Gotta say I’ve watched all your videos and they’re great. I’m a decorator who can plaster to a pretty good standard but I’m still learning and trying to improve and the concise advice you give will definitely help. Cheers mate
I enjoyed the video, many thanks - could you elaborate on your last tip (know your limits) where you mention tapping and feathering - I assume you mean splitting the job in two? A video on doing this would be helpful - keep up the good work
When you say “taping and feathering it in” is there any videos with this technique being demonstrated? As this is what led to me giving up plastering all together as I ended ruining a ceiling by tackling too much at once, if I had just done sections and feathered it in then I would still be a plasterer today as I enjoyed the career, any help welcome
Board finish sets a touch quicker than multi ? Decent meterage 👍 I think my limit is around 30-40m for one set. Maybe a big ceiling or some nice open walls. I struggle more messing around in a loft conversion for example doing numerous little bits all over the place, that seems to be harder work and less area achieved.
Yeh I would agree with that. About 20-30min faster. The m² rate is about the same for me on my own. Over 40 m² is not easy without implementing a few extra tricks. Totally agree with the small fiddly sets. Absolute pain in the neck. These walls were about 80 m² a side. Because it was so open it was pretty easy. Just the height made it hard work.
Good graft pal. So many things to consider on a big gauge, temperature, surface, direct sun, or wind/ draft. Good advice on the side to side spat , so as not to create a ramp in your work. 👍
Hi, can you please make a video to show how to plaster in tight places such as a space between door and wall corner or a place were trowel cant be use easly. Thanks
Very informative video, I look forward to more videos from yourself. I’m new into plastering so I’m spreading plaster on a small wall (3 meters by 2.5m) takes me about 20 minutes. So I’m having to flatten the wall right after I’v laid. Can I ask on flattening my first coat can add a little water to the wall just to help me flatten the wall a bit easier? Cause I find that the plaster is starting to set by the time I finished putting my first coat on. Hope that made sense.
Thanks for the feedback. Generally you shouldn’t need to tbh, plaster should last about 40min before its gone in the bucket. Rather than using water, i would suggest the following. 1. Use extra time. 2. Try starting with slightly smaller sets. 3. Concentrate on applying the plaster neater. The longer the stroke the neater it will be if you can do thins you wont need to spend so much time flattening. This is easier when you slow down, take your time.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering thank you soo much for the quick response and advise. Do you have a work shop where people like myself can come and learn, like a crash course in plastering?
Hi, watched a few of these videos from different sources. I'm intrigued to know when did we start flattening the plaster on board after every application
How does the taping off a section of wall work if you have to leave it and come back to the job say the next day? Do you tape off before leaving it at the end of the day or tape the next day? 👍👀
Not sure if I totally understand the second half of the qs. But generally I try and do both sections in the same day. (Tbh we very rarely split a section as we mostly work domestic) However if coming the next day you would want to PVA the join, and you remove the tape usually just after the second wet trowel. Hopefully this answers your qs.
Generally you why what you pay for. Trowels tend to vary in cost a bit. Generally if your not looking to spend to much have a look a second hand one online. Places like eBay. You can pick up a worn in MT for £20ish.
Hi Matt Thanks for your feedback. On this job we didn’t as it’s on new plasterboard. Where it was feathered in, watered down PVA, 2 coats. On reskims. Depends on the surface. Generally 50/50 PVA Bluegrit. (Although I have used green grit recently.) If I need it to go off fast, watered down PVA, (2 coats) Very porous, like old sand and cement SBR
@@AlexMorleyPlastering the green plasterers pre grit is really good 👍 and it’s cheaper than pva. Some of the old school spreads are dead against pre grits, was getting your opinion on it.
To be totally honest, we prefer pre-grits, but not applying them “neat” as they are a pain to apply abs takes ages to dry. Also, the only time i have had issues with prep is on PVA. (Although this is my fault as I’m usually trying to hit the wall to early. Plaster starts to slide.) Although I haven’t found the green grit cheaper, we have found it ALOT more dear. Very odd. ☹️☹️☹️ thanks for your support on the channel. It’s much appreciated.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering your welcome mate love your channel. Never to old to stop learning. Check out bond it plasters pre grit on Amazon. Brilliant stuff can use out door and indoors. Need to prime it the day before tho. Works out about 20£ 10 Litres.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering I'm guessing it means plastering over a line of tape and then removing it afterwards to form a hard straight edge in the plaster? And then when you come to plaster the remainder of the wall, you plaster up to that hard edge and try to blend it in? Is that roughly right?
Thanks, good video. I have a big wall I need to do but won’t be able to finish it one set. So I will need to join my second set to my already dry first set. Is there any tips for a situation like this?
Generally if I have to join on to, then I would attempt a rolling set. So apply the 1 coat of the 2nd set after the 1st wet trowel of the 1st set. When putting the first coat on, come about an inch short of the plaster your trying to blend to. Only go up to the plaster on the 2nd coat. But keep it tight. After that, apply the same principle you use for feathering out. Wash out the plaster, and use fat to keep achieve a seamless finish. Hope this helps.
Actually, i always plastered the large walls the same way i did the smaller walls. It just takes longer due the the amount of material used on large walls as opposed to smaller walls. lol
If the client came in to have a go on a set like that I’d of told him to ‘f**k his hat’ apologies for the profanity but I hate it when people interfere and rubberneck when time is of the essence! Fair play using board finish always picks up a bit quicker I’ve found good on ya! Keep up the you vids are top notch there’s now a holy trinity of TH-cam plasterers rfw67, Blane grey and your good self!
Thanks for the comment Drew. Funnily I don’t mind people having a go. Always makes me laugh when they get covered. Thanks for the compliment on the channel. I think I’m a bit off Blaine at the moment. He is 🙌 I’m hoping to ask if he is willing to do a collaboration with me some time as he is only down the road. 🤞
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The last tip is the most important one folks listen this man knows what he’s talking about! 😆
Gotta say I’ve watched all your videos and they’re great. I’m a decorator who can plaster to a pretty good standard but I’m still learning and trying to improve and the concise advice you give will definitely help. Cheers mate
Thanks for your feedback, any suggestions on videos you would like, feel free to let us know.
I enjoyed the video, many thanks - could you elaborate on your last tip (know your limits) where you mention tapping and feathering - I assume you mean splitting the job in two? A video on doing this would be helpful - keep up the good work
I'm a plasterer and all I can say is well done for getting all those walls on. Bet you slept well after doing those!
Some graft that is
Excellent video. I've always wondered how large areas are tackled
Louie is smashing that lifter limit by his own damn self jaysus
huge thank you for your time and effort. We the muppets learn loads from you.
Great video Alex, very informative 👍
Good advice , thanks ..
When you say “taping and feathering it in” is there any videos with this technique being demonstrated? As this is what led to me giving up plastering all together as I ended ruining a ceiling by tackling too much at once, if I had just done sections and feathered it in then I would still be a plasterer today as I enjoyed the career, any help welcome
Board finish sets a touch quicker than multi ? Decent meterage 👍 I think my limit is around 30-40m for one set. Maybe a big ceiling or some nice open walls. I struggle more messing around in a loft conversion for example doing numerous little bits all over the place, that seems to be harder work and less area achieved.
Yeh I would agree with that. About 20-30min faster. The m² rate is about the same for me on my own. Over 40 m² is not easy without implementing a few extra tricks.
Totally agree with the small fiddly sets. Absolute pain in the neck. These walls were about 80 m² a side. Because it was so open it was pretty easy. Just the height made it hard work.
Good graft pal. So many things to consider on a big gauge, temperature, surface, direct sun, or wind/ draft. Good advice on the side to side spat , so as not to create a ramp in your work. 👍
great stuff
Hi, can you please make a video to show how to plaster in tight places such as a space between door and wall corner or a place were trowel cant be use easly.
Thanks
Nice video, great work! Did i understand correctly that all plaster is prepared (mixed) at once, for the full wall?
Hi Alex,I bought 25l of plaster key but i do not know how many litres per cement,please advice thank you
Very informative video, I look forward to more videos from yourself. I’m new into plastering so I’m spreading plaster on a small wall (3 meters by 2.5m) takes me about 20 minutes. So I’m having to flatten the wall right after I’v laid. Can I ask on flattening my first coat can add a little water to the wall just to help me flatten the wall a bit easier? Cause I find that the plaster is starting to set by the time I finished putting my first coat on. Hope that made sense.
Thanks for the feedback. Generally you shouldn’t need to tbh, plaster should last about 40min before its gone in the bucket. Rather than using water, i would suggest the following. 1. Use extra time. 2. Try starting with slightly smaller sets. 3. Concentrate on applying the plaster neater. The longer the stroke the neater it will be if you can do thins you wont need to spend so much time flattening. This is easier when you slow down, take your time.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering thank you soo much for the quick response and advise. Do you have a work shop where people like myself can come and learn, like a crash course in plastering?
Hi, watched a few of these videos from different sources. I'm intrigued to know when did we start flattening the plaster on board after every application
Probably at the point when we realised it gives a better finish. 👍
How does the taping off a section of wall work if you have to leave it and come back to the job say the next day? Do you tape off before leaving it at the end of the day or tape the next day? 👍👀
Not sure if I totally understand the second half of the qs. But generally I try and do both sections in the same day. (Tbh we very rarely split a section as we mostly work domestic)
However if coming the next day you would want to PVA the join, and you remove the tape usually just after the second wet trowel. Hopefully this answers your qs.
Does a diy plasterer need to buy one an expensive trowel to make a difference to the results?
Generally you why what you pay for. Trowels tend to vary in cost a bit. Generally if your not looking to spend to much have a look a second hand one online. Places like eBay. You can pick up a worn in MT for £20ish.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering Thanks for your reply, I don’t like to buy tools second hand on EBay in case they have been stolen from tradesman vans.
Hello mate another fantastic video. What do you use to seal your walls? Primer wise?
Hi Matt
Thanks for your feedback.
On this job we didn’t as it’s on new plasterboard. Where it was feathered in, watered down PVA, 2 coats.
On reskims. Depends on the surface.
Generally
50/50 PVA Bluegrit. (Although I have used green grit recently.)
If I need it to go off fast, watered down PVA, (2 coats)
Very porous, like old sand and cement SBR
@@AlexMorleyPlastering the green plasterers pre grit is really good 👍 and it’s cheaper than pva. Some of the old school spreads are dead against pre grits, was getting your opinion on it.
To be totally honest, we prefer pre-grits, but not applying them “neat” as they are a pain to apply abs takes ages to dry.
Also, the only time i have had issues with prep is on PVA. (Although this is my fault as I’m usually trying to hit the wall to early. Plaster starts to slide.)
Although I haven’t found the green grit cheaper, we have found it ALOT more dear. Very odd. ☹️☹️☹️ thanks for your support on the channel. It’s much appreciated.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering your welcome mate love your channel. Never to old to stop learning. Check out bond it plasters pre grit on Amazon. Brilliant stuff can use out door and indoors. Need to prime it the day before tho. Works out about 20£ 10 Litres.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering your right, Green grit is about 3 times dearer than pva...
Can you show/explain what you mean by "taping a joint and then feathering it in afterwards"?
Will do. We don’t do it often but we will mark it down for a video.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering I'm guessing it means plastering over a line of tape and then removing it afterwards to form a hard straight edge in the plaster? And then when you come to plaster the remainder of the wall, you plaster up to that hard edge and try to blend it in? Is that roughly right?
What inch is the speed skim ?
Thanks, good video. I have a big wall I need to do but won’t be able to finish it one set. So I will need to join my second set to my already dry first set. Is there any tips for a situation like this?
Generally if I have to join on to, then I would attempt a rolling set. So apply the 1 coat of the 2nd set after the 1st wet trowel of the 1st set.
When putting the first coat on, come about an inch short of the plaster your trying to blend to. Only go up to the plaster on the 2nd coat. But keep it tight. After that, apply the same principle you use for feathering out. Wash out the plaster, and use fat to keep achieve a seamless finish. Hope this helps.
@@AlexMorleyPlastering ok thanks, appreciate the response, will give it a try
You know how to do a days collar alex ill give you that.
Wow
Actually, i always plastered the large walls the same way i did the smaller walls.
It just takes longer due the the amount of material used on large walls as opposed to smaller walls. lol
If the client came in to have a go on a set like that I’d of told him to ‘f**k his hat’ apologies for the profanity but I hate it when people interfere and rubberneck when time is of the essence! Fair play using board finish always picks up a bit quicker I’ve found good on ya! Keep up the you vids are top notch there’s now a holy trinity of TH-cam plasterers rfw67, Blane grey and your good self!
Thanks for the comment Drew. Funnily I don’t mind people having a go. Always makes me laugh when they get covered. Thanks for the compliment on the channel. I think I’m a bit off Blaine at the moment. He is 🙌
I’m hoping to ask if he is willing to do a collaboration with me some time as he is only down the road. 🤞
Hi alex can you explain how to use sponge 🧽 trowel way ? I never used sponge so just to see the finish of it in my next job And is it good ?