This Gypsum Association archival film is for historical reference only. The information contained in it is not intended as guidance for contemporary construction.
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@petekobraoutdoors73247 ай бұрын
I'm a 60 year old plaster, and it was great to see a video of the traditional ways. Besides, a few different ways of application and materials, the better plasterer in this video, was average. They didn't show him pushing any crown mouldings or doing any ceiling textures, all of which I could. The plastering trade takes on many different areas of architecture, which can take decades to master. But if you wanna learn, expect at least 2 years just to learn basics from green. Good luck finding a good teacher. They are very rare. I AM PLASTERER 1963😊
@patrickcullen27145 ай бұрын
I'm a plaster of 1898 and I'm the best
@petekobraoutdoors73245 ай бұрын
@patrickcullen2714 Well,sir, please send a picture of your fancy ceilings and hand pushed crown moldings, and we'll see how rare you are...😊
@cliveramsbotty60774 ай бұрын
i bet you could teach someone all they ever need to know about plastering in a single day. the rest is just practice.
@petekobraoutdoors73244 ай бұрын
@@cliveramsbotty6077 that's impossible,and very funny that you say that. There's too much to learn in one day let alone one week or longer..There's always something that needs to be shown, over and over.... There's not that many people that want to work that hard at learning a trade,especially when it's the hardest trade to learn... OH YA!
@davidparker96764 ай бұрын
@@cliveramsbotty6077 How old are you? I bet you could tell me all you know in less than 5 minutes and time left to spare.
@danielmay88273 жыл бұрын
The amount of labor put into the old school plaster guys work is really something to appreciate.
@chocolatecoveredgummybears Жыл бұрын
more than any zoomer nowadays, that's for sure
@robertaylor9218 Жыл бұрын
@@chocolatecoveredgummybears kind of a weird shot to take. That was 4 generations ago. I’m not intending to knock how hard the silent generation worked, or the skills they acquired and utilized. But their parents considered them to be a pampered generation, and they considered their children to be pampered.
@chocolatecoveredgummybears Жыл бұрын
@@robertaylor9218 not a weird shot at all. have you ever worked with boomers or silent generation people? their work ethic is about 10x more than millennials and zoomers, combined lol
@robertaylor9218 Жыл бұрын
@@chocolatecoveredgummybears I have. I’m in the trades. I’ve also read what generations have said about the following and it reads exactly the same “coddled, pampered, entitled, lazy brats, who don’t know how to work”. That being said, preceding generations (at least for the past 5 or 6) did have more demanding work and seemed to have better work ethic. I’ve seen millennials and zoomers bust their ass, though they are more likely to put their extra effort into side hustles. Greatest generation: worked hard when they could to survive Silent generation: worked hard to get ahead, so their kids didn’t have to Boomers: worked hard because it was expected, and they were going to be ok because of it Gen X: worked hard to catch up on an economy that was leaving them behind Millennials: worked hard to catch up and maybe get ahead, focusing on school and internships that didn’t pay off Zoomers: not sure if hard work is going to pay off, so the generation seems divided.
@israeladesanya4596 Жыл бұрын
Imagine doing it with the wooden lathe an plaster🤣 this it the easy way.
@brenyboy263 жыл бұрын
I’m a 29 y.o drywall plasterer, this was so great to watch. I’m never going to complain again about having to sheet the odd house here and there. Soooo many nails and what a beast with that hammer and nails
@brenyboy263 жыл бұрын
Chronic Thunder we use stud adhesive and about 4 screws in the biggest of sheets. This is a nail nightmare!
@markschuyler38263 жыл бұрын
@Toxic13Pain Yeah, but the old drywall nails pop out like crazy over the years. Screws will never move.
@markschuyler38263 жыл бұрын
@Toxic13Pain I guess it’s all relative. Screws seem to stay put much better than nails.
@zarron2212 жыл бұрын
The old days we used to plaster everything in and out of the houses
@brenyboy262 жыл бұрын
@@zarron221 common practice in the UK. we rarely plaster entire walls, this is otherwise known as a level 5 finish here is aus , and it costs a lot of money to do so. so most just get joints finished to level 4. i have white set entire bessa block walls, that’s as close as i have come to finishing entire internal walls.
@m3528i3 жыл бұрын
Andy was paid upfront, the other guy was hourly.
@ziggiesaquaticexotics82703 жыл бұрын
That makes no sence u mean the other way around
@TheOfficialDjProduct3 жыл бұрын
@@ziggiesaquaticexotics8270 I think he means Andy was paid hourly. The expert was paid piece rate.
@EmilSosnin2 жыл бұрын
Andy is on meth and needs to be fired
@Nino_J2 жыл бұрын
Andy was a scab
@dwightstine35243 жыл бұрын
I was in my second year plumbing apprenticeship and working in the Kentucky Governors Mansion. The tradesman doing the gypsum and the beautiful ornate ceilings were masters of their trade. I was in awe at how fast and precise they were. I can still picture it after all these years. (From the early 80’s)
@Nino_J2 жыл бұрын
What Union local?
@jaymeade98983 жыл бұрын
Narrated by Ken Carpenter of Kraft company fame. He was a familiar voice to many radio listeners, and known for shows such as The Great Gildersleeve, Command Performance, and the Kraft Music Hall.
@jaymeade98982 жыл бұрын
@@randydinglehopper62 Ken Carpenter and Harlow Wilcox were two of the most recognizable voices of this era.
@jaymeade98984 ай бұрын
Very much so! Harlow found fame with Fibber McGee and Molly, Suspense, Autolite, and many others.
@donaldshaw28203 жыл бұрын
Why don’t they put this sort of stuff on television, far better than programmes today?
@13kevifelt3 жыл бұрын
Nothing is built in the USA anymore, or maybe nobody is proud of the work they do.
@trebushett20793 жыл бұрын
If they did, it would embarrass all the un-skilled ineffective SJW dross out there today, so they won't do it. 'We can't be shown up by our ancestors, so we'll censor such material'
@lynnwood72053 жыл бұрын
They did in the 1950's. There was limited material in broadcast ready format so many industrial films were shown, and then you had, "Industry on Parade", and the public relations wing of the Department of Defense with "The Big Picture" besides all manner of public service announcements before the next showing of "I was a Communist for the FBI". "Victory at Sea" wasn't t seen so much after 1955 or so. Miss the crackling of the dust motes upon the hot vacuum tubes and the smell of ozone. Younger brothers were great for holding the rabbit ears just so so that the reception was decent.
@SilverloafCustomRazors3 жыл бұрын
Truth
@SilentServiceCode2 жыл бұрын
Because it's far worse actually
@Jesse-gv9tf3 жыл бұрын
I can't believe I watched the whole thing and I've never held plaster or a tool in my whole life.
@gorhamsmith19493 жыл бұрын
As a water restoration tech I always hate pulling plaster off old walls or ceilings watching this older than myself video gave me more respect for the old world craftsmanship of plaster. I simply cannot find a guy that can do anything with plaster nowadays.
@kristopherhasenbuhler53932 жыл бұрын
I am the only one I know who still offers this professionally in my area, All others wanna demo and start from scratch, I also perfer the look of SLEEK SANDED WOOD ONCE ITS PAINTED OVER MODERN FASCIA ANYDAY! SAME GOES FOR "DENTAL WORK" (WOODEN SOFFIT SUPPORT) AND WINDOWS THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS THAT WILL NOT MAKE IT TO THE NEXT GENERATIONS.
@robertaylor9218 Жыл бұрын
It’s a real mix. Some areas have a lot of remodeling contractors that prefer plaster, because they can be in and out in one day. Many areas have few people that know the work and understand the materials.
@davem37893 жыл бұрын
I rehabbed two houses that had this type of gypsum plaster installed. They were built in the 40’s and 50’s. No insulation was installed in the exterior walls so I removed quite a bit and was amazed at the strength. So much manual labor went into this type of system. Much more durable than today’s drywall board.
@markadkins9290 Жыл бұрын
I've been plastering for 36 years and I have done this and so much more. I love my trade and it is great to see another professional at work.
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
keep at it Mark, there are others of out here too.
@davidparker96764 ай бұрын
@@markfowler7171 Other guys named Mark?
@justinthyme72753 жыл бұрын
I renovated a 6000 sq. ft. mansion built in 1892. You don't "flip" homes like that. You apologize to the house as you strip it of it's true craftsmanship and replace it with today's garbage materials.
@Sssssssslf3 жыл бұрын
agreed. drywall, sheetrock whatever you want to call it is trash ..nothing compares to the materials used and craftsmanship of yesteryear (that's one adorable pup in your picture there, is he yours? super cute! 😍💕)
@loveislife773 жыл бұрын
Ah yes nothing like all that asbestos. It's truly a magnificent material that holds up for a lifetime and even the eventual death of those who breathed it building and disturbing the incredible craftsmanship of these walls.
@justinthyme72753 жыл бұрын
@@loveislife77 you'll never be accused of being a professional
@G1ennbeckismyher03 жыл бұрын
Modern framing techniques and materials now have to strike a balance between cost and strength. You talk about a 6000 sqft house built over a century ago. There are two errors with your logic. The first being the fact that a house of that size built during that time period must have meant that the original owner was quite wealthy and could afford craftsman finishes. Keep in mind that mass production of building materials and finishes was in its infancy during that time. Your second error piggy backs off of the first. Survivorship bias tells us that the mansion you speak of survived this long to be analyzed. Yet a more modest house from that time period, made of the conventional materials of the time is nowhere to be found for analysis. Why? Because they fell apart, or became derelict and where torn down, etc. A 6000 sqft mansion today likely made of stone exteriors, granite countertops, marble floors, etc will stand up for a long time.... but will cost a fortune.
@justinthyme72753 жыл бұрын
@@G1ennbeckismyher0 Your response amuses me as you assume to know so much. The original owner was indeed a very wealthy man. He was appointed by President Lincoln as an Indian agent and was in charge of land grants. He was a retired captain in the union army. I found countless newspaper articles when the house was built. There was a sawmill on sight, stone masons etc. It took 11 months to build at a cost of $8,500 which was substantial in 1892. It was the most famous house in Southern Minnesota. But you knew all that.
@Dollapfin3 жыл бұрын
Let me just say.... that man was an expert nailer and I’m jealous.
@fak8923 жыл бұрын
This is how my 60 year old home is done. Wall are still rock hard, corners are solid, no nail pops and no chasing dings in soft drywall mud. Nowadays we spread cake icing on joints and paint the paper, then hope nobody sneezes on it or bumps it with their backpack.
@MrMkapusta3 жыл бұрын
Shine a light down the wall of a newly boarded and finished wall! You will see every joint no matter what...level 5 is the only way to avoid this and now you are pretty much plastering the wall but with a different material. Many architects are doing level 5 now because more designs are using more lighting and bigger window designs to achieve an openness which exposes drywall joints
@theloneviking91452 жыл бұрын
Damn right! Homes built like yours 60 years ago and more , that’s when they were built with pride.
@Michael-hn5cj2 жыл бұрын
I am a home remodeler. At one job took us 3 days to get a 1940s era mudjob down to the studs. Bathroom was tiny like 4.5'x4.5' plus a shower. Lath on walls, floor, ceiling, 1.5" of plaster or mud at minimum thickness. Thing was beyond bullet proof. Still on the job have to start demo on a larger bathroom next week. Mad respect for the people that did that. I can only hope my work lasts half as long as that bathroom did.
@Chrominance874 жыл бұрын
Wow, that was amazing watching that drywaller do his work. I have a new found respect for the trade now.
@Derin_Franks_TV4 жыл бұрын
Been doing it for 35 years.Its an art
@lwilton3 жыл бұрын
Actually he was a plasterer, not a drywaller. That was "wet wall" as opposed to the current drywall.
@brettknoss4863 жыл бұрын
@@lwilton the 2 coat method is still done it's called veneer plaster, and can be faster than tape and mud.
@jltaco853 жыл бұрын
@@brettknoss486 i thought it was called venetian plaster.
@brettknoss4863 жыл бұрын
@@jltaco85 that's a technique for colored plaster. Veneer plaster is still painted or wall papered.
@ching5742 ай бұрын
the fact that this dude puts like 10 nails perfectly aligned in his mouth in half a second is impressive
@nothprokernov70283 жыл бұрын
At 13 45 he uses what we call a counter stroke.Thats when you push the mud on the ceiling instead of pulling it.It took me years to master that technique.My shoulder thanks me every day,by the way my experience was with stucco cement.
@FSAUDIOGUY3 жыл бұрын
My house is 72 years old and built with this method. The walls are still square and strong. The house has no air leaks and feels and sounds solid. Very cool to find this video!
@mattd03411 Жыл бұрын
My house is from 1953. Same here but not so much for the electrical. lol
@renzcortado45977 ай бұрын
A true Craftsman barely gets his clothes dirty but gets the job done good
@brianshaw75435 жыл бұрын
Great video! Wish there were more like it. I've been in the trade for over 30 years and I truly enjoyed the video. You don't see true videos like this about plastering. Thanks for posting.
@kristopherhasenbuhler53932 жыл бұрын
I'm one of the only contractors in my area who will patch and skim coat. There are a few tricks to the trade that are not for sale. Many other contractors do not understand the fact that old plaster draws moisture whe you try to patch it because it's so DRY!!! I've seen so many walls CRUMBLE, after an amateur has tried to patch them. I can tell you this much. If you press it and it gives, TEAR AWAY THE WEAK PARTS OR YOULL BE PLASTERING AN ENTIRE WALL!
@stevengordon21453 жыл бұрын
I've been on the trowle for 21 years. And this has to be one of the most enjoyable videos I've watched on KZbin. I smiled when the narrator spoke regards well graded clean sand in mixtures for interior and exterior work.. I've been saying this for years. Watching the real deal reminded me just how good us morden plasterers have it.. I'm subscribed to your channel & thank you 👌👍
@G1ennbeckismyher03 жыл бұрын
Just curious, where is plaster even used anymore? Hasn't drywall made it obsolete?
@stevengordon21453 жыл бұрын
@@G1ennbeckismyher0 in the United States its largely drywall now i believe. With some external stucco work still carried out.. Correct me if wrong tho. In UK still soild plastering with a fair amount of plasterboard and Europe its the same I can't speak for far East and aisa. I hope that helps
@by13103 жыл бұрын
@@G1ennbeckismyher0 plaster is used on exteriors on the west coast. nowadays they call it stucco.
@G1ennbeckismyher03 жыл бұрын
@@by1310 ahhh that's right. Forgot about that. Thanks
@jacobmedina24142 жыл бұрын
No thin wall is still around drywall came out to replace blue board cheaper to keep her lol
@theelfies90088 ай бұрын
Been in the trade 48 years, plasterboards are massive now... served my time doing this method in the UK 1972 using jute scrim on the joints though
@ra8937 Жыл бұрын
The first home I bought was built in 1949. No wonder it's such a sturdy home. Old plaster walls, they've held up beautifully. This was awesome to watch.
@jeradLiberty3 жыл бұрын
Electrician 25 years I've cut into those walls for remodeling and rewiring a thousand times those men were animals and craftsmen
@fnhwk9 ай бұрын
A thousand times?
@royksk3 жыл бұрын
Here in the U.K. lath and plaster is the old technique of nailing rough, wooden strips (laths) to timber framing then applying the plaster. Best practice would be 3 coats i.e. render (course plaster with horse hair binding, float (smoother layer of plaster) and set (very smooth, hard finishing coat).
@richardlug61393 жыл бұрын
I have that, wooden laths & plaster, in my old farm house here in the U.S. built in the late 1920’s. I am curious when they started with the gypsum laths here.
@pcno28323 жыл бұрын
@@richardlug6139 The shift was gradual from the time various plasterboards were introduced in the late 1800s, but I believe rock lath took off in the 1930s and taped drywall, after being used in prefabs and DIY work for decades, caught on after WWII. I've seen houses with rock-lath-plaster from the late 1960s, but none from the 1970s.
@Trekz86 Жыл бұрын
Being a plasterer , this video is awesome !!!!!
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in the industry, I can remember seeing lathers mouth the 4 d penny nails. They came in wooden kegs and wax paper to be hygienic. They had to put them in their mouth for production and spit them out. They used the same nail on the outside for line wire and stucco work . This nail looks like a roofing nail , but has a thinner shaft and sharper tip for easy driving. Wall scrapers were used prior to the putty coat finish to remove klinkers. I scraped a lot of hardwall when I was junior high school for my fathers company in the summer. Great video and fun to watch the plasterer take the mud form the front of the hawk and push the mud on the ceiling. Very old school and talent based. too bad, that is all gone.
@frankyfigueroa53532 жыл бұрын
I've always wondered how this was done. I've tore down dozens of walls in the Chicago area and have always hated plaster. Always thought to myself, how laborious it must've been to put on because it's definetly a pain to take it off. Video makes me appreciate a lot of things lol
@theboonog7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video. It's helped me immensly in understanding the construction of the walls in my 1943 house and how to address some repairs. Also makes me appreciiate my beautiful plaster walls - and archway - even more.
@RUZTY13114 жыл бұрын
Once I had to do some repairs, patches, renos in my house I no longer appreciated the plaster walls lol!!! So horrible to match drywall to the 1" give or take thickness HAHA!
@bsm67763 жыл бұрын
Probably wood lath
@karenflowers97113 жыл бұрын
I'm converting my archways BACK to the original. I can't believe they framed a square under the arch for a doorway __ without a Door-? and again, the wall between the living room and dining room - without a door, why? I don't get it
@rickhudson19933 жыл бұрын
I was always taught never to break the paper nailing the boards up and still do the same today screwing.
@redskies3000 Жыл бұрын
This must have came out in the mid to late 40s in that transition period between wood lathe to gypsum lath to drywall. My old house was built in 1940 and they used wood lathe and plaster. As others said, this is a great video!
@fredsavage49253 жыл бұрын
andy taught me everything i know. i am for hire.
@JRS22483 жыл бұрын
I watched this and it took me back to the days of mixing by hand and hod carriers. Dad started me under the stairs and in closets. Took me a year to get with the big boys. Today they have it easy. 70 years ago were different but on wall finishes I think better.
@165Dash3 жыл бұрын
“”Dad started me under the stairs and in closets”. Great comment. I was wondering where an apprentice would get practice. Like most “construction videos”...or cooking, baking, golf, fly-fishing, you name it,..it always looks easy in the video. As an architect who has only occasionally been able to observe the installation of traditional 3 coat plaster, I have observed that a properly organized team can accommodate a wide age range in workmen. Contemporary drywall work...as efficient as it is ...seems to place a premium on “muscle” and “youth”. Something is lost in this quest for speed..
@2007bowman3 жыл бұрын
@@165Dash Agree 100% Quality is what's lost in "Lowest Bid" Construction. Cost cutting can be achieved without sacrificing Quality. Unfortunately developers fear cuts to profits. They use low skilled workers for most of the project, then use high skilled ones to "punch out" the defects buyers catch. It leads to low quality, and kills the trades.
@petergambier3 жыл бұрын
Very true John, on one job we had a scaffold lift and the scaffolders used it a few times before they broke it. Were you labouring or plastering and was it lime or gypsum work? When we got new people they were given a cupboard or hard to access place, if you take care of the corners and edges the rest will take care of itself. I started out in cements and gypsum's before working in the conservation business and the OTT materials the super rich liked to use. I now work alone and only use lime putty products and natural materials like elephant grass and lath's for builds. There is less waste using putty because it only starts to set when exposed to the air and a lime wall absorbs co2. Our housing needs could be helped with cob & straw-bale structures and ground sourced heat-pumps. If the subsoil has clay then all the diggings can be mixed into cob. These structures can then be rendered in lime mortar, sprayed or spread on, it all makes great, cheap, comfortable and sustainable housing with a very low carbon footprint that would easily last 100 years. It's interesting to find old books and old-timers who'd done those jobs, talking about the preparations and different mixes before each job.
@brainwashingdetergent43223 жыл бұрын
My house was built in ‘56 and the walls are built with this “gypsum lath” and plaster. I really like how the the ceilings in my house all have a different texture and pattern in each room,
@petergambier4 жыл бұрын
What fantastic plaster-boarding skills that man with the sharpened axe-hammer had and great to see the ease with which he put up the curved boards. I use lime putty for nearly all my work and slake my own product from finely 'kibbled' quicklime which I buy from a supplier, it's a chalk lime called 'Singleton Birch'. I have done lots of different mixes over the years and added rice flour (strength), molasses (against frost/cold) wood shavings (binder) to mortars for a multitude of reasons, primarilly because I'd read about it in old books and incorporated it into my work. I have put some lime plaster onto a gypsum board but have never done a whole wall this way. Lime uses less energy to make than cement, will keep forever (less waste) and absorbs carbon dioxide. It's also better for acoustics too.
@krisb34294 жыл бұрын
Thanks for talking shit.
@MrSpencerhammond4 жыл бұрын
I’ll second that the man using the sharp axe hammer would leave many tradesman behind 👌
@catlady83243 жыл бұрын
Andy was the real hero!
@matthewgartell63803 жыл бұрын
The wheel was invented last week pal.. Did you hear?
@geoffreywilliambradley50153 жыл бұрын
Geoff Bradley Hi triple A plasterer from down under Aussie .we use clay bricks inside and outside . Now that’s where the real art of plastering starts We use general purpose cement, lime and yellow sand for the rendering .The white coat is lime putty and hardball plaster mixed 50to50 and gives you a hard finish .I could go on all day but I’ll leave it at Geoff from down under seeya
@swingerhead3 жыл бұрын
That final mix for the top coat is so good but so bad with the asbestos. I come across that stuff constantly. Its only like 2% asbestos but enough to mess you up if you do a lot of demo work.
@biketopia Жыл бұрын
i prefer to repair any big damaged areas by filling with drywall, then either skim coat the room or add a layer of 1/4' drywall, then skin coat the room. this way you maintain the integrity of the membrane of plaster. yes, its heavy and you are adding weight, but back then they used dimensional lumber that was larger and not nearly as brittle from kiln drying, the homes breathed and had greater ability for flexing with seasonal changes. when modern "climate control systems" came along, old homes started cracking and literally crumbling inside due to the homes being devoid of moisture during summer and winter. Modern drywall techniques eliminate the brutal arrid interior climate shifts because there are less joints and the weight has been reduced nearly 300% or more in some instances.
@TheRacerRich3 жыл бұрын
Really happy to come across this because this is how my house was built but no local contractors seem to know how to repair it other than to replace everything in the room with modern drywall.
@captainamerica9353 Жыл бұрын
I feel your pain. Plastering is almost a lost art, it would likely cost a fortune if you could fine someone who would do it.
@Doomzdayxx3 жыл бұрын
Holy shit that dude was a beast with that drywall. R.I.P. I'm sure. Unless he's still around and like 110 years old
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
My fathers firm had many of these guys. They would spit 4 d blue nails all day long. even developed a slight blue ring around the mouth, or maybe I imagined it? LOL
@joeturbo644 жыл бұрын
That was a excellent video true craftmanship
@Paramount531 Жыл бұрын
That was fascinating, I have never seen interior plastering done. I did see a drywall veneer system being applied to a home back in the mid 80s, otherwise it was drywall all the way. That definitely took very skilled craftsmen to do. I can see why drywall became so popular, seeing how labor intensive that plastering was.
@FreemonSandlewould3 жыл бұрын
Damn. Did you see that guy's hammer and nail work? and cutting the sheets? skilled hands!
@kainenmattison6743 жыл бұрын
This dude runs faster and cleaner than any modern drywaller
@miloszivkovic61183 жыл бұрын
I'v cutted all boards in my house this way, and was doing rendering first hand than dust grain sand plaster and than final knauf gypsum powder only bcs it have more sense, now i wached this first time and cant describe how happy i am because local pros laughed at my work, this is gold, i must move to usa im its citizen by mindset
@ThatFitGirl2 жыл бұрын
This is Canadian though so you'll have to come to 🇨🇦 🍁 🇨🇦
@VedranBucko Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure that's how it use be done everywhere (minus the plaster boards) not just in Canada.
@chrisfoster56843 жыл бұрын
Wow takes me back, I remember when I first started the trade, in the early 90's. We used those plaster boards. But normal gypsum skim plaster. Grey then pink.
@metallitech3 жыл бұрын
These people knew their stuff!
@andrewferguson803211 ай бұрын
I’m here because Kirk Giordano recommended it. “Who’s the best? Kirk is!”
@diamoneglass21366 ай бұрын
WE LOVE KIRK DONT WE❤ BEST PLASTER BY FAR
@DannyB-cs9vx3 жыл бұрын
As a DIYer I first thought the small pieces would be handy today. Then came all the hard work. We have it pretty easy today. During the 1960's I worked with my father who was an electrician. We worked on a lot of old houses that had wood lath and plaster, knob and tube wiring. Who said they were the good old days?
@don980242 жыл бұрын
It’s a lost art.
@ben_3256 Жыл бұрын
Currently demoing lath and plaster and replacing knob and tube. It’s a really fun and clean job.
@captainamerica9353 Жыл бұрын
I say they were.
@biketopia Жыл бұрын
@@ben_3256 😂😂😂😂😂
@harryedwards93913 жыл бұрын
Hi Guys this is the easy life Thin wooden Lathes came before this Board The Man that taught me in England in the 80 s told me how fast they could nail and that plasterboard was the Greatest advancement to Building sites His family were all fibrous plasterers 4 generations They must have been true Masters in their field Alan Dowler my friend and Teacher infact plastered an Arch in st Paul’s cathedral It was in the Whispering gallery It was more than likely damaged in the war He told me many fantastic stories Fascinating I became his Labourer in around 1981 I worked with Alan on Waltham Forest council , lots of Great tradesmen joined the council in their 40 s They wanted to gain a good pension and have life a touch easier The money was poor and us trades got little thanks from the tenants as the Budget was very tight Happy days back then I’m 58 now , still plastering it’s hard on your legs as your on your feet all day RIP Alan and the other Tradesmen I was Lucky enough to meet X
@captainamerica9353 Жыл бұрын
Interesting, but looks like your Caps Lock key is sticking.
@Maxkil3 жыл бұрын
by far the best plastering video on youtube. thanks for sharing
@Plasterer13 жыл бұрын
Great to watch proper trades ❤️
@lohphat3 жыл бұрын
I was unfamiliar with the flag at 18:00 -- from Wikipedia: it's The Canadian Red Ensign (French: Red Ensign canadien) served as the civil ensign for Canada from 1892 to 1965, and as an informal flag of Canada from the late-19th century to 1965.[1] The flag is a British red ensign, with the Union Flag in the canton, adorned with the shield of the coat of arms of Canada.
@FullOfMalarky2 жыл бұрын
That was the Canadian flag until the leaf was adopted in 1965. Similar flags are still used as provincial flags for two provinces of Canada. Ontario and Manitoba.
@highlandmalt63683 жыл бұрын
Superb just how fast they work - love the nailing, like a machine!
@PP-gy8gg2 жыл бұрын
I'm worried about swallowing nail .
@lwilton3 жыл бұрын
Yep. Architects designing the buildings and then checking on construction progress. We sure don't do it those wasteful ways any more!
@lpainchaud3 жыл бұрын
That was absolutely brilliant! We've gone a long way since the true plastering but its good to see what we came from.
@captainamerica9353 Жыл бұрын
You mean a long way downhill, right?
@lpainchaud Жыл бұрын
@@captainamerica9353 well, i know what you mean, but im currently finishing the drywall in a 340 units tower... i sure am glad not to be mixing sand and lime and hand troweling a thousand tons of it on the walls.
@David-rv9kj Жыл бұрын
@@captainamerica9353 not a long way downhill. we have definitely advanced
@edwardmoulaison1359 Жыл бұрын
I love Andy's Tuscan vibe. Nice work, Andy!
@abewilcox45603 жыл бұрын
I love this video. I do a lot of remodeling in the Baltimore MD area, and we see this all the time. That type wall is very well durable, and very difficult to demo!
@wurlitzergroup3 жыл бұрын
Baltimore.....LOL :-)
@abewilcox45603 жыл бұрын
@@wurlitzergroup hmm?
@PSJBL3 жыл бұрын
Damn, that’s a lot of work!
@Frieslick Жыл бұрын
Awesome video!
@toolsteel84825 жыл бұрын
Very interesting,thanks for sharing! My modest cape-cod house was built in 1951 and has rock lath and plaster walls,very solid. I wish this was the standard of construction today.Those men must have had bodies of iron!
@ES-fr3yz3 жыл бұрын
Nice job on the insulation.
@marcarturi21374 ай бұрын
Can you imagine the arm and shoulder strength of the master plasterer? No gym needed!
@SomeDumUsrName3 ай бұрын
Wow! Look at those gorgeous 2x4's!
@low_key_f_key3237 Жыл бұрын
@7:50, that is the Parkchester section of the Bronx, I can tell bc the movie theatre is the Eagle Movie theatre (which sadly doesn't exist anymore, it lasted until the early 2010s). I used to live nearby, that awesome!
@OutlawRemy86 Жыл бұрын
I am an aspiring home wood worker. Reading the comments from the seasoned craftsmen and the newer apprentices together, talking about quality and the evolution of the craft, gives me hope that the trades will never be without people to do the job.
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
the sad truth is most manufacturers want to make products that low skilled people can install. I cannot blame them. But a shame none the less. the craft will not die, but productive efficiency like they did, is pretty much gone for lath and plaster .
@kieranhart43972 жыл бұрын
Brilliant 👏🏻
@venom-su6ie2 жыл бұрын
This was pure poetry
@sislau4 жыл бұрын
This is fascinating! They sure don't make houses like they used to (and that's a shame). Interesting at the lack of PPE (I wonder how all these guys' end of lives were, whether they had lung or skin issues, etc). Also interesting that the architect kept showing up in a full suit and not construction clothing ;) ... Interesting at 14:28. Those two adds are regularly used these days in garden soil! What an informative video!
@allysonand2 жыл бұрын
Thank goodness they aren’t, old homes are leaky, out of plumb, under built, piles of junk
@SamChou Жыл бұрын
Not so fun fact about PPE and the additives - Vermiculite of this era was almost all tainted with Asbestos, coming from the W.R. Grace mine in Libby, MT. Soooo yeah...might not have had a great end of life.
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
@@SamChou Libbey Montana was a major site for mining this, and yes, it had asbestos in it.
@sislau Жыл бұрын
@@allysonand Naaa, that's mostly because codes have been updated. I grew up in a home with gypsum walls. It was SOLID, and that was in California, earthquake country! Throwing out the old just because it's old isn't always the best idea. Just look at what that idea is doing to society!
@imdeplorable2241 Жыл бұрын
Yup. My home --- started in 1961, finished in '62 --- has walls exactly like those shown. My plasterer, it seems, skipped the screeding step as there are sweeping trowel marks that show when light shines from the sides. But, I'd still rather have plaster than drywall, hands down.
@MH3GL6 ай бұрын
Watching that guy feed nails out of his mouth into his hand without breaking rhythm or suffering a single mishit is absolutely incredible.
@td53872 жыл бұрын
best movie ive watched in years!!!!!!!
@MrMkapusta3 жыл бұрын
Plasterer by trade 20 years(not a finisher) and I can say the same basic rules apply other than the building products have changed or have gotten better. Plaster is still in my opinion the best interior finish by far it adds beauty and integrity to any project. I’ve seen some great drywall finishers but nothing adds more strength and beauty to a home than plaster and not the bag crap....real lime & gauging!
@brettknoss4862 жыл бұрын
Is plastering perlite different from the garden perlite in most stores?
@MrMkapusta2 жыл бұрын
@@brettknoss486 I have no clue what is in potting soil...lol...sorry! Perlite in plaster is usually from volcanic rock or gypsum
@MrMkapusta2 жыл бұрын
@@brettknoss486 I should've said it's mixed with gypsum to make a basecoat product for finish plastet
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
My father was the old school plasterer. I had him help me on my own home in the 90's. He was shocked at the price of gypsum plaster. According to him, it used to be cheaper than Portland cement, now it is 3 times more? he could not believe it. Supply and demand I guess.
@bastonneknight94783 жыл бұрын
It is very difficult to make out, but the flag at 18:00 looks like the old flag of Canada.
@ericsmith59194 жыл бұрын
I love the little nod at 17:15 to the fact that experts have literally never used the methods in manuals.
@robertaylor9218 Жыл бұрын
Just remember as cool as this is to us in the trades today, it was viewed as a low-skilled, low quality hack by many of those who grew up with wood lathe plaster. I can only imagine when drywall is phased out how people will look at old (modern) drywall training videos and be shocked at the amount of work and skill that went into it. Lol. No joke though, that lather is badass. And it’s really cool what hung someone plaster with the precision you’d expect from a float for tile setting.
@northernpatriotmanchester6753 жыл бұрын
Before screws we used to hammer and nail everything timber frame flats were hell on earth ,ceilings used to be 1 plank board and 2 fireline boards fixed with 75mm nails all knocked in by hand ,elbows suffered big time
@theloneviking91452 жыл бұрын
Imagine this. These guys the latherer and the plasterer are of course very good at their profession to be involved with this film. Could they ever imagine that their beautiful work will be watched nearly 100 years from that time? And that people will continue to watch them maybe forever? I think they would be smiling in their graves if they knew this, knowing that their work was so appreciated. I know I appreciate it. If I could shake their hands I would. Also look how professionally they dress while they’re doing their work, and you can tell the latherer’s hands have pounded many a nail.
@VedranBucko Жыл бұрын
They would wonder why we're watching their masterful work until they see the crap that's done now.
@stanhudson28023 жыл бұрын
Wow friggin wee. I’ve renovated a pile of homes and wondered at the workmanship of those who did the lathe and plaster. True tradesman back then.
@jeztickles43613 жыл бұрын
DescriptionLath and plaster is a building process used to finish mainly interior dividing walls and ceilings. It consists of narrow strips of wood which are nailed horizontally across the wall studs or ceiling joists and then coated in plaster.
@bill500carphead3 жыл бұрын
Wooden lathes were made redundant by the use of plasterboard lathes and now there redundant due to 8x4 plasterboard sheets, not sure if there’s any more giant leaps forward in this field
@spencerwilton58313 жыл бұрын
bill500carphead I wouldn't describe either of those alternatives as giant leaps forward!
@MrSpinteractive3 жыл бұрын
Damn impressive!
@AKAIGXF713 жыл бұрын
Super!
@bill500carphead3 жыл бұрын
I’ve seen many a lathe hammer in sheds and always thought it was for splitting wooden lathes, and also sand & plaster on plasterboard your trowel wrist and hawk elbow are gonna long for Friday.
@Kaptain13Gonzo3 жыл бұрын
This is great. Enjoyed the whole thing. Everything from the skilled work, material descriptions and mixing through stilted script, basic film technique and bad acting.
@MrSpencerhammond3 жыл бұрын
These tradesman are so amazing look at the way he tackled the light switch cut out and the arch as well Hand skills almost forgotten Without these videos 👌👌👌
@free_at_last8141 Жыл бұрын
Amazing. Like an adobe home on the interior. If only the plasterers had insulated their walls, I wouldn't have to break up their work.
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
I remember packing hod when I was young. Swear it made me two inches shorter. that hod, the V shaped tool on the workers shoulder, was heavy when loaded. Not allowed to use them anymore due to OSHA regulations.
@skeena593 жыл бұрын
Very labour intensive.
@mrtopcat2 Жыл бұрын
Wow! I just realized this is what I have been seeing when cutting (for repairs) the drywall in our old house. I was always wondering what type of drywall this was. Why so thick notably irregular thick and why so many layers.
@Davidlouis33 жыл бұрын
Great tradesman pure skill
@geminye796 ай бұрын
I love how even back then we had to make videos explaining the difference of a handyman’s work opposed to a true professional or master of his field.
@goodtobehandy Жыл бұрын
My first house used the perforated type. The walls were one and a quarter inch thick.
@jeromeduffy92703 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine sheets that size. Funni AF
@bobv82193 жыл бұрын
Flash 2 2020 drywall 12' × 4' very heavy about 130 lbs per sheet .
@biketopia Жыл бұрын
the only detriment to this very excellent and durable process, is the gross weight it adds to the home. as the years come the walls eventually start failing. i prefer this type of wall personally the work is worth it. Modern drywall techniques leave every room feeling hollow and acoustically extremely noisy. anyone can slam a 4x8 sheet up onto a wall and tape a joint, but the details are missing. I know drywall contractors who perform several skim coats over an entire wall to in a way, create a shell, or membrane that moves with the house. using a flexible type of skim coat enables this.
@robre68403 жыл бұрын
when did they go to the sheetrock type plaster board for the lathe from the old wood lathe ? the finish coat is basically joint compound .
@tracylemme13753 жыл бұрын
It is good to see how my house was built in 1961.
@josephgus56383 жыл бұрын
Man.. Ward Cleaver is skilled
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
LOL
@tomroland23153 жыл бұрын
Have a house that was rebuilt after the war in 1947. I found the tool used in this video up in my loft during a clear out. Never actually knew what it was for or how it was used until seeing this demonstration.
@volundrfrey8963 жыл бұрын
Which tool?
@tomroland23153 жыл бұрын
@@volundrfrey896 The combined axe/hammer tool the guy uses to cut/score the plaster board and hammer in the nails.
@imdeplorable22413 жыл бұрын
We called it a "drywall hatchet." I never knew what the blade was for because I have never seen anyone use it, just the hammer head. NOW I know. That guy was amazing. I have that style plaster board in my house, built in 1961. The end result is a wall averaging 3/4" thick and hard as a rock.
@scott15063 жыл бұрын
give this man a raise!
@joshd1082 жыл бұрын
The hawks and all the dropped mud reminds me of stucco finishers.
@markfowler7171 Жыл бұрын
When I was young, they would pump interior plaster and have the same mess. I used to floor scrape it out when on summer vacation. I will never forget the smell of wet fresh gypsum hardwall plaster. it is distinctive