Plastering A Room Is Hard Until You Do This…

[@OZStuOZ]

Hey Blaine, great vid as always, long term veiwer & subscriber, first time commenting (I think). With your help I'd self taught & done some of my own plastering around the house etc, far from my fitted furniture business / joinery background... I'm not quick by all means, but like to know I can do it myself & the results are very satisfying & better than most plastering I've seen lately. Massive fan of the speed skim too. But I was plastering a ceiling today, over artex, scraped off, 2 coats PVA, even extra-time added, still was drying up too quick for me, some how managed it, spraying lots of water on it keeping it hydrated. Felt like a hard day 😂 Thanks again for your videos 👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Fair play to you mate and thank you for watching! I really appreciate that. Artex can force the plaster to set faster sometimes - it’s a real Bugger to work with so maybe just save yourself by overboarding. It’s actually easier to deal with at times

[@OZStuOZ]

@@PlasteringForBeginners no probs, thanks for all your useful tips, really enjoy watching. It's so satisfying being able to achieve such a great finish, especially when it's not my trade.. I could never do a room in a day though, but at least I know if I need a small area done & my plastering pals don't have time then I can tackle it 😊... with the help of extra-time 😂 not all the time but I need to get used to getting it on quicker on the first coat, speedskim then flatten if necessary before the 2nd coat. I've practiced with a sponge float too, silky smooth walls afterwards but as you've said in a previous video, at that stage it just feels wrong to drag a ton of lines through it... plus timings, so I'm still a little nervous of it 😂 Part of me wishes I did over board, I have done at home, but in this instance it's a unit I'm renting & the ceiling has coving, that would've had to come down etc, led to more making good. But I'm pleased I got to where I did, saved it with lots of water, but I was conscious not to over do it & end up with a pat on the floor 😂 Anyway, sorry for the essay but thanks again 👍

[@Paul.PRPDPropertyRenovation]

Now pal! Just wanna say your vids are super informative and you’re a class teacher! Been plastering as part of my business for over 12 years, pretty much self taught and working alongside time served plasterers now and again. Started to get a little bored of the job in recent months also been through some shit times on a personal level recently so totally lost the love of the game and the aches and pains don’t get any easier either haha! However watching your channel has put a new spark in me and I’ve picked up a few little tips to change the game up a bit, notably with the Speedskim & Plaziflex, they still need breaking in a bit but I’m well impressed so far and sure they’ll only get better! A room in a day is a good old slog but gives a great sense of achievement when it’s done 🙌🏼 Even bought your course just for the crack and to show my appreciation! Also to use as a reference to teach other people myself in future as these old joints won’t last forever haha. Anyway long post but it’s just to say I appreciate it pal Keep em coming & Keep on spreading! Paul - North East England 👍🏼

[@christopherneedham5872]

Been plastering for three years regular now.Im pretty decent.Been watching your videos and use several of your tips,can honestly say you've really helped me become a better and more efficient plasterer.Cheers dude.Just ordered a speed skim cause you keep banging on about them😂.Will let you know how I get on......stilts for another day tho me thinks🤔

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

So true about getting your first coat straight , no lines before second.

[@niamhcatleugh4693]

I've found that two rapid coats works great on plasterboard but not on old plastered walls still have to wait for plaster too set up 15 mins then apply new mix second coat to avoid bubbles ,,, great vids 👍

[@TaraBryan.]

Alright Blaine. Hope you're all well. Another great video my friend. Lots of useful information here for spreads working in the heat. Especially your advice on applying water on the first flatten. Take care 👊

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you Tara! Hope you’re well and the plaster hasn’t been too painful! It’s too hot for it I think 😂

[@militantsvgtv2576]

Great video 🙌🏾💯💪🏾

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you matey!

[@Trekz86]

Very clean my friend 👌👌

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you mate!!

[@Neo-mw1pp]

A world of hell hahaha! I remember those days learning to skim years ago, inside cubbyholes with angles everywhere and me not knowing to apply it flat. I felt like crying so many times and walking off the job with the stress. Could never get it until I bumped into some randomer in a pub and got chatting, turns out he was a plasterer so I told him my hassles with skimming and he told me apply it as flat as possible going forward... My skimming stepped up massively within a few days and within weeks I was one of the best in our crew, the boss man couldn't believe it! Never met that plasterer from the pub again but that was a hugely important tip!

[@stuartandrews4344]

Want to try midnight plastering, years ago I skimmed ceilings in house renovation at 1am,lovely & cool.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Haha that’s brilliant - I done a few night shifts but never that late 😂

[@kendodd8734]

U know that does make sense (as long as ur lighting is adequate) a bit unsociable as far as the hours go but it’s gotta give u more time as it would b much cooler as long as it ain’t a Friday or Saturday though

[@JimmyT1989]

Fair play to uz for laying on all that in a day 👊👊. Bet u was knackered that night when u got home 😬😬

[@davidwakely1332]

I wpuld of done this is the same way but as I'm a larger guy stilts would worry me. . . However I recently purchased the nela max plastic trowel and it's absolutely beautiful miles better than the plaziflex and as it's a stiffer plastic itl be more hard wearing. Give it a go

[@Wetangle]

Hey man nice job! I hate wet angles so but like you said ,, got to be done to finish a room in a day, you say you use the plaziflex, not used that but do use the 600mm superskim finishing blade, give walls slight wet with the sprayer and use across the walls with reasonable speed not too slow, try it you will love the finish if you haven't already!👍

[@gav6808]

Blaine ,try and come back to Aus as a skilled worker they take you for sure.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you matey but I’m well cemented here in England. I’d love to come back one day though pal 👌

[@blakeevans2963]

Did you 2 coat with same stuff over blue grit mate?? I always treat it like Artex and mix fresh up??

[@markveganism5003]

Should I pva plaster board in a warm conservatory before plastering? Will that stop it drying out too quick 🤔

[@libbycollins9154]

Big up Mark Collins!!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Haha he’s a good man! Top bloke 👍

[@Mitzy-0409]

Great content as always 😉👍🏻

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks pal!!

[@SamOvenden]

Hey Blaine good video! I’d sort of moved that way myself mix as big as possible in the morning then if needs be mini mix in the afternoon ! Speedskim are your friend ! #watchthosewrists

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Great hearing from you Sam! Hope you’re mate and I hope business is booming for you. All the best pal 👍

[@brimplas1]

Good video pal, dont think i could cover blue grit with 2 coating with the same gear.. Would be scared of it grinning through.. 👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

No…it’s not a problem to be honest. Just a thick first coat and you’re good to go!! 👍💪

[@brimplas1]

@@PlasteringForBeginners i lay 1st coat on thick but let it pull right in before mixing 2nd coat! Bloody hate going over blue grit but have had 2 failures with green grit so have no options..

[@kendodd8734]

Bang on with the speed skim buys u so much time

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

👍👍👍

[@paullark7241]

Yes done this and it sacked the water right out the plaster leaving fine glazed cracks

[@joeblogs1169]

Just mix building sand in with pva and apply 24 hrs before. Keep stirring the mix. If it’s a really high suction background put a coat of well watered down pva before the sand mix. It’s so much cheaper than blue grit was doing it before blue grit came out!! Never had any issues

[@jcornish1142]

Hi mate always enjoy your videos , I’ve always made two separate mixes when I plaster , and the odd occasion do both coats out of the same mix, do you find when you use the same mix for both coats you get the same finish as two separate mixes ? When I do a room in a day I tend to do up and over so I just have two wet corners to deal with , I’m sand and cement rendering tomorrow wish me luck

[@Trekz86]

Sand cement is always abit of fun in small doses haha, definitely not all day everyday

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Hi mate. I actually prefer the finish sometimes - I think it dries nicer and it’s probably easier to do because there’s no wasted time with extra mixing. And yeah - that way makes sense…I just like doing wet angles ha!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Good luck with your Rendering by the way - I’m back on it next week. Not going to lie…I’m scared 😱

[@nickthomas7465]

Hi can we can float on thristle bonding bro or you can striaght it with feather edge

[@werdna21]

Hi mate thanks for taking time out for Another brilliant video. I noticed you had the window open in the room you plastered. Doesn’t this cause the plaster to dry quicker ? Oxygen etc

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

It can if there’s a breeze - I just needed air mate. I was sweating my back out 😂😂 Thanks for watching pal!

[@rhysprice3306]

Been spreading 26 years Blaine use bostik green grit finer particles etc way better that blue grits shite ! Same process but way less plaster ,and as somebody else commented you charge the customer for extra time for prep do it right do it once is the motto !!!

[@ryokan9120]

Thanks for uploading another great video! Curiously, I don't know if that was a camera optical illusion, but was your head almost touching the ceiling when you wore those stilts? If so, doesn't that put more strain on the shoulders and the wrists?

[@lewisriggs6596]

Wish I could get hang of stilts tried it couldn’t get of the wall lol

[@kendodd8734]

Blain u was talking about the heat and the problems it can cause when plastering I did 5 ceilings in a house last summer they were artexed and needed skimming over I used extra time in the mix and didn’t have any problems with the 2 downstairs but upstairs (where the thermometer was reading 34 degrees ) turned in to a mare with cracking and peeling ide pva,d the lids with 2 coats and then 1 more just before the set and yet still had these problems I was just wondering what I could have done to elevate these sort of problems in the future I’ve seen u use blue grit recently du think that could resolve the cracking and peeling issues

[@fredmurphy7950]

Do u have any videos of nap finnish render buddy

[@ΚωσταςΨυχιδης]

Master of plaster.

[@perryshaw944]

Hi Blaine, could you recommend what size OX speed skim I should get? Any information you could give me would be appreciated. Cheers 👍🏼

[@sturmhalo]

If it's any help I use the 1.2m one for most of what I do. Good length but not too cumbersome. Recently bought a 450mm one for reveals and narrow bits of wall.

[@perryshaw944]

@@sturmhalo Nice one 👍🏼

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Yeah 1.2m is a good size…or 900mm as an all rounder. Either one of them I reckon pal 👍

[@superjaxx99]

Hi Blaine great video. Does it feel different going from blue grit to plasterboard.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Not really to be honest - you’d think the plasterboard would have set slower but it was the other way round. That was the only difference in terms of finishing really pal

[@superjaxx99]

@@PlasteringForBeginners yes I was surprised as well. Great video anyway Blaine keep well in the heat this week. 🥵🥵

[@danwilliams1134]

Can’t find the ragni corner trowel in the description. Definitely want one of those

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

It’s there now pal 👍

[@jamesbailey4211]

I've recently started doing a bit of work for a builder. Each job from now he requires me to use drylite renovation plaster to cover tanking slurry. Never used it before mate any tips as I'm very unsure

[@shodan198]

Grate vid mate

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you!!

[@shodan198]

@@PlasteringForBeginners no worries try a d keep cool mate

[@Matt-yl2ok]

Good work mate .. hard work doing a room in a day on your tod. I’ve done a fair few myself, never used the grits but I’m tempted now , but look shite getting it on the wall. Do you mix pva with them?

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks pal! I’m not a big fan of Bluegrit - there’s better out there apparently so I’ll probably do some shopping around. It is very coarse

[@lloydsmith6373]

Try the refina spat it dont wave like speed skim, bit more solid plastic much prefer it

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Which one is that mate?? I’ll look into it

[@Nofixedabode859]

I always thought adding water to soft skim is the biggest cause of tiger stripes? You said when flattening thx

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

That’s if you’re wet troweling too early. That’s when you can force tear the plaster. If you just wetting the edges then there’s never any problems 👍

[@rezyc]

Should I buy a speed skim if I do plastering around the house. I am pulling a stud wall that will need doing so that's a big bit

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Definitely. They are brilliant!

[@jonertime9249]

Fair play mate you smashed that room out. Do you use a spray bottle? Saves troweling out brush marks imo.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Cheers matey! I used to but I was sick of them breaking all the time - so I just stick to my water brush now

[@lewisriggs6596]

Great video yea agreed not fun plastering in this heat drys out way to quick 😔

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

So true!!!

[@robinford4037]

Have you ever used the sachets of HALFTIME or EXTRATIME plaster accelerator/retarder on a job, if so for what reason (time, Weather or size of job)

[@tvenpyksas]

Good video mate .Use extra time ?

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks matey. No I didn’t here pal 👍

[@chrisdaviesguitar]

I thought you said do the ceiling first?

[@rafmo7413]

Did you use the same mix for your second coat? If so isn't that just 1 thick first coat? If you had to mix up again you would have had to come down off your stilts.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

I still class it as 2 coats because the first coats has had time to settle into the surface. It don’t always plaster that way…just depends on timing…but I’ve never had a problem doing it. Hope this helps 👍

[@rafmo7413]

@@PlasteringForBeginners thanks for the reply. I was really unsure if you could do that but it certainly helps and I will keep it in mind for future.

[@BatlleIsMine]

Watch his nitro plastering vid, it's really useful.

[@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot]

I often two coat with the same mix, never had any issues. And I’ve also done what Eric the plasterer does on KZbin and water down what’s left, however I’ve not done too well with that as it goes off ridiculously quick. I’ve also tried watering down what’s left and adding some powder to what’s left like what another plasterer does on here, only issue with that was getting some lumpy bits here and there

[@taureanwilliams2900]

I'm used to a 2 coats system to skim ; rough on and lay in and 2 trowel system flatten the wall and then finish the wall. Adding a speed skim in there just adds another thing to do.

[@danielworby3211]

You can finish a wall in 2 trowels?

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

I just like using them mate. Saves time and it’s a bit easier on the body!

[@davepangolin4996]

There is always something else to do on very hot days. Don't put yourself through it ,,, just no need

[@horridhenry1805]

To physical a job.... Ask my knee surgeon

[@voodoocars2134]

Where are your safety glasses… I spent 3 days on and off a few months ago after getting multi in my eye. Glasses all the way now.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Very good point mate. I need to do that 👍

[@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot]

I’ve had a tiny splash in my eye before but got caught out last week. Huge dollop went in my eye, it stuck my contact lense to the membrane at the bottom and I had to literally tear it out. Finished the ceiling with one eye, drove from Croydon to Woking hospital, was then sent straight to Chertsey hospital where my eye was checked for ph levels which were fine, burns which I had and it was washed out with 2 litres of saline. Big wake up call