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Pete
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The whole set is over =A3150, 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 =A347" 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.
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
In message , sm snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com writes
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 :-)
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.
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.
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
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.
In message , PM writes
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.
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Dunno about that. I've found it very useful.
If I did that then maybe my next post *would* be spam :-)
Agreed, but learning by reading, practicing *and* watching a DVD might be better than just reading and practicing.
Things like plaster mixing and consistency, angle of the float, plastering corners etc could come across quite well on a video.
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