How to plaster a wall, a beginners guide. Plastering made easy for the DIY enthusiast.
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- Опубликовано: 23 мар 2016
- How to plaster a wall, a beginners guide/tutorial for the DIY enthusiast. Including how to mix and apply pva, mix plaster, apply plaster, and finish plaster. I will upload a video of how to prep the wall with bonding plaster and scrim tape soon. In this video I have made the plaster slightly wetter than usual as filming the job made the task longer, and I didn't want the plaster to go hard!
#howtoplaster #beginnersplastering #plasteringtutorial #plasteringmadeeasy
For the products used in this video click here:
- Thistle multi-finish plaster - amzn.to/2RLbdFB
- 501 Universal PVA Bond (5litre) - amzn.to/382Bh5s
For the tools used in this video and my preferred plastering trowels click here:
- Marshalltown 13” part worn gold stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2Qq6TvU
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- OX Speedskim Spatula 900mm - amzn.to/2QXZ5AK
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- OX Pro Ultra Flex Finishing Trowel - amzn.to/2sj9e2v
- Stanley mixing paddle - amzn.to/2FEJlxa
- Rolson Bucket Trowel - amzn.to/39PjL6J
For the United States click here:
- Marshalltown 13” part worn gold stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2Nuruxw
- Marshalltown 14” part worn stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2RkoKnj
- OX Speedskim Spatula 900mm - amzn.to/2Roq3BT
- Ox Speedskim Spatula 600mm - amzn.to/3a6LEai
- OX Pro Ultra Flex Finishing Trowel - amzn.to/2QXrxnn
- Stanley mixing paddle - amzn.to/2NwOZG1
- Rolson Bucket Trowel - amzn.to/2FTJo8y
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Love it. Needed a wall plastered and couldn't quite afford to pay a professional. I took my time and did it. Even my father was impressed!
Nice work, well done!
How much did a pro want to do 1 wall?
@@jonburrows2684 Depends on size of the wall!
How has this video got so many views. Hard to watch man's using a mop bucket for fuck sake😂
Hi Princess,
How long did you wait to flatten first coat and then to apply second coat and then to flatten/polish
Thanks
I have watched many a plastering video, and NONE have revealed these GAME CHANGING techniques of chin and tongue to master this skillset. Truly relevational!
Bought the gear, watched your great tutorial, wall plastered, still working on the face expressions. Thank you!
Glad it helped! For more of my plastering videos click here - ruclips.net/p/PL2-FHRIF3qm9ej6TMNeBO6mgAWv5aCB1F
Would appreciate a video on skimming an artexed ceiling trying to get a decent plasterer interested in this kind 0f job is proving difficult.
too much hassle just get ready made plater this is shit
I plastered a 3m x 2.5m wall using this video - I had never plastered before, and it came out great. Thank you @pouse, your videos are incredibly good and straight to the point. Keep making them please!!!
Thanks for the feedback and well done with the plastering!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE think am Gona try to attempt it too...
Hey! Did you manager to be as smooth? My plastering is so uneven :(
@@jemmaworch pretty much! You have to work fast and ensure the plaster is well mixed. As the chap in the video says, get it on, flatten as best you can - the second coat is where you really flatten it out
@@s3ans3an maybe it's bec of My kind of pop corn ceiling (I don't want to scrape it in case of asbestos) it's pretty uneven. I'll try a second layer maybe that will answer my prayers 🙏
Loved this! No fuss, no drama, no selling, just straight to the facts!
Thanks for the feedback and check out my other DIY vids as hopefully they do the same! Thanks for watching 👍
Been a plasterer for 26 years and I always find it amazing how we all have different techniques... great video pal.
Thanks for the feedback Jason and thanks for watching!
It would be nice if you fuckers stopped filling my backboxes with skimming.
zir786 a link to the video was sent to me smart arse!!
@@zir786 Why do you think you have nothing more to learn? Even experts check in on other professionals to stay current.
Been doing it 20yrs super vid and tutorial but must stress this isn't for your average diyer,if you haven't even held a hawk and trowel leave it to the professionals 👍👍👍👍
Great video! I watched this just over a year ago and have since plastered whole rooms in my house, including ceilings, based on these principles. This vid has saved me hundreds possibly thousands of £££££££££££! thanks!
Great news John, glad to have helped. Best of luck with it all and thanks for watching! More plastering vids on my channel if you want to see some more!
I have always had trouble plastering but I tried poking my tongue out and now I have no problems.
Great stuff! Thanks for watching.
Joe Street plastering
Thats funny
I poke my nob out
Joe Street LMFAO
Amazing video, but what is more impressive is how you reply to everyone! That's really nice to see. Also, after watching a multiude of videos you are the 1st person to mention not hoĺding the trowel flat to the wall, and holding at an angle.
Thanks for the feedback. I do try to reply if I can but I am a bit low these days with my various commitments. Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE how much you think it would cost to plaster about 800 sq feet? Also, if you put new drywall up, do you have to put that tape over the drywall screws if you're plastering the walls?
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE am think of becoming a plaster
Thanks to your video I have just talked my dad into plastering my old farm house instead of drywall lol !! He said drywall is quicker but I said dad I can do it and help so here we go!! Lol guess I’ll be back in a few months to show the progress we start the project in late July lol WISH ME LUCK 💜
Thank you giving your time to assist - your advice is GOLD. Hubby is all set to have a go - I get to keep him going with cups of tea!
THANK YOU ❤
I owe you a shout out pal. I watched your videos last year. Did a small built in wardrobe to start, it was a bit dodgy but I got the hang of it. Anyway my house *WAS* 70% artex covering the walls, so it was either pay a fortune or have a go myself. I Ended up doing most of the house and even the sister in-laws dining room and lounge too. aswell as another mates hallway.
I just wanted to say thanks for the instructions. I watched lots of videos but yours stood out as the clearest and most helpful. Top man, you got me out of a hole.
(Before anyone asks we had the artex tested and there was no asbestos before I started.)
Glad your following guidelines with asbestos. Youd be surprised how so many people go ahead and RIP it off. Especially when on an AIB ceiling/wall! I'm trying plastering for the first time so hope it goes well! Thanks for a good comment as it has inspired me to have a go.
Hi Lee Raynold, my son wants to have a go at a built in wardrobe in his room. Did you watch one vid in particular that helped you out, or a heap of them?
More plastering vids on my channel which may help!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE I'm heading into the weekend so I'll be loading some plaster viewing time into my schedule 👍👍
Love it! Can't wait to apply the skills I've watched too my own house, tongue out of course!
Good luck with it!
This is how all " how to" videos should look like. Thank you!
Thanks for this video. its simple straight to the point and really helpful. I'm a DIYer and this has given me the confidence to do some patch works myself (small jobs which full time plasters wont touch as they are like quarter day stuff) , sure its not got a finish like you guys but its a lot better than when I tried previously without knowledge. I like to tell myself its the Rustic look :)
Brilliant! Itching to have a go now, you’ve somehow made it (a little less) intimidating. I’ve a whole load of house I’ve just de-wood chipped arrrgh!
Best of luck with it!
Followed this video, plastered my wall, perfect. Thank you very much!
Great news ,thanks for watching Arthur!
Just plastered for the first time using your guide. Very helpful. I didn't mix the plaster wet enough for the second coat and it was really hard to polish. Otherwise, great and very helpful video. Thanks!
Nice one, well done for having a go, practice makes perfect! Good luck with it and thanks for watching!
Another quality video - thank you - I used these to put in a whole new shower, tile etc. and then make good on some plaster defects - saved me a few grand! Cheers :)
Hi again. That's great news, learn new skills and save money, perfect! Glad the vids helped. Keep up the good work and good luck with your DIY projects.
I followed this video and ended up spreading milk all over my wall and drinking PVA.
What did the PVA taste like?
POUSE around the HOUSE I probably tasted like milk
Pmsl
LMAO
Lol.
Great video, thank you very much! Have just plastered my first wall thanks to this video and your advice!!
Well done, keep up the good work!
Great video mate. Im from South Wales and I'm currently in College learning the 4 trades. I started my Plastering course today for the first time and it was alright. I'll definitely be watching more of your videos to educate myself. 😊
Thanks for the feedback and best of luck with your course 👍 I did plastering at Coleg Gwent pontypool. It was a good hands on course with pretty much 100% time on the trowel. Hope you enjoy it.
2nd day on the job..been a sparky's mate for yrs...these guys earn there money man....100%. i need some sleep !!.
Woah, concise, with enough important details, quickly delivered with humour too? Smashed it mate
Thanks for the feedback Dan! 👍
Really helpful video just chose plastering for college and didn't have the first clue about it but really helpful video thanks 😊
Hi Luke, glad the videos help. You can watch my other plastering videos which may help by following the links below:
How to plaster an ouside 45 corner - ruclips.net/video/I-VL4KWcu-c/видео.html
How to install drywall corner bead/angle bead, plaster corner bead/angle bead - ruclips.net/video/Jkm7TyOEaHs/видео.html
How to cut plasterboard - ruclips.net/video/5Fgl0MV1gLE/видео.html
How to plaster a plasterboard wall - ruclips.net/video/N7EEVK7CzF8/видео.html
How to mix plaster - ruclips.net/video/X4dyvDOe6-4/видео.html
How to plaster a wall - ruclips.net/video/LyngzAYIuZs/видео.html
Good luck with your course and thanks for watching.
very informative with a little humour, thanks I feel very confident to do this myself.
Hi Daniel, really glad you enjoyed the video and more importantly that you are now ready to have a go yourself, great news! Good luck with your project and thanks for watching.
Refreshing to find someone who speaks to the point. No padding, no bs. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback 👍
4:36 "plaster going dry, panic stations" really made me chuckle.
Thanks for the feedback.
Thanks for the video. Nice and clear.
Great tutorials dude... With your technique and help from others I've managed to become a semi pro in just a few weeks...
Keep up the good work :-)
Great news James. Keep it up. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Great video. I managed to do my wall first time and was a pretty decent finish for my first go. Thank you.
Good work. Best of luck and thanks for watching.
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE how do you get the swirls?
Thank you for that, such a great video and very helpful. I might just make a mental note of you if I can't be bothered doing it myself : )
Some great tips here. Thank you! Really enjoyed your presentation.
Thanks for the feedback!
I think your the most watchable person i've seen on RUclips for a long time. Maybe it's the accent, or the passion for your trade or the dry humour but I really enjoyed this video. Still not going to try to plaster myself though!
Hi Sam, thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Don't be scared give it a go! Find a small wall out of view. If you make a mess, just say it's artex! Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@afgFreeform good way to practice. Under the stairs is always good, no one will ever see it! 🤣
Brilliant video, I plastered a chimney breast today and I'm really pleased with the results! Thanks for showing all steps involved (including mixing the plaster with took ages). 😂
That's great news. Glad the vids helped you out. Good luck with your projects and thanks for watching!
I tried to patch some plaster in my kitchen and made a right mess of things. I found this video and the explaination and skills shown are superb. I am really please with my work thanks to you. And the lovely Welsh accent is an added bonus!
Glad to help. My accent isn't always described as lovely! Thanks for watching 👍
Thank u your video was really helpful, I am going to do plastering as my apprenticeship
Hi Paul, thanks for the feedback. Good luck with the apprenticeship!
Absolutely brilliant. The tongue hanging out was hilarious. Top work mate.
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
Great video and one of two or three tutorials that I watched prior to plastering over a doorway I blocked up in the summer. My wife is frequently telling me that I poke my tongue out when concentrating so I knew I was in good company with your advice.
Late to the party on this comment but....keep poking that tongue out!
Just goes to show not all plasterers are money-mad cross-eyed, sausage-roll eating Star readers with Talk Sport on 24/7. Very generous of you to give away all these tips for muggles like me with a crumbly old cottage to put straight - thanks mate.
I'm not actually a plasterer by trade, and plasterers I'm sure are faster with a better technique. I am partial to a sausage roll though. Glad the tips helped, give it a go and best of luck with it. Thanks for watching!
Cracking video matey keep up the good work...I'm in the middle of a kitchen fitting doing it all myself so keep em coming..cheers again 👍🏼
Hi Rick, thanks for your comments and thanks for watching.
Top man at sharing his trade most plasters would never want competition by teaching others. A true master crafts man and I've worked in the building trade restoring old houses so have seen it all. What anoys me in the UK any person even with no knowledge of the building trade can leaglly call them selves a builder it's wrong. Karl (THE COFFIN MAKER).
Thanks for the feedback Karl. I'm not a plasterer by trade, just a DIY enthusiast having done a few courses and had some experience over the years in various building trades. Whilst I agree with you there are also 'qualified' people that don't seem any better. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching.
Brilliantly clear explanation. It absolutely worked for me - no gurning!!
Great stuff Peter, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Best plastering video I’ve come back to a few times - nice and straightforward, lots of tips, and only 8 mins.
Diolch 🏴
Nice one, thats given me the confidence to give my own plastering a go instead of getting someone in. Thanks
Good for you Cliff. Best of luck with it and thanks for watching!
Dziękuję za dobry tutorial.
I tried our plastering for many years but could never do it. After watching this video I tried sticking my tongue out as I plastered and it actually worked. I have now just plastered a full room in one day. And it's a very good finish.
Plasters worth every penny hard working reliable and honest
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing this lad. Great video helped me so much!
Glad it helped. Good luck with your plastering.
Absolutely Brilliant Fella! Great Work, Well Done!🛠
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
no faffing around thanks. never plastered before so first time for me. Off to buy my kit. Got my daughters bedroom wall to do. That video was just what I needed
Excellent, straight to the point video. I've watched and learned, now on to the practical. Thank you.
Thanks for the feedback.
Plastering a wall is easy-peasy. I tried it a few years ago. I spent quite a lot of time, and money to purchase the materials. I thought the result was pretty decent, for a first try. My wife wasn't impressed, though. And I had to call in a professional to undo the damage. I'm sure some people are able to DIY this kind of job, but it's pretty difficult. Hats off for the professionals!!
Im very pleased that Carl Froch has found his calling after boxing! all the best mate! Excellent video by the way, one of the best on RUclips !
Thanks very much Danny. If only I had the shape of Carl Froch!! Thanks for watching!
This comment made me laugh because I was just thinking how he looks like my husband and it's also been mentioned that my husband looks like Carl Froch too lol.
He plastered in front of 80000 at Wembley once
Danny Taylor 👍
POUSE around the HOUSE hi i had plaster done by this guy now that it's dry n iv put my first coat of paint on it has water marks showing through the paint, can you suggest how i deal with it so it don't show through my final coat.
very useful, thank you. gave me the info on consistency of mix so I had confidence to do a patch that needed repairing. seems like practice makes perfect though
Thanks for watching another one of my videos. Glad it was useful, but as you say practice makes perfect. Start small, and work your way up from a patch, to a wall, and from a wall to a room! Good luck with all your DIY projects.
Have been waiting for the hubby to do this for ages! Getting the stuff and doing it myself now! It’s been 3 years!!
Good luck!!
Then he leaves you 😂
@@blank6470 as long as he does the plastering first 😂😂 I tried and failed oops
That was a good gurn! Even ya eyes were on stalks.. Double dropped and buzzing with the skimming!
Great video - really helpful and well presented!
Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching.
Very nice tutorial thank you. I've seen the theory now will have to put it in practise.Thanks once again for not showing boring tutorial.Well done!
Thanks for watching the video, glad you enjoyed it. Hopefully it has helped. Good luck with your project.
I've just come across your video, i'm looking at moving house next year and wanna learn how to plaster myself to save some money thank you for taking the time to post the video it will definitely be going into my saved folder !
That's great news Maria, glad the vids are useful. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Great video, really helpful. Thanks bud 👍
Really glad you found it useful. Thanks for your comments and thanks for watching.
to the point ... love it. I'm learning at the moment can you make a video about building stud walls? 😆
Glad you enjoyed the video Katy. I'll see what I can do on the stud wall, it's just having time to get all the vids done! Good luck with your projects and thanks for watching.
Currently doing up a house and all your videos are brilliant so thank you!
Hi Ruben, glad they are of some use to you. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Educational, entertaining and hilarious, thanks for the great tutorial mate it’s much appreciated!
Got a bit distracted, you look good. Thanks for the tips.
Only just read this comment for some reason. I'm 4 years more weathered now but thanks for the kind words all the same!!
Great vid fella, very informative.
Thanks for the comment.
Brilliant presentation, particularly the tongue-poke and gurning section. Reckon I'm about set now...
Good luck with your project!
Cheers mate. I know you prob get all the plasterers on talking about what you did wrong but for a guy like me this is useful to watch.
Thanks for the feedback and good luck!
Good lad. Thanks
Thanks for watching Steve. Don't forget to watch my other plastering videos by clicking the following links:
How to plaster a plasterboard wall - ruclips.net/video/N7EEVK7CzF8/видео.html
How to plaster an ouside 45 corner - ruclips.net/video/I-VL4KWcu-c/видео.html
How to install drywall corner bead/angle bead, plaster corner bead/angle bead - ruclips.net/video/Jkm7TyOEaHs/видео.html
How to cut plasterboard - ruclips.net/video/5Fgl0MV1gLE/видео.html
How to mix plaster - ruclips.net/video/X4dyvDOe6-4/видео.html
How to plaster a wall - ruclips.net/video/LyngzAYIuZs/видео.html
Just a great presentation altogether: right pace, good detail, straightforward, informal but professional. Well done. Just shouldn't be that hard should it? And yet some folks, well... I subscribed.
But now I have to find some thing to get plastered.
Thanks for the kind feedback, I'm not used to it. Please tell me there's something you didn't like or I may not trust you! Maybe plaster under the stairs for the hell of it? Good luck and thanks for watching!
Thanks, great clip. Really appreciate you taking time out to do this! 😛👍👏
No problem!
I got a part-time job doing plastering, this video saved me!!!!!!
Great vid keep up the good work
Thanks for the feedback Michael, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Love the gurn advice, I'll be smiling for hours haha, get some B12 and Magnesium sort you right out ✌
Did plastering for 2 years no where near a tradesman level but needing these tips for my house really helped plus I knew the basics the pva completely slipped my mind keep working brother toughest trade there is
Thanks for the comments Mark, good luck with it and thanks for watching!
Now I know the right consistency of the plaster mix and now I know the right tools to use 👏👌
Glad to help, best of luck!
Nice video mate
Thanks for the feedback Tony and thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for a great video, very clear to follow! Looking to possibly plaster our hallway as the previous owner had glossed the walls and ceiling (several times) way back in the mists of time, and there's old fashioned chunky tapes exposed as well. We've tried lining paper with zero success, so I'm wondering if its possible for plaster to stick over gloss ok? It's no longer got a high sine and has a primer layer over the top at the minute
Hi jenny, if the gloss is sanded back flat and has a course finish, you may be able to PVA over it (twice) and plaster successfully providing the paint underneath has a good bond to the wall. But I wouldn't want to guarantee it has I've never done it before. Sorry if that hasn't helped. Thanks for watching.
Great thank you! Looking forward to having a go, fingers crossed 😃
Best of luck with it. Thanks for watching!
Quality video. Bit of comedic value with good learning content. Like a great teacher in school
Not sure being called a school teacher is a good thing. Should have worn a cardigan maybe?!
That whole cupboard in 8 mins........ man you move faster than Neo when he realises he's the one.
Special skills! Thanks for watching.
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD i loooove it
Great video !
Thanks for watching, and thanks for your comment.
No talk of timings mate. The secret to plastering
Great video. First timer here. I’m going to be plastering the walls in a 100 year old house. Lots of very old wallpaper to remove. Should look super good when I’m done. 😳Wish me luck!
Great video. First time having a go at plastering this weekend. Always look to RUclips for videos. Hopefully goes well
Great tutorial!
Thanks for the feedback Stan. Good luck and thanks for watching!
wow respect, this is harder than programming!
Practice makes perfect! Thanks for watching.
subscribed!
Quantum Information two years ago, but no, plastering is NOT harder than programming.
I’ve been a programmer for 25+ years coding real-time systems. I’m still learning.
But after 10y of self taught plastering I reckon I’m pretty good with not so much to learn.
@@GrahamDIY hehe nice
Thank you bro! I just finished the project after months !; Cheers !!
Good work!
Thank you for your videos dude I just started a job plastering and I have never done it before so it's great to see it done before I start. I liked and subscribed
Thanks for the feedback. Good luck with it and thanks for watching!
looks smooth, why is the plaster that colour? I find making noises like sharapova helps me!
Hi, thanks for the feedback. That is just the colour of the plaster. In the UK, most British gypsum plasters are brown. There are one coat options that come in white. That's a great noise! Good luck and thanks for watching!
What is the product your using..exact name?
British Gypsum Thistle Multi Finish Plaster
For those people out there that don't have a machine to mix YES you can still do it by hand with a gauge trowel and get your hands into the bucket to break any large lumps with your fingers .... keeping your tools clean .. dry with a paper towel and then use a tiny bit of machine oil on your trowel to slow down the rusting process that way your trowel will last longer.... types of trowels there are plastic and wooden handled one I would say get a wooden handled one as plastic can slip in the hand....
Thanks for the feedback!
thanks. this was helpful and i enjoy your humour.all the best with your channel
Just discovered your channel. In the process of possibly buying a wee cheap flat in Spain, going to be binge watching your tutorials! Thanks!
I have no idea at D.I.Y but I'm starting to learn but my question is. How long should you wait between coats? Great presentation by the way so many on youtube talk nonsense before they even get to the subject.
Hi Chris, the time between coats really depends on the absorption of the wall, the temperature, and the texture of the plaster mix. As a rough guide it could be anything from 20 minutes (on a hot day with a thicker plaster mix) to 40 minutes ( cold damp winters day with a wetter mix) or possibly even longer. When you've finished the first coat, give your tools a wash down, go round the wall and ceiling edges with a damp paint brush to clean any untidy plaster, then mix your plaster. Now the wall should be about ready for a second coat! But touch it with your fingers, it shouldn't be wet, and shouldn't dent with light pressure, but should feel tacky. This is a good time to apply the second coat. When you're starting out, you'll find by the time you've finished your first coat, it'll be ready for a second! When you pick up speed, then you can enjoy a short rest between coats. Start small, practice makes perfect! Thanks for watching, and check out my other videos for more DIY Tips, Tricks, How to and Review!
POUSE around the HOUSE excellent thanks once again great presentation
i wouldnt leave it 40 mins! 20 at most
POUSE around the HOUSE e
Great vid. I have 1926 plaster that I'm skim coating (wall and ceiling) and some large damaged sections are drywall (gypsum wall board)...I'm confused about when to use a "bonding agent" like "plasterweld" vs. PVA vs. Water.
Looks like PVA for drywall, plasterweld for exposed plaster edge/crack & Lath, and water for generally intact areas of plaster. Then everything gets a top coat of DAP Plaster Wall Patch (Mix of 60% Lime and some Gypsum with 2 hour working time). What you think?
Hi, if patching up plaster on drywall, in the UK I would use a product called 'hardwall'. It's a filling plaster, mixed with the same method as the multifinish plaster in my video (finishing plaster). It can be applied a lot thicker to allow you to fill holes. You don't really need to apply PVA onto drywall/plasterboard as it is designed to take plaster directly onto it, but if patching up, you are likely to be going over old plaster etc, so always PVA the area to be patched up, and then apply the filling plaster (hardwall). This would apply when going over old walls that have an old plaster finish on them. The pva helps to control the absorbtion of the moisture into the wall and will prevent it drying to quickly and cracking. Then when that's gone off and smooth, go over that again with 2 coats of pva before plastering your finishing coat over the top. As for lath and lime plasters, it's best to get specialist advice as it depends on a few factors including what state the existing plaster is in. Often when plastering over or patching up old lime plaster, it will absorb moisture, and then when it dries out it cracks and can fall off giving you more problems. I hope this helps...a bit!
first thank you for the time effort taken. love your humour i have 40 walls of artex in my house lol. Your hired lol. really good information .the gurn bit was the best. i getting on well with plastering .i bought thistle bond it then 2 coats of multifinish.really coming on now.keep up topvideos.thank you
Great effort Paul, well done. Keep at it and think of the money you're saving. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Will be trying this next week, most importantly I learnt the tongue tip in this video. Shouldn't have any problems now. Cheers.
very informative video...
Glad the video helped. Good luck with your DIY projects and thanks for watching.
POUSE around the HOUSE
How to build a staircase
Great video! I noticed you PVA'd on a relatively flat wall. What if your wall is a bit of a mess to begin with? Do you strip it back to bare brick? If so, then what?
Hi Shaun, a few options. You can dot and dab plasterboard sheets to the wall using the appropriate adhesive. Then you have fresh plasterboard to plaster onto. This however eats a few inches into your room due to the depth of adhesive and plasterboard. Option 2 is similar, you could battern the walls and screw plasterboard to it but this also uses up a few inches. You could use a filling plaster like bonding plaster or hardwall plaster which can either be plastered over the whole wall to create a flat finish, or it can be used to fill/patch the gaps if you only have a few rough parts. It can be applied much thicker than finishing plaster. Then you go over this with the finishing coat of plaster like in the video. But always PVA between the coats of bonding plaster and finish plaster. Or another option is to strip the wall back to brick, cement render it, then plaster over the top of the render. There are probably a few more options but they are the most common or logical ones really. Hope that helps. Good luck and thanks for watching.
Thank you so much for posting this . I have been trying to figure out how to fix my uneven wall and stumbled across this video and was thrilled. I don't have a big mixer thing but I'll figure something out😁
P.S. I won't forget to stick my tongue out 😀
No problem, best of luck with it 👍
If you have a good spec drill you can buy the plaster mixer extension.
This is great, I'll kleen my scraper and spade and have a go tomorrow.