Beginners Guide- How To Plaster a Ceiling

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

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[@AqAq-wt6gl]

Like the way this guy is the only one who explains when to go to the next step, thanks. Going to attempt this for the first time and I think the videos are so useful

[@FlyingAndy]

Really good video. Very well explained. Turns out you have much more time then you think. I’ve been hitting the first wet trowel way too early. Thanks for the tips

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Thanks for the feedback Andy. Glad you found it helpful

[@crimsonApex89]

Thank you Alex. I've needed this info.

[@thepoisondwarf7867]

Quick, clean and neat. Luvverly job tell your mother 🤩

[@rickyrogerson8865]

A real cool guy an a good inspiration!

[@1717jono]

Great work buddy. Excellent instructions 👍🏼👍🏼

[@keithdouglas9848]

Love ur videos. Explained so well .top job!!

[@clarkey1977]

Another quality video 👍🏻

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Thanks for your feedback.

[@groundhogday37]

can you do a video on plastering a heavy patterned Artex ceiling

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

That’s in the pipeline.

[@benpatfield5471]

Great video as always 👌🏻👍🏻

[@7purple3]

Quality explanation 👍

[@davidfoley8189]

Classy bit of work.Top spread

[@charismorley8836]

Good job

[@barrybruton4577]

I'd love to use a speed skim But go nackered rotorcuff So it's a 18inch plastic ox for me Great video bud

[@phillipgregson7035]

Hi mate very nices clean plastering top job one what that make of spate steel blade on it and what size going to order one just what right one

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

The spatula/speed skim we use is this one. www.amazon.co.uk/REFINA-40in-PlaziFLEX-Skimming-Spatula/dp/B01MTG58IF/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=refina+spatula&qid=1626895387&sprefix=refina+spat&sr=8-6 Having tried many, this is out favourite.

[@marcelcurecheriu7368]

hello, very explicit video. my question is the following and it is quite simple and stupid .what materials you used and their names ?

[@nikolaostatsis8779]

How do you deal with tiger stripes mate i cant understand why they appear all the time 🤔 😕 😐

[@phillipgregson7035]

When you do your first wet trowell that with hard trowell or superflex

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Most of the time we just use a steep trowel. We try and stay away from flexible trowels mostly. Thought they have there place. That said to get the best result I wouldn’t use them before the second wet trowel. The pressure isn’t even enough when the plaster is still malleable.

[@phillipgregson7035]

@@AlexMorleyPlastering thanks will try this tips tomorrow

[@phillipgregson7035]

Hi mate try this today but sum reason plaster wos going of very fast and wos only very small bathroom ceiling see think can be my mixer has sumtimes it stiff can you over mixer that can send off quickly

[@leerolfe5332]

Great vid mate. Loving the channel and tips. Yours and Blaine's channel are superb for us as a bathroom and kitchen fitters skimming our own work. Is that Spider scrim? looks extra grey. We like the orange Fibatape as its very sticky.

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Blaines channel is the best. I have been a sub of his for years. Excellent content. The scrim tape comes from Prestige Building Supplies. They call it “silver scrim” excellent price. About £2.60 a roll I think. We have used about 200 rolls of it since switching over from pink. -no complaints with it.

[@leerolfe5332]

@@AlexMorleyPlastering Thanks for taking the time to reply mate :)

[@TheMakyato]

@@AlexMorleyPlastering what type of plaster is and what work time you have ? tnx

[@Rureal42]

When using the speeds how much of an angle do you have it at, set close to the plaster or not? Thanks

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

About 30° or so.

[@Participant616]

I find ceilings at least twice as hard as walls. Knackering on the arms too.

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Interesting comment. I quite like ceilings. Less strain on the back.

[@Bananaskin101]

Lovely ceiling, but it occurred to me no lights? 😁

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Electricians pull the lights through after.

[@stephenartt5457]

Use stilts better and quicker than kicking a crate about

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Your not wrong. Unfortunately my stilts are 18”-30” surpros. To high for this ceiling. ☹️☹️

[@Mindersonagain]

i wear noddy holders old shoes and run round like a lunatic

[@HSilver341]

Good job 👍 hats off to u for plastering in there in this heat Is that y u didn’t risk using the sponge 😅😅??

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

No not especially. I don’t always use the sponge float method. Depends what I’m feeling on the day.

[@whitefields5595]

Alex, your explanation of the sequence, touch tests and timing is first rate. However, can you tell us what is actually happening to the plaster at each stage. Is it setting, evaporating, curing, shrinking? What exactly is “fat”. What is “pulling in” The manufacturer will tell you then you can tell us. I feel that if we could know what is happening then your process steps would be more valuable.

[@horserider9578]

Excellent vid and info but you don't wear safety glasses on ceiling work have you ever had a dollop of skim go in your eye man it f%&ckin hurts .

[@Danny-ql2ep]

You’ve only coated that once and when you’re putting on instead of working around the edges pull one side out and work down the ceiling and then flatten and for your second coat put it on the opposite way.

[@clarkey1977]

He coated it twice.

[@Danny-ql2ep]

@@clarkey1977 yeah I know I rewatched it just puts his ceilings on different to me

[@LongNThickWithEase]

No internal corner scrim either, most known places to crack and you’ve not even put scrim on haha. Thaz Wank pal! I hope no one try’s ur methods

[@LongNThickWithEase]

Did you run out of scrim for ceiling? Rough as owt man. If anyone as any common sense they’ll see u didn’t scrim ur ceiling. Also look at size of gaps you’ve had to fill with drywall adhesive lol, why don’t you ask an apprentice to show you wot he learned in his first week at college

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

We used white and silver scrim on this job. The white isn’t very visible in the video. All joints and ceiling lines are taped, thank you for comment though.