Very generous of you to share all the details. But in fact, I can apply a single lime plaster coat to a bare brick wall and it’s job done. The formulation is cardewmires sand (stops cracking due to broad particle size distribution) as 4 parts, then add 1 part of quick lime (Shapp quarry Cumbria), then slake it in clean 200litre oil drums. Only make 50kg batches, but run several drums in parallel using a heavy duty drill whisk. Store 500kg into many 20kg sealed buckets prior to the job. Refina roller pan mixer to knock up the plaster in 20kg batches , apply immediately onto wall. Roller pan mix for 15 minutes. Good lad & thank you.
This is a fantastic tutorial, I followed it step by step from a bare brick wall and have ended up with an impressive finish that is much better than I thought I would achieve. While it undoubtedly took me a lot longer than a professional plasterer I honestly think I’ve achieved a professional finish thanks to you 👍
I have been a plasterer for 40 years and I think you did a nice job explaining the process. The punters need to know that the first 5 years are the hardest.
Thanks for posting. So at 1:24 as its an indoor job, it's putty you're mixing. Also good to note that Lime reacts with steel, so for cable conduits, use stainless or plastic. It's also possible to get a really good finish with just a 15mm basecoat and one topcoat. Lime is amazing stuff. I also have to wear gloves or my hands become an A&E job after a day.
Haven't attempted this yet but want to say thanks for the video and say how natural and gifted John is as a teacher. It's one thing to be able to do something but another to explain a process clearly, relatably with examples, and pointing out potential pitfalls.
I have renovated a 400 year old house using lime as a DIYer and think this an excellent video. The one thing I disagree with is not trying it as a plastering noob, as with lime you have time; as long as you keep it damp then you can keep going back and attempting each coat again and even scrape a coat off if necessary. Maybe you won’t get the pro finish in this video, that clearly comes with experience, but it is only the highest quality old buildings which had a smooth finish anyway, the rest had a finish which was more rustic as normally wooden floats were used.
Get yourself a little work platform. Ive got a 2m long one with extendable legs. Can bring the mud board closer and not go up and down, ladders tire you out.
just found this after lime plastering (for the first time) the downstairs of our 400y.o. renovation. I started on the small walls first to hone the skills and left the biggest to last. walls were well out of level and used a laser to set up wooden beads at all reveals. Very pleased with the results but it would have been good to have seen this first. Lime plastering is hard work and I was completely wrecked after completing the big walls. I did all that you did and in the same sequence. But you made it look easy. It wasn't. Great job. Thanks.
Great to hear bud! Starting with smaller walls is definitely the way to go about it as you say. Thanks for sharing your experiences and have an awesome weekend! 👍
I was happy to see this video, six weeks ago I bought an old farm house, which by age should be built with lime mortar and plaster (I have not yet done the vinegar test) The work looks to be easily done by "regular" craftsmen. A while back I watched a UK based television show about restoring old dilapidated buildings, they explained in great detail how slow the process was, a room the size you are working in would take two men about a month, and only specially anointed men could do the work, and they were about as rare as qualified astronauts, I thought that they lied, and you just confirmed that. It is nice to see a young(ish) man working with old fashioned materials, and techniques, keeping an old building as it was centuries ago, you could have sprayed the wall with cement plaster (or gypsum as the Germans do) and be done in a day. Thank you for taking the time to film, edit, and post this video.
Hi jesper dahl, We are keen to use modern techniques and materials on many of our projects, as they can be eco friendly as well as economical in both time and money. However, a property such as this should be treated with the respect it deserves, and hopefully we've achieved that! I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. All the best, John 😊
@bina nocht I certainly did not try to imply that cement was an option, I was referring to the fact that it would have been much faster, but that does not outweigh the problems that you put forward, as they are totally valid.
@@BuildWithAE Just this week (more then a year later) I finally (I hope) found out how to make lime plaster, granted I can order one ton of quick lime in a bigbag, and have it delivered from Germany to Denmark, or buy 750Kg of wet lime plaster in a plastic bag on a pallet, but I want to buy the materials as I go. In England and Portugal quick lime is readily available from every feed store, and building merchant in 25Kg bags, and in the rest of Europe, not so much. All the information on RUclips, about making lime mortar is about "Hot lime mortar" and is from England, and that is the "problem" as I can "only" get "Hydrated lime" in bags. Earlier this week I spoke to a Danish supplier, that told me that both England and Portugal have a tradition for using quick lime, and he offered me the lime I spoke of, we spoke at length about plaster, he tried to sell me on "hydraulic lime plaster" but I kept searching, and I stumbled on a paper from the "Danish technical institute" that finally shined a light on how Danish lime mortar was made more recently (100-200 years ?) If you take the "normal" recipe for hot lime mortar, 1 part quick lime, 3 parts sand, and 1.5-2 parts water, and WEIGH the lime after slaking, and then the sand, you get a ratio of roughly 100Kg to 750Kg (13%) you can then use hydrated lime for the 100Kg of lime (histrionically lime was as much as 40% (due to the poor quality of site burned lime) and as low as sub 10% (in times of economical hardship) that is how mortar was made in Denmark after they stopped burning and slaking lime right on the building site, and started getting it in from offsite. I watched the video from end to end, and I am still amazed about the result (and effort) Keep up the great work.
Amazing vid, very clear and detailed with no flannel and pitched at the right level. My first time with lime plaster (and only a couple of goes with any plastering to be honest) so followed it step by step from bare brick up to finished wall and it turned out very well. Now have the confidence to do all the lime plastering in my 1820s renovation. Only bit of advice I didn't take was not to take on a large wall for first time!!:) Another step in my RUclips Apprenticeship done.
Thank you John, I too have managed to learn to lime plaster with your help.....and a lot of practice. I can agree that it's very labour intensive, but also satisfying to have plastered a wall and gained a new skill. I don't think I'll be taking it up as a proffession tho! I did find it much easier that gypsum plastering
wonderful description. I won't use a 2mm skim coat, I juts use a cross gained wooden block float to get the texture in the wall typical of 1800s cottages, then lime wash it. Thank you so much mate, brilliant concise complete job. A baron mixer E200 mixing disperses fibres like horse hair/goat/plastic much better than a drill whisk or drum mixer.
Good skills mate, I like lime plaster - it’s a great material, people don’t use it because 1- it takes a lot longer than cement or gypsum to set & cure and 2- you need to use breathable paints etc. But when it’s done right like you guys it is a superior product that is more forgiving and complimentary to the building itself 👍👍
Brilliant bit of work.Haven’t used lime for years and I’d forgotten what great stuff it is.Will definitely start putting in for more lime work now.Great vid
I have a lot of respect for decent plasters. I’ve hired a few in on different jobs and not been that impressed. I’ve ended up fixing what they’ve done at times, which takes me a lot longer because I’m not bad, but I’m not experienced. It’s definitely an art. Awesome job as always mate. I’ll keep practicing my skimming before I get anywhere near something this ambitious, or just get you chaps in!
Hi Karl, Unfortunately the construction industry does have a lot of people who carry out substandard work, which can give the industry a bit of a bad reputation. The aim of this channel is to show the general public that they can have confidence in hiring trades. Hopefully, if you do your homework you'll find the tradesperson who is right for the job 👷🏼♂️ All the best, John 😊
iv'e been out the game for some 20 years and just getting back into it lots of different tools for the job now and looks like lime is playing a part from the past.Like they say you never stop learning thx for sharing
Yet another first class tutorial. You guys really have a knack for producing exactly the kind of content I want to see and will find useful. It’s much appreciated. On a side note - have you ever plastered with a ‘hot mix’ lime plaster or used a ‘hot mix’ mortar?- it’s pretty interesting stuff. Keep up the good work - it’s top notch stuff!
Hi Neil, Glad you're enjoying our videos. I've never had the opportunity to use a hot mix, but I've heard that it's very nice to use. All the best, John 😊
I am using hot lime with sharp sand to build stone work on old building , mixed 3:1 .. we will be filling internals of wall with soil .. aiming for breathable stone property .. I’ll point walls with NHL 3.5 in spring and carbonated over two weeks and kept nice and damp throughout !! We use sometimes sprinkler system on our line throughout summer and thinly woven hessian ..
Superb, John. I doubt I will ever need to attempt this style of plastering but it didn't stop me picking up tips......I am one of the "wavy line" scratchers, so it was very interesting to hear what you said about how the wet and dry spots would be an issue. Makes perfect sense when you think about it! I'll be converted to the diagonal scratchcoat finishing from now on. 👍 Have a good weekend.
Great work John, one of the very few videos that are on the ball , your all over it mate spot on. It’s simple pal that’s how you do it no ifs or buts Just do it right It’s not rocket science. Good on ye 👍👍
Your tuition is very comprehensive, thank you... I do not have access to ready mixed lime plaster due to where I live.. please could you list the ingredients to create my own mix ? Thank you
That was a masterclass John. Good stuff ! LOL that wall can keep you fit for the month. Don't try that during the summer months if the property traps the heating it will just go off very quick.
Thanks for the great video. I have an old house with the original lime plaster still in pretty good nick but does have quite a few scratches and bumps. Is it possible to skim an old lime wall with a lime putty to smooth it off?
I can't say whether the lime he is using here is the same as the Type S hydrated lime where I am from, but I can say that the Type S hydrated lime from midwest U S A is not made or intended for use as a mortar or concrete component, and will most likely not work for you if you are trying to make plaster or mortar. I mixed mine and let it set and remixed it, added sand, and carefully made it into a usable consistency, and trowelled it on my walls. My walls were, incidentally , prepped with a brown coat as a typical plaster wall should be, I found that this mixture was chalky and did not adhere with any uniformity, and had terrible hydration crack issues. I used what I had left as kind of a pigment instead of a bonding ingredient by adding Type N white masonry cement to my mix in a recommended ratio with sand to make a sand plaster mix.
The synthetic fibres allow you to add plenty water into the plaster making it easier to spread yet not crack. If you remove the fibre, the plaster will crack due to evaporation shrinkage. However, I don’t like synthetic fibres, thus my plaster must have far less water and is more difficult to spread. Hence I use a midget trowel to apply high pressure.
Great tutorial! I noticed that some of the brickwork had had a few gaps between them - like they could do with some tuckpointing. - is this not needed when doing lime plaster on the wall?
Glad you enjoyed the video 😁 Ty Mawr have been very helpful on this project and we would definitely recommend them 👍🏻 Thanks for watching. All the best, John 😊
Cheers for the detailed explanation. Have rendered and skimcoated previously and starting a personal project wanting to use lime options. Question: is the mix the same for scratch coat and float layer? Kinda confused with some of the lime mix choices.
The first 2 coats are a Hydraulic Lime..scratch then finish..The Lime Putty has marble additive that comes pre mixed dry in a bag? Thanks, that was invigorating to watch and Listen!
Your work is just beautiful. I love the lime plaster finish in both smooth and textured. As a home builder in the USA, all my houses long ago were plastered by a guy who was very talented and I would labor for him when he did my own house. I got a chance to learn how this was done but realized this is not easy in the least. Especially the base coat that was Structolite. Your lime finish was beautifully done and explained. Can I just ask what would be best for me to use if I needed to just put in a finish coat over my ugly drywall? Can I use just lime soaked in water overnight then screeded through a screen for smoothness? Or would you recommend putting some other aggregates in the lime mix? This is my biggest problem. What to use or should I use those pre mixed bags made by Imperial or another company I can't think of right now? If a texture is wanted he would put silica sand in the mix. I also forgot to mention that gauging was also put in the lime mix right before he used it. I don't remember the ratio so that is another problem. He no longer is alive so I have no where to go for answers. Can you help me with what I have here in USA as far as material to use? I would love to get my walls and ceilings textured with lime plaster. Of course I would never be able to do the sunburst ceilings as that is a work of art and talent taking many many years to do. You make it look so easy and so professional and there is nothing like plastered walls and ceilings and thank you for showing us these videos.
Very generous of you to share all the details. But in fact, I can apply a single lime plaster coat to a bare brick wall and it’s job done. The formulation is cardewmires sand (stops cracking due to broad particle size distribution) as 4 parts, then add 1 part of quick lime (Shapp quarry Cumbria), then slake it in clean 200litre oil drums. Only make 50kg batches, but run several drums in parallel using a heavy duty drill whisk. Store 500kg into many 20kg sealed buckets prior to the job. Refina roller pan mixer to knock up the plaster in 20kg batches , apply immediately onto wall. Roller pan mix for 15 minutes. Good lad & thank you.
This is a fantastic tutorial, I followed it step by step from a bare brick wall and have ended up with an impressive finish that is much better than I thought I would achieve. While it undoubtedly took me a lot longer than a professional plasterer I honestly think I’ve achieved a professional finish thanks to you 👍
25 years in the trade and I’ve learnt something watching this , very well explained
I have been a plasterer for 40 years and I think you did a nice job explaining the process. The punters need to know that the first 5 years are the hardest.
Thanks for posting. So at 1:24 as its an indoor job, it's putty you're mixing. Also good to note that Lime reacts with steel, so for cable conduits, use stainless or plastic. It's also possible to get a really good finish with just a 15mm basecoat and one topcoat. Lime is amazing stuff. I also have to wear gloves or my hands become an A&E job after a day.
Haven't attempted this yet but want to say thanks for the video and say how natural and gifted John is as a teacher. It's one thing to be able to do something but another to explain a process clearly, relatably with examples, and pointing out potential pitfalls.
I have renovated a 400 year old house using lime as a DIYer and think this an excellent video. The one thing I disagree with is not trying it as a plastering noob, as with lime you have time; as long as you keep it damp then you can keep going back and attempting each coat again and even scrape a coat off if necessary. Maybe you won’t get the pro finish in this video, that clearly comes with experience, but it is only the highest quality old buildings which had a smooth finish anyway, the rest had a finish which was more rustic as normally wooden floats were used.
Agree. Lime is fairly forgiving.
Get yourself a little work platform. Ive got a 2m long one with extendable legs. Can bring the mud board closer and not go up and down, ladders tire you out.
just found this after lime plastering (for the first time) the downstairs of our 400y.o. renovation. I started on the small walls first to hone the skills and left the biggest to last. walls were well out of level and used a laser to set up wooden beads at all reveals. Very pleased with the results but it would have been good to have seen this first. Lime plastering is hard work and I was completely wrecked after completing the big walls. I did all that you did and in the same sequence. But you made it look easy. It wasn't. Great job. Thanks.
Great to hear bud! Starting with smaller walls is definitely the way to go about it as you say. Thanks for sharing your experiences and have an awesome weekend! 👍
I know it's a lot of work but I'd love to do this for my own house one day - the colours and natural lighting on lime plaster is spectacular,
most straight forward lime plastering tutorial on youtube , i followed this vids advice & got fantastic results , bravo 👏
I was happy to see this video, six weeks ago I bought an old farm house, which by age should be built with lime mortar and plaster (I have not yet done the vinegar test) The work looks to be easily done by "regular" craftsmen. A while back I watched a UK based television show about restoring old dilapidated buildings, they explained in great detail how slow the process was, a room the size you are working in would take two men about a month, and only specially anointed men could do the work, and they were about as rare as qualified astronauts, I thought that they lied, and you just confirmed that. It is nice to see a young(ish) man working with old fashioned materials, and techniques, keeping an old building as it was centuries ago, you could have sprayed the wall with cement plaster (or gypsum as the Germans do) and be done in a day. Thank you for taking the time to film, edit, and post this video.
Hi jesper dahl,
We are keen to use modern techniques and materials on many of our projects, as they can be eco friendly as well as economical in both time and money. However, a property such as this should be treated with the respect it deserves, and hopefully we've achieved that!
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Thanks for watching.
All the best, John 😊
@bina nocht I certainly did not try to imply that cement was an option, I was referring to the fact that it would have been much faster, but that does not outweigh the problems that you put forward, as they are totally valid.
@@BuildWithAE Just this week (more then a year later) I finally (I hope) found out how to make lime plaster, granted I can order one ton of quick lime in a bigbag, and have it delivered from Germany to Denmark, or buy 750Kg of wet lime plaster in a plastic bag on a pallet, but I want to buy the materials as I go. In England and Portugal quick lime is readily available from every feed store, and building merchant in 25Kg bags, and in the rest of Europe, not so much. All the information on RUclips, about making lime mortar is about "Hot lime mortar" and is from England, and that is the "problem" as I can "only" get "Hydrated lime" in bags. Earlier this week I spoke to a Danish supplier, that told me that both England and Portugal have a tradition for using quick lime, and he offered me the lime I spoke of, we spoke at length about plaster, he tried to sell me on "hydraulic lime plaster" but I kept searching, and I stumbled on a paper from the "Danish technical institute" that finally shined a light on how Danish lime mortar was made more recently (100-200 years ?) If you take the "normal" recipe for hot lime mortar, 1 part quick lime, 3 parts sand, and 1.5-2 parts water, and WEIGH the lime after slaking, and then the sand, you get a ratio of roughly 100Kg to 750Kg (13%) you can then use hydrated lime for the 100Kg of lime (histrionically lime was as much as 40% (due to the poor quality of site burned lime) and as low as sub 10% (in times of economical hardship) that is how mortar was made in Denmark after they stopped burning and slaking lime right on the building site, and started getting it in from offsite. I watched the video from end to end, and I am still amazed about the result (and effort) Keep up the great work.
@@jesperdahl1486 talk to Tymer Wales they will have everything you need 👍
This John is the best A&E guy for their youtube videos, great job.
Thanks for watching Peter, have a great week 😉👍
Just followed this video to lime plaster a wall - it worked out great - thanks sp much
Brilliant thanks so much. Took me back a bit. A refresher course
Amazing craftsmanship with John at A&E,where excellence is standard.
That's very kind of you Maria, thanks for your continued support! Have an awesome week 👍
Excellent tutorial. I am giving it a go on a smaller wall.
Amazing vid, very clear and detailed with no flannel and pitched at the right level. My first time with lime plaster (and only a couple of goes with any plastering to be honest) so followed it step by step from bare brick up to finished wall and it turned out very well. Now have the confidence to do all the lime plastering in my 1820s renovation. Only bit of advice I didn't take was not to take on a large wall for first time!!:) Another step in my RUclips Apprenticeship done.
Thank you John, I too have managed to learn to lime plaster with your help.....and a lot of practice. I can agree that it's very labour intensive, but also satisfying to have plastered a wall and gained a new skill. I don't think I'll be taking it up as a proffession tho! I did find it much easier that gypsum plastering
wonderful description. I won't use a 2mm skim coat, I juts use a cross gained wooden block float to get the texture in the wall typical of 1800s cottages, then lime wash it. Thank you so much mate, brilliant concise complete job. A baron mixer E200 mixing disperses fibres like horse hair/goat/plastic much better than a drill whisk or drum mixer.
This is a Gem of a find. My favourite plastering channel. Very clear, and true instructional.
Good skills mate, I like lime plaster - it’s a great material, people don’t use it because 1- it takes a lot longer than cement or gypsum to set & cure and 2- you need to use breathable paints etc. But when it’s done right like you guys it is a superior product that is more forgiving and complimentary to the building itself 👍👍
This is the best video I’ve seen here of what lime plaster preparation from beginning to the final coat well done
Great info my friend
These videos are a gift - all that skill and knowledge shared in such a clear and informative way. A genuine pleasure to watch. Been binging these!!
Brill attention to details. Great videos and great trades men on this regency build
Much appreciated Tommy, have a great week ahead 😉👍
very hard job....
you have great skill john...
Spot on
This was so incredibly informative thank you for all the detail. 👏🏼👏🏼
Good video 👍 nice to see a spread using proper lime properly
Happy memories from my school days, at the Adcroft school of building, those gone by days
Thanks for sharing John, hope you enjoyed the video and have an awesome week 👍
Brilliant. Loved watching it. I’ve got sulphates coming through the gypsum plaster on my chimney wall and it’s becoming an absolute nightmare.
Make sure the chimney is breathing with vents top and bottom
it’s actually in use but only a handful of times over winter
very thorough thanks
Well explained in a professional way .thank you.
Thanks mate you’re a legend
Brilliant thanks 👍
Excellent video 👏👏👏👏👏, thanks for taking the time to break down the method of lime plastering, Brilliant tutorial
Superb tutorial John, it's given me more confidence that I can tackle our hallway.
Always use a roller mixer for haired lime mortar. The blades on a drum will pull the hair out and ball it up.
Hi 4192362 thanks for the info much appreciated through knowledge we grow all the best Tony 👍 have awesome weekend
Great video - thanks
Brilliant bit of work.Haven’t used lime for years and I’d forgotten what great stuff it is.Will definitely start putting in for more lime work now.Great vid
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it 😎
All the best, John 😊
Superb Jonno 👌🏼
Thanks Marty! Have a great week 😉👍
Excellent presentation, great video. That door frame :D
Thanks helps me to know what tools / process needed for my restoration of an 1830’s property (stone built)
The internet was invented so guys like you would post videos like this!
Great workmanship !
Hello John.
You have made a exceptional video on a very interesting subject
Thank you my friend.
Glad you enjoyed it Darrin! 😊👍
Great demonstration of making lime plaster and putty and the process involved for doing the job properly cheers for upload 👍
You can put rock boulders into your cementmixer to assist compaction, not as good as a roller pan mixer however.
I have a lot of respect for decent plasters. I’ve hired a few in on different jobs and not been that impressed. I’ve ended up fixing what they’ve done at times, which takes me a lot longer because I’m not bad, but I’m not experienced. It’s definitely an art. Awesome job as always mate. I’ll keep practicing my skimming before I get anywhere near something this ambitious, or just get you chaps in!
Hi Karl,
Unfortunately the construction industry does have a lot of people who carry out substandard work, which can give the industry a bit of a bad reputation. The aim of this channel is to show the general public that they can have confidence in hiring trades.
Hopefully, if you do your homework you'll find the tradesperson who is right for the job 👷🏼♂️
All the best, John 😊
iv'e been out the game for some 20 years and just getting back into it lots of different tools for the job now and looks like lime is playing a part from the past.Like they say you never stop learning thx for sharing
Excellent video, great to see quality trades at work
Thanks Ashley! Take care bud 😉👍
That was great, a really good video! Nice.
Very good John well presented
Yet another first class tutorial. You guys really have a knack for producing exactly the kind of content I want to see and will find useful. It’s much appreciated. On a side note - have you ever plastered with a ‘hot mix’ lime plaster or used a ‘hot mix’ mortar?- it’s pretty interesting stuff. Keep up the good work - it’s top notch stuff!
Hi Neil,
Glad you're enjoying our videos.
I've never had the opportunity to use a hot mix, but I've heard that it's very nice to use.
All the best, John 😊
I am using hot lime with sharp sand to build stone work on old building , mixed 3:1 .. we will be filling internals of wall with soil .. aiming for breathable stone property .. I’ll point walls with NHL 3.5 in spring and carbonated over two weeks and kept nice and damp throughout !! We use sometimes sprinkler system on our line throughout summer and thinly woven hessian ..
Superb, John. I doubt I will ever need to attempt this style of plastering but it didn't stop me picking up tips......I am one of the "wavy line" scratchers, so it was very interesting to hear what you said about how the wet and dry spots would be an issue. Makes perfect sense when you think about it! I'll be converted to the diagonal scratchcoat finishing from now on. 👍 Have a good weekend.
Hi Jim,
It's great to hear that you enjoyed the video and that you learnt some new tips 😎
All the best, John 😊
Cracking job, I was plastering with lime today myself, hard on the arms 👍👍
I love plastering with lime. Nice to see how others apply it. I think theres only some subtle differences in our process. Great job.
Thanks Jessica, glad you enjoyed it. Happy plastering 😁
All the best, John 😊
Absolutely fantastic and informative video thank you
REALLY GOOD INFORMATION
Great video mate very informative.
Excellent video and explanation of each step. I feel guilty now knowing how as a kid I picked holes in our 1810 plastered house.
Excellent work! Thank you.
Awesome educational video, I'm just a landlord but good to know when trades are doing a terrible job
Just in time, now I can watch 2 videos in a row🤝😂
Hope you enjoy! 😉👍
This was such a clearly presented video. Thanks.
Great work John, one of the very few videos that are on the ball , your all over it mate spot on. It’s simple pal that’s how you do it no ifs or buts Just do it right
It’s not rocket science. Good on ye 👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it Mike! Have an awesome weekend 👍
Another quality video - thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it Paul, take care 👍
Your tuition is very comprehensive, thank you...
I do not have access to ready mixed lime plaster due to where I live.. please could you list the ingredients to create my own mix ?
Thank you
That was a masterclass John. Good stuff ! LOL that wall can keep you fit for the month. Don't try that during the summer months if the property traps the heating it will just go off very quick.
very informative video ! 14:35 - rub the giants belly! 😂 love the shadow work 😎 -
WOW ! Extremely well presented and comprehensive.
Thanks for watching Mark! Take care 👍
Nice one John ! Very educational and well filmed
Thanks for watching Jim - have a great week! 😉👍
Fantastic videos and well presented. Thanks
Glad you like them Warren, have a great week! 😉👍
Thanks for the great video. I have an old house with the original lime plaster still in pretty good nick but does have quite a few scratches and bumps. Is it possible to skim an old lime wall with a lime putty to smooth it off?
Great video, do you have any way of pointing me towards where you found data on horse hair in plaster being a carcinogen?
It makes it stronger but there is also plaster with artificial partials inside that does the same
nice fantastic video and good work
Nice job. Time of lime as they say. I did a lime course a few years ago but never used in anger.
I was waiting for this video....
Hope you enjoy! 😉👍
Super job john 👍👌
Thanks Murph! 😉👍
I can't say whether the lime he is using here is the same as the Type S hydrated lime where I am from, but I can say that the Type S hydrated lime from midwest U S A is not made or intended for use as a mortar or concrete component, and will most likely not work for you if you are trying to make plaster or mortar. I mixed mine and let it set and remixed it, added sand, and carefully made it into a usable consistency, and trowelled it on my walls. My walls were, incidentally , prepped with a brown coat as a typical plaster wall should be, I found that this mixture was chalky and did not adhere with any uniformity, and had terrible hydration crack issues. I used what I had left as kind of a pigment instead of a bonding ingredient by adding Type N white masonry cement to my mix in a recommended ratio with sand to make a sand plaster mix.
The synthetic fibres allow you to add plenty water into the plaster making it easier to spread yet not crack. If you remove the fibre, the plaster will crack due to evaporation shrinkage. However, I don’t like synthetic fibres, thus my plaster must have far less water and is more difficult to spread. Hence I use a midget trowel to apply high pressure.
Always good to see man put effort into his work to get it right. 👍
Thanks Geralt, take care bud 😉👍
Smashed it 👏👏
Cheers mate 😎
class work
Thanks John! 👍
Excellent video. Very talented and amazing outcome.
Hi David much appreciated thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍
I love natural building materials like plastered walls. In the US, there is way too much sheetrock.
Fantastic clear tutorial, thanks.
Can I ask the make of the plasters? Many thanks, Alistair
Great tutorial! I noticed that some of the brickwork had had a few gaps between them - like they could do with some tuckpointing. - is this not needed when doing lime plaster on the wall?
Superb video and great skills. Nice to see you using Ty Mawr products; I was there myself about 11 months ago for a decorative plasterwork course.
Glad you enjoyed the video 😁
Ty Mawr have been very helpful on this project and we would definitely recommend them 👍🏻
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Cheers for the detailed explanation. Have rendered and skimcoated previously and starting a personal project wanting to use lime options.
Question: is the mix the same for scratch coat and float layer?
Kinda confused with some of the lime mix choices.
So many other sites say that lime plaster 1st and second coats can take 10 days- 3/4wks to dry in-between?
The first 2 coats are a Hydraulic Lime..scratch then finish..The Lime Putty has marble additive that comes pre mixed dry in a bag? Thanks, that was invigorating to watch and Listen!
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Great video thank you....quick question...can you pva the bare wall before the first scratch coat or water only
Your work is just beautiful. I love the lime plaster finish in both smooth and textured. As a home builder in the USA, all my houses long ago were plastered by a guy who was very talented and I would labor for him when he did my own house. I got a chance to learn how this was done but realized this is not easy in the least. Especially the base coat that was Structolite.
Your lime finish was beautifully done and explained. Can I just ask what would be best for me to use if I needed to just put in a finish coat over my ugly drywall? Can I use just lime soaked in water overnight then screeded through a screen for smoothness? Or would you recommend putting some other aggregates in the lime mix? This is my biggest problem. What to use or should I use those pre mixed bags made by Imperial or another company I can't think of right now?
If a texture is wanted he would put silica sand in the mix. I also forgot to mention that gauging was also put in the lime mix right before he used it. I don't remember the ratio so that is another problem. He no longer is alive so I have no where to go for answers.
Can you help me with what I have here in USA as far as material to use? I would love to get my walls and ceilings textured with lime plaster. Of course I would never be able to do the sunburst ceilings as that is a work of art and talent taking many many years to do. You make it look so easy and so professional and there is nothing like plastered walls and ceilings and thank you for showing us these videos.
I spelt his name wrong here's one of his videos 😂 ruclips.net/video/P-MYIWu6hLg/видео.html
Very good tutorial but when I went to MKM they didn't have any lime products and looked confused when I asking for hydraulic lime.
hi! if diy, whats the sand and putty ratio for every coat, also... fiber in every coat? thank you!
great video.
Glad you enjoyed it Jonathan! Have a great weekend 👍