?


The 'significantly reduced' price of £47 is for one product (e.g.
plastering), the £150 is the 'reduced price' for the set of
plastering,
bricklaying and plumbing DVDs. The web page was a bit pushy in that
respect,
a bit double-glazing salesman "if you buy it today I can give you a
further
discount".

My question was genuine and not spam, I have some skimming that needs
doing
and next year some plumbing, if there's a technique that can be learned
from
watching a professional then the DVD might be better than reading
snippets
off the web or from books and giving it a go.

IMO £47 (or £150) and a decent DIY job is better than a DIY bodge and
perhaps having to call in a professional :-)


You could always join their affiliate program and get 35% refunded!


If I did that then maybe my next post *would* be spam :-)

"Grunff" wrote in message
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PM wrote:

IMO £47 (or £150) and a decent DIY job is better than a DIY bodge and
perhaps having to call in a professional :-)


I don't think you can learn to plaster by watching a DVD - not well
enough to be able to go ahead and produce a good quality finish on your
first plastering job.

Agreed, but learning by reading, practicing *and* watching a DVD might be
better than just reading and practicing.

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The3rd Earl Of Derby wrote:
PM wrote:
"The3rd Earl Of Derby" wrote in message
o.uk...
PM wrote:
http://www.plastering-school.co.uk/

DVD based courses for plastering, plumbing, brickwork, from a
company called Logicworks Publications. I'm interested if anyone
has got these, and whether they are useful/rubbish/expensive/not as
good as books and/or practice! The whole set is over £150, but if
it is very good it could be worth it...

Why buy CD's if you search the net each and every DIY skill will be
found free.
There's no substitute for hands on experiance, pointless buying CD's
in excess of £150 and finding out your crap at one or two particular
jobs.

From the POV of watching a professional's technique I think a good
video DVD would be better than reading stuff off the web. I would
combine the two approaches.

But they're not pro's showing you how to do it, they are trainee's
showing
you.

"Filmed on location at an Intensive Training Centre - you will see real
trainees practicing these techniques. Not only will you see everything
they
see, but you will benefit from seeing your fellow students make mistakes
and overcome problems."

I don't know about the video but it is an excellent form of teaching - if
done
well and the mistakes are clearly identified as they happen. Simply
watching a
professional at work will rarely teach you anything as you will simply be
incapable of following the sills.

Things like plaster mixing and consistency, angle of the float, plastering
corners etc could come across quite well on a video.