How to Dot and Dab Walls | Renovation Series #2

[@ryokan9120]

This is an extremely useful video for novice plasterers. Thanks very much.

[@bobbyedmondson5500]

This guy is great at his trade and also gifted at explaining/teaching.

[@mickbaker7573]

Thought u needed solid dabs on window reveals 1 for drafts 2 for fixing beads ?

[@arronnorton8457]

Excellent info got 2 bed flat to do from scratch never done dot dab or plastering before great info

[@georgeb4425]

You could attach a smaller fat max level to the straight edge saves time with double handing the straight edge and level back and forth 👍🏻

[@MarcusT86]

Fantastic video buddy. Really learned some extra tips in this one! Looking forward to the next in the series.

[@1979-v4i]

Always have your dab like a cornish pasty, not like pancakes ,and use the full width of the trowel not the end ,also solid dabs on the reveals so you can knock a bead on ,nowt worse skimming behind someone who doesn't do that

[@DeadEcho-q6h]

Thanks alex, you helped me alot especially after i left college ❤. A Truly gifted professional

[@bloggs692413]

rubber mallet is handy for tapping the straight edge aswell

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

I have seen this method used. I like it a lot. I really should buy a mallet. Would be handy.

[@peterphillips9785]

Hi Alex...thanks for the video...when is the third one in the series coming out please?

[@cryptodab3351]

Finally got a bucket cheers mate 👍

[@Sg-bi5tw]

Can you do a review of insta stick? Fixing plasterboards to walls with just foam? Would be good to see the pros and cons and if it’s better than adhesive.

[@matthewbuck1604]

Cracking video pal. Keep it up. Would love to see how you use the dewalt dri wall cutter. Had some mixed times with it 😂

[@sajhussain26]

Quick question pal...wheh you stuck those boards to the wall...i could see tiny gap at the top against the cieling ...is that normal and do i not need to fill it ?

[@geoffwhitehead3604]

Newbe question! You said you cut the reveals at 220mm, would I be right in thinking that means the biggest measurement was 200mm?

[@chriscooper2342]

Do you need to cut them a bit wider to allow for the thickness of the dab on the joining wall? Eg. If your reveals were 200mm all round would you cut them at 220mm to give a 20mm gap for the dab of the overlapping board, or is that a little ott and you just let the bead cover it?

[@kainejoyes2981]

Cracking video keep them coming 😁

[@jaythomas8572]

Great knowledge thanks mate

[@uncensored5104]

So where you were short on packing the first board, it left you short from the ceiling. What do you do about that? A sliver of board or bonding/hardwall?

[@TheNomadicTrader]

Adhesive would do it as well

[@Magnetar83]

Can I dot and dab on painted, smooth walls and on walls that have old wallpaper?

[@justinwalker5237]

No to wall paper and yeah to the above . Just maybe on smooth walls . Put a key on it , like blue grit . But if normal painted walla then you don't need to

[@ianturner8459]

Suction is a plasterers friend.

[@lewisriggs6596]

How do u deal with wooden nogins sunder window board and if there is gap what would u fil it with do u scrim of the wood or is there another thing todo

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Really you should use EML to go over timber.

[@lewisriggs6596]

Ok thanks

[@Jimduggon]

Hi, I have dot and dab the party wall in my house between the neighbours and it seems to of helped slightly with sound but I hear it’s a bad idea for noise, we have a Victorian house we are thinking of removing the dab, any thoughts in your opinion? Thanks

[@matnewton3123]

I did a lot of research on this before embarking on my own acoustic protection. You’re right, the science suggests that the voids behind the D&D plasterboard can act like a drum. Companies will hack off the boards and fit rail systems to effectively decouple the internal wall from the party wall. This can include going into the ceiling and the floor. They will also use high density matting, acoustic sealant and acoustic plasterboard which is doubled up and overlapped. The noise reduction is a massive improvement BUT it is an very expensive option. There are loads of videos about this on KZbin

[@georgeb4425]

Blue sound block board should do the job. Bit of a late reply though

[@richard01206]

Hi mate, what do you do round metal socket boxes?

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

Plasterboard cutter from dewalt.

[@richard01206]

@@AlexMorleyPlastering I mean dab wise? Do you do compete dabs all round the box?

[@stuartrudland6239]

@@richard01206 yep. Solid dabs

[@brendanosullivan3664]

What a trowel are you using Alex

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

I think the trowel used in this video was a 13” MT Carbon. Wooden Handle.

[@mattya5040]

hi alex, could you explain why you cut the board down after it goes off and not cut it to size when you fix it (kitchen). p.s. lose the beard its aging you LOL.

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

It’s a bit easier to get it accurate rather than trying to square up all 3 sides all at one time.

[@miggy1977]

To the 👁

[@callyk5678]

Just dabbing bro , come on you should know this

[@AlexMorleyPlastering]

I am aware of this. However it is also just a generic term. 👍

[@squito9474]

You're not dot and dabbing, you're just dabbing amount of people that call it dot and dabbing when its the wrong name