Love your vids. Like yourself I much prefer rendering to plastering. I did a Goldtrowel week course about 17 or 18 years ago. I ended up working for some really good plasterers, who I think thought I was clueless, which I was, but it opened the door to getting in with them and learning. In essence doing a short course may not make you a time served tradesman, but it will open the door to go to that and far far beyond with the right drive and determination.
Great vid Joel - also should say I enjoyed your vid on Trowel Talk. Sorry for the long reply but this hit a chord! I'm new to the trade, completed a 2 month C&G course back in July. I agree that its a great trade for satisfaction, there's nothing better than stepping back at the end of the day having drastically improved a room/area. I also love the physicality of the trade. I let myself go in previous office career and realised that if I was going to exercise every day then someone needed to pay me to do it, so into plastering I went! The course allowed me to understand basic theory of materials and backgrounds and gave the confidence to give it a go. But following course completion I wasnt near qualified to deal with the range of challenges that plasterers face, nor could I finish to a good standard. Its important that people who take these courses understand that its just not that easy. I "qualified" in July, did some work at home, a couple of jobs for friends and family, and the quality wasnt awful, but not at the standard I wanted to deliver. Inconsistent, slow, and not good enough. Ive been working on a building site for 2 months now and what I've learned working along side experienced plasterers is priceless. The tutors on the course told us directly that we would learn more working with plasterers than they could ever teach on the course - they were right (of course). Only this week, for the first time, have I floated and set a small area to a high standard. Ive done work thats good at a commercial level, but this was the first that I considered bang on. The course gave me a basis, but thats all it is, and it cost £4k for a 2 month full time course. Theres just soo much to learn in the trade, finishing is only one aspect to master. I thought I was going to be exclusively domestic, and had no interest in site work. Having done a few quotes in domestic properties I realised I was out of my depth due to the wide variety of different areas and backgrounds you are faced with in domestic properties. Turns out, unexpectedly, that site work is more straight forward, and there are plasterers around you that can give you advice when you need it. My advice would be that courses are a good entry point to gain insight into the trade, but have no illusions about being a competent plasterer afterwards. The next step following a course has to be to get in with an experience plasterer/s who are willing to share their knowledge and then you need to repay them with solid work ethic. Its hard work, but its worth it, and I know that I have a very long way to go. I look forward to the slog. Keep up the good work mate and keep the videos coming!
I did a 4 month city and guilds level two then I apprenticed with my uncle after he said to me right u been taught how to plaster now I'm going to show u how to plaster and while the course is grate and I learned the fundamentals and got hands on an got grate knowledge it's always better to be on the job to learn the real world application and situations
There's a lot more to plastering than just chucking a bit of skim on the walls. Save your money and do an apprenticeship with a time served fully qualified plasterer if you want to learn the trade. I will happily teach anyone to plasterer for 1k a week 😣 Become an electrician instead and get paid for swanning around and picking your nose.
Love your vids. Like yourself I much prefer rendering to plastering. I did a Goldtrowel week course about 17 or 18 years ago. I ended up working for some really good plasterers, who I think thought I was clueless, which I was, but it opened the door to getting in with them and learning. In essence doing a short course may not make you a time served tradesman, but it will open the door to go to that and far far beyond with the right drive and determination.
Great vid Joel - also should say I enjoyed your vid on Trowel Talk. Sorry for the long reply but this hit a chord!
I'm new to the trade, completed a 2 month C&G course back in July. I agree that its a great trade for satisfaction, there's nothing better than stepping back at the end of the day having drastically improved a room/area. I also love the physicality of the trade. I let myself go in previous office career and realised that if I was going to exercise every day then someone needed to pay me to do it, so into plastering I went!
The course allowed me to understand basic theory of materials and backgrounds and gave the confidence to give it a go. But following course completion I wasnt near qualified to deal with the range of challenges that plasterers face, nor could I finish to a good standard. Its important that people who take these courses understand that its just not that easy. I "qualified" in July, did some work at home, a couple of jobs for friends and family, and the quality wasnt awful, but not at the standard I wanted to deliver. Inconsistent, slow, and not good enough. Ive been working on a building site for 2 months now and what I've learned working along side experienced plasterers is priceless. The tutors on the course told us directly that we would learn more working with plasterers than they could ever teach on the course - they were right (of course). Only this week, for the first time, have I floated and set a small area to a high standard. Ive done work thats good at a commercial level, but this was the first that I considered bang on.
The course gave me a basis, but thats all it is, and it cost £4k for a 2 month full time course. Theres just soo much to learn in the trade, finishing is only one aspect to master. I thought I was going to be exclusively domestic, and had no interest in site work. Having done a few quotes in domestic properties I realised I was out of my depth due to the wide variety of different areas and backgrounds you are faced with in domestic properties. Turns out, unexpectedly, that site work is more straight forward, and there are plasterers around you that can give you advice when you need it. My advice would be that courses are a good entry point to gain insight into the trade, but have no illusions about being a competent plasterer afterwards. The next step following a course has to be to get in with an experience plasterer/s who are willing to share their knowledge and then you need to repay them with solid work ethic. Its hard work, but its worth it, and I know that I have a very long way to go. I look forward to the slog. Keep up the good work mate and keep the videos coming!
Great vids pal
I’m down the road in Tadcaster, just purchased a graco gun for top coat render, based on your vids
Cheers pal
Great videos great personality
Another great video,I wanna buy you drink,could you reply with that link to it,I can't remember which video with the link
legend thanks for that my man that's the link appreciate the brew man
www.buymeacoffee.com/joelrendervate
Forget these courses.Phone up a spread and say you’ll work a month for nothing and see where it goes
I did a 4 month city and guilds level two then I apprenticed with my uncle after he said to me right u been taught how to plaster now I'm going to show u how to plaster and while the course is grate and I learned the fundamentals and got hands on an got grate knowledge it's always better to be on the job to learn the real world application and situations
So true my man
@@Rendervate Indeed love the content mate keep it up
You’ll defo learn more in two weeks than two weeks labouring.
Yeah you will get great knowledge too, it it’s a long journey to become a fully fledged plasterer but it is doable
There's a lot more to plastering than just chucking a bit of skim on the walls. Save your money and do an apprenticeship with a time served fully qualified plasterer if you want to learn the trade. I will happily teach anyone to plasterer for 1k a week 😣
Become an electrician instead and get paid for swanning around and picking your nose.