PLASTERING can be a Nightmare
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- čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
- Here's an insight into what happens on a weekly basis when your a self employed tradesman.
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Me mum and dad had their garage rendered in the winter a few years ago and it started crumbling and falling off in the summer. I don't live with them so I have no idea who the plasterer was but fair play to him he went back and fixed it at his own cost. Professional pride innit.
A wise man once said “don’t let other people’s problems become yours”. Easier said than done. Great video, good to see it happens to all of us and probably good for customers to see an honest account of what goes on. Keep it up.
Put a little bit of copper grease on the thread of the whisk before you assemble it so it comes off easy in the future.
Should write a self-help book for self employed tradesmen. Like what most comments say below your work ethic and enthusiasm is infectious.
I'm a self employed painter and decorator and give in on private jobs as it was sheer madness , not saying site work isn't but that's the contract manager's problems 90% of time.
Keep them videos coming and hope you and family have a good one this Xmas and New year.
I do only outdoor stucco and cement restoration. And for the reasons you brought up, I've never figured out how to keep a schedule more then this week and some of next. So for years now with 30+ jobs at all times, I just keep a list like you mentioned... Also like you said I work 5 days a week but mainly schedule 4 days and fill in something small as needed (usually start booking Tues in case I need Mon to finish up something). Your spot on! Hearing it from you was refreshing so I thought I'd share too.
Thanks mate. I thought there would be others that must work like this too 🤣
Brilliant informative video Kirk, a superb idea for the customers to see what we're up against! An idea for protecting brickwork; tape to mask off then knife it once the plaster's dry. I'm a decorator and have to do that a lot, especially with high-end carpentry where I'm finishing right up to waxed timber or other sensitive surfaces in tight spaces. I'm loving the channel buddy! 👍🏼
I’m a bricky apprentice and I’m exactly the same as Nate with the way he organises tools and the van. It looks like madness but there’s a system and I know where everything is. The only problem is when I’m in college all the other lads struggle to figure out my system back at the job and are ringing me up asking where stuff is😬😂
Kirk I have the dewalt aswell as the megamixer 110v, they have the Refina quick release on them , great for swapping paddles around , check it out , well worth it , I have a small paddle for tiny mix’s , game changer, change paddles in 2 seconds , literally
Also on brickwork , and oak I use aluminium foil tape , few quid fro screwf@@ , foil tape another game changer
Mate if I was the lads age and got a job with you as apperntice I would have been sooo happy mate you are a chilled out boss and a nice guy with lots of valuble knowhow to pass on, this is great and love the channel as you let us into the inner goings on of a self employed plasterer, keep it up mate this info is invaluble. cheers (Project Manager Ryan).
We deal with the same rigmarole here in Florida,heat more heat in the summer thunderstorms and shite not ready and last minute crap
Feel the pain mate👍
Makes me feel better knowing its not just me 🤣
Rigmarole that’s a Lincolnshire word lol
that little patio ceiling turned out really neat, good job Kirk
Thanks man, I always appreciate your comments
Love the enthusiasm and it's great viewing as I laboured for my pal for years and took everything in. I would look at the wall or ceiling and gauge it close to exact everytime and he threw me in the deep end and gave me the 3rd floor of a townhouse. He said to me that he couldn't have done better himself. Great teacher and young Nathan seems to be keen. Bless you and your family this holiday season. Keep the enthusiasm and good luck with your busy future.
Ahhh mate I feel for you. What can you do? Like you say, you cannot control the weather. And the silly deadlines customers put on you. I've had it all. Christmas, when we get back from our holiday, my husband's 40th party! It's madness. Drives you into the ground. But we have to keep going mate lol
you can only do what you can do. If the owners are coming back from holiday and expect it smick. tough, my heart bleeds.
I'm with you buddy, I give up with the diary years ago. Now I basically run a queuing system with approximated dates. Sometimes I'm 6 months booked up in advance and it just becomes too overwhelming; you know the last jobs going to be at least a month behind by the time you get to it.
same here (not 6 months) but just like that..
You can only do what you can do! Can’t believe you was mixing up at 1pm 🤣
You really are THE MASTER OF THE PLASTER 🤠😎
Kirk hello am not sure of your age ,have you d😊one much traditional lime and hair plastering, I have one more year to retirement after 45 yrs plastering first 30 yrs on sites that's why both my shoulders are knackered. The last 15 lime plastering much easier on you physically lots of waiting for it to finish and pays good money Only saying this as you might want to do it later in life to make it easier on your body .we all eventually wear up part of the job. Thanks alot love watching your vids brings back good memories. Adrian.
That is so cringe, when you so anyone handling the paddle on the mixer when it's still plugged in or has a battery in a cordless mixer.
F that one.
Buy buy fingers if not you're hold hand!
Cracking little video mate. Got a little painting company and the amount of bad plasterers we a coming accross these days is getting ridiculous but man would love to turn out some of your jobs.
I feel sorry for painters, they have to suffer all the mess of previous trades + if jobs run late, it’s the tilers and painters that get put under loads of pressure.
{ HowTo Make 'Half-Time' Powder } .... They collect ALL the crap out of the bottom of plasterers splash-buckets ... Dry it out .... then put it in a Grinder - It comes OUT as 'Half-time' .... 👍🤠
Mate crazy crazy . Have all them plans and contingences in place to bounce off . Loving your humour in the face of this self enployed madness uncontrollable yet we still look to make the best of the day . More strength to you and all the self employed giving it their best 👍🏻
Always buy the Refina paddles for Dewalt mixer. Think do best paddles. 200mm paddle. 🤙 did try refina adapter for easy taking paddle on and off but it takes a lot power out the dewalt paddle. Hoping dewalt can make a new improved cordless with a bit more juice in it mixing the renders and sand cement etc.
Great vid as ever mate, reminds me why I don't do exteriors anymore😂 popping that 20 thousand soon mate💪 then you can really start growing👌😄
Cheers Eric I'm really enjoying doing youtube at the moment so it's just a fun ride. Interesting to see where it goes mate
@@Onthetrowel it is nice having a community 👍
kirk you are a top bloke you just get on with it
I still now and again try the diary but its never long before its chucked to one side and the post-it notes come back out again, it's the worst part trying to please everyone, keep smiling though Kirk
Hi just started watching your videos top stuff learning new things everyday, would love to see your opinions on nelas normal trowels not the flexis keep up the awesome work bud
The joys of the british weather aye. Keep up the good work krik
No experience for the job im a plumber but you make me want a job 😂 you are a good boss kirk, so long as the staff are paying to feed YOU!, what a good chap you are my man!
Please please fit the guard back on that grinder and wear eye protection.. its potentially life changing injuries if one of those wheels burst. Seen it happen its gruesome
“I know what you are thinking, this is not a wardrobe”. Absolutely howled out loud at that, genius comic timing. First laugh I’ve had all day and it’s twenty to ten at night! Cheers mate, always massively entertaining. This is the stuff you do really well effortlessly haha
Atleast you have plenty on tho mate
Good video again pal hope u well soon as it pinged up i was buzzing😂
Great video man, its nice to show people its not always easy making money being self employed
Decent video mate👍🏻 wait for the whining about using a grinder without a guard tho…😂
Ive used duct tape to cover brickwork jobs like that in the past and run stanley knife down it once dry . Useally keeps a nice clean line , Nice job tbere 👍👍
Get a little splash of vegetable oil in the threads mate 👍🏻
Liked the video style of this one kirk 👌
Thank you mate
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Be good practice to scrim up to or slightly onto the brickwork to stop it cracking.
You can always knife it off if go onto the brickwork more than a few mm
It's never neat like that
It will hairline anyway. And your better off not trying to stop it. A decent Mastic of some sort is better. Imop
We get it on by 11am and start scratching by 1.30pm in Spain
With the k rend what if youre scraping back after its gone off and theres low spots??? Can you back fill ?
only if it's your own house
My rule is winter time =next day rub and plan my other jobs round scraping back .
Do you ever use jointing compound with scrim for joints, or scrim only?
He's back. I hope you're doing well Kirk mate weather is a pain in the arse
It is yeah. Knackers jobs and me right out
Kirk when it's wet you must have inside jobs, cold and wet you definitely need inside work . But in the same token money is money and you have to fill the bank for them wet day's snow, freezing, And love the fun days if you can't get out of bed day's. First time for SBR for plaster very very good well impressed normally pva. The hang time was supper fabulous.
love the video 🍻🏴🏴
The joys of being self destroyed, I mean employed 😂.
you should wear a mask buddy all that dust about
Great British summer time. It's so unpredictable.
Swings and roundabouts Kirk
Just out of interest if you don’t mind me asking. How much would you charge to board and plaster that little porch ceiling?
I'll do it for £230😁
Evan the best of them get a funny mix now and then to be fair 😁👍
The thing is you might make a loss on doing small jobs but you can make it back on the bigger jobs. Put that money away for a rainy day!!!
We make plans and God laughs
Captain Kirk, love your positivity, cheers me up when a job goes ∆∆ Up 👍👏👏
Kirk remember lefty Lucy righty tighty when you are using your spanners
Has anyone every told you you resemble Tony Bellew? 😆
Definitely too many unknown quantities out there!
Same as 👏💪👊✌️
Got a job for a wrexham boy mate?
Hi mate good to see you bsck
FFS Kirk 😊 I really don't miss the plasterers life what a nightmare life it is ,40 years I had at it and it fcukd me good and proper I'm disabled now and can barely walk , in my opinion the hardest job in the world apart from battling an alien invasion , fcuk me rubbing render up at ten o clock at night 😢 folks have no idea , oh and then we don't get paid 😭 no I don't miss it matey , take care lads eat well , starvation does not make for a good job if you builders are listening 😁💪👍
get the lad a gimbal ;)
If you feel a bit down or struggling then watch one of your vids ,then you'll be ok and know life's ok😂
Were you using a flexi to lay on the plaster?👀
In the red 😂😂😂 make enough off rendering jobs not to be in the red…..
That k render is nothing but a nightmare to much hard graft its murder to put on for every 3 bags ye use ye wasting 1 with the waste off it and if it's to far gone ye fkd the mess of it is herrendus fk that silicone render now I wouldn't touch that k render now it what goes with it silicone all the way big time now
Shits and giggles kirk the joys off self employment 😂😂
I’ve had a good week mate,me transit engine blew up,broke me wife’s jeep window and me good labourer left😭😭😭
They say it comes in three’s mate
How old was the transit pal😂😂
5 year old
@@deet1558Jesus mines a 17 plate only done 40k tho ,but have heard horror stories ,change the oil every 5k ball ache😮
2 hrs work then….
Don’t forget my ceiling if ya need a fallback
You never see a poor plasterer.
or a rich one 👍
@@rbrazzyou can never get rich just from your own labour no matter how hard you work
Nathan... You've more than got a job labouring on a plasterer, you've joined a community La .