How to plaster a wall, a beginners guide. Plastering made easy for the DIY enthusiast.
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- How to plaster a wall, a beginners guide/tutorial for the DIY enthusiast. Including how to mix and apply pva, mix plaster, apply plaster, and finish plaster. I will upload a video of how to prep the wall with bonding plaster and scrim tape soon. In this video I have made the plaster slightly wetter than usual as filming the job made the task longer, and I didn't want the plaster to go hard!
#howtoplaster #beginnersplastering #plasteringtutorial #plasteringmadeeasy
For the products used in this video click here:
- Thistle multi-finish plaster - amzn.to/2RLbdFB
- 501 Universal PVA Bond (5litre) - amzn.to/382Bh5s
For the tools used in this video and my preferred plastering trowels click here:
- Marshalltown 13” part worn gold stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2Qq6TvU
- Marshalltown 14” part worn stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2SYYbqa
- OX Speedskim Spatula 900mm - amzn.to/2QXZ5AK
- Ox Speedskim Spatula 600mm - amzn.to/35AfrET
- OX Pro Ultra Flex Finishing Trowel - amzn.to/2sj9e2v
- Stanley mixing paddle - amzn.to/2FEJlxa
- Rolson Bucket Trowel - amzn.to/39PjL6J
For the United States click here:
- Marshalltown 13” part worn gold stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2Nuruxw
- Marshalltown 14” part worn stainless steel plastering trowel - amzn.to/2RkoKnj
- OX Speedskim Spatula 900mm - amzn.to/2Roq3BT
- Ox Speedskim Spatula 600mm - amzn.to/3a6LEai
- OX Pro Ultra Flex Finishing Trowel - amzn.to/2QXrxnn
- Stanley mixing paddle - amzn.to/2NwOZG1
- Rolson Bucket Trowel - amzn.to/2FTJo8y
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Love it. Needed a wall plastered and couldn't quite afford to pay a professional. I took my time and did it. Even my father was impressed!
Nice work, well done!
How much did a pro want to do 1 wall?
@@jonburrows2684 Depends on size of the wall!
How has this video got so many views. Hard to watch man's using a mop bucket for fuck sake😂
Hi Princess,
How long did you wait to flatten first coat and then to apply second coat and then to flatten/polish
Thanks
I have watched many a plastering video, and NONE have revealed these GAME CHANGING techniques of chin and tongue to master this skillset. Truly relevational!
Been a plasterer for 26 years and I always find it amazing how we all have different techniques... great video pal.
Thanks for the feedback Jason and thanks for watching!
It would be nice if you fuckers stopped filling my backboxes with skimming.
zir786 a link to the video was sent to me smart arse!!
@@zir786 Why do you think you have nothing more to learn? Even experts check in on other professionals to stay current.
Been doing it 20yrs super vid and tutorial but must stress this isn't for your average diyer,if you haven't even held a hawk and trowel leave it to the professionals 👍👍👍👍
I followed this video and ended up spreading milk all over my wall and drinking PVA.
What did the PVA taste like?
POUSE around the HOUSE I probably tasted like milk
Pmsl
LMAO
Lol.
I have always had trouble plastering but I tried poking my tongue out and now I have no problems.
Great stuff! Thanks for watching.
Joe Street plastering
Thats funny
I poke my nob out
Joe Street LMFAO
Bought the gear, watched your great tutorial, wall plastered, still working on the face expressions. Thank you!
Glad it helped! For more of my plastering videos click here - czcams.com/play/PL2-FHRIF3qm9ej6TMNeBO6mgAWv5aCB1F.html
Would appreciate a video on skimming an artexed ceiling trying to get a decent plasterer interested in this kind 0f job is proving difficult.
too much hassle just get ready made plater this is shit
I plastered a 3m x 2.5m wall using this video - I had never plastered before, and it came out great. Thank you @pouse, your videos are incredibly good and straight to the point. Keep making them please!!!
Thanks for the feedback and well done with the plastering!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE think am Gona try to attempt it too...
Hey! Did you manager to be as smooth? My plastering is so uneven :(
@@jemmaworch pretty much! You have to work fast and ensure the plaster is well mixed. As the chap in the video says, get it on, flatten as best you can - the second coat is where you really flatten it out
@@s3ans3an maybe it's bec of My kind of pop corn ceiling (I don't want to scrape it in case of asbestos) it's pretty uneven. I'll try a second layer maybe that will answer my prayers 🙏
Amazing video, but what is more impressive is how you reply to everyone! That's really nice to see. Also, after watching a multiude of videos you are the 1st person to mention not hoĺding the trowel flat to the wall, and holding at an angle.
Thanks for the feedback. I do try to reply if I can but I am a bit low these days with my various commitments. Appreciate the comment and thanks for watching!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE how much you think it would cost to plaster about 800 sq feet? Also, if you put new drywall up, do you have to put that tape over the drywall screws if you're plastering the walls?
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE am think of becoming a plaster
This is how all " how to" videos should look like. Thank you!
Loved this! No fuss, no drama, no selling, just straight to the facts!
Thanks for the feedback and check out my other DIY vids as hopefully they do the same! Thanks for watching 👍
Great video! I watched this just over a year ago and have since plastered whole rooms in my house, including ceilings, based on these principles. This vid has saved me hundreds possibly thousands of £££££££££££! thanks!
Great news John, glad to have helped. Best of luck with it all and thanks for watching! More plastering vids on my channel if you want to see some more!
Thanks to your video I have just talked my dad into plastering my old farm house instead of drywall lol !! He said drywall is quicker but I said dad I can do it and help so here we go!! Lol guess I’ll be back in a few months to show the progress we start the project in late July lol WISH ME LUCK 💜
I owe you a shout out pal. I watched your videos last year. Did a small built in wardrobe to start, it was a bit dodgy but I got the hang of it. Anyway my house *WAS* 70% artex covering the walls, so it was either pay a fortune or have a go myself. I Ended up doing most of the house and even the sister in-laws dining room and lounge too. aswell as another mates hallway.
I just wanted to say thanks for the instructions. I watched lots of videos but yours stood out as the clearest and most helpful. Top man, you got me out of a hole.
(Before anyone asks we had the artex tested and there was no asbestos before I started.)
Glad your following guidelines with asbestos. Youd be surprised how so many people go ahead and RIP it off. Especially when on an AIB ceiling/wall! I'm trying plastering for the first time so hope it goes well! Thanks for a good comment as it has inspired me to have a go.
Hi Lee Raynold, my son wants to have a go at a built in wardrobe in his room. Did you watch one vid in particular that helped you out, or a heap of them?
More plastering vids on my channel which may help!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE I'm heading into the weekend so I'll be loading some plaster viewing time into my schedule 👍👍
Woah, concise, with enough important details, quickly delivered with humour too? Smashed it mate
Thanks for the feedback Dan! 👍
I tried our plastering for many years but could never do it. After watching this video I tried sticking my tongue out as I plastered and it actually worked. I have now just plastered a full room in one day. And it's a very good finish.
Just goes to show not all plasterers are money-mad cross-eyed, sausage-roll eating Star readers with Talk Sport on 24/7. Very generous of you to give away all these tips for muggles like me with a crumbly old cottage to put straight - thanks mate.
I'm not actually a plasterer by trade, and plasterers I'm sure are faster with a better technique. I am partial to a sausage roll though. Glad the tips helped, give it a go and best of luck with it. Thanks for watching!
Absolutely brilliant. The tongue hanging out was hilarious. Top work mate.
Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it.
Thank you giving your time to assist - your advice is GOLD. Hubby is all set to have a go - I get to keep him going with cups of tea!
THANK YOU ❤
My stepdad is a Pro plasterer and i took over my brother’s job of helping him out.
Best of luck with new role!
@BEU? How much do they make
Love it! Can't wait to apply the skills I've watched too my own house, tongue out of course!
Good luck with it!
Top man at sharing his trade most plasters would never want competition by teaching others. A true master crafts man and I've worked in the building trade restoring old houses so have seen it all. What anoys me in the UK any person even with no knowledge of the building trade can leaglly call them selves a builder it's wrong. Karl (THE COFFIN MAKER).
Thanks for the feedback Karl. I'm not a plasterer by trade, just a DIY enthusiast having done a few courses and had some experience over the years in various building trades. Whilst I agree with you there are also 'qualified' people that don't seem any better. Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching.
Brilliant! Itching to have a go now, you’ve somehow made it (a little less) intimidating. I’ve a whole load of house I’ve just de-wood chipped arrrgh!
Best of luck with it!
Great descriptions of what tools are needed, how to mix things and demos doing just this. I'm going to give this ago. Thank you 👍
You're very welcome!
Have been waiting for the hubby to do this for ages! Getting the stuff and doing it myself now! It’s been 3 years!!
Good luck!!
Then he leaves you 😂
@@blank6470 as long as he does the plastering first 😂😂 I tried and failed oops
Thanks for this video. its simple straight to the point and really helpful. I'm a DIYer and this has given me the confidence to do some patch works myself (small jobs which full time plasters wont touch as they are like quarter day stuff) , sure its not got a finish like you guys but its a lot better than when I tried previously without knowledge. I like to tell myself its the Rustic look :)
Thanks for the video. Nice and clear.
4:36 "plaster going dry, panic stations" really made me chuckle.
Thanks for the feedback.
plastering is a skill and an art please leave to the experts they deserve every penny like poetry in motion :-)
Hi Murray, professional do it for a living and that's why they are paid, but there is no harm in people attempting some DIY on their own home and that is what the video is intended for. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Followed this video, plastered my wall, perfect. Thank you very much!
Great news ,thanks for watching Arthur!
I think your the most watchable person i've seen on CZcams for a long time. Maybe it's the accent, or the passion for your trade or the dry humour but I really enjoyed this video. Still not going to try to plaster myself though!
Hi Sam, thanks for the feedback, really appreciate it and I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Don't be scared give it a go! Find a small wall out of view. If you make a mess, just say it's artex! Good luck and thanks for watching!
@@afgFreeform good way to practice. Under the stairs is always good, no one will ever see it! 🤣
Just about to plaster our new cocktail bar. Never plastered before. This has been muy helpful. Hopefully no "panic stations" 😂
I hope so too!
Refreshing to find someone who speaks to the point. No padding, no bs. Thank you!
Thanks for the feedback 👍
Just plastered for the first time using your guide. Very helpful. I didn't mix the plaster wet enough for the second coat and it was really hard to polish. Otherwise, great and very helpful video. Thanks!
Nice one, well done for having a go, practice makes perfect! Good luck with it and thanks for watching!
very informative with a little humour, thanks I feel very confident to do this myself.
Hi Daniel, really glad you enjoyed the video and more importantly that you are now ready to have a go yourself, great news! Good luck with your project and thanks for watching.
You often get people making DIY videos and it's their ''first time'' and as far as I can tell, despite their 300k views, they are difficult to watch and go on a LOOOOONG time. This was done by an expert with years of experience so they make it look simple. They also give you the basics of what formula you need, tools introduced correctly and you see a finished product as they go without gaps (novice probably looking at instructions!) Great video Pouse around the house, thank you so much, I'm going of to do a less shit job than i would have before watching this video.
Hi Dermot, really appreciate the feedback although I'd have to say I am by no means an expert, just able to plaster but not as well as people that doing it every day. I'm a bit slow! However nice of you to think so. I try my best to include everything as I know how frustrating it can be to watch a video without a full explanation, although I'm sure I'm guilty of this but always open to feedback for improvements. Hope the project goes well. Let me know how you get on and thanks for watching! More plastering vids on my channel if you need them.
How to plaster an ouside 45 corner - czcams.com/video/I-VL4KWcu-c/video.html
How to install drywall corner bead/angle bead, plaster corner bead/angle bead - czcams.com/video/Jkm7TyOEaHs/video.html
How to cut plasterboard - czcams.com/video/5Fgl0MV1gLE/video.html
How to plaster a plasterboard wall - czcams.com/video/N7EEVK7CzF8/video.html
How to mix plaster - czcams.com/video/X4dyvDOe6-4/video.html
How to fit plaster bead to masonry using masonry nails - czcams.com/video/Fe7yNGHnDW4/video.html
How to fit plaster bead using plaster - czcams.com/video/L4f6Zn45xps/video.html
How to plaster a 3 sided wall - czcams.com/video/d9fhFEWhvHo/video.html
Plastering a wall is easy-peasy. I tried it a few years ago. I spent quite a lot of time, and money to purchase the materials. I thought the result was pretty decent, for a first try. My wife wasn't impressed, though. And I had to call in a professional to undo the damage. I'm sure some people are able to DIY this kind of job, but it's pretty difficult. Hats off for the professionals!!
Nice one, thats given me the confidence to give my own plastering a go instead of getting someone in. Thanks
Good for you Cliff. Best of luck with it and thanks for watching!
Im very pleased that Carl Froch has found his calling after boxing! all the best mate! Excellent video by the way, one of the best on CZcams !
Thanks very much Danny. If only I had the shape of Carl Froch!! Thanks for watching!
This comment made me laugh because I was just thinking how he looks like my husband and it's also been mentioned that my husband looks like Carl Froch too lol.
He plastered in front of 80000 at Wembley once
Danny Taylor 👍
POUSE around the HOUSE hi i had plaster done by this guy now that it's dry n iv put my first coat of paint on it has water marks showing through the paint, can you suggest how i deal with it so it don't show through my final coat.
Plasters worth every penny hard working reliable and honest
Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching.
I tried to patch some plaster in my kitchen and made a right mess of things. I found this video and the explaination and skills shown are superb. I am really please with my work thanks to you. And the lovely Welsh accent is an added bonus!
Glad to help. My accent isn't always described as lovely! Thanks for watching 👍
Great tutorials dude... With your technique and help from others I've managed to become a semi pro in just a few weeks...
Keep up the good work :-)
Great news James. Keep it up. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Great video, thank you very much! Have just plastered my first wall thanks to this video and your advice!!
Well done, keep up the good work!
i was contemplating doing a plastering course, but thought to look on youTube first, and having watched this video i am now confident to jump straight to printing off some flyers to post and calling myself a plaster, now that i know to poke my tongue out and gurn so that i look like i know what i am doing as i plaster.
Hi James, well I detect a hint of sarcasm here, but I guess you could print a load of fliers and start a business if you really want to. go free, the worlds your oyster. Thanks for watching!
I tried your gurning technique, plastering at work yesterday. Necked 2 eccies at lunch. By the end of the day you could see your face in the polished wall.
Thanks Gareth. Top man.
Great stuff, thanks for watching!
Another quality video - thank you - I used these to put in a whole new shower, tile etc. and then make good on some plaster defects - saved me a few grand! Cheers :)
Hi again. That's great news, learn new skills and save money, perfect! Glad the vids helped. Keep up the good work and good luck with your DIY projects.
Great video mate. Im from South Wales and I'm currently in College learning the 4 trades. I started my Plastering course today for the first time and it was alright. I'll definitely be watching more of your videos to educate myself. 😊
Thanks for the feedback and best of luck with your course 👍 I did plastering at Coleg Gwent pontypool. It was a good hands on course with pretty much 100% time on the trowel. Hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for the demonstration and the sticking out the tounge skill as its very important 👍🏻 laughing 🤣 😂 laughing 🤣 😂 ill remember that in training when I start me course 👍🏻I won't forget the sticking out me chin either 😉
A good gurn is very important!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE haha it sure is rock on,
Cheers mate. I know you prob get all the plasterers on talking about what you did wrong but for a guy like me this is useful to watch.
Thanks for the feedback and good luck!
Some great tips here. Thank you! Really enjoyed your presentation.
Thanks for the feedback!
Great video. I managed to do my wall first time and was a pretty decent finish for my first go. Thank you.
Good work. Best of luck and thanks for watching.
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE how do you get the swirls?
2nd day on the job..been a sparky's mate for yrs...these guys earn there money man....100%. i need some sleep !!.
The tongue sticking out thought my dad was only one haha 😄 class
It's an involuntary act, I can't help it!! Thanks for watching.
For those people out there that don't have a machine to mix YES you can still do it by hand with a gauge trowel and get your hands into the bucket to break any large lumps with your fingers .... keeping your tools clean .. dry with a paper towel and then use a tiny bit of machine oil on your trowel to slow down the rusting process that way your trowel will last longer.... types of trowels there are plastic and wooden handled one I would say get a wooden handled one as plastic can slip in the hand....
Thanks for the feedback!
Great video, really helpful. Thanks bud 👍
Really glad you found it useful. Thanks for your comments and thanks for watching.
Gonna plaster my daughter's en-suite tomorrow based on this video....here goes :) GREAT CONTENT on your channel!
Hope it went well! Thanks for watching.
Now I know the right consistency of the plaster mix and now I know the right tools to use 👏👌
Glad to help, best of luck!
Really helpful video just chose plastering for college and didn't have the first clue about it but really helpful video thanks 😊
Hi Luke, glad the videos help. You can watch my other plastering videos which may help by following the links below:
How to plaster an ouside 45 corner - czcams.com/video/I-VL4KWcu-c/video.html
How to install drywall corner bead/angle bead, plaster corner bead/angle bead - czcams.com/video/Jkm7TyOEaHs/video.html
How to cut plasterboard - czcams.com/video/5Fgl0MV1gLE/video.html
How to plaster a plasterboard wall - czcams.com/video/N7EEVK7CzF8/video.html
How to mix plaster - czcams.com/video/X4dyvDOe6-4/video.html
How to plaster a wall - czcams.com/video/LyngzAYIuZs/video.html
Good luck with your course and thanks for watching.
Thanks for sharing this lad. Great video helped me so much!
Glad it helped. Good luck with your plastering.
Did plastering for 2 years no where near a tradesman level but needing these tips for my house really helped plus I knew the basics the pva completely slipped my mind keep working brother toughest trade there is
Thanks for the comments Mark, good luck with it and thanks for watching!
My brother and I were fooling around and accidentally touched wet plaster. Thank you for this video you saved our life.
Glad to have helped!
Thank you for that, such a great video and very helpful. I might just make a mental note of you if I can't be bothered doing it myself : )
That was a good gurn! Even ya eyes were on stalks.. Double dropped and buzzing with the skimming!
Thanks so much. Going to try this tomorrow!
Best of luck 👍
Great video and one of two or three tutorials that I watched prior to plastering over a doorway I blocked up in the summer. My wife is frequently telling me that I poke my tongue out when concentrating so I knew I was in good company with your advice.
Late to the party on this comment but....keep poking that tongue out!
Thank u your video was really helpful, I am going to do plastering as my apprenticeship
Hi Paul, thanks for the feedback. Good luck with the apprenticeship!
to the point ... love it. I'm learning at the moment can you make a video about building stud walls? 😆
Glad you enjoyed the video Katy. I'll see what I can do on the stud wall, it's just having time to get all the vids done! Good luck with your projects and thanks for watching.
Brilliant video, I plastered a chimney breast today and I'm really pleased with the results! Thanks for showing all steps involved (including mixing the plaster with took ages). 😂
That's great news. Glad the vids helped you out. Good luck with your projects and thanks for watching!
I'm thinking about having a go at plastering for the first time ever🥴🥴
I've all the gear 👍 just no idea 😕
I've looked at a few videos 🤯 And nearly lost my will to live 😭
I found this to be as informative as it really needs to be.
Without dragging it out 😔
So a massive thank you from me 👍
And to find out that I'm not on my own with the facial expressions was a massive Bonas 🤣🤣
Cracking video matey keep up the good work...I'm in the middle of a kitchen fitting doing it all myself so keep em coming..cheers again 👍🏼
Hi Rick, thanks for your comments and thanks for watching.
Thanks for a great video, very clear to follow! Looking to possibly plaster our hallway as the previous owner had glossed the walls and ceiling (several times) way back in the mists of time, and there's old fashioned chunky tapes exposed as well. We've tried lining paper with zero success, so I'm wondering if its possible for plaster to stick over gloss ok? It's no longer got a high sine and has a primer layer over the top at the minute
Hi jenny, if the gloss is sanded back flat and has a course finish, you may be able to PVA over it (twice) and plaster successfully providing the paint underneath has a good bond to the wall. But I wouldn't want to guarantee it has I've never done it before. Sorry if that hasn't helped. Thanks for watching.
Great thank you! Looking forward to having a go, fingers crossed 😃
Best of luck with it. Thanks for watching!
No BS I plastered my walls with left over for and dab adhesive. Actually worked well 😂
Not sure I'd fancy doing that but it is gypsum based. Let me know what it's like to paint on!
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE paint went straight on, one side has wallpaper too.
Just try it one day.
Make it up so it looks like chocolate shake
@@TheTopD fair play but I'll stick to the plaster!
Absolutely Brilliant Fella! Great Work, Well Done!🛠
Thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
for decorating, it's best not to put too much of a shine on the wall, a matt surface holds the paint better
Thanks for the feedback Nick.
Brilliantly clear explanation. It absolutely worked for me - no gurning!!
Great stuff Peter, thanks for the feedback and thanks for watching!
Little burn adds to the quality of the finish 😅😂✌️
It's never failed me to date!
Great video - really helpful and well presented!
Thanks for the feedback, and thanks for watching.
That whole cupboard in 8 mins........ man you move faster than Neo when he realises he's the one.
Special skills! Thanks for watching.
:DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD i loooove it
Panick stations😂😂😂right!!!! I can plaster but a whole wall, confidence not there yet. Great video.
Keep at it! Thanks for watching.
@@POUSEaroundtheHOUSE I subscribed👌🏿
@@sierradonaven6591 thanks for the sub!
Looking forward to giving this a bash. The wife on the other hand isn't too keen on my DIY. Early days yet, she just needs to wait a few years until it's mastered.
Got a bit distracted, you look good. Thanks for the tips.
Only just read this comment for some reason. I'm 4 years more weathered now but thanks for the kind words all the same!!
Great vid fella, very informative.
Thanks for the comment.
Mate - you explained everything really well
Thanks for the feedback 👍
Cheers for this brilliant video... I have a living room to plaster and radiators go in in a few days and m plasterer wasn't available yesterday so I watched this video, went to B&Q, grabbed some multi finish and some bonder and had a go at plastering. The hubby tried but he couldn't get the hang of it lol, there were a lot of F bombs being dropped lol.
I'm mega proud of myself. Its flat but I wasn't able to smooth it all down because it got too dark in a house that doesn't have electricity yet so I'm gonna have to sand it a little bit.
I tell ya what! It's bloody hard work! My hat goes off to plasterers everywhere!.. I think I'll have shoulder muscles like The Hulk soon lol.
Cheers for the informative video 👍 ;)
No problem and well done for having a go. Sounds like a good job!
Good lad. Thanks
Thanks for watching Steve. Don't forget to watch my other plastering videos by clicking the following links:
How to plaster a plasterboard wall - czcams.com/video/N7EEVK7CzF8/video.html
How to plaster an ouside 45 corner - czcams.com/video/I-VL4KWcu-c/video.html
How to install drywall corner bead/angle bead, plaster corner bead/angle bead - czcams.com/video/Jkm7TyOEaHs/video.html
How to cut plasterboard - czcams.com/video/5Fgl0MV1gLE/video.html
How to mix plaster - czcams.com/video/X4dyvDOe6-4/video.html
How to plaster a wall - czcams.com/video/LyngzAYIuZs/video.html
Just a great presentation altogether: right pace, good detail, straightforward, informal but professional. Well done. Just shouldn't be that hard should it? And yet some folks, well... I subscribed.
But now I have to find some thing to get plastered.
Thanks for the kind feedback, I'm not used to it. Please tell me there's something you didn't like or I may not trust you! Maybe plaster under the stairs for the hell of it? Good luck and thanks for watching!
Best plastering video I’ve come back to a few times - nice and straightforward, lots of tips, and only 8 mins.
Diolch 🏴
We recently bought a house and to my horror when removing the wall paper it all needs plastering. We can’t afford it so I’m going to give this a go. Thanks so much for sharing.
Great tutorial!
Thanks for the feedback Stan. Good luck and thanks for watching!
Great vid keep up the good work
Thanks for the feedback Michael, glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.
Thanks. That did the job, not much swearing and most of the plaster ended up where I wanted it to be.
no faffing around thanks. never plastered before so first time for me. Off to buy my kit. Got my daughters bedroom wall to do. That video was just what I needed
Dziękuję za dobry tutorial.
Great vid. I have 1926 plaster that I'm skim coating (wall and ceiling) and some large damaged sections are drywall (gypsum wall board)...I'm confused about when to use a "bonding agent" like "plasterweld" vs. PVA vs. Water.
Looks like PVA for drywall, plasterweld for exposed plaster edge/crack & Lath, and water for generally intact areas of plaster. Then everything gets a top coat of DAP Plaster Wall Patch (Mix of 60% Lime and some Gypsum with 2 hour working time). What you think?
Hi, if patching up plaster on drywall, in the UK I would use a product called 'hardwall'. It's a filling plaster, mixed with the same method as the multifinish plaster in my video (finishing plaster). It can be applied a lot thicker to allow you to fill holes. You don't really need to apply PVA onto drywall/plasterboard as it is designed to take plaster directly onto it, but if patching up, you are likely to be going over old plaster etc, so always PVA the area to be patched up, and then apply the filling plaster (hardwall). This would apply when going over old walls that have an old plaster finish on them. The pva helps to control the absorbtion of the moisture into the wall and will prevent it drying to quickly and cracking. Then when that's gone off and smooth, go over that again with 2 coats of pva before plastering your finishing coat over the top. As for lath and lime plasters, it's best to get specialist advice as it depends on a few factors including what state the existing plaster is in. Often when plastering over or patching up old lime plaster, it will absorb moisture, and then when it dries out it cracks and can fall off giving you more problems. I hope this helps...a bit!
very useful, thank you. gave me the info on consistency of mix so I had confidence to do a patch that needed repairing. seems like practice makes perfect though
Thanks for watching another one of my videos. Glad it was useful, but as you say practice makes perfect. Start small, and work your way up from a patch, to a wall, and from a wall to a room! Good luck with all your DIY projects.
Cheers great vid, I’ll know if my wall is being done proper now ;-)
Great video !
Thanks for watching, and thanks for your comment.
No talk of timings mate. The secret to plastering
Nice video mate
Thanks for the feedback Tony and thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.
He makes it look easy
Glad you think so, many don't think that way!! Thanks for watching.
Finishing off or polishing off you can reactivate the plaster by using a large brush with water and sprinkle onto the surface gaining a bit more FAT and fill holes dips or cracks
Thanks again Glenn, all useful info for the viewers.