Plastering a wall with BUDGET TOOLS! All the DIY skimming tools for under £57 / Amazon Job Lot
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- Опубликовано: 23 авг 2024
- Plastering a wall with BUDGET TOOLS! All the DIY skimming tools for under £57 / Amazon Job Lot
Hi again guys, its been a busy few months so not much filming has been done I'm afraid.
Last year I spent a bit of time insulating some external walls in my house, this one in my bathroom was the last to be done so thought i'd give some budget tools a try. I got all you need to be able to skim a plasterboard wall for under £57 on amazon.
Join me and see how I get on.
As I mention in the video, I won't use these tools again so i'll be giving them away. Comment with the most likes after a month ill be in contact and send them on out.
Please find below links for the tools used in this video (affiliate links, prices may have changed since I purchased in February 2024)
Thanks again for watching, and ill be back again soon!
Have a great weekend
Ash - The Plasterer
Trowel - amzn.to/44dTPOJ
Hawk - amzn.to/3WgtHR2
Bucket Trowel - amzn.to/4ddMYZE
Wet Brush - amzn.to/3Qni6fj
Mixing Drill - amzn.to/3WhXs41
Tough Tub - amzn.to/4aSYuIn
Come and say hi on insta -
/ ashtheplasterer
If you're interested in getting in touch, please fill in a contact form on either of my work websites:
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Below are the tools I use in my videos (or as near to as possible) they are Amazon affiliate links, they will cost you no more and I will get a small commission!
Happy shopping!
Hand tools:
• Marshaltown gold 14” plastering trowel - amzn.to/3RRKOVC
• OX 14” semi flex plastic trowel - amzn.to/420eZyz
• Nela 14” gold flexi trowel - amzn.to/41UGU35
• Faithful trowel (cheap for dot and dab) - amzn.to/4aPhrfd
• Marshaltown hawk - amzn.to/3tFkx4V
• Bucket trowel - amzn.to/3RRJtyb
• Dewalt pouch - amzn.to/3HaVycW
• Stanley 5m tape measure - amzn.to/3RR7qWt
• Ox utility knife - amzn.to/41SelTF
• Plasterboard rasp - amzn.to/48q5P0I
• Ox drywall hammer - amzn.to/3tKgSmp
Power tools:
• Mikita 240v mixing drill - amzn.to/3vo3pRz
• Makita cordless impact driver - amzn.to/3RWlxJU
• Hilti SD 500-A22 cordless collated screwgun - amzn.to/4aUDhOp
• Hilti SMD 57 screwgun magazine - amzn.to/3vwoolt
Levels, rules and straight edges:
• Ox 1800mm spirit level - amzn.to/48pyh2G
• Ox speedskim flex finishing rule 900mm - amzn.to/48v1glO
• Ox speedskim flex finishing rule 1200mm - amzn.to/3vvyjri
• Stabila level set - amzn.to/4b2crnQ
• Faithful 6ft straight edge - amzn.to/4aODQtb
Other:
• Duratool hard tool case - amzn.to/47xQxFX
• Tough tubs - amzn.to/3TWRqF2
• Regular water buckets - amzn.to/47wRazJ
Yes please! Just bought our first house and have absolutely wiped the budget. Looking to get a (somewhat) decent set of tools built up to try and learn a few skills. Just to get by until we can afford to get the professionals in!
Love the videos, really been useful so far so please keep them coming.
Thanks mate, and good luck! Will do the draw in the next week or so 👍🏼
God bless your situation i hope this went to you
@tomoliver5928 Thank you! I don't know if Ash has got round to picking a winner yet, but we are keeping our fingers crossed. I'm watching all his vids and trying to learn as much as I can in the meantime!
Yes Please, if its not too late. Im an office worker looking to make the jump into the plastering trade. I have done a few bits of plastering but i dont have the best kit. I would love the mixer and flexi bucket in order to do better plastering jobs. Loving the channel mate, keep the vids rolling :-)
Hey mate! Best of luck to you! 🤞🏼 unfortunately not sending the buckets (too bulky and have been using it) 😅 will be sending to the winner early June!
Have a good week mate
Ash
It's not the tool, it's the user. I'm only a DIYer who decided to learn plastering but my dad was a master decorator for decades and he always use to say the same: a rubbish tradesman with expensive tools is still a rubbish tradesman. A good tradesman can do a good job with anything.
You proved the point 😃
He’s right! 😅😁 although you do get what you pay for… using this trowel for my work every day would not be great fun 🤣 thanks for the watch mate
Yes please. My nan is 89 and lives by herself in quite a dated house. As a DIY'er i would love to use these tools to decorate her house as a 90th birthday present which is in 3 weeks time.. Ps. You did an amazing job, the quality is not in the toold but the person using the tools.
Ohh good luck mate! That will be a great birthday present for her! (You doing up the house, not the tools lol)
Good luck
Ash
@@AshThePlasterer lol the tools would come in handy when plastering her very old and ancient bedroom haha
Enjoyed watching this! Ash, can you make a video on trowel wobbles, why it does it and how to prevent etc.?
Glad you enjoyed mate! Oh yeah, may well get to do that! A few in the pipeline 👍🏼
Great video. I'm having problems keeping the reveals square and equal thickness of skim. Its lovely and flat but the skim is 3mm thick along the bead but near the window frame its only 1-2mm. Must be putting too much pressure on the trowel near the frame when going up and down, but I find it hard to work out the angle of the trowel to keep it square with the wall, if that makes sense.
I think I know what you mean mate. A couple of mm shouldn’t really show too much tho so I’d just concentrate on making by the line down the window frame nice n straight and sharp 👌🏼
Yes please! I’m moving into my first bought home in the next month - it’s a complete fixer upper and was looking to plaster several walls + artex ceilings. I’d get great use out these tools!
Thanks, Liam.
Thanks Liam! Hope the moves goes well and good luck 🤞🏼
Great video! Really useful tricks and tips. Thank you.
You’re welcome! And thanks for watching
Ash
Yes please if still available moved into my first council house walls are a right state and of course they say its my problem to sort out I just work a normal job on basic minimum wage so the tools might seem cheap to yourself but £50 of tools could definitely help me out
Hello mate! They will definitely help you out in your new place. I’ll leave this open til the end of the month… (May 2024) 😅
Best of luck Steve 🤞🏼
Thank you mate appreciate it love watching the in depth videos explaining things really well
Yes please, although I know good tools make a big difference and I’m no plasterer but we’ll be having a baby in October so for a starter kit it would be great to use to get the bedroom skimmed as I’ll be splitting a room in half to make room with a stud wall
Awesome mate! Hope it all goes well with your new arrival, and fingers crossed for the tools 🤞🏼
There's a lot of snobbery over cheap tools in the trade as spreads nowadays seem to be on a 'Race-To-The-Top' of the AMOUNT of tools they buy and the Expense of the tools they buy - NEVER has there been such an ENORMOUS amount of Unnecessary Expense££££'s spent on unnecessary tools as these days ..... We had a tool-bag not a lot bigger than a brief case for 'ALL' of our hand-tools back in the day ... And believe Me - The standard was HIGH! .... Whenever I started a new Labourer/Improver/Future Plasterer, I would kit them out with a basic tool set similar to the one you've bought - No Drill of course - Never any electric (or toilets) on sites back then ..... I would break the cheapie trowel in for a few weeks for them and they were ready to go ..... No stainless steel either (Thank Goodness) .... A steel float/trowel rusts into a really sharp blade in quick time - Just what you need for a brilliant finish - Stainless Steel never gives the same finish, even though most spreads love them, they don't compete! ..... Whoever gets your little set can still leave a decent job to rival 'anyone' - If they have the talent 🤠
Indeed mate! To be honest I’ve tried all the trowels out there, but these days I’ve just stuck with my old faithful marshaltown 14 inch for everything. I went through a phase of using the flex trowels but they ride bumps too easily and can leave a wavy finish. I was really surprised how this came out! It didn’t look a masterpiece once it was dry but after getting that 1 mist coast of paint over it, you’d never know the difference. Granted, it wasn’t as easy but it was still doable!!
Thanks for the watch and comment mate
Ash
Nice video mate
Thanks Dave mate! Hope you’re all good 👍🏼
Nice video mate, enjoyed it :) I'm learning plastering, using a similar trowel to this cheap one, it makes some lines, wondering what I can use to pre sharpen the edges other than rubbing brickwork for hours. My hawk is the plastic one.
Thanks mate! I have a double sided chisel sharpening stone, also a really fine grit sand paper. That’s all bases covered then! Best of luck learning mate
All the best
Ash
Bad tradesmen always blame their tools. Im a plasterer, have had all different trowels over the years, but one of the nicest finishes i get is with a cheap faithful trowel from bnm. The trowel doesnt make a mess btw, you did.
It was definitely the hawk and trowel 😜
Thanks for watching
Hi m8 just plastered my bedroom wall. It was bonded I used sbr on it coated it twice
I thought it helped wen applying multi finish
But it was drying out straight away
Might put the video up. Lol. It kicked my arse
Had to do half the wall. Then the other half the next day and blend it in
Hi mate! To be honest any backing coat that’s been left for a while is a pain to skim on! Next time try neat SBR the night before, then a 4-1 just before skimming, should help a bit. It’s all about practice really, hope it looked all good in the end! And thanks for watching
Ash
Yer I hope so.bit of prep.think I saved it
Your channel is doing great
Keep up the good work
If your a master of your trade you would make it look good with a sheet of flat stainless steel
And that’s what I did! 😁 my sheet of stainless steel had a plastic handle 😅
Cheap trowel wear it in on bit of sand & cement work... or just rub it down on the concrete floor...after a bit of patience you will get there.
A new blade on a marshmalltown is a pig until it broken in.
Rust on the blade will hold the finish lovely. Just clean it before ya skimming (finishing)
The Drill, brush, buckets in video yes are cheap as chips but great for an apprentice or DIY. brushes used on rough coat & stick don't last anuway
The biggest issue with plasterers and the trade in general it's become a pissing contest
Been on the trowel for a very long time... We need more exposure to show the level of skills required.
Not I can earn 5k a week or crack 150m float & set a day solo
Their are very few channels worthy of a subscription..this fella is one of them 👍
Big ego that's not what it's about its just about making good work for people not about the money not about the I am the best plasterer shite it's about making good work for people, yes earning a living from it like i do myself by all means but money chasing is idolising money as what's the most important thing money isn't important it nice to have not important and it's needed but God provides
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Sup dude!! No painting comments allowed 😂😂 have a good weekend mate
@@AshThePlasterer 🤣👍
I've just done for £56.99 sorry mate. jokes great video.
Well watch again, (05:21) actual cost was £56.40 so I still win 😜😂 lol
Thanks mate, was interesting doing it, and pretty surprising
Thanks for watching
Ash
How often should we wait before each trowel?
That’s really hard to answer mate, all depends on the size of the set you have on, heat, humidity and background all dependant. The bag of multi finish gives a rough guide of the back but it’s a very varied answer I’m afraid, sorry can’t be much help
@@AshThePlasterer ah ok, so just play it by ear then..Nice one Ash
Get a professional ffs
I don’t need to 🦸🏻♂️💪🏼