I've just plastered a bedroom with this extra time and it was the least stressful plastering I've done it's worth it for the right mentality. Also I found I didn't need as much water when mixing up a 25kg bag I managed to get it down to 10.5 litres compared to Blaine's recommended 12.5 litres my first mix just kept sliding off my trowel and the float maybe the plaster manufacturer has altered something. A big up to blaine and his advice and recommendations for anything to do with plastering I'm slowly doing up the whole house thanks to him 👍
I work on my own and have used it quite a few times over the last couple of years. It's ideal for large ceilings and huge stair walls that you tend to get in old houses 👍
Trade tips for you all from DR Building Solutions from south Yorkshire cream of tartar is old school same as adding a bit of liquid brick dye in the PVA glue when your prepping the walls and ceiling you know where you've been then it's easy to see with the liquid brick dying it and when you got smooth walls or ceiling or just need a key back ground for the plaster buy SBR and a bag of silica sand put it in a big painter bucket mix it together and then roll it on with a 1/4 to 3/8 nap paint roller depends on the background great video keep them up all the best pal by the way i am old school plasterer and I now use refina plaziflex and speedskims and a 54 volt DeWalt plaster mixer just shows you how things have change and are so much easier and faster
Thanks for the tips mate - I like the one with SBR and silica! I'll be using that, much appreciated! It's good to hear from old school plasterers but at least your life is a bit easier now 😂 Thanks for the support and thank you for the advise!
Nice vid, we don’t do much plaster over here in the states It’s nearly impossible to find retarder but even harder to find someone who knows how to work with it. I got my hands on gold bonds version and using it with USG Diamond which sets up pretty quick and always gives me hell. About to give it a shot wish me luck
Great video mate 👍🏻 Never even knew this product existed until now. I'm still quite new to plastering so I could have done with this a couple of months back when I attempted a massive ceiling by myself lol
I've always mixed the extra time in water then add the plaster to that mixed water. I find it makes it creamy and does give you about 30 mins extra. Great for big hits. Used it all through summer of 2022 because of the heat and worked a treat. Can get used to using it real quick. Don't use on small areas tho as your be waiting all day lol.
I use cream of tartar. Does the same thing only cheeper and you can just go to tesco for it (other supermarkets are available!) only thing is I'd add it to the water first. It distributes better. Great work tho pal👍👌
years ago, for the finish white coat, which was finish quality lime soaked in water over night, then mixed with gauging plaster on the mortar board. Gauging plaster is actually a plaster of paris product, and available i a slow set and a quick set version. Lots of plasterers used cream of tarter in the mix as a retarder. Just a very small amount, would be enough.
Hi bud, just wanted to ask, would you also use extra time on the second coat too or will this be ok just on first? Just was unsure as the second coat may dry faster than the first!! Thanks for the videos, you make it look so easy.
Just done a ceiling I'm not a plasterer I'm a joiner wish I'd have used this stuff I will next time I wasn't fast enough thought my arm was going to drop off
Good video Bro. I've had a couple Pack's of that in my box for about a year and half now but got the fear everytime I thought about using it. A deffo cheaper buying a pack of that instead of another spread on a big gauge 👏💪🔥
Great video again pal, interesting stuff, I’ve heard about this product before but never seen it, is it available in most builders merchants? Or is it something you get online?
Thank you Rob! I can get it from the plastering merchants I use but I struggle to find it anywhere else in Hastings. I have a link in the description if you need some. Hope this helps and thanks again for all your support! Cheers 👍
I couldn't imagine it working as well due to the rate of suction on a floated wall. It probably would help but I don't think it would give you as much time once it's applied onto the wall. Good question though, I might test it! Thanks for the support mate I appreciate it 👍
Got 37 square metre ceiling to do soon which is gonna be 1 mix of at least 3 bags and 2nd coat of 2 bag mix. How many sachets of extra time would you recommend for the 1st mix and 2nd mix or none at all for the 2nd? Love the videos they are massive help 👍
Loving your stuff and learning loads. I have always used a thinner mix on the 2nd coat, this way even if it doesn't go off as quick the second coat will be thicker, would you recommend this for a beginner like me. I was looking at the retarder because during the really hot weather the 1st coat has picked up really quickly recently. Cheers by the way.
Yeah definitely but make sure it's not too thin - you still need a decent thickness on the second coat so make sure it has a little substance. Yeah, Extratime definitely helps in the summer mate. My mix's have been setting rapid ha!
I'm a joiner by trade, but I've done a hell of a lot of plastering over the years as part of kitchen fits etc. I get a decent 2-coat finish but in no way would I regard myself as a 'proper' plasterer. I was gobsmacked at watching you do the walls, internals and ceiling all in one hit. I've only ever attempted ceilings first, then opposing walls, then infills round window reveals and so on, letting each section firm up solid before moving on with the next bit, and with a paintbrush line of PVA on the new opposite solid corner to stop it from sucking out. I have absolutely no idea how you get a sharp internal without letting the other wall go off first. What's the secret? How the hell do you get it sharp without getting snots or trowel marks all over the other wet wall? PS - I use Extratime regularly now, it stops me from panicking when I'm doing big ceilings .......
Haha thank you for your kind words mate but it's just like anything. It's just practice my friend. I do a bit of carpentry but I could never cute timber to the precision you do - I think your trade is 10x harder. I really respect a good joiner! Well done for doing the Plastering you do by the way. Respect and thanks for commenting mate 👍
Hi i am going to use this I’m working on my own and I have a big wall to do down the stairs (awkward) so it’s going to work, 1 ? Why do you work out of a bucket? And not a spot board??? Curious?
It's good stuff mate! I've always just find it that way mate and I do not mixes so it'd be hard lifting it to the board. I'm scared of doing my back in!
Hi mate wow I used extra time today what magic amazing stuff thank you for introducing a new product to to an old timer I will definitely use it in future thanks mate 👍
Why am I just learning about this now? 😳 Wish I knew about this on that bastard ceiling yesterday. 😂 Did you use the same mix for the second coat? Do you normally do that? Is it ok to do that?
IMHO - DO NOT USE EXTRATIME. twice now I've pre-mixed 1 packet in water per 25kg bag of multifinish as per instructions. Both times its ruined the job. Dries with a crazed pattern of cracking. Read Amazon reviews and same thing has happened to others. A lot more positive reviews, but is it worth the risk of ruining your hard work?
gman hgh decent size teaspoon to a bag I have used and works fine can’t u to much as plaster becomes brital wen drying and will shrink back so u will get hairlines .
@@PlasteringForBeginners Please do a vid on tryin out cream of tartar?? Even if it aint that good ; I dont know if it is or not Would b good to know tho Many thanx for ur good vids btw
It does work I've only used it once had 45sqm ceiling to do on a re-skim wasn't even my job I was helping a fellow plasterer out and he couldn't make it to job or what not so I went there and he bonded out all the low spots and hollows that's when I thought I'll try this extra time I just used it for the first coat it saved me about 35 mins in time which I needed to be fair cause it had just started to pull in when I cleaned out the bucket I had a right arm like Popeye after the job just wish the other guy actually turned up to do the job as I was there to help him get it on and paid,also I do think wickes are selling extra time aswell as the half time stuff aswell which could be good for small jobs I've not used that stuff yet though, top job by the way and great narration on all your vids been doing it 16 years but always good to see how other plasterer go about there work
Hi mate! That sounds like a nightmare - it's a shame he couldn't help you mate but at least you used the Extratime! Thank you for the support mate I really appreciate it. Glad you're enjoying the videos and it's Great to hear from a fellow spread 👍
Wouldn’t buy this stuff it’s to expensive. Iv been a plasterer now for 10 years , if I’m doing a big mix like 6 or 7 bags I’ll use cream of tartar it works just as good trust me. Only thing is I can only get dr oetker cream of tartar now. Hope this helps 👍🏼
I've just plastered a bedroom with this extra time and it was the least stressful plastering I've done it's worth it for the right mentality. Also I found I didn't need as much water when mixing up a 25kg bag I managed to get it down to 10.5 litres compared to Blaine's recommended 12.5 litres my first mix just kept sliding off my trowel and the float maybe the plaster manufacturer has altered something. A big up to blaine and his advice and recommendations for anything to do with plastering I'm slowly doing up the whole house thanks to him 👍
I work on my own and have used it quite a few times over the last couple of years.
It's ideal for large ceilings and huge stair walls that you tend to get in old houses 👍
Trade tips for you all from DR Building Solutions from south Yorkshire cream of tartar is old school same as adding a bit of liquid brick dye in the PVA glue when your prepping the walls and ceiling you know where you've been then it's easy to see with the liquid brick dying it and when you got smooth walls or ceiling or just need a key back ground for the plaster buy SBR and a bag of silica sand put it in a big painter bucket mix it together and then roll it on with a 1/4 to 3/8 nap paint roller depends on the background great video keep them up all the best pal by the way i am old school plasterer and I now use refina plaziflex and speedskims and a 54 volt DeWalt plaster mixer just shows you how things have change and are so much easier and faster
Thanks for the tips mate - I like the one with SBR and silica! I'll be using that, much appreciated! It's good to hear from old school plasterers but at least your life is a bit easier now 😂 Thanks for the support and thank you for the advise!
Great video on extra time cheers will give it a go as iam a rookie plasterer I need extra time ideal !!!
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Nice vid, we don’t do much plaster over here in the states It’s nearly impossible to find retarder but even harder to find someone who knows how to work with it. I got my hands on gold bonds version and using it with USG Diamond which sets up pretty quick and always gives me hell. About to give it a shot wish me luck
Great video mate 👍🏻 Never even knew this product existed until now.
I'm still quite new to plastering so I could have done with this a couple of months back when I attempted a massive ceiling by myself lol
Haha yeah it always helps but at least you can use it for the future pal!
I normally use cream of tar tar. But this looks better and much more consistent. 👌🏾 thanks for the insight. Keep it up mate
Hi mate! Yeah I've heard that works actually - I'll have to try it! Thanks for the support pal 👍
I've always mixed the extra time in water then add the plaster to that mixed water. I find it makes it creamy and does give you about 30 mins extra. Great for big hits. Used it all through summer of 2022 because of the heat and worked a treat. Can get used to using it real quick. Don't use on small areas tho as your be waiting all day lol.
I use cream of tartar. Does the same thing only cheeper and you can just go to tesco for it (other supermarkets are available!) only thing is I'd add it to the water first. It distributes better. Great work tho pal👍👌
I have heard this but I'm yet to try it it! I might get a video sorted soon. Thanks for the support and thanks for watching 👍
years ago, for the finish white coat, which was finish quality lime soaked in water over night, then mixed with gauging plaster on the mortar board. Gauging plaster is actually a plaster of paris product, and available i a slow set and a quick set version.
Lots of plasterers used cream of tarter in the mix as a retarder. Just a very small amount, would be enough.
I have found the extra time a god send especially on large areas
Hi bud, just wanted to ask, would you also use extra time on the second coat too or will this be ok just on first? Just was unsure as the second coat may dry faster than the first!! Thanks for the videos, you make it look so easy.
You probably should mate - you’d need the same amount of time to do the second coat so I’d shove it 👍
Have you not tried creme of tara? Does exactly the same for a fraction of the price. I use 2 30g sachets to a bag and it works a treat 👌
Sorry 2sachets out of 30g box.
I've heard that mate - I'll definately give it a go. Cheers pal 👍
Hey mate does it really work as good with no effects on the finish curious to know
Thanks
Wish I’d known about this yesterday 🤪👍
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Good job specaily all in one hit
Thank you Lee I really appreciate that mate!
Great finish thanks for the tip I will be using this ion my next job
Cheers matey 👍
Just done a ceiling I'm not a plasterer I'm a joiner wish I'd have used this stuff I will next time I wasn't fast enough thought my arm was going to drop off
Haha is good stuff and it saves the burn. You know me my friend! Thanks for watching my friend, all the best!
I noticed you put this in the plaster mix and not as instructions say in the water does it make any difference
Good video Bro. I've had a couple Pack's of that in my box for about a year and half now but got the fear everytime I thought about using it. A deffo cheaper buying a pack of that instead of another spread on a big gauge 👏💪🔥
Haha yeah I must admit is dubious but it's works a treat mate! Deffo cheaper than another plasterer 👍
Hi mate I normally sponge float around 45/50min, what would u recommend using the extra time bud
Great video mate. Have applied to college for level 1 plastering course. Then following on to level 2. How tall are you as you look quite small
Great job mate! Ha very random question (and slightly offensive lol ;) but I am quite small. Im 5ft 7 inches pal.
@@PlasteringForBeginners it was a question because im 5'6-'7 abd was wondering whether your height ever effects you on the job?
Awww ok mate! No it's never affected me pal - you'll be fine 👍
@@Aaronthemanthemyththelegend im 5.6 mate and uve been smashing it for years dont forget the taller you are the further you have to bend down 🤣🤣
@@Cluedup2399 cheers mate. Ill take that into mind. Any ideas on how to get an apprenticeship anywhere or who to ask for one?
Great video again pal, interesting stuff, I’ve heard about this product before but never seen it, is it available in most builders merchants? Or is it something you get online?
Thank you Rob! I can get it from the plastering merchants I use but I struggle to find it anywhere else in Hastings. I have a link in the description if you need some. Hope this helps and thanks again for all your support! Cheers 👍
Wow! This really is a game changer.
It is pal!!
Yeah this stuff is great. And half time. Brilliant inventions
Hi mate, does retarder can cause hairline cracks in stud wall and ceiling?
Does extra time have a use by date? Or will it last until it's used?
Works well looks very good. How many metres did you manage to do with that 2 1/2 bag mix. ?
Cheers for all the advice 👍
Yeah it's good stuff mate - I'm not actually sure to be honest. I didn't measure, sorry!
Do you know if this still works when you’re skimming over a floated wall as you know how it likes to suck in? Top video 👍
I couldn't imagine it working as well due to the rate of suction on a floated wall. It probably would help but I don't think it would give you as much time once it's applied onto the wall. Good question though, I might test it! Thanks for the support mate I appreciate it 👍
Hi Blaine great video. Did you 2nd coat with the same mix.. or mix fresh up
I second coated with the same mix in this vid pal 👍
Got 37 square metre ceiling to do soon which is gonna be 1 mix of at least 3 bags and 2nd coat of 2 bag mix. How many sachets of extra time would you recommend for the 1st mix and 2nd mix or none at all for the 2nd? Love the videos they are massive help 👍
Hi mate! It's roughly 1 sachet per bag of plaster pal 💪
@@PlasteringForBeginners 👍would you just add it to you 1st coat then not the 2and coat?
Lovely review there fella. Didn't even know this sort of things existed! Im not a pro but this will help me out when i need to get the trowel out!
Thanks mate I really appreciate that. Its good stuff - give it a go because it works well. Thanks again, I appreciate the support 👍
Plastering For Beginners Definitely will be giving this a go cheers. Have you tried this in hot weather? Also does it work on render mix?
It works in the heat but bit sure about render mate - that's something I've never tried 👍
Good video mate I always have a few packs in the van. Have you tried half time by any chance?
Hello mate! Thanks for the support. I haven't actually but that will be next up 👍
thank you great video ........ extra time its good ...for big jobs
Not a problem pal!
Hello sir I'm you bug fan
Can you please make a video on k rend I mean special exterior plaster please
Thank you and I'll look into it pal 😊
Loving your stuff and learning loads. I have always used a thinner mix on the 2nd coat, this way even if it doesn't go off as quick the second coat will be thicker, would you recommend this for a beginner like me. I was looking at the retarder because during the really hot weather the 1st coat has picked up really quickly recently. Cheers by the way.
Yeah definitely but make sure it's not too thin - you still need a decent thickness on the second coat so make sure it has a little substance. Yeah, Extratime definitely helps in the summer mate. My mix's have been setting rapid ha!
I'm a joiner by trade, but I've done a hell of a lot of plastering over the years as part of kitchen fits etc. I get a decent 2-coat finish but in no way would I regard myself as a 'proper' plasterer. I was gobsmacked at watching you do the walls, internals and ceiling all in one hit. I've only ever attempted ceilings first, then opposing walls, then infills round window reveals and so on, letting each section firm up solid before moving on with the next bit, and with a paintbrush line of PVA on the new opposite solid corner to stop it from sucking out. I have absolutely no idea how you get a sharp internal without letting the other wall go off first. What's the secret? How the hell do you get it sharp without getting snots or trowel marks all over the other wet wall? PS - I use Extratime regularly now, it stops me from panicking when I'm doing big ceilings .......
Haha thank you for your kind words mate but it's just like anything. It's just practice my friend. I do a bit of carpentry but I could never cute timber to the precision you do - I think your trade is 10x harder. I really respect a good joiner! Well done for doing the Plastering you do by the way. Respect and thanks for commenting mate 👍
Corner Trowel's are crucial at the beginning and Extratime is the bees knees 👍
@@PlasteringForBeginners And thank you too!! We're not known as the 'king of trades' for no reason :) All the best mate.
Haha that's it mate! Good luck with your plastering and have a good weekend pal!
I've never had blister on p/border ??????????????!!!
Hi i am going to use this I’m working on my own and I have a big wall to do down the stairs (awkward) so it’s going to work, 1 ? Why do you work out of a bucket? And not a spot board??? Curious?
It's good stuff mate! I've always just find it that way mate and I do not mixes so it'd be hard lifting it to the board. I'm scared of doing my back in!
@@PlasteringForBeginners yes yes I’ve adopted the same method after years of using a spot board you do have a lot more room to work 👍
Hi mate wow I used extra time today what magic amazing stuff thank you for introducing a new product to to an old timer I will definitely use it in future thanks mate 👍
Good work I like it
Cheers matey!
Always add to water m8....but crackin job there
Cheers mate
Why am I just learning about this now? 😳 Wish I knew about this on that bastard ceiling yesterday. 😂
Did you use the same mix for the second coat? Do you normally do that? Is it ok to do that?
Haha I thought that when I found out 😂
You can use the same mix of mix a separate batch with a sachet in each. Depends how big the ceiling is pal 👍
Wer to you buy it please
You can buy this from most building merchants now pal 👍
Mix with the water before u knock the gear up 👍🏻mixes with all the gear
To true good to give things a try out cheers for the upload 👍
Not a problem mate - thanks for the continuous support pal!
IMHO - DO NOT USE EXTRATIME. twice now I've pre-mixed 1 packet in water per 25kg bag of multifinish as per instructions. Both times its ruined the job. Dries with a crazed pattern of cracking. Read Amazon reviews and same thing has happened to others. A lot more positive reviews, but is it worth the risk of ruining your hard work?
I use it, but you used it wrong. You don’t add it to the mix, you whisk it into clean water first, before you add the plaster.
Where are you based?
Hastings mate 👍
2 spoon fulls of tartar for a bag works just as good and is cheaper big pot £10 last for ages .
Brilliant thanks for the heads up mate. I really appreciate that! Cheers
When u say 2 spoon fulls is that tea spoon or table spoon pal cheers
gman hgh decent size teaspoon to a bag I have used and works fine can’t u to much as plaster becomes brital wen drying and will shrink back so u will get hairlines .
@@harryjohnston9425 ok pal thanks for reply 👍👍
@@PlasteringForBeginners Please do a vid on tryin out cream of tartar?? Even if it aint that good ; I dont know if it is or not Would b good to know tho Many thanx for ur good vids btw
It does work I've only used it once had 45sqm ceiling to do on a re-skim wasn't even my job I was helping a fellow plasterer out and he couldn't make it to job or what not so I went there and he bonded out all the low spots and hollows that's when I thought I'll try this extra time I just used it for the first coat it saved me about 35 mins in time which I needed to be fair cause it had just started to pull in when I cleaned out the bucket I had a right arm like Popeye after the job just wish the other guy actually turned up to do the job as I was there to help him get it on and paid,also I do think wickes are selling extra time aswell as the half time stuff aswell which could be good for small jobs I've not used that stuff yet though, top job by the way and great narration on all your vids been doing it 16 years but always good to see how other plasterer go about there work
Hi mate! That sounds like a nightmare - it's a shame he couldn't help you mate but at least you used the Extratime! Thank you for the support mate I really appreciate it. Glad you're enjoying the videos and it's Great to hear from a fellow spread 👍
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no way you can get 2 bags in bucket like that
50L Refina Bucket mate. Try it for yourself - they’re the best!
Wouldn’t buy this stuff it’s to expensive. Iv been a plasterer now for 10 years , if I’m doing a big mix like 6 or 7 bags I’ll use cream of tartar it works just as good trust me. Only thing is I can only get dr oetker cream of tartar now. Hope this helps 👍🏼