How to plaster a wall - a beginners guide - Plastering Guru

How to plaster a wall by Plastering Guru, a guide for beginners, DIY er’s and the enthusiast. A video showing you how to apply plaster to a wall
Plastering Guru shows you how. Ideal for the absolute beginner, DIYer or time served plasterer wanting a few tips to help work faster and more efficient.
Even an experienced plasterer may find some useful tips and tricks. It’s a tough but satisfying trade to be in and if you want to continue to work for years to come, it’s essential to work smart....not just hard
For the beginner, DIY er, or an enthusiast. A easy to follow guide to a professional finish.
Having worked in the construction trade for many many years I have professional hands on experience on external plastering and internal plastering, skimming, bonding, float and set, hardwall plaster boarding, textured rendering, pebble dash, floor screening, Venetian marbling (polish plastering) and many more.
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And remember if you're going to get plastered, get thoroughly plastered.
Until next time I wish you Happiness, Health and Wealth

[@andydyer8086]

Enjoyed this thankyou

[@johnchampion7819]

I'm fascinated by how smooth you guys can get a wall with just a trowel and a few sprays of water. I believe it's all about the feel, knowing just how much pressure to apply and holding the trowel at the right angle. My son's quite good at it, but I've never got past the stage of putting on render between 2 battens! Your work is a pleasure to watch.

[@plasteringguru572]

Hi John Champion, you are absolutely right, it just takes a bit of practice with a bit of guidance, thank you for your kind words, much appreciated 👍

[@dilligaf2386]

Wouldn't it have been better to use bonding to do your ceiling curves just a thought, good video.

[@plasteringguru572]

Thanks Roy 👍 You certainly can use bonding, and they are easier to plaster if you do bond them first but sometimes it can be more time efficient to just use multi finish, depending on the curve and what materials are available of course 👍

[@HSilver341]

Like it ,be good to see u on the finishing process that’s where mainly most people struggle on when to hit the plaster, a side view on camera trowel angles etc 👍👍👍

[@plasteringguru572]

Thank you. I think you are absolutely right there and I’m planning for more in depth videos very soon. I appreciate your comments 👍

[@philstation335]

Great job guys are u two brothers?

[@plasteringguru572]

Thanks Phil Station, very kind of you to say…..and yes we are 👍

[@petersparshot4997]

Great video bro

[@plasteringguru572]

Very kind, thank you

[@MyPaul1234567]

Thank you

[@plasteringguru572]

You are more than welcome Paulmilton1234567

[@nickweith832]

Is a base coat not needed with plasterboard with this finish coat?

[@plasteringguru572]

Thank you for your question Nick Weith. On plasterboard it’s usually just the two coats of multi finish plaster for the finish coat 👍

[@HSilver341]

Alright mate u tried the make good multi 2nd batch yet 👍

[@kieranhead9017]

Maybe silly question..would you have to pva plasterboard or any sort of adhesive?
Cheers

[@plasteringguru572]

On new clean plasterboard you don’t need to apply any PVA, however if it’s old board or dirty then, yes I would suggest PVA. 👍

[@lorrainesmith7492]

Have you ever used Knauf Goldband? I'm trying to figure out if it'll go directly onto plasterboard.

[@plasteringguru572]

Hi Lorraine Smith, I haven’t used that before but I would imagine it would go directly onto plasterboard, as long as it’s fresh clean board. Plasterboards have microscopic pores for the plastic to stick too. Might be worth mixing a small amount up and trying it on a sample piece of plasterboard 👍

[@lorrainesmith7492]

@@plasteringguru572 Thank you so much for that, I really appreciate it! The plasterboard has easyfill on bits of it, so I'll PVA those first. It's not the cleanest board, so maybe PVA over all of it would be safer. Thanks again!

[@plasteringguru572]

Lorraine Smith in that case I think you are very wise to PVA . Good luck with it 👍

[@danielsmith5581]

Might be a silly question, what is the red stuff called you put on the floor.

[@kraigjohnstone3217]

Daniel Smith carpet protection roll at a guess pal

[@plasteringguru572]

Yes, you can get carpet protection (usually clear) hardfloor protection (red and less sticky) and window protection (often blue, not always) 👍

[@BODGE71]

Did you flatten the plaster with the speedskim immediately after laying it on or did you wait for it to pick up?

[@plasteringguru572]

Hi BODGE71 thanks for your question. It was a warm day so I could flatten it straight away. I only tent to use a speed skim to flatten the first coat. I hope that helps 👍

[@adreenryan2901]

Should you have painted PVA bonding on the walls.

[@plasteringguru572]

Hi Adreen Ryan, thanks for your question. Plastering over new plaster board walls doesn’t actually need any PVA....however if the plasterboard walls are painted or really old then I definitely would PVA them. 👍

[@bladeboy2041]

@@plasteringguru572 I discovered to my panic that old plasterboard does have quite a bit of suction over time.

[@HSilver341]

What plastic r u using -a plazzi??👍

[@plasteringguru572]

Hi Hsilver dale, REFINA 💪