February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
How to Plaster a Wall
Learn how to skim – the basic diy skills needed for skimming a wall. 2 coats of finish plaster are applied and ‘trowelled’ to give a flat, smooth finish. This finish coat is just one aspect of plastering – if the plaster backing coat is flat, the finish coat of skim is fairly straightforward. This video is a very quick guide to the art of plastering.
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Posted by memelpinky
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
i can do it another …
i can do it another way and its easier plus i can do any color
Posted by terry4144
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
you’re over …
you’re over complicating it show people the procedure of skimming a wall, you’re showing the second coat going on when you haven’t even finished the first coat, you are confusing for beginners
Posted by gorringeman
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
you obviously just …
you obviously just went on a plastering coarse.
Posted by MatthewhurtMCS
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
@kellyfortune It is …
@kellyfortune It is not to difficult to skim, about 2 weeks of practice will enable you to reach this kind of finish i would expect, its all about speed when you’re trying to earn money in plastering.
Able skills and golden trowel have two week courses, but im not realy sure how good they are to be honest.
Regards
Posted by MatthewhurtMCS
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
@virus1972 In …
@virus1972 In England most plasterers use ‘Thistle Multi finish’ for this kind of job, and it is brown or slightly pink like in the video depending on how much water you put in it.
But when it dries it goes grey
Posted by kellyfortune
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
I really wanna …
I really wanna learn this. It ‘looks’ really easy, although im sure that it isn’t. It also looks kind of theraputic, but then im strange like that. Platerers also get paid quite well, especially here in the UK. Any courses/general advice from anyone in teh know? Am i too old at 28 to look at learning this as a potential career?
Posted by virus1972
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
Pretty much every …
Pretty much every house is plastered – a lot of Gib used internally , building is a bit slow at the moment, but that’s sure to pick up
Posted by PlasteringKing101
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
I thought all …
I thought all buildings there are timber fram ar brick. Is there much plastering over there ?
Posted by virus1972
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
No , im in new …
No , im in new zealand .. our plaster is white here also
Posted by PlasteringKing101
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
@virus1972 You must …
@virus1972 You must be from Australia then. Because when I was there there used white coat. All the plaster in uk and Ireland is this colour.
Posted by maximumant
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
Pink or brown….. …
Pink or brown…..im not fussy
Posted by manamanamaniac
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
didnt really …
didnt really mention anything about timing and wen its ready for second coat which is most important
Posted by ririshow
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
@virus1972
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@virus1972
Apparently their plaster in the uk is brownish which looks a bit odd for most of us…But then, the brits always have to do differently…that is why we like them.
Posted by virus1972
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
the color of your …
the color of your plaster in this video looks light pink .. is that an additive, or just a normal all purpose you buy?. Plaster here is bleach white
Thanks
Posted by mrheinz
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
Owh, so he wasn’t …
Owh, so he wasn’t Indian?
Posted by callumbus
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
hes english u …
hes english u idiots how does he sound like a yank ?
Posted by virus1972
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
He wasn’t a Yank .. …
He wasn’t a Yank .. He’s a Pom lol!!
Posted by gazovbolton07
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
ha a would love to …
ha a would love to see the finished result of that im suprised u yanks know how to do this skill anymore all u lot do is dry line every thing, i bet u dont know what a ‘’scratched backing coat is” or sand and cement render
Posted by MultiSpread
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
lol.
lol.
Posted by dazzyfresh
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
Hey have a look …
Hey have a look here PlasterPerfection looks like a useful site for us plasterers please get posting
Posted by snatch5fteen
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
nice, my mom just …
nice, my mom just told me to plaster her basement
now i know
Posted by er3L
February 18, 2010 @ 11:30 pm
thanks.
thanks.