Done a patch job the other day, and cause off your tips mate it come out mustard. I said it before but I will get round to buying you a drink, your videos are much appreciated and valuable for a person like me. I bless your day peace&love 🙏🏾
Commenting as I watch you finish with a spoon, your attitude to your work is FANTASTIC !!.. how I ended up following your channel I have no idea but it's so entertaining cheers Chris...
Great video again mate very informative.....I always used to struggle with my patching so nearly always did the full wall but over the past few years i've started to master it but everydays a school day so i'll be incorporating a few of your tricks into my next one 👍
Brilliant as usual m8 very helpful it always amazes me how relaxed you look laying up I don't do alot of plastering but by the time I've finished I feel like I've been beat up but I suppose if your that good you make it look easy keep up the videos bud👍
I’ve had 2 jobs where I blended in and didn’t have to give the edge a sand or a bit of filler, such a difficult finish to achieve even when following Kirk’s advice!
Blending in is one of the hardest things to do well kids ...... Clean trowel (flexi) best for blending in when gear s dried enough with plenty of clean water. Lovely job mate! Can't stop watching your videos mate ..... Good to watch a proper tradesmen 👍
Mad game love it . Plastering pro !. Still end up protecting customers house. Still end up being squeezed yet as ever a full pro finish achieved regardless them challenges drive ya to insanity yet some how it's all overcome . To reproduce that clean tidy finish overcoming the logistics of a job in someone's home . Proper plasterer is made from something special 💪👍🏻🤣👍🏻
It would be great if you could do a video on how to pick up plaster off a hawk. I can plaster quite well, even did a ceiling today which turned out quite good but I seem to always struggle with getting the plaster from the hawk proficiently enough. I’ve slowed down a lot. I just know it would make a huge difference once I can master the technique.
Thank you for a really informative and helpful video. Could I use this technique on a very large ceiling ie one that is too large for me to complete in one go?
I am just starting plastering (at the age of 47) as I am renovating what will be my retirement house. The house is too big to fully replaster, but needs a lot of patches as I am removing tiles, cladding etc. I have been struggling to blend in plaster and being left with a slight scar an have been using Easifill to feather the edges so I can sand it out perfectly, but will try your tips to see if I can eliminate this step.
I bought that scrim and it was rubbish! What I did was applied it to the wall and brushed sbr over the top of it and it seals it perfectly to the wall.
Best tip i can give especially for a wall that size is to just whack the full wall on , fuck patching no matter how good your blend it will never be 100% , so yeah where you can just get the full wall on takes just as long and much easier
How would you deal with a wall that already has an angle bead fitted from previous plastering work. Would you apply another bead on top of the original bead?
Hi kirk, love your videos but the first part i would have gone to the door frame and to the ceiling so there's less blending in. But you still plaster like me on the whole 😎
I normally would, just wanted to show more blending to be honest. It's hard trying to get kyran to film and zoom in to what I want him to show though 🙈🤣
No slight intended to you hope you don’t take it the wrong way served 4years learning my craft where it was just brick walls now everything is skim coat all the best from Scotland
I’ve had that mate, even worse, the sbr was coming off in sheets, I’d neat sbr’d a painted wall and skimmed it the next day stopping just inside where the tiles were to begin, the tiler touched the sbr and it lifted and he then decided to keep peeling it until it got to my plaster which then came with the sbr. Nightmare
Class vid again Kirk! Question: Ive got a ceiling im gonna do, its old artex and the nibs are quite proud but I reckon I'll manage it with a mix of multi and bonding frist coat then skim over with multi for 2nd coat... question was if nibs dont quite get covered can I Pva following day and go a 3rd skim? Even if i could be bothered that day could i do 3rd coat ontop of 2nd without pva? Just with coving already up i really cant be arsed to overboard like ppl suggest to me....obv I see the logic but personally rather do 3rd coat if need be. Any help be appreciated mate
Hi Kirk. I have watched hours and hours of your videos which are very informative. I decided to have a go at plastering a door both sides which I blocked up. I have done dry lining plastering a few times and it always ok. This time it's a disaster. I went to get Board plaster from the suppliers, but on the bag when I got home it said bonding plaster? Anyway, I mixed it with my paddle attached to my SDS drill for around 20 minutes and it was still grainy, not like a mousse concistancy the way yours is. I decided to try it even though deep down I knew it didn't look right. When I tried to put it on the wall it was falling off and if I went one way then back again it dragged it off. I used a derby level to make it straight but it looks like something from the house of horrors. Please tell me how to rectify it!. I am in tears not knowing what to do... HELP!!!. 😮.
As long as the job is left clean and tidy and you’ve done a decent job the customer will not complain unless when it comes to painting and the wall is shit so just paint them wall 🤫
If there is a deep gap between the wall and the board back it out with skim and put a straight edge on it and scratch it, very nesecesary when doing big reveals and the likes
If paint starts to peel after a plastering job the painter dosent realise you just dont start putting paint on straight from the tin paint must be thinned down 50% that's on the first coat 2nd coat around 25% then after that paint as normal
Buy the best tools you can young lads ...... As you can see here ..... Marshalltown (stainless) best for beginner. Kirk show em how to up n down. .. back n forth without digging in.
Nice video. Tease your buddy a little less. Unless he’s shouting back. I get the feeling he earned this job anyway. Sounds like you might need that knee repaired. Wish you the best. If you are in a chair with your foot up for a spell, I will still watch. I guess that’s sort of a complement.
Also, I kept checking the date on this video because you dropped a few stones and got your haircut close. I was expecting you to be in a job as a teenager. Tell your wife these guys on TH-cam encourage you to feel and look your best for the wife and kids. Keep it up. They deserve it.
Just a question are you a skim coat plasterer or a time served plasterer or is it just the headline on your video serious question from a 50 year time served plasterer 🤔
A broken in carbon trowel leaves a finish as good as a flex and doesn’t bend to the wall which leaves a finish that isn’t flat. I use a flex sometimes if I’m feeling lazy but usually it’s carbon all the way to a plastic for a final flick over
@@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot they made the super flex 4 a reason plaster should be firm when flexing so u shudnt have major shifting infact it can help improve flattening
Depends as many decorators now spray fresh walls or builds plus putting a roller onto an un smooth wall looks worse than orange peel and if you roll with a fine head and run it off tight then it does not leave a textured orange peel. A real decorator would have been taught this imo.
@@spraya-ltdlooks like you need some winderlean for your glass back 😂 in my experience the customer wants to see the job looking sharp shiny and clean, it's all about the visual aspect, the customer wants to see that they've paid for something looking good, do your job stop moaning and just paint the wall? 😂
Mate, your channel is the best on youtube for plastering tutorials. Ive learned so much from yourself 🤙
Cheers bro
Just startin as a labourer this helps on my days off
man I have no idea what is going on here, but I could watch you work all day. You make it look so easy and fun. True Craftsman !
Done a patch job the other day, and cause off your tips mate it come out mustard. I said it before but I will get round to buying you a drink, your videos are much appreciated and valuable for a person like me. I bless your day peace&love 🙏🏾
Commenting as I watch you finish with a spoon, your attitude to your work is FANTASTIC !!.. how I ended up following your channel I have no idea but it's so entertaining cheers Chris...
Great video again mate very informative.....I always used to struggle with my patching so nearly always did the full wall but over the past few years i've started to master it but everydays a school day so i'll be incorporating a few of your tricks into my next one 👍
Great video and a lovely job Kirk.
Brilliant as usual m8 very helpful it always amazes me how relaxed you look laying up I don't do alot of plastering but by the time I've finished I feel like I've been beat up but I suppose if your that good you make it look easy keep up the videos bud👍
Amazing work once again Kirk. So glad you are back putting out top quality vids.
Looking a lot trimmer as well buddy!
Cheers mate
Mastered plastering Kirk the flex trowels are good for blending in or peacing in and a sponge at the end looks good 👍
really good,patching in is very hard and possibly needs fine filling around the edges after the mist coat,great job ,real skill
cheers kirk,fantastic Chanel mate 👏👏
I’ve had 2 jobs where I blended in and didn’t have to give the edge a sand or a bit of filler, such a difficult finish to achieve even when following Kirk’s advice!
Cheers nik
As my old boss used to tell me
A clean BEAD IS A HAPPY BEAD 😂😂 Great Video matey keep up the good work 👍
Love your videos,your s proper craftsman 🎉
Nice and clear advice Kirk. I hate those doors as a plasterer all you have to do is look at them and they stain f#@king things
Blending in is one of the hardest things to do well kids ...... Clean trowel (flexi) best for blending in when gear s dried enough with plenty of clean water. Lovely job mate! Can't stop watching your videos mate ..... Good to watch a proper tradesmen 👍
Mad game love it . Plastering pro !. Still end up protecting customers house. Still end up being squeezed yet as ever a full pro finish achieved regardless them challenges drive ya to insanity yet some how it's all overcome . To reproduce that clean tidy finish overcoming the logistics of a job in someone's home . Proper plasterer is made from something special 💪👍🏻🤣👍🏻
very good work kirk !
It would be great if you could do a video on how to pick up plaster off a hawk. I can plaster quite well, even did a ceiling today which turned out quite good but I seem to always struggle with getting the plaster from the hawk proficiently enough. I’ve slowed down a lot. I just know it would make a huge difference once I can master the technique.
Top job mate 🔥
Some nice homes over there in that neighborhood! Nice trowel work! Take it easy mate🍻
Cheers mate, you to 🍻
As a decorator of 15 years no end of plasterers struggle to get patching right it seems usually have to get the electric sander on it.
I use spray contact adhesive. I spay it on the wall then out scrim tape on. Sticks perfectly evertime. Try it.
Thank you for a really informative and helpful video.
Could I use this technique on a very large ceiling ie one that is too large for me to complete in one go?
Great video Kirk, all ur video’s have great advice in them pal. Love watching them. Question, do u ever use a corner trowel pal?
Not really mate, I've got one but it never really comes out the box
I am just starting plastering (at the age of 47) as I am renovating what will be my retirement house. The house is too big to fully replaster, but needs a lot of patches as I am removing tiles, cladding etc.
I have been struggling to blend in plaster and being left with a slight scar an have been using Easifill to feather the edges so I can sand it out perfectly, but will try your tips to see if I can eliminate this step.
Blending so much easier now with these superflex trowels the really are mustard for blending in
My pal used to think screw fix was a dating website lol
🤣🤣🤣
@Onthetrowel u should of seen the look on his face when he whent to the website lol grate vid mate
You can talk more than i and that is saying something
Thanks for both the tutorial and the practical
Why did my sbr ball up and drag today when i was patching up?
Sbr over painted walls left to dry then skimmed
Great videos mate
I bought that scrim and it was rubbish! What I did was applied it to the wall and brushed sbr over the top of it and it seals it perfectly to the wall.
Best tip i can give especially for a wall that size is to just whack the full wall on , fuck patching no matter how good your blend it will never be 100% , so yeah where you can just get the full wall on takes just as long and much easier
How would you deal with a wall that already has an angle bead fitted from previous plastering work. Would you apply another bead on top of the original bead?
What’s your view on sponging the edge
Hi kirk, love your videos but the first part i would have gone to the door frame and to the ceiling so there's less blending in.
But you still plaster like me on the whole 😎
I normally would, just wanted to show more blending to be honest.
It's hard trying to get kyran to film and zoom in to what I want him to show though 🙈🤣
Also, how much water did you add to the already mixed stuff? I'd there a rule of thumb? Thanks again
No slight intended to you hope you don’t take it the wrong way served 4years learning my craft where it was just brick walls now everything is skim coat all the best from Scotland
Did you start with bonding plaster to fill out?
Great video, thanks Kirk. Do you ever get the SBR tearing or peeling when blending in the plaster?
No mate, this usually happens with pva but sbr is usually sound
I’ve had that mate, even worse, the sbr was coming off in sheets, I’d neat sbr’d a painted wall and skimmed it the next day stopping just inside where the tiles were to begin, the tiler touched the sbr and it lifted and he then decided to keep peeling it until it got to my plaster which then came with the sbr. Nightmare
Alright kirk pvad a few walls yesterday an then skimmed next day but got a bit of sliding from the skim do you know why that is
I'm going to attempt plastering my hallway but don't which towels I need..can you advise please.
Hi Kirk
Yet another great tutorial
Did you add half time to the mix ?
No mate, not this time, leg slowing me down
Class vid again Kirk! Question:
Ive got a ceiling im gonna do, its old artex and the nibs are quite proud but I reckon I'll manage it with a mix of multi and bonding frist coat then skim over with multi for 2nd coat... question was if nibs dont quite get covered can I Pva following day and go a 3rd skim? Even if i could be bothered that day could i do 3rd coat ontop of 2nd without pva? Just with coving already up i really cant be arsed to overboard like ppl suggest to me....obv I see the logic but personally rather do 3rd coat if need be. Any help be appreciated mate
Use an old trowel scrape the tops off the nibs.
Alternatively you could use a steam stripper, to soften the artex and scrape it all off without dust 👍
De-nib with floor scraper mate
Hi Kirk. What shop would you say would be to buy the best scrim tape? One that doesn't fray easily and sticks really well.
Orange gyproc one, Toolstation or wickes for 6/7 quid
Ey up Kirk pal missed the vids 🤩
Nice to see you back at it captin and soft lad
Hi Kirk. I have watched hours and hours of your videos which are very informative. I decided to have a go at plastering a door both sides which I blocked up. I have done dry lining plastering a few times and it always ok. This time it's a disaster. I went to get Board plaster from the suppliers, but on the bag when I got home it said bonding plaster? Anyway, I mixed it with my paddle attached to my SDS drill for around 20 minutes and it was still grainy, not like a mousse concistancy the way yours is. I decided to try it even though deep down I knew it didn't look right. When I tried to put it on the wall it was falling off and if I went one way then back again it dragged it off. I used a derby level to make it straight but it looks like something from the house of horrors. Please tell me how to rectify it!. I am in tears not knowing what to do... HELP!!!. 😮.
Go to my channel description and email me your phone number mate
Alright mate how far past the joint did u sbr??
Do your apprentice just mix and film , or do he have a go on the tools ?
As long as the job is left clean and tidy and you’ve done a decent job the customer will not complain unless when it comes to painting and the wall is shit so just paint them wall 🤫
See that Screwfix skrim btw! Full livingroom with it and there’s frayed ends sticking out everywhere! Nightmare. First and last time I’ll buy it!
If there is a deep gap between the wall and the board back it out with skim and put a straight edge on it and scratch it, very nesecesary when doing big reveals and the likes
and always fill the horizontal joints first
If paint starts to peel after a plastering job the painter dosent realise you just dont start putting paint on straight from the tin paint must be thinned down 50% that's on the first coat 2nd coat around 25% then after that paint as normal
Hi mate
What size is your trowel please
The diets deffo showing in this video Kirk, looking a lot leaner mate 👍
How’s the knee??
Cheap brushes n buckets cool ..... Never a cheap trowel!!!
Did you flatten the 1st coat in ? If so why didn’t you explain?
No mate, I don't flatten the first coat unless I'm going over artex
I remember you from the plasterers forum group about 15 years ago 😂 I was flat boy skim on there lol
sarcasm is the lowest form of wit as my old mum use to say!! 😂
Buy the best tools you can young lads ...... As you can see here ..... Marshalltown (stainless) best for beginner. Kirk show em how to up n down. .. back n forth without digging in.
You guys use a gritty plaster mix !
Is that a bat behind you in the van?
🤫😳
😂 good man
Nice video. Tease your buddy a little less. Unless he’s shouting back. I get the feeling he earned this job anyway. Sounds like you might need that knee repaired. Wish you the best. If you are in a chair with your foot up for a spell, I will still watch. I guess that’s sort of a complement.
Also, I kept checking the date on this video because you dropped a few stones and got your haircut close. I was expecting you to be in a job as a teenager. Tell your wife these guys on TH-cam encourage you to feel and look your best for the wife and kids. Keep it up. They deserve it.
Diall skrim is it
74 and still working how sad is that
Just a question are you a skim coat plasterer or a time served plasterer or is it just the headline on your video serious question from a 50 year time served plasterer 🤔
Refina supeeflex ll helps feather edge alot smoother and easier or r u anti German like sum lol
A broken in carbon trowel leaves
a finish as good as a flex and doesn’t bend to the wall which leaves a finish that isn’t flat. I use a flex sometimes if I’m feeling lazy but usually it’s carbon all the way to a plastic for a final flick over
@@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot they made the super flex 4 a reason plaster should be firm when flexing so u shudnt have major shifting infact it can help improve flattening
👍 evening Kirk.
Hey up mate
@@Onthetrowel make sure that mixing drill is well packed for the boat when I win the draw on the 30th 😂 that Irish Sea can be rough
You keep polishing walls to get a fine finish then a painter goes over it with a roller and it looks like orange peel you feel me. Waste of time .
Decorator get you out of trouble,id love to come home to see my plasterer lobbed a dirty taup over my bed.
Immaculate on the underside.
We only ever get one side dirty 👍😀
Depends as many decorators now spray fresh walls or builds plus putting a roller onto an un smooth wall looks worse than orange peel and if you roll with a fine head and run it off tight then it does not leave a textured orange peel. A real decorator would have been taught this imo.
@@spraya-ltdlooks like you need some winderlean for your glass back 😂 in my experience the customer wants to see the job looking sharp shiny and clean, it's all about the visual aspect, the customer wants to see that they've paid for something looking good, do your job stop moaning and just paint the wall? 😂
@@Onthetrowelhahaha this is true
Great video, but to be fair any decorator who tries to sand scrim is clearly an inexperienced tw@t....😂😂
This is NOT the right way to patch up a wall
Please give us your version of how to do it mate so we can all benefit
Back edge of that trowel really needs a clean.
Why, will it make my plastering better?
Screwfix scrim is rubbish. every time i give it a second chance..... alsways rubbish!