23 and just purchased a property that im renovating, taking on all the walls in the house myself and everything i have learnt has come from you're videos, keept it up mate and thankyou 🙏🏼💎
Hello mate, ,Bob Belgium says hello and thank you for thé Crash course! Amazingly interesting.i have a question.oldwalks brick outside wall november. What product you recommend? Need some patches to fill, tot get to thé level of thé cement based old Grey but straight wall....ik have a Roll of nylon Matt to reduce cracking of that South wall. Should it start with cement based layer? Thanks, Bob
This is pretty mutch the same process I use after watching your videos over the years. I was a total beginner and experimented on my own house. I now offer plastering as part of my service in the building industry. Thanks for the tutorials over the years.
everyone that watches thinks it looks easy untill you give them a try . top coat plaster work not too bad but sand and cement work is different game .. its hard work . ive had my hand cramp up on me near end of the day doing sand and cement and couldnt let go of the trowel , had to prise my fingers off the trowel . its also hard work holding the weight of the hawk fully loaded, fine at start of the day but it seems to get heavier at end of the day . best job i had but hard work , but if quick u can make some money
How come you are painting after 6 days the fresh plaster? I think on all paints / plaster guides it says wait 4 - 6 weeks before painting. And the first coat should be a 50/50 mixture of emulsion paint and water. Is that wrong or?
Thanks for providing these videos. This trade is vanishing here in the Banana republic of USA. Can you offer any help in finding a way to reproduce this type of knockdown plastered ceiling? (I included a link for you to view on this). I cannot get this textured look. However even though I am a beginner I have done this before using drywall mud with Silica sand in it. This will never give you that plaster textured hard look ever. So I need to find a good plaster mix I can put over painted drywall as well as a textured sponge or stomper to do it with. Can you recommend what type of plaster I can use to do this with as well as trowels and sponge towels I should have? For me, this is the best way to put a quality look on ordinary drywall walls and ceilings. I just have to make sure I am using the proper plaster mix product. Alot of what we have here can be d found in stores like Lowe's, but I have also bought aged lime mix in 5 gal buckets used for reproducing historically correct plaster wall and ceiling renovations. It was called Master of Plaster(I added Silica sand as well).Too expensive. Need something like it but cheaper. I am including a video of this textured look I am trying to duplicate with plaster, not drywall mud. The guy is not responding to what he used or how he made it. Hopefully you can help as this look is very popular here, but I would only want it done with a plaster coat. Can you help me out? This is video of the look I am trying to get but not successful. It has a very dimensional look and stands out much better and has a quality look than the plastic look of drywall mud. ruclips.net/video/qCIvNAbtR78/видео.html Sorry for long reply but need help.
You must've read my mind 😁 I've been getting frustrated with timings at college. It's been hard because you learn things so fast and we don't get the full time we need to do the job as well as we would like. Tiger stripes have been an issue this week. I'm looking at tackling some walls in my own house over Christmas, I'll take your many tips on board alongside what I've learnt at college and give it a go 😊 thanks Blaine 👍🏻
I've been plastering for 30 years. Always laid in, the top half then bottom half, then trowelled horizontally with a watered paint brush. Not used any fancy gadgets, not even a twitcher or those long things. But the last 12 years I've only plastered weekends to help people out. £100 for the day, I'd come and skim for family n friends or workmates that are moving in n out. Interesting technique.
We've used your easy and informative videos for the best part of a year now, after being let down by a plasterer last minute on one of our refurb properties. Continued to use on another 3, saving £'s. Speedskim is invaluable and our standard gets better everytime, except for wet corners ;-)...much appreciated and keep up the good work.
I'm a jack of all trades, have done loads of plastering over the years, and mainly onto plasterboard, which I find fairly straight forward and get a top finish. Where I do struggle, though, is hardwall/bonding onto an uneven wall. I struggle to get that stuff flat, and for some reason, I struggle when skimming on top of it! Why? I'm hoping you can tell me! Thanks for the content. It genuinely helps!
I'm a Plaster, Applying hardwall/bonding takes a lot of practice and skill to obtain a good/flat surface, one tip would be to apply the finish coat plaster just before the hardwall/bonding has completely set, that way the finish coat won't dry too fast, another tip is to apply two coats of PVA (preferably water proof PVA) to the hardwall/bonding, this will help kill the suction and in turn give more time for the finish coat to be worked smooth.
How about another tip, advice maybe. What happened to me (beginner) is that after 2 or 3 mixes the plaster in the bucket became pretty hard after couple minutes. Freshly opened bag.
Just a little point of view for the beginners, sound and fire boards pull in faster than standard plaster boards, and it helps if they are tapered edge boards fill out before you start to apply. Great video as always 👍
wish i had that speedskim when i did plastering . but yeah keep ahead all the time cos if that plaster goes off before your ready u will be chasing your tail the rest of the day . tools clean , buckets clean as u go . if your well prepared u got time to keep everything clean as you go . i really miss doing this job but in my day its taking its toll on me and my back is knackered from carrying 50 kilo bags etc and plasterers hod which nobody mentions is about 4 times bigger than a brickys hod and holds about 4 shovel fulls of mix and weighs about same as bag of cement
Thank you for the videos Blaine. I am a long time viewer. I am going to give plastering a go in the new home theatre I am building. There will be a mix of solid plaster where I remove dot and dab and possibly tape and joint the ceiling. It is all going to be hidden behind fabric so it is a good opportunity to learn without having to redo it (hopefully).
You are a good explainer mate. I’ve recently moved to wales and need to Get into plastering as one of the services that I offer(as a small building company) and watching these videos is giving me that confidence to have a go. 👍🏻
Good vid, what I also recommend is be patient and not bite off too much than you can chew to begin with, I think that's the first mistake beginners make. So what if it takes you a bit longer, but you will get a better quality job, speed comes with experience, and you won't have to redo rushed work or tried doing too many surfaces and allow one surface to go off to much that you may need to apply a third coat. Take your time, and dint make your plaster too thick, give yourself a little time to play with it
Hi there, If anyone could answer this question I would be truly grateful. I have recently had a plasterer come to my property. When they plastered it left loads of blisters/bubbles all over the walls and the same has happened to a ceiling in another room. I have had 3 people up and apparently they have never seen nothing like this before. So what they have decided to do now is to cover a solid wall with plaster board and plaster over that but the have left a gap between the solid wall and the plaster board. I don’t understand why they have not put it directly against the wall. I believe that the property did have mould and I don’t believe this is right. Can anyone give me some advice? Won’t that gap cause a problem?
Hey Blaine another great video. As a new subscribe to your Beginners Plastering, would a lime finish (just lime mixed in water) work instead of the Thistle Multi you are using? I cannot find that to buy here in USA. Would I need to put any gauging in the mix? This is hard to find correct finish to use here although Diamond finish and Imperial can be bought. Also do you have any suggestions for a base coat I can use over painted drywall? Would Structolite work here in place of Thistle base coat? Again, most all work would be over already installed drywall that has been painted and finished.
Hi Thanks for all your video. So helpful. I’ve got a question, can you please tell me which materials is the best for applying over the waterproof (there is a bathroom and their walls are waterproof) Thanks for replying)))
I used to be a plasterer/taper 25 years ago and things have moved on. In respect of the edge beads I used to trim the setting back a bit on the first coat. Helps stop the build up of plaster on the edges. Used to use Ragni/Marshalltown
2nd coat wish I could train my misses to do a mix. Another ti is if your doing old walls guys make sure you put x3 coats of pva on. As this stop your plaster drying out to quick.
Bet on my life that after you put a primer and you put a light against the wall you will still see humps You cannot see them untill you put a first coat of paint(primer) +light against the wall Bet that
Hi mate thanks for the tips, one question how long do you find it normally takes before the plaster set as i find myself wet trowelling 2.5 hours in, could this be because i am taking too much plaster off early on with my speed skim. should this be taking longer, especially in winter. thanks
I'm new to Plastering, I did Tape & Jointing as a teenager (about 10 years ago). I'm Plastering my house and struggling to get the wall flat, I keep getting ripples. Am I applying too thick? Is my timing wrong?
You can tell when someone is good at something because they make it look easy!!! Plastering isn’t easy. It’s hard. This guy just makes it look as if it is !!
yep definately hard . i did it for years 30 years ago , just holding that hawk full of plaster all day is hard work and gets heavier and heavier as the day goes on .plus when u put the plaster on the wall you do have to apply pressure so hard work on ur right hand as well
i forgot to cut the holes for down lights last week and feed the cable through. lol. spotted it before i started mixing luckily. but yeah, cant even get the basics right some days.
Repent to Jesus Christ! Are you a sinner? Mark 2:17 King James Version 17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Romans 3:23 King James Version 23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; You need to have godly sorrow for your personal sins that you have done, 2 Corinthians 7:10 King James Version 10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. You need to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross, Ephesians 2:8-9 King James Version 8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast. Also, John 3:16 King James Version 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Then you need to call upon the Lord and ask him to save you, Romans 10:9-10 King James Version 9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. 10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. If you do not get saved you will die in your sins, Revelation 20:15 King James Version 15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
@Plastering For Beginners Your channel and approach is brilliant. Brief enough to understand and absorb the content, yet also comprehensive enough to cover all facets and queries 'would be' plasterers and renderers might need to tackle. I'm an Ex-Royal Navy aircraft engineer, and have only done a small amount of plastering (after completing a course before I left the navy). Your tips, hints and advice on this brilliant channel have been a lifesaver for many amateurs, I'm sure! 👍😎
23 and just purchased a property that im renovating, taking on all the walls in the house myself and everything i have learnt has come from you're videos, keept it up mate and thankyou 🙏🏼💎
Good luck 😂
😅
Hope it's all going well, it's a learning curve but keep on at it mate!
Hello mate, ,Bob Belgium says hello and thank you for thé Crash course! Amazingly interesting.i have a question.oldwalks brick outside wall november. What product you recommend? Need some patches to fill, tot get to thé level of thé cement based old Grey but straight wall....ik have a Roll of nylon Matt to reduce cracking of that South wall. Should it start with cement based layer? Thanks, Bob
This is pretty mutch the same process I use after watching your videos over the years. I was a total beginner and experimented on my own house. I now offer plastering as part of my service in the building industry. Thanks for the tutorials over the years.
Always scrim the bead wing to the plastrbisrd, stops cracking on the bead, especially when the bead gets knocked
everyone that watches thinks it looks easy untill you give them a try . top coat plaster work not too bad but sand and cement work is different game .. its hard work . ive had my hand cramp up on me near end of the day doing sand and cement and couldnt let go of the trowel , had to prise my fingers off the trowel . its also hard work holding the weight of the hawk fully loaded, fine at start of the day but it seems to get heavier at end of the day . best job i had but hard work , but if quick u can make some money
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How come you are painting after 6 days the fresh plaster? I think on all paints / plaster guides it says wait 4 - 6 weeks before painting. And the first coat should be a 50/50 mixture of emulsion paint and water. Is that wrong or?
Thanks for providing these videos. This trade is vanishing here in the Banana republic of USA.
Can you offer any help in finding a way to reproduce this type of knockdown plastered ceiling? (I included a link for you to view on this). I cannot get this textured look.
However even though I am a beginner I have done this before using drywall mud with Silica sand in it. This will never give you that plaster textured hard look ever. So I need to find a good plaster mix I can put over painted drywall as well as a textured sponge or stomper to do it with.
Can you recommend what type of plaster I can use to do this with as well as trowels and sponge towels I should have? For me, this is the best way to put a quality look on ordinary drywall walls and ceilings. I just have to make sure I am using the proper plaster mix product. Alot of what we have here can be d found in stores like Lowe's, but I have also bought aged lime mix in 5 gal buckets used for reproducing historically correct plaster wall and ceiling renovations. It was called Master of Plaster(I added Silica sand as well).Too expensive. Need something like it but cheaper.
I am including a video of this textured look I am trying to duplicate with plaster, not drywall mud. The guy is not responding to what he used or how he made it. Hopefully you can help as this look is very popular here, but I would only want it done with a plaster coat. Can you help me out?
This is video of the look I am trying to get but not successful. It has a very dimensional look and stands out much better and has a quality look than the plastic look of drywall mud.
ruclips.net/video/qCIvNAbtR78/видео.html
Sorry for long reply but need help.
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You must've read my mind 😁 I've been getting frustrated with timings at college. It's been hard because you learn things so fast and we don't get the full time we need to do the job as well as we would like. Tiger stripes have been an issue this week. I'm looking at tackling some walls in my own house over Christmas, I'll take your many tips on board alongside what I've learnt at college and give it a go 😊 thanks Blaine 👍🏻
I've been plastering for 30 years.
Always laid in, the top half then bottom half, then trowelled horizontally with a watered paint brush.
Not used any fancy gadgets, not even a twitcher or those long things.
But the last 12 years I've only plastered weekends to help people out.
£100 for the day, I'd come and skim for family n friends or workmates that are moving in n out.
Interesting technique.
We've used your easy and informative videos for the best part of a year now, after being let down by a plasterer last minute on one of our refurb properties. Continued to use on another 3, saving £'s. Speedskim is invaluable and our standard gets better everytime, except for wet corners ;-)...much appreciated and keep up the good work.
I'm a jack of all trades, have done loads of plastering over the years, and mainly onto plasterboard, which I find fairly straight forward and get a top finish.
Where I do struggle, though, is hardwall/bonding onto an uneven wall. I struggle to get that stuff flat, and for some reason, I struggle when skimming on top of it! Why? I'm hoping you can tell me!
Thanks for the content. It genuinely helps!
I'm a Plaster, Applying hardwall/bonding takes a lot of practice and skill to obtain a good/flat surface, one tip would be to apply the finish coat plaster just before the hardwall/bonding has completely set, that way the finish coat won't dry too fast, another tip is to apply two coats of PVA (preferably water proof PVA) to the hardwall/bonding, this will help kill the suction and in turn give more time for the finish coat to be worked smooth.
How about another tip, advice maybe. What happened to me (beginner) is that after 2 or 3 mixes the plaster in the bucket became pretty hard after couple minutes. Freshly opened bag.
Just a little point of view for the beginners, sound and fire boards pull in faster than standard plaster boards, and it helps if they are tapered edge boards fill out before you start to apply. Great video as always 👍
Morning xx meet
Brilliant video thanks for sharing 👍
wish i had that speedskim when i did plastering . but yeah keep ahead all the time cos if that plaster goes off before your ready u will be chasing your tail the rest of the day . tools clean , buckets clean as u go . if your well prepared u got time to keep everything clean as you go . i really miss doing this job but in my day its taking its toll on me and my back is knackered from carrying 50 kilo bags etc and plasterers hod which nobody mentions is about 4 times bigger than a brickys hod and holds about 4 shovel fulls of mix and weighs about same as bag of cement
How true is this. If only they new gen knew what is was like. Spit drill. You mean hand wisk lol
Yep, hand whisk or just a stick, and mixing sand and cement all day with a shovel.
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Thank you for the videos Blaine. I am a long time viewer. I am going to give plastering a go in the new home theatre I am building. There will be a mix of solid plaster where I remove dot and dab and possibly tape and joint the ceiling. It is all going to be hidden behind fabric so it is a good opportunity to learn without having to redo it (hopefully).
You are a good explainer mate. I’ve recently moved to wales and need to Get into plastering as one of the services that I offer(as a small building company) and watching these videos is giving me that confidence to have a go. 👍🏻
can i plaster my wall to make it look like fake concrete wall panels uy using indentations, eg pressing it with a piece of narrow wood or plastic?
That’s not plaster mate, that’s shitty drywall crap. Who needs help doing that??
which part of world is using this type of plaster ?
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Do you make any money ?
Been a plasterer 35 years top quality at that
What type of plaster are you using never seen it before?
Good vid, what I also recommend is be patient and not bite off too much than you can chew to begin with, I think that's the first mistake beginners make. So what if it takes you a bit longer, but you will get a better quality job, speed comes with experience, and you won't have to redo rushed work or tried doing too many surfaces and allow one surface to go off to much that you may need to apply a third coat. Take your time, and dint make your plaster too thick, give yourself a little time to play with it
good channel thanks
Hi there,
If anyone could answer this question I would be truly grateful.
I have recently had a plasterer come to my property. When they plastered it left loads of blisters/bubbles all over the walls and the same has happened to a ceiling in another room.
I have had 3 people up and apparently they have never seen nothing like this before. So what they have decided to do now is to cover a solid wall with plaster board and plaster over that but the have left a gap between the solid wall and the plaster board. I don’t understand why they have not put it directly against the wall.
I believe that the property did have mould and I don’t believe this is right. Can anyone give me some advice?
Won’t that gap cause a problem?
Hey Blaine another great video. As a new subscribe to your Beginners Plastering, would a lime finish (just lime mixed in water) work instead of the Thistle Multi you are using? I cannot find that to buy here in USA. Would I need to put any gauging in the mix? This is hard to find correct finish to use here although Diamond finish and Imperial can be bought.
Also do you have any suggestions for a base coat I can use over painted drywall? Would Structolite work here in place of Thistle base coat? Again, most all work would be over already installed drywall that has been painted and finished.
Hi
Thanks for all your video. So helpful.
I’ve got a question, can you please tell me which materials is the best for applying over the waterproof (there is a bathroom and their walls are waterproof)
Thanks for replying)))
For beginners, wize up
I used to be a plasterer/taper 25 years ago and things have moved on. In respect of the edge beads I used to trim the setting back a bit on the first coat. Helps stop the build up of plaster on the edges. Used to use Ragni/Marshalltown
Just be careful with the long strokes from the skirting board line up, think about your back, long term you will need it.
Re: Tiger stripes, please could explain what they are and what causes them? Thanks.
Hi can you make a video on when to devile float hardwall as I'm struggling with rojght timing thanks
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You’re my best plaster teacher 😊
Thanks a million for your help
All the very best to you 🎉
You should try Dan solo he’s a big help to
Thank you mate! I really appreciate that - means a lot 👍
@@martindonaton3603 does he not just show how good he is rather than how to do it?
2nd coat wish I could train my misses to do a mix. Another ti is if your doing old walls guys make sure you put x3 coats of pva on. As this stop your plaster drying out to quick.
Good video. Can you please explain why a matt finish is better, thanks.
Bet on my life that after you put a primer and you put a light against the wall you will still see humps
You cannot see them untill you put a first coat of paint(primer) +light against the wall
Bet that
May i know what kind of conpound is this or is lime or ?????
Hi mate thanks for the tips, one question how long do you find it normally takes before the plaster set as i find myself wet trowelling 2.5 hours in, could this be because i am taking too much plaster off early on with my speed skim. should this be taking longer, especially in winter. thanks
I genuinely believe, you’re the best plasterer in the UK. Love it ❤
Well your easily pleased. I've been plastering for 48years and all my customers say I'm the best plasterer they have seen and used.
I bought your plasterers blue print months ago how do I access it now ? If there a way
😂
Always get so much from your videos so thanks for sharing your expertise and experience.
You guys paint the plaster there? Here in the US it seems to be a finish on its own?
Been plastering for years and picked up a few tips there. Nice1
I'm new to Plastering, I did Tape & Jointing as a teenager (about 10 years ago). I'm Plastering my house and struggling to get the wall flat, I keep getting ripples. Am I applying too thick? Is my timing wrong?
Most likely timing mate going over the plaster to quick
God damn this man’s attractive and talented ha
What do you have at the bottom of the walls you are plastering please?
Just plasterboard mate 👍
@PlasteringForBeginners thanks. What grit are you using to sand down the speedskims please?. Don't want to ruin my first attempt lol
You can tell when someone is good at something because they make it look easy!!!
Plastering isn’t easy. It’s hard. This guy just makes it look as if it is !!
yep definately hard . i did it for years 30 years ago , just holding that hawk full of plaster all day is hard work and gets heavier and heavier as the day goes on .plus when u put the plaster on the wall you do have to apply pressure so hard work on ur right hand as well
Excellent 👌 THANK YOU
Thanks for watching
i forgot to cut the holes for down lights last week and feed the cable through. lol. spotted it before i started mixing luckily. but yeah, cant even get the basics right some days.
better to skim the ceiling first then cut the holes for the downlights.
Do you not use a sponge float anymore?
Repent to Jesus Christ!
Are you a sinner?
Mark 2:17
King James Version
17 When Jesus heard it, he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Romans 3:23
King James Version
23 For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;
You need to have godly sorrow for your personal sins that you have done,
2 Corinthians 7:10
King James Version
10 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
You need to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and his finished work on the cross,
Ephesians 2:8-9
King James Version
8 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Also,
John 3:16
King James Version
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Then you need to call upon the Lord and ask him to save you,
Romans 10:9-10
King James Version
9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.
10 For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
If you do not get saved you will die in your sins,
Revelation 20:15
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15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
listen, the trade has moved on with the times and plastic trowels are actually very useful. there's no need to repent for using one 😆
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Top drawer tips again as usual mate
Good informative video Blaine !
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Stopped watching when saw using a flex to put on 🙈
He is not a flexi mate - it’s a Carbon Steel premium trowel. One of the most rigid trowels on the market 👍
Beautiful stuff - some great tips and techniques. Thank you for uploading!
Cheers pal! I appreciate that
@Plastering For Beginners Your channel and approach is brilliant. Brief enough to understand and absorb the content, yet also comprehensive enough to cover all facets and queries 'would be' plasterers and renderers might need to tackle. I'm an Ex-Royal Navy aircraft engineer, and have only done a small amount of plastering (after completing a course before I left the navy). Your tips, hints and advice on this brilliant channel have been a lifesaver for many amateurs, I'm sure! 👍😎
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Great stuff
Well presented ✊👍
Great video, well presented.
Thank you mate!!
Awesome stuff...
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Thank god someone says don’t shine the walls it’s so annoying
its great to listen to your tips on plastering