I knocked down my wall for an open plan living room but can I plaster it like a PRO?
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- Hi all 👋 A few weeks ago, I showed you how we removed a weird and dated internal window and tudor style beam in our hallway/living room/dining room space.
If you haven't watched that, I recommend checking it out here to see what it used to look like: • It's DESTRUCTION TIME ...
But as we're in the middle of waiting for our new hearth to arrive (before we install hardwood flooring and tile the chimney breast), we decided it was time to remove the brick wall where the old
window used to be.
Not only did I have to cut it out, but had to spend HOURS of research learning how to make good with the exposed bricks.
This meant learning everything like dot and dab, fitting galvanised steel thincoat angle beads and how a beginner can plaster to achieve a pro finish. But did it turn out well?
Big shout out to @Onthetrowel Oh The Trowel TH-cam channel - I've watched many videos about SBR, repairing plasterboard patches and this video had everything I needed to help me do this job: • Bricklayer makes Plast...
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FYI.... I forgot to mention that above this doorway is all studded wall... no bricks, so make sure you know what's above so nothing falls on your head!
If you haven't, get yourself a laser crosshair thingy. It's one of those tools I never envisaged using as much as I do! I've used the Knauf equivalent to the Delapro and, yes, it does take a while to dry but that really is the whole point, us amateurs aren't quick enough for traditional plaster especially when the weather is hot!
Handy tip for bedding on that hearth in the fireplace - it can be very difficult to lift something heavy into a space where you can access it from one edge. So lay your bed of mortar first, and then lay a couple of strips of plastic pipe or conduit front to back in the mortar. The pipe wants to be marginally thicker than the bed of mortar, and long enough to stick out of the front a bit. Now you can lay the far edge of the stone on the pipes, and safely slide it back into the recess while supporting the front edge, without risking your back. Once it is in place, pull out the pipes out from the gap to drop hearth onto the bed of mortar, and then set about tapping it level. (same trick works for heavy stone resin shower trays as well).
This is exactly what i was going to advise too 👍just be sure to pull the pipes or conduit out evenly
So here's a tip for you Vicky, when you did the header piece of plasterboard and you was measuring it to fit, make the board bigger than you need, screw it in place then cut it back afterwards, same with dot and dab when you do reveals, stick them on and let them go off, butt any other boards up to it them cut of any excess. Saves a lot of time, and you know it's the correct size.
Another great update
Sweet Hans just chilling in the background! Can’t wait to see him enjoying that fire 🔥
"We are in the middle of... A few jobs" said with masterful understatement!
Congrats on your first year, you have made incredible progress:)
Bravo Vikki, didnt realise it has been 12mths. This is better than watching Escape to the Chateau.Well done
Haha... thanks! That's a show I've never watched! Admittedly, I don't watch much TV though!
One of the best most watchable video channels of this type. Clearly articulated in what I call real world language. So good.
Thanks so much ☺️Glad you're enjoying them!
Vikkie, you did a great job on that opening, the house is coming on great. Can't wait to see the roaring fire and a lovely Christmas tree in the finished room. Look forward to your videos every week now.
Thanks so much ☺️Hopefully I can keep up with once a week - the projects are getting tougher 😅😅
That roller plaster was new to me. Very nice results with the angle beads. Well earned little happy dance at the end! 💃
Thanks :) I was very impressed with the results! I'm not sure if I'd have better luck with normal plaster, but it's given me the confidence to try more things!
Hats off another great job ticked off. When i boarded round like that I thought it would be easier to use the tube adhesives. Easier meant it cost a damn fortune compared to a simple bag of mix adhesive. Id use mix up adhesive next time.
Thanks and sorry to hear that! I think it would've cost me a fortune on this job too 😂 I felt like I had so much to fill!
I love how excited you got figuring out the best way to do the plaster, and then nailing it! Bravo!
I absolutely loved the results I got from this project! I swear the angle beads made all the difference 😍
There is always a learning process with every new tool or progress, my temper no longer tolerates that sometimes, painful process. Well done for sticking with the task and producing great results. Sadly, my house was build a little before string lines and spirit levels were invented(?), as one wall 'lost' several centimeters along on wall, floor to ceiling!
I've noticed our old cottage is exactly the same. The brickwork is completely out lol
Goodness, a whole year! What a lot you’ve done!
Thanks so much. It's strange that while we're living in the house, we don't feel like we've done much because we don't have carpets etc yet lol
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK seems like you won’t have carpets anyway😄 will you put “slippers” on your dogs feet so he can manage the hard floor (my neighbour’s done that for her dog to help with the slipping)
We need more videos Vicki, and what’s been happening in the garden, we haven’t seen the fruits of your Labour and whether it was successful
Hopefully I can share a video soon! :)
Great progress! Congrats on your first year! Laura ❤
You are so cool, I always watch your videos before I start a DIY job
What an improvement! It looks a lot better without the wall. So spacious and easy to access now. You could rollerskate around the place! ;) I just made a hearth out of a salvaged marble fire surround and hearth. I cut down the salvaged hearth to form the part that goes into the room. I then cut off the 'legs' of the upright fire surrounded to leave a large piece to fit inside the fireplace. So I ended up with two pieces like you have got. I first made sure the surface was nice and flat by applying a coat of mortar to the inside part. I then installed the exterior hearth part with a solid bed of slightly raked tile adhesive. I made sure I didn't push down too much because I wanted to avoid the interior part being proud of the exterior part. Once the hearth (exterior part) had dried (two days), I laid the interior part. I bought a suction cup handle from B&Q to enable me to drop it onto the adhesive neatly and slowly with no risk of hands or fingers getting caught. Tip - apply the suction handle onto a wet surface as this makes it stick for longer. Another tip is that the suction only lasts so long, so ensure a good stick and then work quickly. I made sure my adhesive was able to hold the weight of the slab but not so stiff it would be hard to get the slab level. As the slab was extremely heavy, the adhesive was thicker than normal. I dropped the slab down onto the adhesive as slowly and carefully as possible with the suction handle to ensure it didn't distort the adhesive bed - just laid it down super gently. The suction handle also enables you to lift up the slab if you find it sinks, pull it into position or remove it and try again. I grouted the gaps and it all turned out well. Phew! Good luck with your hearth. I'm sure you will nail it!
Thanks so much! I looked and looked on facebook market place and couldn't find any main pieces that were big enough for the front, otherwise, I would've loved to do it this way! A suction handle really needs to be on my to do list 😅
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK I spend half my life trawling through FB Marketplace for materials, furniture, etc! You will be finished a lot sooner than me ;)
*Vikkie & assistant Mr TCD, wow you have done heaps in 1 year. 🙂 It's not a race but one day at a time and you will get to the finish line, sometime down the track. 🙂 Interesting product, that I went on a research mission to check it out. It certainly is getting some great reviews via people testing it out on yt. 🙂 Yay I am so pleased that YOU got to knock down that wall... and it makes the space that much bigger 🙂nz*
A whole year - where has that time gone - I enjoyed this massively makes me want to do my own plastering :) it looks great and I cannot wait to see the hearth :)
Thanks so much, Claire! 💓 It feels like it's gone so slowly 😅 But I love how many DIY learning opportunities this place has given me :)
Hi Vikkie, I'm no good as a plasterer, but what you have showed me I'll give it another go .
Your videos always inspire me to do big DIY jobs and I've have done this weekend I installed new double glazed windows in my porch as the old single glazed windows and needed replacing. As always a great video, take care
I bet it's much warmer in there 🥰 I've got to do this exact job soon! There's a single double glazed kitchen window that is covered by the porch. It got downgraded on our EPC 🤣 Let me know how your next plastering job goes! :)
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK Thanks for your reply, the new widows are fitted next job on the porch is new pvc fascia board to replace the worn out T+G boards. I'll let you know when I do the plastering👍
Hi Vikki wow looks so much better with that wall down and much bigger will be a lovely space when finished. Love how you tackle all these jobs I have jobs to do nothing major like yours but just Don't no where to start can't wait till the next one x
Thanks so much! I don't know what your house or situation is like, but I started on very small projects, in order of budget, then grew my confidence from there. Feel free to DM me on Instagram if you ever have any questions 😀
You're both working hard on the house to turn it into your home. It's really looking great.
I’ve loved it all can’t wait to see it finished love the open plan idea ❤
Thanks so much 😀 I can't wait to see what it looks like with all the flooring 😍
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK it will look fantastic xx
Well done, again. Gloves, bigger trowel, hold the hammer further back from the head, otherwise, coming along nicely!! Also, use a wheelbarrow to move the rubble, fewer trips, less effort. Roll on next week.
It's now OFFICIALLY been a year since we moved in! 😲 Which has been your favourite project so far?
Every single one.. it's just a joy to watch..
Thanks so much for your kind comment ❤️
A year!, man time flies!
I was losing the will to live on my loft conversion and watching you get your plasterboarding done pushed me on to finish my own
Cannot thank you enough for the loft hatch video, I've always wanted one so showed your video to hubby, bought it and we both installed it in 4 hours and no divorce.! Waited 24 blooming years and it was only £165 😂
I always look forward to your videos, great to watch and informative, this one being no exception.
Thank you very much! Hopefully I can film some behind the scenes this week for Patreon 😀
Brilliant work Vikkie you are learning more each day and its looking fab
Thanks so much 😀 Research has been taking longer, but I'm loving every minute of it. It's giving me confidence to do more and bigger jobs!
Another great video. Your patience and attention to details is awesome. Btw could you show a floor plan and the area you’re working on in the next video? since this house has a very unusual layout ☺️
well done done a great job,just to finish off ,great content as always
Thanks so much 😀
You did well, for anon-plasterer very well!
You are right in the Speedskim is best for large areas ...... I have kept my plastic blade in and am more than happy with it.
I have never tried roller plaster but obviously it is a thing in the industry now as it is quicker. You do need to "polish" plaster to get that mirror smooth finish and it can be a fine balance between not enough and too much water for it to work well! Nobody does more practice at plastering than a plasterer and practice does make perfect ....... But there is a saying that can be applied here "Grinder and paint make me the welder I 'aint!" ;o)
I suspect you have already done this but have a care over how strong you mix the "cement" for your floor! Too much sand and it will be too soft, to little and it will be too hard! That is why you see brick walls tearing themselves apart! One trick when you mark plasterboard for cutting is to use a plumb line and snap a chalk mark from end to end with ease (also more accurate to get your vertical lines on a wall ...... I even use one to start off when papering a wall). Chalk lines may be "old school" but they have worked for a long time!
Also good to see Mr TCD being called in on occasion! Some things just make sense to have two people doing it!
You make it look so easy - well done Vicky 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💕💕 I love the open plan look! 💕💕
Good Work VIKKIE ❤️❤️
Looking good, its made the room look bigger removing the half wall💜 I like the colour of the hearth 💜 the skim plaster looks very thick although doesn't when you had applied it 💜the result was good 💜yes those metal edge strips are really good gives a good straight edge💜 keep up the good work 💜💜
I put up angle bead with spray on Evo-Stick recently. I just masked the area on the wall I wanted sticky, and gave a spray on both angles. Then sprayed the back of the angle bead. Allowed about 5 minutes to dry then pressed into place.
Wow.. that sounds like a great quick idea! Never knew they did spray on adhesive!
Hahaha I tried the bun method but balancing a pencil on my bald head proved tricky. But blue tacking it in place worked well. How about a velcro beeny hat?
Brilliant video lots of reL tips n advice ❤
Top tip - microwave non-sticky scrim, it re-activates the glue...Obviously do like 10 seconds at a time and test
Still watching in Budapest, still great videos.
Thanks so much! Glad your enjoying them 😊
Incidentally, you can’t hoover with a Henry …. It’s a Henry NOT a hoover !! 😂👍
Love the vlogs ❤️
Great video just a point french doors means no windows for ventilation i do remember you saying about HVAC though .
Thank goodness that is not a loading bearing header, right? SO much nice work here. Good job Vikkie and "Feet Person" 11:37.
I loved how this was simple 😂 We'll deal with load bearing walls in other rooms. I just want to get this room all cosy before it starts to get REALLY cold 🥶 😆
Great job 👍, can’t believe it’s been a year 😮.
Also - if you have a staple gun, they're perfect for attachig beads to plasterboard
Looking better all the time. Poor old Hans has been looking rather hangdogish lately.
I thought that.. 😀
i think i'll give him a helping hand with his old summer coat, he's got no idea it's going to be toastie this winter. 🤣
Nope,you can’t polish a turd,but you can roll it inglitter😂 great video again can’t wait to see flooring
Hahaha.... yes you can roll it in glitter 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏
Hi Vikkie, good to catch up with your progress. I don't think your cement board was overkill at all, like a builder friend of mine says, do it right and do it once. are you going to insulate the floor before laying your wood parquet/planks? we have a concrete floor too (1960's house) and haven't made our minds up how to proceed with flooring. you did a great job with the plastering.
Looks a great job, attention to detail is inspiring. How thick was the single brick wall? The concrete saw doesn't have the best cut depth?
100mm + 2.5cm on each side for browning and plaster. It would've cut through but the browning and plaster was SO thick!
Do it once, do it right,
It's not a race it's all about the finish. Happy first year day.
Thanks so much! And I completely agree! Hate doing the same job twice!
I think it’s easier to keep hard surfaces clean that’s why it’s as popular these days.
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Good luck with that hearth - it looks horribly easy to break. Are you all weather tight for the winter?
I used the Knauf Roll pro to skim an artex ceiling after knocking off the peaks. Definite learning curve but I also used the Evolution 210mm drywall sander to sand it all down. Very dusty and took a long time but came out great. There was no way I was paying the £800 quote to skim.
Isn’t there nasty stuff in it? Their time could be worth £800.
@@nicolad8822 I bought an asbestos test kit off Amazon before scraping away so all good
You had basically an internal porch there that you removed. I wonder if there's a risk of your bungalow cooling down too quickly when you open the external door like it does in my house. ❄️ I've been thinking of getting underfloor heating installed in the future. Or some electric underfloor heating when I renovate the wc next to my front door.
That's what we need to find out. If so, I'll be installing doors. If this room had windows with plenty of natural light, I'd have been bricking it back up and installing a door.
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As a diy-er of a 200yrs old farmhouse myself, I found that the corner beads showed rust marks after a few months when painted with white emulsion. I had to go back, seal the beads and paint again. But I might have done something wrong🤷♀️
Warm tape in microwave roll slightly or use hair dryer
Another great video Vikkie, thank you. Is that a little bit of blood on your plasterboard at 11:50?
Thanks! No, I don't know what that is? Maybe something from the manufacturer. I'm curious if the rest of them have it on now. They're stacked up in the old cottage out of the way 🤣
I couldn't help but cringe when I saw that roller come out!!! ... But fair play to you, not a bad job at all. A million times better than the exposed breeze block from before right?!
A few pointers...
1) the reason you kept making holes in your finish with the speed scim is because it flexes so would've dug in, should only really use it on big flat walls.(just got to the bit where you said this - sorry!)
2) Don't trowel away from/into your blend (i.e if your blend line is floor to ceiling, only trowel in the floor>Ceiling direction, never wall to wall direction)
3) Use staples for beads on plasterboard
4) put MORE gear on than you need when working between tight beads(close enough for your trowel to span), your trowel then acts as a straight edge and "rules" the excess off(stop you from digging in like at 24:02)
5)use plenty of water on the blend to avoid taring(reading this back, "plenty" could be missunderstood...but splash a bit of water on it everytime you trowel it once it picks up a bit)
It's been a year already ⁉️ 🤯 Seems just like a few months. 🍻
I know! It feels so long ago in a way lol
Will it be done for Christmas ❤
Mr TCD said it BETTER be 😅😅😅😅😅😅
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Christmas 🌲
How wide is the opening between the dining area and the chimney breast? Wonder if you could hang a sliding partition that goes behind the chimney breast when open, that would enable you to keep the room with the fire in it cosy and not be too much in the way when stored behind the chimney breast.
That is a very interesting idea! The opening sadly is much wider than the back if the chimney breast and other bit of wall. But you've got me thinking... even if stylish curtains were installed, it may look elegant
Or something in say two pieces, sort of a mobile wall but a heavy curtain could be a good solution to see if closing the space off works and you could always reuse the curtains somewhere else later if you decide not to stick with it.
I see you're using 'single stave' parquet. Brave. Looks incredible when finished, though.
I'm currently ripping out the carpet in my bedroom and replacing it with 14mm thick parquet 'locking' panels(220x20cm)
Unfortunately, it's a small room, with a wardrobe, bed, desk and 2 IKEA bookshelves, and no place to move them...
17year old carpets are grooty. In a bad way.
I spent the time watching your video removing nails from the old trim pieces.
I've just made a video Vikki of me making a marble hearth.
Thanks! Will have a watch :)
Carpet is great .. unless you have kids or pets , then its just a dust ( & god knows what else ) magnet
Vicky even if you ever made a mistake..it would be a perfect mistake! 😊
Haha 😄
@TheCarpentersDaughterUK how's things going in the garden and what did you do with the old boat?
Also don't have the camera above the saw unless it kicks out and your day ends with mopping up a gallon of claret.
don't worry, it was zoomed in :)
Are you still selling vintage items on eBay?
No, I stopped it in 2017 or 2018 - too much effort for single items sadly. Loved it for a while though!
just fix it wide and cut with a hand saw
I like these videos. A plain ordinary looking woman not dressed in lycra or shorts doing a great job.
Hopefully in this "superhero cape" it can help inspire everyone of all skills to try and succeed 😅
I need hair but a bin bag knot is not a good or manly look for any bloke 😅
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 just don't go out in public with it lol
@@TheCarpentersDaughterUK 😃😆😂🤣
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No man ever needs a bun in his hair lol
Haha 😄 🤣 😂 😆
During my career I always lodged a pencil or pen behind my ear. Always at hand and nobody ran off with it! Even now, when doing measuring, art or diy stuff, I fall back on my ole' habit.
I wish it worked for me 🤣
I'd settle for just having hair!😂
why do people not want carpet anymore?? I wouldnt let laminate or parquet flooring in the house!
We'll be having rugs in the room, and carpets will be a must in the bedrooms. We've just always had a vision for wooden flooring in this area.
Parquet and other wood floors are much easier to clean.
the person making this comment is animal free
I take it you've never owned a Border Collie. 😂
As an American who came to live in France, I prefer no carpet now. When I go home to see family, I almost cringe at the sight of a carpet. Last year while I was there, my sister cleaned hers with a machine and even on the third pass the water was dirty. I have tile all through the main rooms and baths and I installed floating faux parquet in the bedroom The kids had a thinner carpet in their rooms when small, but I replaced those when each started grade school. I think carpet (or throw rugs) should be cleaned often, especially with fur babies in the house.Also, when I walk barefoot on the tile, it's not really cold, but room temp.