How to plaster a ceiling and wall part 1

[@tonyb5469]

Nice to see a master at work, I can build walls, Lay pipes, and install electrics, but plastering is a black art.

[@feralbob1334]

Best plastering videos on youtube, very in depth and shows everything. Thanks for making these videos

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Feral Bob Thank you

[@messenger8279]

Nice to see the Proper way to plaster. Not crapy joint filling and sanding like some do. The skill level doing this can only be obtained from endless practice. Its also fair to say its bloody hard work doing a ceiling. Took me a long time to get the hang of this. Puts it puts a lot of strain on elbows and tendons.

[@messenger8279]

I remember the frustration of tying to plaster and after many many attempts I finally cracked it. I think the early problems were trying to get the first coat flat while it was wet. Wasted so much time and energy. Once the surface starts to firm up it becomes much easier to level out imperfections. I eneded up plastering a four bed 3 story house bottom to top. It had a new loft conversion and I had the challenge of plastering the curved ceiling over the stairs. Had serious tennis elbow by the end but was worth it learning a new skill.

[@Jorosscollector01]

Great vid. 25 yrs as a sparks in the UK and i still get a buzz watching plasterers plaster. Brit plasterers have gotta be the best in the world.

[@ForViewingOnly]

Excellent video! And your labourer did a good job of the filming too :)

[@TommysYardchannel]

ForViewingOnly Thank you i will make sure he gets told :)

[@retrocow]

excellent film. The experts make it look so easy but I know it isn't in practice. Thanks its a joy to watch!

[@SteveCunio]

Finally, a proper plastering video! Cheers! :-)

[@nicklloyd881]

I'm a plasterer and a bit of advice I can give is always plaster the joints of your plasterboard first. just going over the wall without going over the joints can cause the joints to show.

[@Lemon-squeezer]

I've been plastering since I was 16 so been doing it 16 years now as I'm 32 and this is a well educated video there's always another spread saying your bollocks I can put a whole room on while your on 1 wall still these are the ppl that are gunna burn out by the time there 45 your a top spread I take my time the same as you aswell and still use my 11" marshall town trowel from when I was 17 keep the vids coming diy ppl and spreads alike can learn a thing or 2

[@neptune5271]

BEST EVER DIY TUTORIAL,SPOT ON GUYS,KEEP UP THE HAM SALADS

[@jenxryan4056]

very inspiring for a beginner like me and nice to see a nice bloke doing one of these and not the usual flash idiots , many thanks

[@toddbrydges4580]

well done! Excellent technique! Plasterer myself now living Ontario Canada, Kenny B

[@AManoharan1]

Good video all 3 parts. Useful and informative. How ever you have ignored the PPE needed for this operation. When you were plastering the high level box your face was straight below the trowel. Any dropping materials and any splashes easily get in your eyes. I have no doubt you have years of experience. But people wanted to do the DIY looking at your video need more safer options. Thanking you for humorous and jovial and most of all educational video.

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Brittax M You are right Brad should of been wearing safety glasses, his a professional tradesman with many years of experience and does carry eye cleaner with him for the "just in case situations" Thanks for the feedback and please keep watching

[@darwin5921]

Lol 🙈. PPE.

[@zedman442]

That's a monster trowel my man! I'm not a pro but use a 14" one. Interesting to see how your are doing butted up wet corners in one gauge. I always do opposites as I haven't mastered that yet. Great video!

[@CuntyMcGinty]

Great vid - if you use the bead as a gauge aren't you applying 3mm on your first coat? I thought a 'slope' would be fine until you apply your second coat?

[@scotmclaren1302]

Thanks for the video mate, gotta plaster a summerhouse ceiling tomorrow, thought it would make sense to watch a video or 2 first

[@jonesconrad1]

Great videos really great demonstration showing some good details here, especially the angle to hold the trowel and direction to plaster on. I'm going to strip the artex of my hallway ceiling next week with XTex and I have a feeling it's going to need to a skim. Done a bit before but not a whole ceiling, deffo going to give a go now of watching both of these vids.

[@MarkGarth]

Thanks for showing this. Plastering is about the only thing I'm reluctant to try, as it looks like a bit of a black art. I've learned a lot from your video, so might be tempted to have a go at small areas in future.

[@TommysYardchannel]

Mark Garth I hope we can give you confidence and maybe one day you will attempted your self ;)

[@WHCreations]

great video, and some really great tips and advice! Nice one!

[@TommysYardchannel]

ITry Woodworking Keep yours eyes peeled for parts 2,3 and 4. Thank you for your support :)

[@rad6666]

Bald Builders I've boarded a ceiling with the printed side out is it ok to skim? thanks.

[@ffunky6666]

This is great. You are a great teacher.Thanks

[@TommysYardchannel]

ffunky6666 Thank you

[@ewelciagorecka3635]

The only man on you tube which it does very well,brawo

[@dasp1983]

Great job, and great tips. Thank you!

[@TommysYardchannel]

Dário P. Please Keep your eyes peeled for part 2,3 and 4 :) Thank you for your support

[@davetaylor2387]

excellent tips will be putting it to practice soon thanks for the upload!

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Dave Taylor Thank you for your continued support keep your eyes peeled for new videos coming soon

[@MrRdt1970]

Good job helps if your tall and your ceilings low I don't do it full time kills my shoulders and hand cramp and I like to do one coat due to me doing the lot on my own best if you have a mixer helping

[@jimjimskimmer1935]

BRITISH GUYS ARE THE BEST SPREADS IN THE WORLD!!!!

[@VidzMisc]

+Jimjim Skimmer their woman spread like butter

[@TheTrainstation]

The Irish ain't half bad either😆

[@VidzMisc]

lol i only saw your comment now, not wrong pal not wrong

[@Daemiex]

but they either charge twice the price and a mint job or half the price and never show up

[@TMAdventuresT7]

Well detailed review Tommy, cheers mate 👍

[@Calixo]

Been waiting too see brad plaster

[@lesmoor001]

so skilled great job

[@26raa01]

I made myself a telescopic bucket scoop for the plaster many years ago so you don't have to get up and down all the time to get the plaster out of the bucket when your working on your own it is much easier and your not wasting time getting up and down all the time better for your body to bud

[@26raa01]

i have lots of home made tools that make life much easier and faster too

[@dermitderrotentanzt2681]

Fine work !!Is the plaster dyed? Is the bath / shower suitable?

[@denboy666]

What a geezer!

[@daviddmf]

Great demo thanks! do you have to treat plasterboard with diluted pva before plastering?

[@TommysYardchannel]

+David Michael Hi David, not if the plasterboard was put up with the white side facing down, "thats the correct way". If the plasterboard is grey side down then yes a coat of PVA is needed.

[@daviddmf]

+Tommy's Yard Thanks! actually I have pink and blue showing for fire and moisture boards. Interesting how the yanks use filler between joints and then paper tape instead of just using scrim.

[@joeo1725]

The french do the same,paper scrim looks awful and always leaves a prominant rib sticking out! Uhhhgk!

[@diljit9420]

I can't handle the big trowel use only small one for the first coat hats off to this guy

[@911alps]

Wow amazing - u made that look so simple !!! I've got a garage ceiling that needs doing u wanna come round 😄

[@TheSheepfarmer01]

awesome video : ) quick question saw a video and they went over all the screws with filler, does that have to be done?

[@fro0tyl0opy87]

+TheSheepfarmer01 probably not, but it can't hurt can it.

[@TheLondonForever00]

Another great video, thanks for sharing.

[@DiSVINCENNES]

Great video

[@jaanusriiel4535]

Q: Why do you plaster over a smooth gypsum board?

[@patc6286]

The smooth gypsum board isn't exactly smooth, it has small like hooks all across it providing a key for the 1st coat. That's why no pva is needed to equalize suction.

[@BODGE71]

Ignoring the trowel lines, do you manage to get an even, flat 2mm coverage when you are laying on the plaster or during the flattening process? If it's during the flattening process how long do you leave it before flattening it?

[@TommysYardchannel]

+BODGE71 When applying the first coat its pretty even to around 2mm, give or take any dips etc in the wall / ceiling I'm plastering. Once I flatten it in the surface is is pretty flat. When the second coat goes on which is around 1mm then this is the time that I will make sure there is no hollows and completely flat with even coverage of approximately 3mm in total.

[@BODGE71]

+Tommy's Yard cheers. Love the videos and am now glued to watching you creating a new opening for some windows. Maybe you should add in the video at the beginning that planning permission may be required before creating a new opening or widening an existing opening and that the new window has to be registered either with your local council or FENSA/CERTASS. When you're fitting your restraint straps on the wall plate I'd personally drill rather than hammer drill for the screws into the blockwork to stop it fracturing.

[@TommysYardchannel]

+BODGE71 Good point on the planning or building control for the window opening. And yep all new windows will be fitted by our registered window lads. Fair point also on the drill rather than hammer drill, in this case the blocks were soft enough that the hammer didn't put any stress on the blocks so the hole we created didn't effect the remaining of the blocks.

[@jaysingo6374]

Good to see ye filling your beads out!

[@01sache]

I'm a woman decorating my room the old plaster was just crumbling off as I pulled it off the wall any tips for someone like me at home, I've filled some holes but i just want to get a clean finish ready for painting no, I'm hands on pretty easy learner pleaseeeeee!

[@TommysYardchannel]

+01sache probably best to fill and sand, try a ready mixed plaster if your feeling confident :)

[@georgitonev6726]

Friend first joints of plasterboard ignite and finally passes overall fineness should know it :)

[@slaterbreaker]

Skills. Good video!

[@kafkaian]

Great work as usual. Just out of interest, have you ever thought about using these German plastic trowels that some plasterers swear by? Thanks for your efforts, Ian

[@rakeshrajat7935]

hi yard u hv'nt told us r u plastering bathroom wall & ceiling reason I m asking my bathroom ceiling is cracked from side corners I need to change can u suggest me wht type of board i can use thn I can do plaster on it..

[@DeathWish92]

Rakesh Rajat any standard plasterboard will do in your case :)

[@HSilver341]

Can't beat the MT ,when r u back on again u lot emigrated ?👍

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Howard Reeves soon mate, were busy with facebook sketch videos at the moment, check us out there facebook.com/tommysyardjobdone/

[@perry210178]

+Tommy's Yard keep it up lads, love the comedy sketches

[@Ge0tech]

Brilliant video, top job

[@TommysYardchannel]

Chris Wilson Thank you more to come

[@jimjimskimmer1935]

We invented it. LONDON WORLDS CAPITAL FOR PLASTERING. More plastering here than anywhere in the world.

[@ikenasiotuagalu816]

So I'm new to this stuff, why didn't he tape and fill the wall and ceiling

[@anthonydoney5213]

what size trowel is that brad? 16 or 18? carbon?

[@fockyupayme]

What liquid is he putting on the brush in the beginning when he lightly brushes the tools?

[@Gantzz321]

+Javier Jimenez water

[@pvallely100]

+Javier Jimenez water

[@andrewmcnicholas4888]

water

[@willow5071]

pure H2o

[@Maghanashi]

Dihydrogen Monoxide. A common trade tool you will find in many retailers.

[@SubZero-ew8xp]

Can you plaster directly onto brickwork? The skirting board in the living room is in poor condition and needs replacing but there's no plasterboard etc - it's hollow and allows air from outside via the the air bricks to come in. No wonder the house has been feeling fucking cold.

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Luqman Ahmed You will need to apply a backing plaster first such as "Hardwall" and then the multi finish

[@Tristy1987]

+Tommy's Yard Hardwall in brick work?? 17 years you say you been doing it! 😂😂😂 Mate use bonding coat! Hard Brush any dust off the brickwork & apply a coat of Pva to stop suction!

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Tristy1987 Might be worth checking your facts before you step up to the plate and start slagging people off chap. www.british-gypsum.com/products/thistle-hardwall download the data sheet and you will see that Hardwall plaster IS SUITABLE ON BRICKWORK. Now go away your boring me....

[@stevengordon2145]

+Tommy's Yard 👍 your right bonding is low impact product where as hardwall is designed for high traffic areas! hardwall on me-density blocks. but not bonding plaster on aircerte blocks or common bricks it's not suitable use browning for aircerte bricks, as bonding will just dry out to rapidly and risk it blowing apart and falkeing off the wall. also never near DPC line or or use bonding on single skin walls/ areas prone to damp or water ingress

[@SubZero-ew8xp]

I'm a novice diyer here hence the stupid questions. Why would you PVA new plasterboard? I understand why you would PVA a surface that has been covered previously or the plasterboard is very old because it would affect the bonding, but if it's new it shouldn't surely because it's designed to be slightly porous to help develop the bond.

[@bbbk53]

interesting. what would be a relevant product name in USA?

[@luisp-i582]

Is that plaster over drywall??

[@jameshill7784]

Great,really good.

[@hitfithomegadgets4719]

please mixing meterial name and quainty and process explaine

[@EppingForest304]

nice video

[@freerunner7029]

would be nice if there wasnt a noisey background. to say its tommy yard video pretty bad vocals. nice illustration though

[@TheTrainstation]

We want to see a 5 bag ceiling tones...on the stilts! Gerrup ow dat 😆

[@colhen111]

amazing totally a great help

[@idrisadem4845]

great video tnx alot

[@johng5806]

Nice!

[@frazerpickering8143]

13min to put a 4sq m ceiling on never right

[@1gazzarobbo]

id love to be able to do this :0

[@jimjimskimmer1935]

Its all we do

[@EdisonEnglishMontess]

thats a lot of mud !!

[@hackneyboilerrepairs9410]

top man

[@Tristy1987]

Standing around all that time waiting for the gear & you don't even scrim the whole ceiling! You'll be no good on price work to slow

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Tristy1987 o my, I think you have missed the point of this video chap. Quality over speed every time, customers dont pay you to get it done fast, they want it done right

[@Tristy1987]

+Tommy's Yard quality over speed? Well when your doing it all the time quality comes first & speed comes later! By looks of this you haven't been doing it long! Whats with the 18" trowel? If this is an educational video a novice wouldn't use a trowel that size! A 14.5" stainless steel with a revena plastic trowel is a better option! You must have loads of waste you can't even get your gaging right for a poxy ceiling lol

[@TommysYardchannel]

+Tristy1987 lol, since i was 13 years old fella, worked on price for years with the old man, trust me when i say you can earn fare more doing domestic that just throwing up m2 all day on site work. Anyway, that's my opinion. As for the 18inch trowel, that's what I use, so why would I use something else ? I never mentioned in the video that this is a must have, but being that its been with me for 17 years, it's worn in and works a treat.

[@stevengordon2145]

+Tommy's Yard I've been plastering 17+ years mate, I've seen some of the unfair comments toward ya if your happy using 18" trowle then best of luck to you. just because you work a different way to others that doesn't mean your way is wrong! as long as your work is flat smooth with no tiger-stripes, clean angles on corners and ceiling lines then take a day or a week it don't matter really best of luck guys anyone thinking of picking up a trowle go for it. just take your time. and if you get it wrong just start again.. failure is all part of the learning experience!

[@nicnic578]

Guess your working on a day rate, because your that slow you could not earn more the £50 a day... been plastering for 20 years mate speed is the key. your trowel is far to big and for the size of you your reach is tiny.. more over let the professional trades men in....

[@TommysYardchannel]

+nicky magee lol, you funny chap. Keep watching fella you might learn how to be a real man one day. Plastering is like love making, take your time and do it right you house basher

[@nicnic578]

+Tommy's Yard LMHAO most small time skim heads like you say that kinda stuff, been on site once walked off never again, full of know it all's. plastering has been around for thousands of years young man. float n set hardwall board n skim dry linning coving cornice artex. sand n cement EWI colour rend tanking damp proofing screeding the lost goes on. Just to name a few, no doubt you can do them all that's why you have these fantastic Tommy's tip for the world to see. ( this time next year Rodney)

[@TommysYardchannel]

+nicky magee all ready there delboy, thanks to you watching our vids :) thanks again

[@nicnic578]

+Tommy's Yard we watch you vids at work matey were trying to catch up Tommy boy I'll upload some hav a look see what you think l....

[@TommysYardchannel]

+nicky magee cant wait, check us on facebook fella, you might like those as well facebook.com/tommysyardjobdone/