Plastering A Brick Wall From Scratch | SCREEDS Make A Hard Job Easy

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This guide showed the easiest way to plaster a brick wall from scratch. And that’s by using screed bars. These are basically guide rails for plaster. It allows you to get your walls FLAT AND PLUMB with ease. That way you’ll have a solid walk with just plaster.
No plasterboard in sight!
This is considered a hard skill in Plastering and is in my opinion, one of the hardest things to learn. But this method makes the whole process a bit easier.
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Blaine Gray,
Plastering For Beginners
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[@005felek]

Blain every video is amazing,I have just noticed 114000 subscribers,I remember years ago wen I bought your on line curse of plastering and learned it so quick,since then I have plastered my parents,friends house and mine,by the way I have moved 3 times and always plastered and painted all because your Curse :))))))) Live for ever MATE

[@RYAN8909able]

Very well done. I've always wondered how to get it truly flat from scratch. Great tip, and cheers.

[@NevilleHayfield]

I done my 1st room float and set 30+ years ago with Lime like that. Although I pinned timber, ruled off, took them out and filled. U can't go wrong 👏💪👍

[@ChrisTian-uw9tq]

Well, thats the way I was setting myself towards and then saw this video... I think I will go with the timber, feels easier to remove and even add to for further layers.

[@JackDaniels-up5wn]

I love hardwall too, super easy to work with. I used baton strips, screws and packers to plumb the walls, mainly because of the ease to get out. I done the shed as it’s block built, and being a shed I wasn’t too concerned about finishing with skim. I tell you what I done abit of rubbing down and painted it tbh it looked good. Never thought of using plasterboard as rails tbh, I doubt I’d ever do it again as it isn’t my trade, but I do find it therapeutic. Still wouldn’t attempt to skim a wall in the house though lol

[@Doug....]

Enjoyed watching that. What a clever idea to set up 3 screeding points. 👍👍👍

[@user-bt1kp2ve3i]

Not a good idea if you are going remove them to much work just leave them in no problem

[@E69apeTheMatrix420]

UVPC window / door sills make amazing feather edges. For a plastic alternative. Nice idea with the plasterboard. I used wood and taking it out with a multi tool. It was a 3 side corner and took me ages!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

That’s a good idea…I’ll give that a go if I get a chance! Thanks for watching. Cheers 👍

[@hema3958]

Thank you so much for sharing your experience with us 😊

[@Wisdom-keeper11]

Massive help thank you 🙏🏾

[@martindrury4815]

I was taught this method years ago, its so affective & takes the guess work out. Like they say the old way is the best way. Great video.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thank you pal 👍👍👍

[@truebro77]

Got to be the absolute best way this

[@RhysMullett]

Greats videos mate, always explain clearly! Quick question.. what do you recommend, a plastic or metal blade speed skim? Thanks 👊🏼

[@MarcusT86]

As always, fantastic Blaine!

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Thanks Marcus! You’re a legend , hope you’re well 👍

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

I’m locked out of FB again. Can you email me by the way…it’s: [e-mail]

[@givemethejob3293]

Many thanks Blaine, been years since I have plastered a wall or ceiling and your videos and advice have been excellent. I got a great finish on the first wall and ordered some stilts. Keep up the good work!

[@user-bt1kp2ve3i]

Stillts laddie yer gone tae end up in the hospital stillts are fir people in the circus

[@giogio4833]

Strips of plasterboard is a tip ill remember...what ive done is apply lines of bonding coat about 1m apart and just level them with a long level.then fill in the runs.

[@Rick-tb4so]

Great video..

[@maneshpatel4233]

Love your videos. Very clearly explained. Would a timber batten or some 10mm trunking be an alternative? I'm thinking it may be easier to remove especially if you can use the concrete screws that dont need plugs

[@MD-gc4xq]

Great explanation cheers, do you wait for the plaster to fully dry before removing the screed pillars?

[@chrisward8121]

Great vid. I’ve got a wall I’d love to try this on. But it’s half brick that’s been painted over a few times. Would hardwall work on this please?

[@greyhound1racing]

Blaine i suppose newbies will get there in the end but you might like to demonstrate how it really should be done when you were taught in school. Plaster screeds top to bottom say 6"" or the width of your trowel 2x1 6" batton top and bottom. easy to tap them out fill in the gaps no messing cutting strips of plaster boards scrimming and so on !! easy. Nice vids though.👍👍👍👍

[@visuallyeducated]

What about standard concrete blocks? My surfacecdoesnt look like that. They look like lightweight blocks or cinderblocks??? Still just wet the wall or use a grip product?

[@CrotchOnBitching]

Hi Blaine I normally do similar method, but I’ve noticed on yours you haven’t done your skirting board to make sure there plumb, because you’ve done 1.2m sections it very well could be different from 1 side to the other, but thanks for your contents, very good for beginners, I always tell newbies to watch your videos 👍

[@helenmartin7368]

Hi im looking at taking an attic back to brick (red housebricks in a bedroom). If I hard wall will it be freezing cold (UK)?. Must I use plasterboard? Thank you?

[@ookoro]

Could you screw the plasterboard in using packers to level?

[@dickellison2070]

Ive done loads of hardwall in my time we used to mix it up in a plastic bath great fun for the labourer 😊 tbh it would of been much easier to dot n dab the wall but i understand the customer thinks youd get more insulation

[@joejoe-ij4qy]

you should run screeds horizontal, you only need two ,straight edge across it ,much easier to level one end then the other and straighten across wall, just a little tip

[@lewisriggs6596]

Great tip with screws bars

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Cheers mate

[@michellerafferty3222]

Do you have any videos on how to do ceilings?

[@naim19711]

How did you level around the socket?

[@tomc9162]

Great videos, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I'm looking to do something similar but it's a brick that's been painted white. Would you recommend in that case using pva or bonding agent before the hardwall is applied?

[@steved6472]

Use plastering pre-grit! I see it was 7 months ago but if you haven’t done it yet I’d use that !

[@epiphgd4302]

For exterior block walls can I just roller on a thin coat of sand/cement plaster in one go? I know it’ll be all textured but just want to cover up the ugly blocks on a long small 2ft wall?

[@raj080288]

Hi Blaine, why would we never use british bonding on block work?

[@whostolethejam]

Made my life million times easier cheers haha

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Great to hear matey!

[@r.d.1991]

You are a credit to your trade my friend. A true master of your craft. 🤝👍

[@ChrisTian-uw9tq]

Great little video here to add some confidence to a bigger than usual interior brick cover up task I have! Have popped up some timber as screeds, which straight away showed some lower spots. So, I am in Slovakia and the stuff I was recommended as base layer - translates to 'Core Plaster' which is a lime hydrate plaster... Going to make myself a devils key also, seems neat! The top coat I have yet to decide, as I want something structured and slightly rough/cementy looking. Question I have, at the end of your video - once I get to that - it seems I can in the same day apply the top plaster (once decided) once its had a few hours to dry. When I key it and were to leave it for a few days - would I need to pva the wall before applying top coat? Maybe the better question is - is it wiser to do it all in one day i.e. I have to decide final coat and can't use the night to do the base layers? :) I have two 3x3m walls to cover up, didn't want to decide the top coat as I don't have the funds to gather that right now, but the plaster is sitting there ready to go :)

[@ChrisTian-uw9tq]

Could you share how you take down (rip out) the plasterboard screeds you used? Using timber, I ended up with some of the core plaster coming off in quite some chunks, maybe I took them down too soon. Generally the time frame would be good to know and with the option to keep the plastboard strips in place, the only downside is then to have to tape it up you said. What about timber, would that just cause a variance in drying and take up of the final layer?

[@anthonycairns3869]

If your leaving board in and not skiming all room keep it away from wall about 6 inch so you can float up to existing plaster otherwise it will crack in the internal angle you need to scrim were board finishes but if you float upto the wall you dont.

[@simdog635]

excellent video as usual. What is the advantage of this as opposed to adding plasterboard with dot and dab and skim? Thanks

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

This is much tougher and generally lasts the test of time. But it’s more expensive in the long run so you have to weigh it up really 👍

[@MorrisSan]

Sei bravo

[@carmencrich7592]

Heyy, so let me get this right?? If i took my walls in my house back to brick, where needed I can use this method throughout the house? I dont HAVE to use plasterboard on the walls, then plaster on top of them? Is there any cons to this? X

[@steve347ec]

Great video, when would you use bonding? If not on a brick wall, is it more patch repair?

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Exactly that mate. Thanks for watching pal 👍

[@ThePlockets]

If you used cement board strips instead of plaster board strips for the screeds, couldn't you leave the strips in without any concerns about removing them?

[@haroonkhan5933]

What do they mean by ‘digs’ in plastering?

[@merrypauper]

What's your preference for externally facing solid brick walls, would you use a sand/cement render instead of Thistle Hardwall?

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

It all depends on the build and it’s design. If it’s sortable to use Hardwall then I’d prefer that but as you say, sometimes S/C is best. It depends on the circumstances

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

*suitable

[@gavinrackett3707]

Great video as usual 👍I've got to wet plaster a bare brick wall soon but the customer has given it a coat of pva thinking he was doing me a favour. Is it still ok to use Hardwall as I don't really like using bonding 🤔 Cheers mate 🍻

[@itsmorphed6416]

Browning might be better

[@phillipgavin2155]

Hi Blaine, did you make your devils float? Or did you buy it from the shop like that?

[@ChrisTian-uw9tq]

looks DIY'ed right?

[@Almond001]

I've been watching your vids for a while now and having been a platerers labourer for 4 years back in the early 80s when bags of plaster were 50kg but that's another story. What im wondering is why do you not use a spot board? Instead of digging it out of the bucket? Also, did you cover the cables on the wall?

[@truebro77]

Oh shit up you dinosaur

[@andow2251]

Can this be done over a brick wall that had a damp issue , and if so what is best to use before hand to keep the damp back ? Thanks

[@ComeWhatThey]

Damp has got to be coming from somewhere, find out where and sort out the issue rather than trying to cover it up and forget.

[@Iazzaboyce]

When you say 'had a damp issue' - is the damp problem fixed? If the damp problem is fixed this method will work fine - if the damp problem is not fixed - this method will work fine - but you will still have a damp problem. If you have damp and you want it fixed - have a *good* builder look at it.

[@Blue60]

What do you recommend to repair external render

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

It’s always tough with Render because it always shows. I like the bagged Render at the moment so I’d probably go for Webbers OCR 👍

[@johnniemnemonic73]

Did I miss a video in this series? I thought it was a 5 video course. Maybe I’m mistaken.

[@bradransome2729]

If you waited 3 hours for it to go off before you plastered would you still have to PVA the hardwall? Same question to if you went back the next day to plaster it? Thanks in advance, love the videos 👍👍

[@thegamblershub6585]

go straight over same day, pva/sbr mix next day

[@thegamblershub6585]

If you do a pva/sbr mix. (60/40 sbr mainly) you won't have to double coat. The sbr will stabilise it better. If your anxious. Do it twice, no point stressing

[@bradransome2729]

Ah legend, thanks for your help! Much appreciated, do I need to check for a chalky substance once PVA'd? Heard that's a no go as it'll drop off

[@thegamblershub6585]

@@bradransome2729 that chalky substance is 90% of the time in artex ceilings (its called distemper). What sort of wall are you plastering, never really see it on walls unless it's salt pulling through

[@user-nc4eu1gb2c]

Where can I get this type of plaster? Do you know the US equivalent?

[@sawdustcrypto3987]

As far as I can tell there isn't a readily available equivalent in the US. In this situation i would probably use usg Structolite as a scratch coat (requires wetting the masonry wall first). Then maybe follow up with base coat like Imperial note: I am not a pro, I've just done a few jobs and a lot of research

[@Iaffiliateonline]

I wonder why not just stick plasterboard all over it? Nice work, and I like your art.

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Some people prefer a solid wall and don’t want plasterboard (me included ha). It’s just preference I suppose. Thank you for watching, I really appreciate it 👍

[@spencersanford5384]

A solid wall like this feels and sounds nicer. Plasterboard doesn’t have that.

[@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot]

@@spencersanford5384 only ballache is the potential for cracks, but to be fair you get that with board too. I personally hate plastering over board, give me an existing wall or artex ceiling any day. Just feels nicer

[@spencersanford5384]

@@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot don’t need to tell me about cracks when I’ve just plastered my stairs 😂

[@zuuzuka]

Hi, just wondering if I can use plywood instead of plaster board and can we only apply no more than 5mm thick? Thanks.

[@KC08RAS]

Is this better or just plasterboarding then skimming?

[@pcno2832]

There are pros and cons to each. Plastering directly makes the wall more durable, and takes up less space than drylining. But if the wall is prone to moisture, shifting or cracking, plasterboard suspended with an air gap will be less affected. A hollow plasterboard wall is also safer in some circumstances; where I live, it's required at the bottom of a staircase so than anyone who falls down the stairs is less likely to get a cracked skull.

[@KC08RAS]

@@pcno2832 thank you for your reply, knowledge learnt thx

[@stephenfolkard2843]

No disrespect but ive been plastering for 40 years well before muilte finish came out when plastering breeze block walls I always PVA first blocks just suck and dry the plaster before you get a chance to rule it out and straighten plus always screened top and bottom of wall then fill in till straight and flat but definitely PVA breeze blocks

[@davosseymour]

Ask a silly question and all that……But how did you level the bars to each other? I get the plum part. Sorry if this is obvious and I’m just being dumb.

[@barrysmall8645]

You can't levelon a flat plane ..totally the wrong terminology. You need to line up all the flat surfaces with each other using a very long straight edge or string line ..oryou will get( exagerating) a wall which has peaks and troughs from one end to the other asin a W shape

[@barrysmall8645]

Nothing wrong with using wet screeds...shapes of bad block work accounted for with screeds running up angles ,ceiling line and skirting.

[@chriskondracki7398]

is it ok to work around live socket with water and other conductive toys ? 🥶

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

As long as your careful - I’m a domestic plasterer so most of the time I have no choice. But this was my garage so it was ok 😂

[@chriskondracki7398]

@@PlasteringForBeginners 👍🥂

[@truebro77]

Yes of you're not a fucking twat

[@Billy-dl7yg]

Thermalight blocks need bonding agent with hardwall, sucks in to fast and blows in long run.

[@truebro77]

😂 😂 😂 😂 Always one melt

[@Billy-dl7yg]

@@truebro77 always 1 what? 🤣

[@kevindesborough1100]

They are what you call grounds

[@garryjordan5894]

Quicker and cheaper to dot and dab some board on.

[@johnwiles4661]

Brilliant video. 2 things A: you didn't mention hardwall's "unique" smell. 🤢😉 2: you can't do this as one weekend's project. Go back next weekend with the top coat. Because it is best to top coat within a day or two. No criticism of your video. Just saving someone any heart ache if they leave it to long.

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

What happens if there is a delay doing the top coat?

[@Mark29ish]

@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT it'll shale off as it will not adhere to the base coat. The idea of the 2 coats is that they 'fuse' into one solid layer.

[@johnwiles4661]

@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT if the hardwall is allowed to completely dry out, the finish plaster going over the top of it will dry out too fast and maybe crack/shrink.

[@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT]

@@johnwiles4661 could you not wet it down before multifinish?

[@johnwiles4661]

@@THE-AIDEN-PROJECT that or pva buys you time, but if you are a beginner like these great videos are made for... It's just making it hard for yourself.

[@terry4144]

you're right no Pva then why did you use Pva in a different video

[@michalbator5419]

Why not to use plaserboards instead and finish this in 30 min with perfect flat surface?

[@user-bt1kp2ve3i]

Anyone notice hardwall upon drying stinks of shit

[@Almond001]

Oh bye the way, I did eventually become a plasterer. Now retired with bad elbows and wrists. Lol

[@truebro77]

You were most likely fat and unhealthy

[@terry4144]

should have scratched the first coat

[@itsmorphed6416]

Only If your expecting to let the first coat completely set .

[@terry4144]

if its firm@@itsmorphed6416

[@truebro77]

Another melt who knows fuck all. Stuck in the dark ages

[@stickemuppunkitsthefunlovi4733]

Hard wall stinks and customers look at you funny when their whole house smells like methane (farts)

[@PlasteringForBeginners]

Very true 😂

[@michaelmorrison4663]

Not for me

[@plipertyplap4899]

I've used 1" pvc trim then pulled them out and filled they are also reusable