There are a few good plastering channels on RUclips but I think your channel will grow to be one of the better ones. Good explanation of the process. Liked the video on SBR vs PVA. Great stuff!
Ian thanks so much for your support, I really want to make it the best it can possibly be. I've got lots of plans in the pipeline, I think you will love some of the stuff I'm working on at the moment
@@Onthetrowel keep it up. It so good to see proper tips and information on a trade that has been de skilled over the years. We are never to old to learn new tricks and if you think that you have nothing else to learn then you have learned nothing. 👍
You make everything effortless - I guess that’s what years of experience gives! I’m so glad I found your channel a month or so back. Now I’ve got decent lessons in plastering, a decent Chippy - Robin Clevett, and James, the plumber., all from YT and you’re all excellent at explaining the shit parts of the job rather than glossing over it. Now all I need is an electrician. All the best Kirk and keep up the brilliant videos.
I will be attempting my first full wall this weekend and using this as my guide. Similar situation, wall that’s previously been decorated and with a door in.
Love this content Kirk. I can see this is a slightly older video but still has the same amount of tips, details, and most important someone like you with 20 years of experience. Love it!
Got 2 bedroom walls, a huge stairwell wall, and 2 bedroom ceilings need doing and as a first timer, referring to your “how to” playlist diligently. I’m in flooring so not new to working with latex and but troweling verticals is slightly different technique…. Thanks for sharing your expertise, god bless you
I use earth sleeve cable and put in the holes where the radiator goes so when you plaster over it they just flick back out saves me going round screws on bigger jobs
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. If you fasten the screws below the surface of the existing wall. Then plaster over them as normal. Then when you're finished run a magnet over the area to find the screws and just expose them with a screwdriver. This way there are no screws to work around.
A very nice smooth wall, great looking job. The good thing about RUclips is that you get to watch many experts / professionals and pick what best works for you. I'll keep watching as every video is a learning curve. Thanks for uploading the great content.
Class. I’m a roofer and looking to branch out into multi trade. Somthing I’ve always fancied doing , watching this has made me definitely think that I may go on and do a course 👍🏻👊🏻 cheers mate
Watched a lot of your great videos as I was wanting to have a go at plastering my garden room ...... Thanks for all the great tips, I'm never going to be a professional plasterer, just an enthusiastic diy person! When I use the trowel I leave lines on the toe and the heal... Drop plaster all over the shop and struggle to work quick enough to get it all on the wall before it starts going off I'm on my 6th wall now so getting the hang of it better than my first super stressful wall. A few items that you didn't mention and I haven't seen you use are an old table cloth to but under the wall that's being plastered to catch the large amount of dropped plaster and a mop and bucket to tidy up the aftermath!!! Also next time I attempt a ceiling I'm wearing a hat as 4 walls in my first ceiling was challenging with plaster all over me, in my hair and over my arms. The floor looked like 6am at a festival rave because of all the plaster I had stepped in on the floor! Anyway I'm not doing a ceiling again until I have done a lot more walls and i would wear a hat! Couldn't have done what I have done without your videos and superb advice though. Thanks 👍 Ps It is so much harder than you make it look. What amazing skills you have 11/10
Top Video mate, really appreciate it! First Trowel lay on 1st coat second Trowel 2nd coat then 3rd Flatten (No water). Then wait till nice and firm, flick water Trowel, wait till almost set same again. Then polish up!
That's it Jamie, you just get a feel for it with the water, every job is different and depending how much you've got on the wall, sometimes you might find it easier with a bit of water on the 2nd and 3rd... sometimes you don't need it. I just go with how it feels. If you ever need water when you're flattening in then that's a sign that your in a but of trouble and need to speed the hell up. Cheers mate 🍻
Excellent job, hard job to master, I'm normally up the t*ts in the stuff. You manage to keep the area clean which is a job in itself. Great stuff thanks
I’m in agreement with everyone else’s comments that yours is the best “ real world” take on plastering. Can I just ask that if you did want to use a superflex or plastic trowel that it would only be on the very last trowel. Appreciate that you don’t go down this road yourself and on the basis of what your showing us there is no need but just inquisitive. Thanks and keep em coming.
Yes you could mate but I really don't see the need to, I would say it just increases the risk of not getting something, or missing something. I would only say it's OK if your working over new work, nice flat boards. I'd definitely steer clear if it was over old walls mate
You tube taught me to plaster my own stuff to an ok level just . And your channel is teaching me more’, lots more . Best luck with it fella, and thank you for sharing too, subscribed
Class .. I'm a painter and have no real intention of plastering at any point in the near future but it's always handy to know a little bit about a little bit 😉 great video now going to binge watch this channel haha 😄
No I skimmed it later but I was itching to do this video so the wall went first, although at the same time u had the two stair walls on behind the camera 😉 cheers for the support on my channel mate
Good stuff. In general on the walls( from the skirting up) we work on the idea that on the first coat the muck on the trowel looks like a pasty and on the second coat the muck on the trowel looks like a pancake. Similar on ceilings but just smaller versions. Keep up the vids mate. Love it.
I also use thistle board finish because it's a lot finer and gives a better finish compared to multi finish it's just too gritty. Sweet video, very good, informative and nice job too keep up the great work 👍
I noticed your very old school with just using the one ridged marshalltown trowel. No flexi trowels or plastic speed skims or plastic on the very last trowel. I guess we get used to doing things the way we were taught?
To be honest I usually just stick to my carbon steel for most things, that being said I literally have loads of different flexi trowels and spatulas and I will do separate videos on them at some point but I just wanted to keep this vid as simple as poss. I remember when I was doing building site work about 20 years ago and we used to make speed skims out of cavity closers. We all used to say we should get a patent on it... years later someone did (nobody I know by the way)
Great stuff. I tend to follow Blaine Greys methods, but love seeing how other people work too. It's the little tips here and there that make the difference. Great content, and if u keep it up, the channel will deffo grow. I've just subbed.
This is my first video of yours that I've seen and I subscribed. Thank you!! I have a question because I"m new to plaster. What kind of paint can plaster be painted with?
Hi mate, awesome videos! I'm due do my kitchen, only done little jobs on my properties before but got the timing wrong and had a nightmare lol. Just to confirm - 2nd coat - when it leaves imprints but doesn't stick to your fingers 1st flatten (no water) - when it leaves imprints but doesn't stick to your fingers. 2nd flatten (water) - when just about leaves imprints and is firmer. Polish (no water) - when it's firmed up. I've watched the video I just want to double check. Cheers, Harry
Thanks for the tutorial Kirk. Slightly off topic but i have the same ceiling as in the video (ie it looks the same). My property was built in 1963. So i was wondering if i would be able to plaster straight over it? One of the ceilings has some loose paint which can scrape off in places, so can i ask, how would you deal with this? Thanks in advance.
Do yku have any advice for lines, like from your trowel, i feeline sometimes i can be chasing lines over and over, i get rid of one trowel line and then there is another to get rid off and it just carries on alinw rhe while wall
Have been looking to find out the ratio of water to plaster mix. Any guides on how you measure that out to get the right consistency? Or a rough guide to how you calculate the amount of mix to wall surface area?
Mate this is amazing, honestly. I've had my fair share of practice, and made a lot of mistakes too, and also had successes. Having had that experience, I can appreciate the value of your experience. I'm currently training as a gas engineer, so I patch up on a regular basis, after installing fires. You are a scholar and a gentleman mate. Look forward to going through the rest of your channel. Subscribed 👍🏽
Great video m8 , very similar as myself, I don’t use speed skim or sponges and I cross my 2nd wet trowel and very rarely do a dry pass. Great channel though really liking it👍
Superb instructions and teaching, would a speed skim help this job or is one trowel the same thing once you can use it ? How many trowels were used here?
Hi Sean, you can do everything with just one trowel. That's what I did in this video. Yes speed skims can help, and I'll do a separate vid when I get the chance. You know where I am if you have any more questions mate👍👍
@@Onthetrowel thank you I'm building a house mostly myself in the new year ( budget) learning new trades including plastering. Depends what money I have available I'll be getting stuck in ! Thank you !!
Have you tried tightening the screws in so about lvl with plaster and you can go straight over them as you can see them then just slacken out when your finished?
Hi Kirk, regarding the timing of when to put the second on. Will it make a huge difference if you left it too long before the second coat? I remember the first wall I plastered, and it took me soo long by the time I put it all on, flattened it and cleaned out my bucket that an hour and a half had already passed and it was close to two hours before I put my second coat on lol. I painted it all myself as well. Three years on and the wall is completely fine. So I was thinking what is the major issue if one were to apply their second after the recommended time you advised in the video. I’ve done this several times (leaving it way after the recommended time) until I got faster and have never had an issue. Please can you elaborate on what the negatives are when you do leave it too long before the second coat? Thanks Bee
I stick a bit of electrical tape across the top of terminals on switches...ive tripped a few on domestic jobs when the pressure is on with the odd stray bit of multi 🤦♂️
Great video buddy. Can you do another in the future where you go extremely close up to the wall to check the state of it with your fingers? A few have attempted this but they don't go close enough imo. I mean like the lens like 3" in away from the wall.
Yes mate 100% I am going to do a full in depth tutorial on plastering a wall that covers every aspect and I'm going to throw in loads of little tips and hacks aswell 😉👍
Do you need to remove the old plaster or the paint on that ceiling before getting a new coat? the ceiling has a very glossy paint ! thank you very much, I appreciate it
great videos,i can never work out why on D I Y sos sometimes they tape the joints and sometimes they dont.is there a reason why when there usually putting new up.cheers pal love the videos
Yes, an I'd definitely recommend it if your starting out. I put it on fairly neat sk I don't bother. Check out my video on plastering over artex, see if that's what you mean mate
Just depends, if your just starting out then probably best to mix up fresh, I personally just knock the old stuff up with a splash of water but it sets faster this way
Subscribed! Perfect Video...could watch you plaster all day. I'm relatively new to it all but have looked up alot of video's and also laboured once before for my mate who plasters Daily so looking forward to giving my flat a go as it's stripped to a shell so perfect time to make a mess lol. Liked the tip about the bottom skirting area about it being higher suction making plaster at the brick area dry quicker so will pay attention to that in future. Had a Question...the first and second coat of plaster are these the same batch but just thinned down with more water on second coat? Or are they two completely separate batches of plaster? Thanks in advance mate, Aidan.
Aiden whilst you are learning you would be better doing a fresh mix. When you wet the same stuff up it sets faster so you might struggle. P.s. Little bonus tip for you mate. It roughly takes exactly half the amount to second coat as what it does to first coat 👍👍
@@Onthetrowel brilliant mate...thanks for the speedy reply! I'll stick to separate batches untill I build some confidence, tip has been noted that's handy mate... I'll be watching for your future vids, all the best for 2023
I have a qestion! why do only decorators use drop sheets to save on mess while working? In my job as a handyman, I do all sorts of work but I always get a little miffed at the mess I have to clean up from the traders who were in before me. Having watched a lot of your video's, I'll exclude you from the comment as I see you take pride in your work but a lot of traders including plasterers, elckies and plumbers leave the job half finished and a load of mess thinking the deckies will fix it. Moan over 😂🤣😅😁. Love the channel and depth of explaination. Best plastering channel on youtube.
Nice video mate, when you were doing above the door. Would you ever get a smaller trowel and flatten sideways as well as up and down? I always seem to put too much plaster on when applying that way, and end up with more at the bottom and top than at the middle. Anyways keep the videos coming. Love how you make it sound and look so easy haha.
Yes, if you can get something smaller to go across the top of the door then definitely. I usually put on quite tight so don't really struggle with it but it's a very good point, I'll include it in the next skimming video. Appreciate the feedback mate an cheers for the nice comments 👍👍
How to plaster a wall lol spend years with a guy that shouts at you constantly,load out millions of bags, fill millions of buckets, get plaster in eye hundreds of times, meet great lads and spend the best part of your life with them............ what a journey but i tell you it was worth it 👍👍
I like your channel but why when it comes on small area or difficult area you either escape the video or running it fast our aim to learn plastering the most the difficult is small area like on this video above the door frame hope you can do some video on difficult area rather then plan wall or new flat plasterboard i have watch many video all the plasterer do the same no one shows how to do difficult area where you cant use the trowel hope you can do video like that
Whether you watch a college tutor or watch me, you still have to start in the same place. Only difference is, I do it for a living and can show real world examples. Not show you a nice little flat wall in a cubicle. You just got to know the basic principles and get practicing
@@Louisthesaxman1 you only plaster corners and joints, way faster, and easier.but Depends on pov, multi finish plaster takes 2-3 days to dry plus a day to plaster a room B4 you can paint, tape and joint takes 2 days and u can paint it straight away after you sand, plasterboard is a finished surface, no need to skim, it saves loads of ££ on materials. I'm not a good tape and jointer but my mate is, he can do a 2 bed bungalow in a day.
There are a few good plastering channels on RUclips but I think your channel will grow to be one of the better ones. Good explanation of the process. Liked the video on SBR vs PVA. Great stuff!
Cheers Wayne, appreciate you saying that pal.
Have a good day mate 👍👍
I have been plastering for 34 years and I can honestly say that this is the best plastering channel on the interwebs.
Ian thanks so much for your support, I really want to make it the best it can possibly be. I've got lots of plans in the pipeline, I think you will love some of the stuff I'm working on at the moment
@@Onthetrowel keep it up. It so good to see proper tips and information on a trade that has been de skilled over the years. We are never to old to learn new tricks and if you think that you have nothing else to learn then you have learned nothing. 👍
@Ian Turner couldn't of said it better myself mate
You make everything effortless - I guess that’s what years of experience gives! I’m so glad I found your channel a month or so back. Now I’ve got decent lessons in plastering, a decent Chippy - Robin Clevett, and James, the plumber., all from YT and you’re all excellent at explaining the shit parts of the job rather than glossing over it. Now all I need is an electrician. All the best Kirk and keep up the brilliant videos.
Cheers mate
One of the best videos for showing you how to plaster. Thankyou
I will be attempting my first full wall this weekend and using this as my guide. Similar situation, wall that’s previously been decorated and with a door in.
Been in recruitment for 6 years and this channels made me want to become a plasterer!
you say that like being in recruitment is better? You are effectively a parasitic worm - earning money off of the hard work of exploited people.
The best plastering tutorial I've ever watched 👍
Cheers nathan
Love this content Kirk. I can see this is a slightly older video but still has the same amount of tips, details, and most important someone like you with 20 years of experience. Love it!
Got 2 bedroom walls, a huge stairwell wall, and 2 bedroom ceilings need doing and as a first timer, referring to your “how to” playlist diligently. I’m in flooring so not new to working with latex and but troweling verticals is slightly different technique…. Thanks for sharing your expertise, god bless you
I appreciate the Fred Dibnah reference!
Good job, you can't beat experience. Make it look easy.
Cheers pal, thanks for the comment 👍
Nice to see some one doing it right and talking about the right way to do it
Cheers John. Hope you're enjoying the channel mate
I use earth sleeve cable and put in the holes where the radiator goes so when you plaster over it they just flick back out saves me going round screws on bigger jobs
Trying that 👍
Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
If you fasten the screws below the surface of the existing wall. Then plaster over them as normal. Then when you're finished run a magnet over the area to find the screws and just expose them with a screwdriver. This way there are no screws to work around.
Absolutely fantastic idea.
I'll put that in a video mate
A very nice smooth wall, great looking job. The good thing about RUclips is that you get to watch many experts / professionals and pick what best works for you. I'll keep watching as every video is a learning curve. Thanks for uploading the great content.
It's a pleasure mate. Cheers and thanks for the support. Really appreciate it 👍
Class. I’m a roofer and looking to branch out into multi trade. Somthing I’ve always fancied doing , watching this has made me definitely think that I may go on and do a course 👍🏻👊🏻 cheers mate
Im plastering a couple of walls soon which i never done before...so im gonna follow these tips..
Watched a lot of your great videos as I was wanting to have a go at plastering my garden room ...... Thanks for all the great tips, I'm never going to be a professional plasterer, just an enthusiastic diy person!
When I use the trowel I leave lines on the toe and the heal... Drop plaster all over the shop and struggle to work quick enough to get it all on the wall before it starts going off
I'm on my 6th wall now so getting the hang of it better than my first super stressful wall.
A few items that you didn't mention and I haven't seen you use are an old table cloth to but under the wall that's being plastered to catch the large amount of dropped plaster and a mop and bucket to tidy up the aftermath!!!
Also next time I attempt a ceiling I'm wearing a hat as 4 walls in my first ceiling was challenging with plaster all over me, in my hair and over my arms. The floor looked like 6am at a festival rave because of all the plaster I had stepped in on the floor!
Anyway I'm not doing a ceiling again until I have done a lot more walls and i would wear a hat!
Couldn't have done what I have done without your videos and superb advice though.
Thanks 👍
Ps
It is so much harder than you make it look.
What amazing skills you have 11/10
Excellent video, as it explains how to plaster in the real world. I particularly liked the clean-up process at the end.
I just subscribed to your channel I really do like the way you explain things taking your time to show your skills great channel thank you
Your personality is incredible 😂. Will defo have a go
One of the better tutorials I’ve seen 👍🏻
Appreciate that comment mate thanks
Top Video mate, really appreciate it! First Trowel lay on 1st coat second Trowel 2nd coat then 3rd Flatten (No water). Then wait till nice and firm, flick water Trowel, wait till almost set same again. Then polish up!
That's it Jamie, you just get a feel for it with the water, every job is different and depending how much you've got on the wall, sometimes you might find it easier with a bit of water on the 2nd and 3rd... sometimes you don't need it.
I just go with how it feels.
If you ever need water when you're flattening in then that's a sign that your in a but of trouble and need to speed the hell up.
Cheers mate 🍻
I actually want to plaster a wall after watching thus,great craftsmanship,I actually have a wall to do,fresh plasterboards
Excellent job, hard job to master, I'm normally up the t*ts in the stuff. You manage to keep the area clean which is a job in itself.
Great stuff thanks
Thanks for the nice comment davey mate, hope you're subscribed as I've got plenty more for you pal
I’m in agreement with everyone else’s comments that yours is the best “ real world” take on plastering. Can I just ask that if you did want to use a superflex or plastic trowel that it would only be on the very last trowel. Appreciate that you don’t go down this road yourself and on the basis of what your showing us there is no need but just inquisitive. Thanks and keep em coming.
Yes you could mate but I really don't see the need to, I would say it just increases the risk of not getting something, or missing something.
I would only say it's OK if your working over new work, nice flat boards. I'd definitely steer clear if it was over old walls mate
Points taken. I’ll stay clear and stick with my MT. Thanks for responding snd been honest.
@@lewigas290 it's a pleasure mate, keep in touch
Great video, everything very well explained. Keep up the good work.
Hey thanks Mark, appreciate you taking the time to post a comment 😃👍
You tube taught me to plaster my own stuff to an ok level just . And your channel is teaching me more’, lots more . Best luck with it fella, and thank you for sharing too, subscribed
Class .. I'm a painter and have no real intention of plastering at any point in the near future but it's always handy to know a little bit about a little bit 😉 great video now going to binge watch this channel haha 😄
Great to have you on board mate
Spot on Kirk! No nonsense. Customer keeping the artex 😂
No I skimmed it later but I was itching to do this video so the wall went first, although at the same time u had the two stair walls on behind the camera 😉 cheers for the support on my channel mate
Nice job, well explained Kirk, youre the 2nd Kirk ( plasterer ) I've subscribed to, the first being Giordano about 9 years ago!
This was one of my very first videos
@@Onthetrowel Yeah I'm trying to catch up with them all
Nice to have you on board mate
@@Onthetrowel Cheers mate
pleasure to watch you work mate! keep it steady and repeat till the perfect finish is done... deep bow brother you make it look so easy:)...
Good stuff.
In general on the walls( from the skirting up) we work on the idea that on the first coat the muck on the trowel looks like a pasty and on the second coat the muck on the trowel looks like a pancake.
Similar on ceilings but just smaller versions.
Keep up the vids mate. Love it.
Top tip Harry, Cheers mate and thanks for the support on my channel
I also use thistle board finish because it's a lot finer and gives a better finish compared to multi finish it's just too gritty.
Sweet video, very good, informative and nice job too keep up the great work 👍
Thanks Gary, nice to have you on the channel mate
Great channel. Really enjoyed watching your methods. Keep up the good work
Thanks James, love comments like this
Good video I'd definitely make clear about protecting the doors and sheeting up etc a novice will drop a lot more
You make that look so easy! How long until you're able to paint or wallpaper that wall?
Best channel!
I noticed your very old school with just using the one ridged marshalltown trowel. No flexi trowels or plastic speed skims or plastic on the very last trowel. I guess we get used to doing things the way we were taught?
To be honest I usually just stick to my carbon steel for most things, that being said I literally have loads of different flexi trowels and spatulas and I will do separate videos on them at some point but I just wanted to keep this vid as simple as poss.
I remember when I was doing building site work about 20 years ago and we used to make speed skims out of cavity closers. We all used to say we should get a patent on it... years later someone did (nobody I know by the way)
A great video many thanks
Great stuff. I tend to follow Blaine Greys methods, but love seeing how other people work too. It's the little tips here and there that make the difference. Great content, and if u keep it up, the channel will deffo grow. I've just subbed.
Cheers Billy, appreciate you taking the time to write all that out.
I've noted what you said.
Cheers mate
This is my first video of yours that I've seen and I subscribed. Thank you!! I have a question because I"m new to plaster. What kind of paint can plaster be painted with?
Hi mate, awesome videos!
I'm due do my kitchen, only done little jobs on my properties before but got the timing wrong and had a nightmare lol.
Just to confirm -
2nd coat - when it leaves imprints but doesn't stick to your fingers
1st flatten (no water) - when it leaves imprints but doesn't stick to your fingers.
2nd flatten (water) - when just about leaves imprints and is firmer.
Polish (no water) - when it's firmed up.
I've watched the video I just want to double check.
Cheers,
Harry
Spot on mate, don't worry about going over it to much though, you can give it 10 trowels if you want mate
@@Onthetrowel brilliant thanks mate I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks Kirk another great video
One of the first videos I did this mate
@@Onthetrowel I’ve seen your recent stuff and you’re getting even better. Keep it up!
Subscribed….. all the best with the channel…. Will be here to support u
Thanks Jase, nice to have you on board pal, appreciate the support 👍👍
Thanks for the tutorial Kirk.
Slightly off topic but i have the same ceiling as in the video (ie it looks the same).
My property was built in 1963. So i was wondering if i would be able to plaster straight over it?
One of the ceilings has some loose paint which can scrape off in places, so can i ask, how would you deal with this?
Thanks in advance.
Yew the man Yew the man!
Top stuff!
This is ace thanks. New subscriber
Do yku have any advice for lines, like from your trowel, i feeline sometimes i can be chasing lines over and over, i get rid of one trowel line and then there is another to get rid off and it just carries on alinw rhe while wall
Have been looking to find out the ratio of water to plaster mix. Any guides on how you measure that out to get the right consistency?
Or a rough guide to how you calculate the amount of mix to wall surface area?
Hi mate, I've actually done a video on how to mix plaster, take a look in the videos section mate
Thanks for the video, really good straight forward tutorial for a novice, I've subbed. 👍.
Nice to have you on board Nathan.
Great video
Mate this is amazing, honestly. I've had my fair share of practice, and made a lot of mistakes too, and also had successes. Having had that experience, I can appreciate the value of your experience. I'm currently training as a gas engineer, so I patch up on a regular basis, after installing fires. You are a scholar and a gentleman mate. Look forward to going through the rest of your channel. Subscribed 👍🏽
Welcome aboard mate
Great video m8 , very similar as myself, I don’t use speed skim or sponges and I cross my 2nd wet trowel and very rarely do a dry pass. Great channel though really liking it👍
Nice one mick, I'm trying to get better at it 😀
Those blue plastic hospital over shoes work a treat covering electrical sockets and switches, hundred pairs for a fiver.
Great video. Really enjoyed it. If you miss the hollows can you go over the following day with plaster or use something like easifill? Cheers.
Thanks for the comment mate 👍
What if I put the second coat on after the first coat has gone much firmer?
Great video mate 👍
Thanks Chris, glad you enjoyed it. I try and do at least one or two vids a week
Superb instructions and teaching, would a speed skim help this job or is one trowel the same thing once you can use it ? How many trowels were used here?
Hi Sean, you can do everything with just one trowel. That's what I did in this video.
Yes speed skims can help, and I'll do a separate vid when I get the chance.
You know where I am if you have any more questions mate👍👍
@@Onthetrowel thank you I'm building a house mostly myself in the new year ( budget) learning new trades including plastering. Depends what money I have available I'll be getting stuck in ! Thank you !!
@@Onthetrowel happy xmas and a big year (inc health for 2023 :))
Have you tried tightening the screws in so about lvl with plaster and you can go straight over them as you can see them then just slacken out when your finished?
Great tip John, thanks for that mate
Currently doing a course in plastering all i gotta say is damn
Hi Kirk, regarding the timing of when to put the second on. Will it make a huge difference if you left it too long before the second coat? I remember the first wall I plastered, and it took me soo long by the time I put it all on, flattened it and cleaned out my bucket that an hour and a half had already passed and it was close to two hours before I put my second coat on lol. I painted it all myself as well. Three years on and the wall is completely fine. So I was thinking what is the major issue if one were to apply their second after the recommended time you advised in the video. I’ve done this several times (leaving it way after the recommended time) until I got faster and have never had an issue. Please can you elaborate on what the negatives are when you do leave it too long before the second coat?
Thanks
Bee
I stick a bit of electrical tape across the top of terminals on switches...ive tripped a few on domestic jobs when the pressure is on with the odd stray bit of multi 🤦♂️
We've all been there, makes the job more exciting 🤣😳
Great video buddy. Can you do another in the future where you go extremely close up to the wall to check the state of it with your fingers? A few have attempted this but they don't go close enough imo. I mean like the lens like 3" in away from the wall.
Yes mate 100%
I am going to do a full in depth tutorial on plastering a wall that covers every aspect and I'm going to throw in loads of little tips and hacks aswell 😉👍
@@Onthetrowel excellent buddy! Thank you! Any chance you could make it 4K? 🤣
@@MarcusT86 f#@king hell, do you think it's Christmas or something 🤣🤣
@@Onthetrowel hahaha I might do 🤣
Do you need to remove the old plaster or the paint on that ceiling before getting a new coat? the ceiling has a very glossy paint ! thank you very much, I appreciate it
Hi Marius. No I just paint SBR on and then plaster over it mate 👍
great videos,i can never work out why on D I Y sos sometimes they tape the joints and sometimes they dont.is there a reason why when there usually putting new up.cheers pal love the videos
Notice the subtle Fred dibnah quote there 👀
Love our fred.
Propper man 👌
@@Onthetrowel indeed. My no1 hero. Incredible man. Rip Fred
Hi …Great videos. . What brand and size of trowel are you using here ? Many thanks
It's a Carbon steel 14" x 4" marshalltown mate
Have u tried to flatten your first coat before applying the 2nd
Yes, an I'd definitely recommend it if your starting out. I put it on fairly neat sk I don't bother.
Check out my video on plastering over artex, see if that's what you mean mate
Don't you speed skim or dry trowel over your 1st coat to smooth off? do you think unnecessary?
If you lay on neat then you won't need to mate
Hi mate, do you use the same mix for the 2nd coat? I know some plasterers do and some don’t
Just depends, if your just starting out then probably best to mix up fresh, I personally just knock the old stuff up with a splash of water but it sets faster this way
@@Onthetrowel thanks for the reply mate 👍🏻
نعم إنه عمل جيد آمل لو أجد معكم عمل إنني محتاج عمل إنني مبدع فهدا العمل جيدا وأعمل عدد كبير من الديكورات وإنني محتاج عمل إن كان ممكن
Subscribed! Perfect Video...could watch you plaster all day. I'm relatively new to it all but have looked up alot of video's and also laboured once before for my mate who plasters Daily so looking forward to giving my flat a go as it's stripped to a shell so perfect time to make a mess lol. Liked the tip about the bottom skirting area about it being higher suction making plaster at the brick area dry quicker so will pay attention to that in future. Had a Question...the first and second coat of plaster are these the same batch but just thinned down with more water on second coat? Or are they two completely separate batches of plaster?
Thanks in advance mate, Aidan.
Aiden whilst you are learning you would be better doing a fresh mix.
When you wet the same stuff up it sets faster so you might struggle.
P.s. Little bonus tip for you mate. It roughly takes exactly half the amount to second coat as what it does to first coat 👍👍
@@Onthetrowel brilliant mate...thanks for the speedy reply!
I'll stick to separate batches untill I build some confidence, tip has been noted that's handy mate... I'll be watching for your future vids, all the best for 2023
I have a qestion! why do only decorators use drop sheets to save on mess while working? In my job as a handyman, I do all sorts of work but I always get a little miffed at the mess I have to clean up from the traders who were in before me. Having watched a lot of your video's, I'll exclude you from the comment as I see you take pride in your work but a lot of traders including plasterers, elckies and plumbers leave the job half finished and a load of mess thinking the deckies will fix it. Moan over 😂🤣😅😁. Love the channel and depth of explaination. Best plastering channel on youtube.
Do you have to pva the wall
Yes mate, or use sbr. Either will do
Does a left handed person work from right to left?
Yes your spot on Micheal
At the door frame I'd return my scrim onto frame then trim it off after
Nice video mate, when you were doing above the door. Would you ever get a smaller trowel and flatten sideways as well as up and down? I always seem to put too much plaster on when applying that way, and end up with more at the bottom and top than at the middle. Anyways keep the videos coming. Love how you make it sound and look so easy haha.
Yes, if you can get something smaller to go across the top of the door then definitely. I usually put on quite tight so don't really struggle with it but it's a very good point, I'll include it in the next skimming video.
Appreciate the feedback mate an cheers for the nice comments 👍👍
It's the ceiling you shud have been plastering over mate 😂
I did later that day... I was just trying to get that video made as fast as possible, I didn't help that I had a stair wall on at the same time 🙈😅😅
@@Onthetrowel top video mate , just when I saw that ceiling I thought jaysus that needs to be plastered over more than the wall .tnks for reply
How to plaster a wall lol spend years with a guy that shouts at you constantly,load out millions of bags, fill millions of buckets, get plaster in eye hundreds of times, meet great lads and spend the best part of your life with them............ what a journey but i tell you it was worth it 👍👍
100% it's a brutal line of work but I wouldn't do anything else
Why sbr , pva is much more for the job.
Remember bullies special price he sounds so much like him. Innnnnn one, innnn two
🤣🤣 cheers Ben, never mind the funny comments... just get subscribed lad 👍🤣
I like your channel but why when it comes on small area or difficult area you either escape the video or running it fast our aim to learn plastering the most the difficult is small area like on this video above the door frame hope you can do some video on difficult area rather then plan wall or new flat plasterboard i have watch many video all the plasterer do the same no one shows how to do difficult area where you cant use the trowel hope you can do video like that
Here you go, try this one mate
ruclips.net/video/zssLiRU4NJM/видео.html
If it was that easy people would not go collage and take about year to get good at it just get your 40 grit sand paper out after 😂
Whether you watch a college tutor or watch me, you still have to start in the same place.
Only difference is, I do it for a living and can show real world examples. Not show you a nice little flat wall in a cubicle.
You just got to know the basic principles and get practicing
Was starting to enjoy ya vids mate till you called it a handboard!! Wtfs a handboard?! It’s a hawk 😂 only messing top content as per 👍
Must be where we from m8 I was taught as it being a handboard, find it hard saying hawk now lol
Haha cheers mate, just how I was taught 🦅
nah still cant do it
Step 1 don't plaster, tape and joint instead...the end😂
🤣🤣 ahh one of those from the dark side
@@Onthetrowel yea😝😝
@@Onthetrowel you Def beat me in an arm wrestle tho 😂😂
Tape and joint takes longer I reckon and plaster is a much more durable finish.
@@Louisthesaxman1 you only plaster corners and joints, way faster, and easier.but Depends on pov, multi finish plaster takes 2-3 days to dry plus a day to plaster a room B4 you can paint, tape and joint takes 2 days and u can paint it straight away after you sand, plasterboard is a finished surface, no need to skim, it saves loads of ££ on materials.
I'm not a good tape and jointer but my mate is, he can do a 2 bed bungalow in a day.
Cringe
If my name was Sharpe I'd probably cringe aswell
can you a rookie follow this video? cheers
Of course mate