ABSOLUTE PLASTERING




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Vaulted ceiling Barrel
                vaults
Vaulted ceiling Elliptical arches with gothic vault ceiling between.
coffer
                ceiling curved
                cornice
Cast coffer ceiling with plaster cornice. Radius molding is adorned with cast plaster filigree.

Autobiography:
i went to college in birmingham england back in 1985, when i was 16 years old. I did a 4 year apprenticeship
,,which was part college part on the job site training..
i worked for various companies during that time at a very small wage?????
i carried on with plastering for companies in england for many years after my apprenticship, and i moved to the
u.s.a in 1995..i moved to atlanta georgia, i was very sad not to find any plastering companies on my arrival, my
first job here was with eifs, i was very sad and i quit the same day. i worked for various companies doing stucco
work , and every now and again came across some plaster work  for the companies i worked for, of course i
had my hands up to do the work for them.
one company here w.c.c started to look for plaster work after i joined them so i was quiet busy with them, but
they never appreciated me , or my trade. and all ways tried to rush the jobs, as we all know there is no rush if
you want a good plaster finish. one job i did which was in an area called buck head, was about 20.000 sq. ft of
blueboard and veneer plaster, i loved that. while i was on this job, every day i noticed a house across the street
getting bigger and bigger, i knew it would have plaster in it by its size and style.
about two days after the completion of the house i had been working on , i get a call from a j.c.gibson a
plastering contractor from ga. I'd heard of him but had never met .he said he had heard of me and asked if i
would work on a house for him. of course i was delighted. so i met him the next day , and we drove to the ne w
project. it was the house i had been watching grow every day.
well its is the house that the photos were taken in i sent you. after a couple of weeks j.c. gibson pulled of the
job due to a disagreement over money. and i was the new contractor.so that's how i got into business for my
self. by the way, i called j.c.gibson and he gave me his full backing to do the work, and has been a good friend
since then.
he is a commercial contractor and doesn't like residential, of which i am quiet the opposite.
any way, the photos you are seeing are from a 30,000 sq ft house at 900.w.conway, buckhead ga.
the house belongs to a Mr. mark hawn his wife and 3 children.
during my time at the house i have taken on more plaster contracts for the builder mark.a palmer inc.
and have completed many more projects. i am looking to find more builders who are looking for experienced
plasterers, i think the problem is they try to get the home owners to go with sheet rock because of the lack o f
experienced help here in ga.
but i seem to be making contacts and its still early days for my business.
most of my work is from word of mouth , but i do run a small add in a local paper for repairs and remodels.
Harry

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