Mate. I hope you feel appreciated? You have high skills and your presenting skills aren’t too shabby either. I was eyeing up a wall in my home but having watched your highly developed technique, touch and feel......ain’t gonna happen now. Sometimes it’s best to admit defeat and pay the professionals. All the best.
Having worked in the building trade all my life as a carpenter I can honestly say this is the best and most considerate plastering job I've seen, every house I've been on too I've had to knock snot of with an old chisel before fitting my skirting and sometimes around door openings to fit architraves. Top notch, hats of to you sir.
Very clear, concise instructions but without the guff a lot of trades add in, in away to big themselves up, You have 2 skills here..1 plastering & 2 explaining the various stages in an easy to understand way 👍. I would add however to those watching this video that fancy a crack at spreading, just be mindful that pro’s make any job look easy even if they don’t mean too. My suggestion before skimming a prominent wall, go grab a sheet of plasterboard and screw it to a basic timber frame, stand it up, then have a go at skimming the board following the steps shown in the excellent tutorial. Once you’ve got yourself a finish your happy with, then go and have a crack on your real wall. As mentioned in this video, don’t play around with the plaster too much as it’ll go tits up very quickly. Regarding the advice of wearing a mask when mixing, I’d say it’s vital especially as these days we know the health problems associated with inhaling the fine dust. 40 years ago when started off as a labourer for 2 spreads before going on to become a spread myself, they had me using lime mixed in with a render scratch coat. When mixed inside it’d go up my nose & in my mouth and by christ did it burn. By the end of the day my nose was bleeding, however back then we didn’t understand the damage we were doing. This is probably the best skim tutorial I’ve seen. One other tip I’d give to a new diy’er, don’t try using a 16" hawk the size this fella’s using because even if you can hold it up with a gauge of plaster on, I guarantee you, unless your name is Arnie, your arm will drop off. Go with a 12" hawk & trowel to start with. Now go an play :)
A plasterer has let us down and after having no kitchen for the best part of 2 months we decided we'd give it a go ourselves. We've watched your video through a couple of times and today was d-day. It's gone surprisingly well! It's on and fairly even. We have a whole house to do so will no doubt improve as we do more. Mate I owe you a beer if I ever see you out. Thanks for your instruction and tips, all of it came in very handy.
@@georgegeorge9946 no need when going straight onto fresh, flat plasterboards and using either board finish or multi finish. You would pva over dried bonding coat or if skimming over mixed/finished surfaces. Only reason to pva on plaster board would be to slow down the drying time, which can be helpful for a beginner like me, or if you've a very large area to do
@@acostin4004 hi, not sure i could give you any advice, as you , ive watched your video's, and you are very good.. i would alway's p.v.a 3 coats , the other tip i learnt, was to put a couple of bonding plaster in the first coat, or use plaster retarder. . but if it's to big an area for me , i get someone to help me lay on. hope that help's mate.
Just looked through the comments and they are pretty much all saying what I was going to post.....right up there with one of the best demo's have seen on here. Superb
I'm a plasterer and I usually watch these videos for comedy but you pal are telling them right finally an instruction video left to right top to bottom
Best instructional plastering video on RUclips I’ve come across. Also I love the close up camera work so we can see it’s not perfect from the word go. Thank you
As a teacher and someone who does education videos of my skill, this is a great educational video, goes into the detail and answers the questions as you work, great video, Thank you. 💥
Thank you so much for this video! THIS IS THE RIGHT, PERFECT, 100%, PRO WAY OF PLASTERING! As a Painter and Decorator, I have more than 10 years in London I saw a lot of "pro" finish plasters. Believe me or not in the future all the time when someone starts to talk about how the plaster has to be done I just gonna say: Watch this video and we talk again later.
Love this bro I learned a lot Frl….I am a beginner I’ve been doing this for 1yrs now and I try to learn new techniques everyday to better my skill and become a master
I’m watching this entire video on my break at work with absolutely no plans in the short term immediate long term future to plaster anything ... whatsoever 😆
Good video m8, I've been plastering now for 19 year, I'm left handed so only issue I have with ya vid is u say always left 2 right, left handers opposite way, keep up the good work youngin.
You make plastering look soo easy and effortless, and a joy to watch. Do you actually have a school where people can come and learn from you first hand like some kind of 1 week course? I’d definitely sign up for it.
I watched this three times and plastered my own 10m2 drywall for the first time. It's not too bad for an amateur, I just couldn't work fast enough so it set just a bit much between first and second coat. No fault of the video, really great and I like the conversational style that's actually full of useful details. Keep up the good work and I owe you one! One wall that is. Cheers.
For all the people that want to have a go but worried, do it, But watch videos like this. This tutorial is excellent, watch a few different videos pay real attention to the details how the trowel is held, the position and how the experienced person I laying it on. Watch a few different videos from different people, have a go, get disappointed with your first attempt (make sure it's somewhere unimportant) then come back and re-watch you will notice details you didn't the first time
I haven't plastered for over 10 years but the second coat trowel chatter and the smell of the wet brush takes me right back, awesome job well done and thanks for rekindling the memories.
Great video mate i just attempted a wall in my new extension following your steps and it came out perfect thanks for your knowledge really appreciate it 😊
I'm a brickie first, who just picked up plastering skills along the way, and I find when I'm skimming boards, I can always achieve a good finish with just one coat, the finished job always looks good, and I've never had any complaints. However, if a wall requires a bonding coat first, then it would benefit from a second coat to achieve a smooth even finish (I find anyway). But for me, that method of plastering is where the real skill comes into it...And any tradesman worth his salt should be able to do a good job of skimming boards...Nice job BTW
Hi Green Genes, Glad you enjoyed the video. It's definitely true that there's more than one way to plaster. I would always advocate applying two coats, but if it works for you and the end product is how you want it, then it's all good 👍🏻 Take care and stay safe, all the best, John 😊
As a fellow plasterer I can say this is good for beginners to learn from, as they say theirs more than one way to Skin a cat Generally I fill out my beads and Scrim before skimming the rest, with board finish I usually lay one thick coat and flatten a few times, medi flex and dry trowel polish. Good tutorial. Props on the tips.
This is the very best clear and concise information RUclips about plastering walls. I bought a Refina finishing trowel on this guys day so and can highly recommend it.
Nice video. I’m a plasterer myself and I think there’s a big difference between a plasterer and a Skimmer. A lot of “plasterers” nowadays can only skim onto flat board but are no good when there presented with a wall that needs floating out flat and then skimmed etc ...
Jake Townsend totally agree Jake. I’m a ‘hobby plasterer’ myself but been doing it for 8 years. Skimming onto board I suppose is the easiest place to start and get comfortable with hawk and trowel technique. But MF on varied, patched, filled in chases, imperfections, etc where the walls are less flat and uniform is a different challenge. But for me I have found that it is the base coat, levelling and making flat where the real skill is. My kitchen walls are varied backgrounds and not plumb or straight. I’m dot and screening ready for bonding coat which is very different from skimming boards!!
This is the state of plastering these days, looks easy, dont want to dish out the coin, so I'll do it myself, and £600 for 20 sqm is like double what it should be
Good video. Over the years iv realized theres no 1 technique of skimming. You may be taught 1 way but then slowly develope your own, easier/more logical way... E.g Iv seen guys use there gauge as a hawk or render with a piece of 4×2 lol
hi there, i'm at college studying plastering been there since September and I've learned more in the last 30 mins than I have all term! thank you very much! :)
I would learn on the job mate I know a few people who have done collage courses and don't learn much, they tell you you'll be able to plaster to a professional standard but you won't!
Just a word of note, usually when plastering a room you need to start with the ceiling first. For filming purposes we focused on just the wall for this video. If you're interested in the processes behind plastering a ceiling we've got two videos on our channel about it - check them out below! Thank you for the amazing feedback everyone, take care! HOW TO PLASTER A CEILING: PART ONE - ruclips.net/video/xYWdQwq0jpo/видео.html HOW TO PLASTER A CEILING: PART TWO - ruclips.net/video/4lFmhYWNQ2I/видео.html
That will depend on how quickly your first coat is drying. If it’s a warm day you might want to be careful as the first coat still Needs to be wet enough ((sticky to touch with your finger)) to accept the second coat. That’s why you shouldn’t have the heating on. Cooler it is the more control you’ll have. If the first coat dries out before you put the second coat on, it will not be unified and might crack and peel off eventually. Things to bear in mind are temperature, speed and patience. Hope this helps.
Hey Paul, I like to use galvanised clout nails where possible, but you can also stick them on. Just make a small amount of plaster up beforehand and apply to the corner. Then squeeze the bead on, ensuring that the bead is as tight to the board as possible, and remove the excess plaster with your trowel.
Still watching now, great video. I'm a Plasterer by trade but haven't done it for quite a while so this video helped massively hahaha refreshed me memory cheers mate
Great tutorial!! I took everything you mentioned and demonstrated on board and I plucked up the courage to give it a really good go a friend of mine had a rusty old trowel and a hawk made out of a bit of old ply wood kicking around in his shed. my mam has just came home from a 12hr shift and I’ve managed to plaster the hallway stairs and landing area.. I could see she was totally shocked and overwhelmed she even started to cry, looking at what I’ve done! and now she’s kicking me out telling me I’ve completely fucked up her house and now she’s saying she needs to move. Cheers mam I done my best and told her I seen it on a RUclips video I told her the lines and dents are supposed to be there and that’s part of the feature plastering job.. any good plasters out there to sort out the mess out that I’ve made? I now have no where to live. And she’s also kicking off because I used her dirty washing tub to mix the plaster in. Cheers I think I’ll take a professional course next time.🤦🏼♂️
Hey dude, you'll be proud of me, I've just finished plastering my 'shed' thanks to your videos, done it the right way and the result is fantastic! Thanks dudes!
Hey Chuck! Glad to hear that our videos have helped you achieve your goals 😁 Hopefully we'll teach you some more along the way. Thanks for watching. All the best, John 😊
@@BuildWithAE I tried one of the 14" Marshalltown Superflex trowels and by God, I'm not plastering expert but even I could tell how much better they are! What I did find is that when finishing you can 'catch' the plaster a lot easier if you didn't quite have the right angle and the corners of the trowel are rounded, so I found it slightly trickier to use but the application of plaster and the finish was incredible! Although, I think I'm going to struggle to paint as I think the paint will just stay on the roller :D!
Quality job from start to finish. A true professional taking pride in your work. Very clean and tidy site non on your trainers or the floor. You make it look way too easy but very well explained at each stage. Thanks for taking the time to film. All the best Pete. 👍
Hey bud, you have to feel what the plaster needs. If it's drying off slightly then you can use a bit more pressure. So long as you are keeping the angle of the trowel shallow and not removing a lot of the plaster, you will be fine 😉
Build With A&E hi guys thanks for yer help I’ve sorted my timings out now I was tieing myself up with knots If I’m using same mix I now lay it down flat when 2nd coatings then my next trowel is with water b4 I was using water to late so it was nitemate trying to fill Its troweling up perfect now Any chance u doing avid onold crap walls from bonding to finishing cheers again
Cheers. Well explained and demonstrated. I like the fact that you give some helpful tips like the bit about the running along the bottom so that it's flat for the chippys putting the skirting on. A good tradesman thinks about the trades following on from him/her. Apart from electricians !!
If you mean ceiling... I’d normally do ceiling first but as it’s so small I’d just just the left over plaster from plastering walls. Saves mixing up again and also mix will be slightly stiffer for ceiling. Probably save 20 mins off the job without a compromise on quality
You take care and pride in your work. Very instructional clearly spoken video so much good information thanks for doing it. Very conscientious worker. 👍👍🤓
Like you say its the timing what is the most crucial part of plastering, I had the technique down from someone who should me once but it was the timing he never told me, used to play about with it too early and got a bollocks finish, great video.
ryan Wakeley why? I’m not disagreeing with you just wondering why that is? Is it because the drips of plaster will land on the wall and make it more messy? I’m a diy plasterer.
@@rabbc007 yes mate it does make a mess of the walls but another reason say you had a room too do and you plaster all. The walls first you now have too cut that ceiling in atleast 4 times but if you plaster the ceiling first all you have too do is skim the ceiling and then whatever walls you plaster after you just cut in what you skim, just little things like that give you a better finish and make all the difference
Wish I'd watched this before I plastered my spare room! Still, I've only done one wall and have pretty much everything you talked about- stripes, drags, left too long between coats etc! Hopefully the other walls will turn out better after watching this. Thanks for the info/advice mate
Hi Shepwooood, That's a shame 😔 hopefully this video has given you the knowledge you needed to help you improve. It's definitely a case of "practice makes perfect" with plastering! Good luck with the rest of the room. All the best, John 😊
The idea is to put the ceiling on first so that you clean your splatters off the walls prior to doing them,if your timed served you don’t have to take all that time doing a bit of skimming and you can do just as good a job,try going on site and making a living taking that long
Mate. I hope you feel appreciated? You have high skills and your presenting skills aren’t too shabby either. I was eyeing up a wall in my home but having watched your highly developed technique, touch and feel......ain’t gonna happen now. Sometimes it’s best to admit defeat and pay the professionals. All the best.
Hi Silver Steel thanks for your kind words, it is an art that has to be practiced thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍 have an awesome weekend
Probably the best plastering tutorial I've seen, and I've watched quite a lot before I start. Thanks mate
Thanks buddy 👍
Absolute peach of a lesson, so much taught through word and vision in 30 mins learned a hell of a lot, thank you
Having worked in the building trade all my life as a carpenter I can honestly say this is the best and most considerate plastering job I've seen, every house I've been on too I've had to knock snot of with an old chisel before fitting my skirting and sometimes around door openings to fit architraves.
Top notch, hats of to you sir.
Many thanks Colin 👍
Keep ya floul that:)))))
Very clear, concise instructions but without the guff a lot of trades add in, in away to big themselves up,
You have 2 skills here..1 plastering & 2 explaining the various stages in an easy to understand way 👍. I would add however to those watching this video that fancy a crack at spreading, just be mindful that pro’s make any job look easy even if they don’t mean too. My suggestion before skimming a prominent wall, go grab a sheet of plasterboard and screw it to a basic timber frame, stand it up, then have a go at skimming the board following the steps shown in the excellent tutorial. Once you’ve got yourself a finish your happy with, then go and have a crack on your real wall. As mentioned in this video, don’t play around with the plaster too much as it’ll go tits up very quickly.
Regarding the advice of wearing a mask when mixing, I’d say it’s vital especially as these days we know the health problems associated with inhaling the fine dust. 40 years ago when started off as a labourer for 2 spreads before going on to become a spread myself, they had me using lime mixed in with a render scratch coat. When mixed inside it’d go up my nose & in my mouth and by christ did it burn. By the end of the day my nose was bleeding, however back then we didn’t understand the damage we were doing. This is probably the best skim tutorial I’ve seen. One other tip I’d give to a new diy’er, don’t try using a 16" hawk the size this fella’s using because even if you can hold it up with a gauge of plaster on, I guarantee you, unless your name is Arnie, your arm will drop off. Go with a 12" hawk & trowel to start with. Now go an play :)
Hi Steve,
Thank you for your kind words and also for your contribution, they are wise words!
Take care and stay safe, John 😊
I'm not sure a 12" trowel, I've just gone with a 14" and finding finishing a lot easier to get a flat finish than with the 12
A plasterer has let us down and after having no kitchen for the best part of 2 months we decided we'd give it a go ourselves. We've watched your video through a couple of times and today was d-day. It's gone surprisingly well! It's on and fairly even. We have a whole house to do so will no doubt improve as we do more. Mate I owe you a beer if I ever see you out. Thanks for your instruction and tips, all of it came in very handy.
Seen a lot of instructional videos on plastering, this by a long way is the best, great job! 👍🏻
Hi Adam Knight my apologies for such a late reply slipped through the net, glad that you are enjoying the channel and kind words all the best Tony 👍
@@BuildWithAE he;s right, very good video. ive just found your channel and its brilliant. Very informative. thankyou
Same here, great vids 👊
Build With A&E , no PVA prior plastering ?
@@georgegeorge9946 no need when going straight onto fresh, flat plasterboards and using either board finish or multi finish. You would pva over dried bonding coat or if skimming over mixed/finished surfaces. Only reason to pva on plaster board would be to slow down the drying time, which can be helpful for a beginner like me, or if you've a very large area to do
I'm in the trade and this is an excellent video. Nice to see a proper tradesmen, no cocky swagger. Very clear and to the point great teaching manner.👍
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😊
All the best, John 👷🏻♂️
Exactly what I thought no arrogance
i'm a plasterer , and have to say you explained all the stage's of plastering perfectly ,, well done..
how do you skim very large walls and landing hallway without it going off.
@@acostin4004 hi, not sure i could give you any advice, as you , ive watched your video's, and you are very good.. i would alway's p.v.a 3 coats , the other tip i learnt, was to put a couple of bonding plaster in the first coat, or use plaster retarder. . but if it's to big an area for me , i get someone to help me lay on. hope that help's mate.
Excellent video, I'd only recommend a bright light to help expose the flaws and material depth.
I commented half way through, you got the light😂
Just looked through the comments and they are pretty much all saying what I was going to post.....right up there with one of the best demo's have seen on here. Superb
Hi Jim Newlands thanks for your kind words it means a lot to us, thanks for watching all the best Tony 👍
I'm a plasterer and I usually watch these videos for comedy but you pal are telling them right finally an instruction video left to right top to bottom
I can better at plastering than you lad
Best instructional plastering video on RUclips I’ve come across. Also I love the close up camera work so we can see it’s not perfect from the word go. Thank you
Agreed : )
Lovely to watch someone with such skill.
You make a good teacher . Well explained as you go along. Good vid.
Brilliant video I'm a 60year old brickie always wanted to plaster like a pro those tips have shown me the way to get the finish👍
As a teacher and someone who does education videos of my skill, this is a great educational video, goes into the detail and answers the questions as you work, great video, Thank you. 💥
Hi Erik,
Thank you for your kind words.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Take care and all the best, John x
U for real why didn't he fill out the beads first ,,first rule of skimming .
Thank you so much for this video! THIS IS THE RIGHT, PERFECT, 100%, PRO WAY OF PLASTERING!
As a Painter and Decorator, I have more than 10 years in London I saw a lot of "pro" finish plasters.
Believe me or not in the future all the time when someone starts to talk about how the plaster has to be done I just gonna say: Watch this video and we talk again later.
This means a lot Angel, thank you very much! Take care 👍
I’ve done bits of patching and small walls over the years with passable results but I learnt a lot from this video thanks 👍
Yes I do small plastering but am a spunge plasterer
Love this bro I learned a lot Frl….I am a beginner I’ve been doing this for 1yrs now and I try to learn new techniques everyday to better my skill and become a master
I’m watching this entire video on my break at work with absolutely no plans in the short term immediate long term future to plaster anything ... whatsoever 😆
Haha, thanks for watching Ciaran! 👍
That's why I love RUclips.
Nice!!
i have been finishing drywall for over 30 years and am still amazed at you plasterers.....lol
First plasterer I've seen to care about the next trades. 👏
👍🏻
Painting isn’t a trade!
Good video m8, I've been plastering now for 19 year, I'm left handed so only issue I have with ya vid is u say always left 2 right, left handers opposite way, keep up the good work youngin.
Watched many plastering tutorials, this one is by far the best
Good to see a young lad doing it somewhere near right. Good work
Must admit that small tool is a real find so multi purpose one of best tools any tradesmen should have
How do you keep those trainers so clean, they must be brand new!
Absolutely spot on instructional video by a craftsman who obviously cares about the quality of his work. Top notch!
Thanks you so much 👍
I enjoy a person who takes pride in their work, and the effort shows in such a flawless finish! =}
Much appreciated Jesse 👍🏻
Trained many years ago as foundation plaster..must say enjoyed watching clean work
Thank you very much, glad you enjoyed the video.
All the best, John 😊
You make plastering look soo easy and effortless, and a joy to watch. Do you actually have a school where people can come and learn from you first hand like some kind of 1 week course? I’d definitely sign up for it.
I watched this three times and plastered my own 10m2 drywall for the first time. It's not too bad for an amateur, I just couldn't work fast enough so it set just a bit much between first and second coat. No fault of the video, really great and I like the conversational style that's actually full of useful details. Keep up the good work and I owe you one! One wall that is. Cheers.
Awesome work Austin, speed will come with time
Regards Tony
For all the people that want to have a go but worried, do it, But watch videos like this. This tutorial is excellent, watch a few different videos pay real attention to the details how the trowel is held, the position and how the experienced person I laying it on. Watch a few different videos from different people, have a go, get disappointed with your first attempt (make sure it's somewhere unimportant) then come back and re-watch you will notice details you didn't the first time
This is a fantastic comment.
Great advice. This is what I do when learning by watching anything new.
I haven't plastered for over 10 years but the second coat trowel chatter and the smell of the wet brush takes me right back, awesome job well done and thanks for rekindling the memories.
Thanks for watching Roy, take care 👍
May i suggest a stroll around b&q to jog your memory
Your cameraman was spot on - with you in every movement, real skill and forward thinking.
Excellent tradesman with pride in his work.
Thanks Donald much appreciated 👍
Self taught here, 20 yrs ago. This is best tuition video out there, Simple and bang on. Great job mate...Ignore the Thumbs down...From Oz..
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Didn’t know about the back and fourth with the trowel learnt something new.
Best plastering vid on RUclips 🥇
Best plastering instructional video on RUclips by far , having a first go at weekend 🤞 all will go ok .!!
Thanks Lee, glad you enjoyed it.
Good luck 🤞
All the best, John 😊
ive watched a lot of videos on this. its the only one thats given me the confidence to have a go. well done mate
Much appreciated Matt! 👍
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Great video mate i just attempted a wall in my new extension following your steps and it came out perfect thanks for your knowledge really appreciate it 😊
I'm a brickie first, who just picked up plastering skills along the way, and I find when I'm skimming boards, I can always achieve a good finish with just one coat, the finished job always looks good, and I've never had any complaints. However, if a wall requires a bonding coat first, then it would benefit from a second coat to achieve a smooth even finish (I find anyway). But for me, that method of plastering is where the real skill comes into it...And any tradesman worth his salt should be able to do a good job of skimming boards...Nice job BTW
Hi Green Genes,
Glad you enjoyed the video.
It's definitely true that there's more than one way to plaster. I would always advocate applying two coats, but if it works for you and the end product is how you want it, then it's all good 👍🏻
Take care and stay safe, all the best, John 😊
Best plastering video ever.Explained every detail. Showed all the technique required Brilliant.
As a fellow plasterer I can say this is good for beginners to learn from, as they say theirs more than one way to Skin a cat
Generally I fill out my beads and Scrim before skimming the rest, with board finish I usually lay one thick coat and flatten a few times, medi flex and dry trowel polish. Good tutorial. Props on the tips.
I wish the guys ive used to plaster my house were as half as good as you...top job and a great watch.
This is the very best clear and concise information RUclips about plastering walls. I bought a Refina finishing trowel on this guys day so and can highly recommend it.
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Nice to see it done properly with two coats and not like the house bashers that give it one thick coat and sponge it over..top job
Hi coggsy3036,
Glad you enjoyed the video. I wouldn't do it any other way 😁
Thanks for watching.
All the best, John 😊
Nice video. I’m a plasterer myself and I think there’s a big difference between a plasterer and a Skimmer. A lot of “plasterers” nowadays can only skim onto flat board but are no good when there presented with a wall that needs floating out flat and then skimmed etc ...
Jake Townsend totally agree Jake. I’m a ‘hobby plasterer’ myself but been doing it for 8 years. Skimming onto board I suppose is the easiest place to start and get comfortable with hawk and trowel technique. But MF on varied, patched, filled in chases, imperfections, etc where the walls are less flat and uniform is a different challenge.
But for me I have found that it is the base coat, levelling and making flat where the real skill is. My kitchen walls are varied backgrounds and not plumb or straight. I’m dot and screening ready for bonding coat which is very different from skimming boards!!
A very good information on plastering
Amazing filming, give the camera guy a promotion
Brilliant lesson. Thank you.
Great vid mate nice in depth tutorial iv watched quite a few and this is the best by a long way thanks for taking the time to make this cheers 👍
Only done small DIY repairs up to about 2x1 m.
This is superb tutorial, friend plus the camera angles during application are really helpful 👍
I've been quoted £600 to do my 20 square metre living room..thanks to videos like this one I did it myself and achieved a great result!
I bet you got plasterer. in the end to do it ahah. It’s not as easy as it looks and takes a lot of time to practise and master this fine art.
20 square metre living room?? Do you live in a dolls house?
@@Roberts754 no mate I've done myself. I had a builder over to check and he was impressed with my achievements! Stay positive!
@@dalegribble7935 in my world 5mx4m is a decent living room size. Sorry for not matching your living room size standard.
This is the state of plastering these days, looks easy, dont want to dish out the coin, so I'll do it myself, and £600 for 20 sqm is like double what it should be
Good to see you've taped either side if the corner beads too.
Cheers bud, had to cancel my plaster guy due to the lockdown, you have given me confidence to Finnish my unsuit.
Great vid.
Get a professional, your going to ruin it and it will cost more.
Oh dear😂
1st class plasterer. I'm decorator wish all was like this!😊👍
Thank you! 🙂
Good video. Over the years iv realized theres no 1 technique of skimming. You may be taught 1 way but then slowly develope your own, easier/more logical way... E.g Iv seen guys use there gauge as a hawk or render with a piece of 4×2 lol
hi there, i'm at college studying plastering been there since September and I've learned more in the last 30 mins than I have all term! thank you very much! :)
I would learn on the job mate I know a few people who have done collage courses and don't learn much, they tell you you'll be able to plaster to a professional standard but you won't!
@@cliveramsbotty6077 yes you can you don't need any qualifications to be a plasterer!
Just a word of note, usually when plastering a room you need to start with the ceiling first. For filming purposes we focused on just the wall for this video. If you're interested in the processes behind plastering a ceiling we've got two videos on our channel about it - check them out below! Thank you for the amazing feedback everyone, take care!
HOW TO PLASTER A CEILING: PART ONE - ruclips.net/video/xYWdQwq0jpo/видео.html
HOW TO PLASTER A CEILING: PART TWO - ruclips.net/video/4lFmhYWNQ2I/видео.html
I was literally about to mention that beofre I read your pinned comment
Good spread!! Hope you dont talk that much when your on the job 👍😉
best video and tech information ive seen, well done and thank you
Roughly how long do you need to leave between the first and second coats, and then the second and finishing? Thanks.
That will depend on how quickly your first coat is drying. If it’s a warm day you might want to be careful as the first coat still Needs to be wet enough ((sticky to touch with your finger)) to accept the second coat. That’s why you shouldn’t have the heating on. Cooler it is the more control you’ll have. If the first coat dries out before you put the second coat on, it will not be unified and might crack and peel off eventually. Things to bear in mind are temperature, speed and patience. Hope this helps.
Straight over
I'm trying out plastering for many many hours. This video has great tips. Good to see how fast and efficient a pro works.
Thanks, great video; how did you fix your beading before you started? Can you also comment about how to guage when first coat is read for the 2nd?
Hey Paul, I like to use galvanised clout nails where possible, but you can also stick them on. Just make a small amount of plaster up beforehand and apply to the corner. Then squeeze the bead on, ensuring that the bead is as tight to the board as possible, and remove the excess plaster with your trowel.
Probably the best instructional I've ever seen on RUclips.
Thank you 🙏 have a great week and thanks for watching 👍
@@BuildWithAE You're a natural mate. Ought to be on the telly! Ace presenter!
really informative. camera work made me feel a bit seasick though!
Still watching now, great video. I'm a Plasterer by trade but haven't done it for quite a while so this video helped massively hahaha refreshed me memory cheers mate
Cheers mate, glad you found it helpful.
All the best, John 👷🏻♂️
Being a plasterer, everyday is a leg day.
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This has been the very best step by step DIY How to plaster walls in your house by John .Thankyou for sharing this great Video Keep them coming
Thanks Alan
wow this how a pro does it!
👍good job , I'm doing renovation projects but i learnt alot from you how to do a smooth plastering job.
Thanks from your useful video
So nice of you thanks, I am glad our videos are helping you
Great tutorial!! I took everything you mentioned and demonstrated on board and I plucked up the courage to give it a really good go a friend of mine had a rusty old trowel and a hawk made out of a bit of old ply wood kicking around in his shed. my mam has just came home from a 12hr shift and I’ve managed to plaster the hallway stairs and landing area.. I could see she was totally shocked and overwhelmed she even started to cry, looking at what I’ve done! and now she’s kicking me out telling me I’ve completely fucked up her house and now she’s saying she needs to move. Cheers mam I done my best and told her I seen it on a RUclips video I told her the lines and dents are supposed to be there and that’s part of the feature plastering job.. any good plasters out there to sort out the mess out that I’ve made? I now have no where to live. And she’s also kicking off because I used her dirty washing tub to mix the plaster in. Cheers I think I’ll take a professional course next time.🤦🏼♂️
Big G Gordon :
Barry Humphreys :
Hey dude, you'll be proud of me, I've just finished plastering my 'shed' thanks to your videos, done it the right way and the result is fantastic! Thanks dudes!
Hey Chuck!
Glad to hear that our videos have helped you achieve your goals 😁
Hopefully we'll teach you some more along the way.
Thanks for watching.
All the best, John 😊
@@BuildWithAE I tried one of the 14" Marshalltown Superflex trowels and by God, I'm not plastering expert but even I could tell how much better they are! What I did find is that when finishing you can 'catch' the plaster a lot easier if you didn't quite have the right angle and the corners of the trowel are rounded, so I found it slightly trickier to use but the application of plaster and the finish was incredible! Although, I think I'm going to struggle to paint as I think the paint will just stay on the roller :D!
really enjoyed that thanks for all the great info and the epilepsy warning ;)
Wish I could find a skimmer round my area which leaves a job like that mate. Make our life and job a lot easier. Fair play to ya mate, a quality video
Did you get those arms from plastering? Or did you mix plaster in your protein shake?
Your vids are the best on RUclips...yours and SB...well done & thanks for sharing your skills!!!!
Back in the day we'd be lucky to get 0-50p a Sq yard - we still left a top job and good wages at the end of the week .... How times change EH? :-)
@emigrate Pretty obsessed with immigrants based on your name eh. £1 an hour? Why not just say 1p per hour if you're going to make shit up.
Do u still plaster? I don't hear much about plastering here in the U.S. But it looks much slicker than drywall compound.
We get 4.50 or 5.00 per square meter in Ireland it's ok
Trowel sounds like it's dragging. Check out this guy. One of the BEST to ever do it.
Unless your left handed then go from right to left! Also cover your scrim first before you start coating the wall.
Work left to right 🤦♂️
@@zlock97, UNLESS YOU'RE LEFT HANDED HE SAID!! read it again.
Noo im right handed... and every other spread i know... works left to right top to bottom! Aint fot trouble readin pal
Quality job from start to finish. A true professional taking pride in your work. Very clean and tidy site non on your trainers or the floor. You make it look way too easy but very well explained at each stage. Thanks for taking the time to film. All the best Pete. 👍
Thanks Pete for kind words, all the best Tony. Keep Safe and thanks for watching 👍
When u put first coat on n then thru each trowel are u increasing pressure or is firm pressure each time ??
Hey bud, you have to feel what the plaster needs. If it's drying off slightly then you can use a bit more pressure. So long as you are keeping the angle of the trowel shallow and not removing a lot of the plaster, you will be fine 😉
Build With A&E hi guys thanks for yer help I’ve sorted my timings out now I was tieing myself up with knots
If I’m using same mix I now lay it down flat when 2nd coatings then my next trowel is with water b4 I was using water to late so it was nitemate trying to fill Its troweling up perfect now
Any chance u doing avid onold crap walls from bonding to finishing cheers again
Cheers. Well explained and demonstrated. I like the fact that you give some helpful tips like the bit about the running along the bottom so that it's flat
for the chippys putting the skirting on. A good tradesman thinks about the trades following on from him/her. Apart from electricians !!
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your kind words, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Take care and all the best, John 😊
Can I ask why you didn’t do the lid first?
SIDNEYS MARIO TIME lid?
If you mean ceiling... I’d normally do ceiling first but as it’s so small I’d just just the left over plaster from plastering walls. Saves mixing up again and also mix will be slightly stiffer for ceiling. Probably save 20 mins off the job without a compromise on quality
What a finish.
perfect mate,Ineed you in my home is a lot of job for you
You take care and pride in your work. Very instructional clearly spoken video so much good information thanks for doing it. Very conscientious worker. 👍👍🤓
Firstly why left to right I’m a lefty plasterer 🤣😂🤣😂
Sorry Robert, that's one thing I forgot to mention, and a lot of people have picked up on!
All the best, John 😊
Cracking vid. Like the fact you scrim taped your corners before the corner beads went on. Nice job
Americans be like: " where's the cardboard and jointing compound" 🤷🏻♂️ Yee haw
Like you say its the timing what is the most crucial part of plastering, I had the technique down from someone who should me once but it was the timing he never told me, used to play about with it too early and got a bollocks finish, great video.
Thanks for watching Detective Callaghan 😉👍
Just for everyone watching that ceiling should be done first not the wall.
ryan Wakeley why? I’m not disagreeing with you just wondering why that is? Is it because the drips of plaster will land on the wall and make it more messy? I’m a diy plasterer.
@@rabbc007 yes mate it does make a mess of the walls but another reason say you had a room too do and you plaster all. The walls first you now have too cut that ceiling in atleast 4 times but if you plaster the ceiling first all you have too do is skim the ceiling and then whatever walls you plaster after you just cut in what you skim, just little things like that give you a better finish and make all the difference
Always plaster the ceilings first, then the walls.
Wish I'd watched this before I plastered my spare room! Still, I've only done one wall and have pretty much everything you talked about- stripes, drags, left too long between coats etc! Hopefully the other walls will turn out better after watching this. Thanks for the info/advice mate
Hi Shepwooood,
That's a shame 😔 hopefully this video has given you the knowledge you needed to help you improve. It's definitely a case of "practice makes perfect" with plastering!
Good luck with the rest of the room.
All the best, John 😊
Imperfections? Hollows? Filling them in with fat? Wtf haha none of these should be here on the 2nd coat lol
always one tosser whos better
Very very good video. Obviously you are a pro and make it look easy. However well done with the performance.
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Good idea to put the walls on before the ceiling 👍
The idea is to put the ceiling on first so that you clean your splatters off the walls prior to doing them,if your timed served you don’t have to take all that time doing a bit of skimming and you can do just as good a job,try going on site and making a living taking that long
Steve Hamlett this is my attempt ruclips.net/video/qYyMolhjbN0/видео.html
I will always watch you videos .
Really good step by step demo and instructions 👍👌
Thanks! Have a great week.
Excellent video. Clear explanation and good videography. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it! 👍