Another follower of both channels. great work guys. You make it look easy...but that is years of practice for you - great tradesmen. I've got a small plastering job in Wrexham Kirk if you are at a loose end....? 🤣
Blown away by how humble Roger is. A man with all his experience, but not too proud to admit he’s not good at something and still so keen to learn from others. What a great guy.
The mashup we were all waiting for. Two top tradeys, two top blokes. As a multi trade, you know there’s always something to learn, even if you’ve been doing it for decades.
Generalists always have to learn more about specifics when doing a new job. Ppl who fail to learn won’t be any good. I work in similar way but in a whole other profession.
I run 2 businesses one Plastering and one exterior cleaning and if it wasn’t for some of the pressure washing and window cleaning guys I wouldn’t have a clue Nice to see people sharing the knowledge
@@300ree2 No if you like your knee's n shoulders. Skimming is not a massive problem but rendering on a scaffolding takes it toll on you. Your body gets use to it but your joints do not. especially if you're working for a tight arse builder and he wants 100 mile an hour all day . If you're self-employed you can choose your pace and it's easier. Moneys good but i wouldn't recommend it to my son. Building is hard on the body. I will give you one piece of advice when you get to the point you need new knees i was 52 do not have the operation using an epidural I can still remember the noise when they were sawing from my bones. sorry for the negativity
.......You two fellas are top people, I owe so much to you both. You inspire others and have great core values. Great to see you team up. Thanks to you both
Great video Roger. Many thanks to Kirk for sharing some of his trade secrets. I'll certainly be using some of the hints on my next plastering job. looks like you both had a great day. Well done.
I Ioved watching this video of two top blokes. Kirk is not only one of the best plasterers, he's one of the nicest blokes out there, so is roger. Well done both 👏👏👏👏
True tradesman kirk. Taking care for follow on trade's. Cleaning electrical boxes and cleaning the bottom of the skim for the chippy. A lot of plasterers don't give a 5hit. Great job and great teacher
As a lone woman about to embark on a full house reno on my own, these 2 are godsends! I will make mistakes but I am learning so much that I don't feel totally clueless going in. There's something I can follow to help me along. Thank you so much Roger and Kirk
Never give up! And never let any of the professionals tell you that you can't do something. Things might take you twice as long but you'll also put in twice the care and attention to detail.
Can't believe I've just spent 1 hour watching two blokes plastering a wall 🤦 I must get out more. Seriously though that was a bloody good video really enjoyable watch.
Finding Kirk's channel was the thing that made me decide that I could plaster my own house, there is no other youtuber that explains things as simply and straight forward as he does!
Been plastering on and off for six years now but listening to Kirk I learned so much more! Thanks mate for sharing skills. Trade legends format truly inspiring👍
@@Onthetrowel I 2nd that, ex-pat Northerner now in Canada. as a self-taught handyman in various skills, you are correct in that you only learn by doing. And you do it your way adding techniques from others into your method.
Henry Cooper was a left handed plasterer who used to work with his twin brother. He said it kept him in shape for fights. Look what his left hook did to his opponents.😃
Absolutely brilliant video, so much skill, knowledge and experience on display. The mutual respect between Roger & Kirk was a joy to see. As a DIYer I have only "dabbled" in plastering, but I know it is one of the hardest trades out there, but these guys made it look easy. Great finish on both walls. Respect.
Just have to say wow. In the first few seconds you told us that you don’t know enough about plastering but are now going to learn from a pro. TH-cam is full of ”experts” and as a new home owner it’s sometimes hard to spot bad handymen and bad techniques. But you are one of the few i listen to and i like when ppl are humble and ready to learn more.
Almost no internet in plastering or building. However, watched 10 minutes of this and enjoyed it. I put that down to enjoying people who know what they're doing. Thumbs up, comment, and my thanks!
I really enjoyed your lesson today and it brings back memories of my drywall experiences from my youth(age 14+). I'm 77 now and I've always wished that I had mastered the art of platering. Back in the day, of course, the backerboard was different and more complicated, at least here in the US, and because of this drywall seemed to be the best alternative. Thanks for your demeanor.
Kirk is the muts nuts. “Plastering for beginners” is also an amazing plasterer/renderer. This is a bright guy; mix that with his practical ability makes a great combination. Well done for having a go Rog. Picking up new skills like this when you’re used to doing it another way for years isn’t easy.
@@Onthetrowel There's an expression used in a lot of trades... "Use your head to save your legs" (get everything you need out of the van / stores and to the work zone in one trip, don't go back and forth all day collecting this and that, then those...) No doubt you do that, since you've also, and quite brilliantly, explained "how to use your head to save your back" by "counting dips" at about 17 minutes in... The number of times I've been told that this that or the other bit of wasted time and effort "was only a few seconds"... But it's a few seconds times thousands of instances every year... 3 seconds x 1,000 = 50 minutes... and that would just be four instances of wasting three seconds per day at work... We had an apprentice (not plastering ) on one site, to whom every day was day one... Site was remote from shops, but he arrived every day without his lunch, without a drink, and without his cigarettes... Never learned...
What a brilliant teacher! This guy should make instruction videos for everything. He’s amazing. I also loved the other guy who was learning as he makes all the mistakes I’m about to make brilliant video.
Absolute Genius. I wish I had known this when I was an impoverished "first time buyer" forced into renovating my first home. Sir, you are the Master. Thank you and best wishes.
Been watching kirk for at least a year. Been watching you for even longer Rodger. What a team up. great to watch. Already watched kirks video on this. Both brilliant.
As it always does when watching someone whose dedication and disciplined talent make a skilled task look easy, I am convinced now that I won't plaster my shoes next time. Awesome teacher. Selfless questions from the student. Masterclass in plastering and instructional video making. RIP Tyzak.
As an old decorator I find it such a joy to see someone who really has a feel for their craft working. An apprenticeship with a craftsman like this is the gold standard and all those little details. Fantastic, could watch this all day.
I worked for a building tool makers in Bradford, some plasterers would ask us to 'break in' their finishing floats, so we used a fine grit p120 linishing belt also slightly radiused the corners, then buffed to a fine polished surface on the buffing wheel which was also used for finishing foundry moulders trowels, they were impressed😎 Gaz Yorkshire.
I cant believe how skilled plasterers are, incredible to watch Kirk giving Roger some tips, hints and tricks Kirk is a real Ninja at this lark worth every penny he earns.
This is stellar content. There's a million vids with the basics for beginners. This is real useful stuff for actually getting good at it. Top stuff. Love to see more shadowing of great tradies
Nice to watch. I really enjoy plastering. I need to do some! I need some practice. When I was taught to do the job I was told to keep my thumb over the front of the trowel handle. Watching this makes me feel like plastering a wall.
Hað one plaster do my house stairs, had to replace carpet, more on floor than wall. Need this guy next house amazing view. Amazing. 2 Plaster gods, Roger is a humble, great guy. Love it.
Great video. Once you have learnt the rules and mastered the craft, then you know how to break the rules, but in the right way. Trying to explain this to a beginner or novice is very difficult.
Kirk is a true time served professional I love Roger’s enthusiasm and professionalism but there’s a reason for the “ jack of all trades “ expression.Happy to have either working for me
Noting that there are many ways to accomplish the same task and not 'the' way, helps a lot; continually re-adjusting what you do and not how you do it, leads to early-onset fatigue and rapid disillusionment in your work, particularly when you're a 'occasional user' of the trade as a general builder. It's also good to see demonstrated that items part art, part science. That's the best plastering video I've seen since the SB plastering intro vid and b'fuck, I've watched a fair few! Very many thanks, all.
So much knowledge in that room . Im not a plasterer, never plastered but im subscribed to kurt and find it interesting and he comes across as a great bloke
I love plasterer amazing guy looking after sparky, as a sparky I usually have to chase back boxes twice, once I install them and second time after plasterer. I pissed my self laughing when plasterer said “having smart apprentice stepping on your corner trowel. Amazing video.
Excellent entertainment value. Tickles me when folks watch me plastering and remark "That looks easy" so I clean off the trowel and hawk, load up the hawk with a small bit of plaster pass it to them to have a go and laugh as I see it slide off on to the floor.
Wtf we still have real men that can do jobs properly. Theres me thinking it was all fairies these days. Nice one lads. Im a plasterer by trade tho had to quit because of a serious motorcycle accident.
Roger is a great guy, we had a good laugh.
Was a pleasure to meet both Roger and Dylan 👌👍
Follow both of you, Had a go at plastering and I am completely S*** at it. Lol. Any more Heat Pump rants yet 😁😁
You're a nice guy mate I've subbed to your channel
@@Marxzy thanks mate, good to have you on board 👍😃
Follow both of you, as a bricklayer i know that the wet trades are hardest to learn. Kudos to Kurt
Another follower of both channels. great work guys. You make it look easy...but that is years of practice for you - great tradesmen. I've got a small plastering job in Wrexham Kirk if you are at a loose end....? 🤣
Two of the nicest and best you tubers demonstrating their trades. Joy to watch
Blown away by how humble Roger is. A man with all his experience, but not too proud to admit he’s not good at something and still so keen to learn from others. What a great guy.
God have us 1 mouth and 2 ears for a reason.
Brilliant video, Roger you two seem to hit it off right from the start.
I was glued to it right to the end.
Congratulations to all concerned.
Yeah, I thought the same.
Yup, he's a real good old boy. Old school. His SB vids are really informative.
Roger is old school but he’s not narrow minded. He gives the new ideas and products appropriate reviews.
The mashup we were all waiting for. Two top tradeys, two top blokes.
As a multi trade, you know there’s always something to learn, even if you’ve been doing it for decades.
Generalists always have to learn more about specifics when doing a new job. Ppl who fail to learn won’t be any good.
I work in similar way but in a whole other profession.
I run 2 businesses one Plastering and one exterior cleaning and if it wasn’t for some of the pressure washing and window cleaning guys I wouldn’t have a clue
Nice to see people sharing the knowledge
I'm a retired/semi😂 plasterer of 50+years and this is a breath of fresh air to see a young one doing how it should be done👍
Would you recommend this career realistically ?
@@300ree2 yes you will never be out of work 👍most people will try
diy but seldom attempt plastering.
Yes even Roger has tried to plaster but he still can't do it,he really is a plasterer but he is trapped in a plumbers body,
@@300ree2
No if you like your knee's n shoulders.
Skimming is not a massive problem but rendering on a scaffolding takes it toll on you.
Your body gets use to it but your joints do not.
especially if you're working for a tight arse builder and he wants 100 mile an hour all day .
If you're self-employed you can choose your pace and it's easier.
Moneys good but i wouldn't recommend it to my son.
Building is hard on the body.
I will give you one piece of advice when you get to the point you need new knees i was 52 do not have the operation using an epidural
I can still remember the noise when they were sawing from my bones. sorry for the negativity
Just a quick mention for the cameraman/ editor, brilliant job keeping up with Kirk and being in the right place at the right time!
What an expert plasterer this guy is.
Rogers perfect comedic timing with dropping the plaster.
Ive been plastering 52 years. Thats how we were taught proper 😊
.......You two fellas are top people, I owe so much to you both. You inspire others and have great core values. Great to see you team up. Thanks to you both
Very nice comment, cheers mate
Great video Roger. Many thanks to Kirk for sharing some of his trade secrets. I'll certainly be using some of the hints on my next plastering job. looks like you both had a great day. Well done.
I Ioved watching this video of two top blokes. Kirk is not only one of the best plasterers, he's one of the nicest blokes out there, so is roger.
Well done both 👏👏👏👏
Roger's first dollop hitting the floor had me laughing. That is real life.
It is a pleasure to watch.
I've watched Kirk for a long time, always a happy guy with a great smile, I think anyone in the building
trade would love to work with him!!!
So good to see Kirk on the channel, legend!
True tradesman kirk. Taking care for follow on trade's. Cleaning electrical boxes and cleaning the bottom of the skim for the chippy. A lot of plasterers don't give a 5hit. Great job and great teacher
As a lone woman about to embark on a full house reno on my own, these 2 are godsends! I will make mistakes but I am learning so much that I don't feel totally clueless going in. There's something I can follow to help me along. Thank you so much Roger and Kirk
Our pleasure, it is nice to know that you are encouraged.
Never give up! And never let any of the professionals tell you that you can't do something. Things might take you twice as long but you'll also put in twice the care and attention to detail.
Roger & Kirk
Kirk is brilliant
Kirk is such a natural presenter.....great teaching video guys :-)
Can't believe I've just spent 1 hour watching two blokes plastering a wall 🤦 I must get out more. Seriously though that was a bloody good video really enjoyable watch.
Finding Kirk's channel was the thing that made me decide that I could plaster my own house, there is no other youtuber that explains things as simply and straight forward as he does!
you are not wrong
Gentlemen, thank you from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I've been in construction for 25 years and old-school fellas are rare. 🙏
Absolute pleasure to watch two top tradesmen who encourage others.Thank yoy
This was the duo we didn’t know we needed…….👏🏼
Been plastering on and off for six years now but listening to Kirk I learned so much more! Thanks mate for sharing skills. Trade legends format truly inspiring👍
A TH-cam plasterer that knows what he's talking about. Carbon steel. Trowel size and arm wear. Respect
I’m from over in Chicago and this plastering “geezer”is a top bloke 💪….love my fellow Brits, fantastic tradesmen
Thank you
@@Onthetrowel I 2nd that, ex-pat Northerner now in Canada. as a self-taught handyman in various skills, you are correct in that you only learn by doing. And you do it your way adding techniques from others into your method.
I love this lad. I also get the sense he could kill me with one punch.
you are not wrong but for all that he has an incredible warmth that also come across on camera 100% genuine
Henry Cooper was a left handed plasterer who used to work with his twin brother.
He said it kept him in shape for fights. Look what his left hook did to his opponents.😃
Couple of legends!
Mad to see how easy a good plasterer makes it look. Good skills, great attitude.
Absolutely brilliant video, so much skill, knowledge and experience on display. The mutual respect between Roger & Kirk was a joy to see. As a DIYer I have only "dabbled" in plastering, but I know it is one of the hardest trades out there, but these guys made it look easy. Great finish on both walls. Respect.
It’s like Ronaldo and Messi playing for the same team. Brilliant to watch. 2 legends of the game. 👍
Great video. Not easy to find 1-hour video on anything that will keep you informed and entertained like this one.
Still the best crossover on youtube!
Good to see a plasterer on top of his game.
Just have to say wow. In the first few seconds you told us that you don’t know enough about plastering but are now going to learn from a pro.
TH-cam is full of ”experts” and as a new home owner it’s sometimes hard to spot bad handymen and bad techniques. But you are one of the few i listen to and i like when ppl are humble and ready to learn more.
love both channel
As an electrical worker this bloke must be the only plasterer ( in the country ) who doesn't fill the back boxes with plaster
you think it's just your country? oh boy . th-cam.com/video/Tpt-Z23f8P8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=5VSDzSzZ8Z5mfvoD&t=202
Grow up. I know plenty that clean them out.
@@hangslowthat's his experience don't deny him that
what a pleasure to watch 🙂
Almost no internet in plastering or building. However, watched 10 minutes of this and enjoyed it. I put that down to enjoying people who know what they're doing. Thumbs up, comment, and my thanks!
That Kirk seems a nice chap. It's nice to know these people are still out there.
Thankyou 😊
Definitely
He has the knowledge and happy to pass it on which is rare nowadays
Great video chaps, good to watch Kirk showing his skills.
🙌🏻
Kirk is brilliant! So generous to his viewers. Loved the dot n dab explanation.
What fun to watch…this guy knows his stuff!
I really enjoyed your lesson today and it brings back memories of my drywall experiences from my youth(age 14+). I'm 77 now and I've always wished that I had mastered the art of platering. Back in the day, of course, the backerboard was different and more complicated, at least here in the US, and because of this drywall seemed to be the best alternative. Thanks for your demeanor.
Kirk is the muts nuts. “Plastering for beginners” is also an amazing plasterer/renderer.
This is a bright guy; mix that with his practical ability makes a great combination.
Well done for having a go Rog. Picking up new skills like this when you’re used to doing it another way for years isn’t easy.
Dead set one of the best vids on this channel. That Kirk fella has a natural talent for teaching. Brilliant watch. 👍
I like Kirk, thinking man’s plasterer if there ever was one
I'll take that... cheers pal😊
@@Onthetrowel There's an expression used in a lot of trades... "Use your head to save your legs" (get everything you need out of the van / stores and to the work zone in one trip, don't go back and forth all day collecting this and that, then those...) No doubt you do that, since you've also, and quite brilliantly, explained "how to use your head to save your back" by "counting dips" at about 17 minutes in... The number of times I've been told that this that or the other bit of wasted time and effort "was only a few seconds"... But it's a few seconds times thousands of instances every year... 3 seconds x 1,000 = 50 minutes... and that would just be four instances of wasting three seconds per day at work...
We had an apprentice (not plastering ) on one site, to whom every day was day one... Site was remote from shops, but he arrived every day without his lunch, without a drink, and without his cigarettes... Never learned...
Kirk's a good bloke. Glad to see you guys together
fantastic video! Kirk you are an ace teacher! Thank you!
Cheers mate
What a brilliant teacher! This guy should make instruction videos for everything. He’s amazing. I also loved the other guy who was learning as he makes all the mistakes I’m about to make brilliant video.
Absolute Genius. I wish I had known this when I was an impoverished "first time buyer" forced into renovating my first home. Sir, you are the Master. Thank you and best wishes.
Thank you, best plastering video out there.
Really enjoyed that, only problem could only give one thumbs up...
It’s great to watch a master at his trade. A virtuoso performance.
This was brilliant well done lads
Yes this IS the best plastering lesson ever, your literally giving aways diamonds there! free!!!😮
Fantastic 👍👏👌
Hes one of our own, hes one of our own, kirk Johnstone hes one of our own
What a great authentic video
Been watching kirk for at least a year. Been watching you for even longer Rodger. What a team up. great to watch. Already watched kirks video on this. Both brilliant.
As it always does when watching someone whose dedication and disciplined talent make a skilled task look easy, I am convinced now that I won't plaster my shoes next time. Awesome teacher. Selfless questions from the student. Masterclass in plastering and instructional video making. RIP Tyzak.
This is the reason I love TH-cam, great people giving great advice and it’s great to watch
The BEST plastering video on TH-cam
I totally agree
Absolutely brilliant love watching these gents they are brilliant 👏
Highly informative. Highly entertaining.
As an old decorator I find it such a joy to see someone who really has a feel for their craft working.
An apprenticeship with a craftsman like this is the gold standard and all those little details. Fantastic, could watch this all day.
When I was decorating I saw all sorts of skimmed walls. Great video😊👍
i love @Onthetrowel already subscribed. Welcome to Skill Builder Kirk love your work.
Cheers mate, I quite like it over here.
Great plasterer. Like his channel too when i have watched it.
Appreciate that mate thankyou
I worked for a building tool makers in Bradford, some plasterers would ask us to 'break in' their finishing floats, so we used a fine grit p120 linishing belt also slightly radiused the corners, then buffed to a fine polished surface on the buffing wheel which was also used for finishing foundry moulders trowels, they were impressed😎
Gaz Yorkshire.
You boys are excellent communicators & teachers of your crafts.
learnt more watching this video than watching about 20 others all together
Omg can't believe I have just watched an hour of plastering brilliant
True experts always seem so humble, as if they can't even remember the last time they felt they had to prove anything.
2 of my fave youtubers. Brilliant episode. Thanks guys 🙌👍
Legends the pair of them.
Worth it's weight in gold this.
Kirk is a friend of mine and he is as honest as the day is long and he was that busy even i couldn't get him to work on my house 🙄
I cant believe how skilled plasterers are, incredible to watch Kirk giving Roger some tips, hints and tricks Kirk is a real Ninja at this lark worth every penny he earns.
Brilliant to great tradesmen to watch never to old to learn something new
This is stellar content.
There's a million vids with the basics for beginners. This is real useful stuff for actually getting good at it.
Top stuff. Love to see more shadowing of great tradies
This is better than a movie. Thank you for the good lessons.
An honest plasterer and feking good at what he does
Thanks for great colab vid Roger. Hopefully I one of thousands who has gone and subscribed to Kirk's channel
Let us hope so, he will grow exponentially.
What proper likeable fella- brilliant instruction.
Cheers mate
Wow, I’m stressed looking at it , knowing the clock is ticking on the mix ..super skills
loads of time, we even stopped for some lunch
I like the efficient use of the trowel
Nice to watch. I really enjoy plastering. I need to do some! I need some practice. When I was taught to do the job I was told to keep my thumb over the front of the trowel handle. Watching this makes me feel like plastering a wall.
Huge admiration for skilled trades. And new trowels are very discouraging to a beginner.
Hað one plaster do my house stairs, had to replace carpet, more on floor than wall. Need this guy next house amazing view. Amazing. 2 Plaster gods, Roger is a humble, great guy. Love it.
Great video. Once you have learnt the rules and mastered the craft, then you know how to break the rules, but in the right way. Trying to explain this to a beginner or novice is very difficult.
Kirk is a true time served professional I love Roger’s enthusiasm and professionalism but there’s a reason for the “ jack of all trades “ expression.Happy to have either working for me
What is a true timed plasterer.
Kirk’s videos are great, definitely a master of his trade.
Noting that there are many ways to accomplish the same task and not 'the' way, helps a lot; continually re-adjusting what you do and not how you do it, leads to early-onset fatigue and rapid disillusionment in your work, particularly when you're a 'occasional user' of the trade as a general builder. It's also good to see demonstrated that items part art, part science.
That's the best plastering video I've seen since the SB plastering intro vid and b'fuck, I've watched a fair few!
Very many thanks, all.
What a nice couple of blokes and great advice
Not that I have a clue about plastering (apart from myself) but this guy comes across as the master.
So much knowledge in that room . Im not a plasterer, never plastered but im subscribed to kurt and find it interesting and he comes across as a great bloke
Cheers mate
I love plasterer amazing guy looking after sparky, as a sparky I usually have to chase back boxes twice, once I install them and second time after plasterer. I pissed my self laughing when plasterer said “having smart apprentice stepping on your corner trowel. Amazing video.
Great demonstration gents..thank you both
Excellent entertainment value. Tickles me when folks watch me plastering and remark "That looks easy" so I clean off the trowel and hawk, load up the hawk with a small bit of plaster pass it to them to have a go and laugh as I see it slide off on to the floor.
Wtf we still have real men that can do jobs properly.
Theres me thinking it was all fairies these days.
Nice one lads. Im a plasterer by trade tho had to quit because of a serious motorcycle accident.
this guy is so knowledgeable and down to earth you can tell