THE SECRETS OF SKIMMING

[@Onthetrowel]

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[@ivanpuskaric6851]

When you watch plastering video with your morning coffee before going on site to do some plastering, you know you're 'special'. Nice work as always Kirk

[@blandi1000]

You never stop learning my friend

[@GavinTownsley]

I foowking love plastering me!

[@user-ym1ff1vg8c]

A Master Class Kirk No one better than you at tutorials Easy to follow and always informative

[@Auditingcontent]

@on the trowel, I want to express my appreciation for the outstanding content you produce. Your detailed and comprehensive approach to teaching plastering far exceeds the basic level often covered in traditional school or college settings. Your videos provide an in-depth look at every aspect of the trade, including its challenges and difficulties, which is incredibly valuable. Your commitment to showing both the good and the difficult aspects of plastering sets you apart and makes your content exceptionally insightful. I hope you continue to produce such high-quality material, and I look forward to exploring more of your videos. Thank you for being such a significant asset to the field and for providing such a valuable resource.

[@stevenscott-mk8gi]

I was always taught to plaster the scrim first! Why do you not do this? Curious to know! Thanks

[@gregorydobson4307]

Absolutely brilliant kirk, as an ex-engineer for 38yrs and now a handyman my plastering skills have got better all the time thanks to you sharing all those important little bits, thank you.

[@MASTER-uz2ed]

KIRK, YOU ARE A GREAT PERSON AND SPECIAL TEACHER. I'M NOT A PLASTERER BUT STILL LOVE WATCHING AND LEARNING FROM YOUR VIDS....I FEEL LIKE I'M READY TO SKIM PROFESSIONALLY JUST FROM WATCHING YOUR VIDS......SECOND THOUGHTS...WILL STICK TO THE DAY JOB AND JUST KEEP BINGE WATCHING YOU ❤😊

[@colinnewing3175]

Excellent job Kirk. Love watching your vids. I’m fairly new to the trade as I have been decorating for years, but I decided to do more plastering as that’s what I enjoy the most

[@ninogomes6721]

Благодарим ви!

[@Onthetrowel]

Thank you very much my friend

[@jakeyboy8696]

I'm a chippy by trade but more of a general builder now and I can honestly say my plastering has got 10 times better and easier after watching your videos keep it up mate and thanks mate 👍

[@nigelparker5886]

I’m not a spread, but I’ve done a fair bit over the years! Your specific tips really do help,if you remember them! Whenever I’ve done various surfaces, drying at different rates, I always remember the words of a great bricky/builder who worked with me who’d watched good plasterers work and if we had lots of bits to do, he’d say, be careful not to let it get away from you! So true, cos once it does and gets you on the run, even the best can struggle! There is no substitute for experience, so thanks for sharing yours with us! Cheers

[@pettofficial.]

Your words at 37m are so true. I'm having my house rendered at the moment and my brand new 2k door is caked in crap, my windows are caked, the sills chipped and a general lack of care shown for my property. This is why tradesman get a bad rap but you're words and ethics should be taught on day one at college. Happy client, more recommendations and more work, but it can easily go the other way without a bit of of prep and tidy up. Glad to see your video, great professionalism 👍🏻

[@petermarsh7172]

I love these videos, I am a nurse who has plastered most of his house due to Kirk. Amazing content, amazing explanations. Thank you ;0)

[@digger3359]

Advice at 33 minutes - absolutely spot on sir!!! Well done to you, proper.

[@sixteeschyl]

Got a job on with a living room to spread, just love watching big Kirk at his art 👌

[@allansmifff5160]

Its great to a bloke enjoy his work and your tutorial is great to Kirk keep going a joy to watch.Allan.

[@walterjameson3896]

Thankyou for the detailed video. You have just eliminated an unnecessary flattening process I was doing after first coat. I will also STOP using my plasiflex! Top man

[@taureanwilliams2900]

Once you master the steel, you won't need a plazi flex mate. Steel is King

[@glyncope3771]

Hi Kirk you make it look so easy!! I’ve got upmost respect for all plasters I think you can either do it or you can’t. And I can’t 🙈 you obviously know your trade very well great content in your vids love watching em.😎👍

[@timwhittles6414]

Just that mention of not skimming where the heavy tiles are going is a great point. So easy to get in a mess when not thinking ahead. (Which I was going to do 😂)

[@jimog6595]

I don’t work in construction but i’m obsessed with your videos bro

[@wandelust]

I'm not in the trade but for some reason I just love watching your videos Kirk.😊

[@simplelifewithjorji4260]

Me too! I’m a diy hack, first time I found Kirk I just kept watching his vids saying to myself- I fkn love this guy! I hate plastering a little less thanks to this delicious dude ❤

[@Kyle-tp7nx]

Always watching your videos for advice and tips, at the moment I'm a labourer on domestic jobs for a p&d but I want to get into plastering. Nice one kirk 😊

[@Shauntheprawny]

Hi Kirk. Would be interested to know how you manage your dirty water on site, how you clean your buckets, mixer and tools you have used for SBR. I'm not a plasterer but I do quite a lot of DIY plastering, I can only manage it when I've got somewhere I can hose all my gear out. Great channel I feel like your apprentice watching all these videos, which is exactly what I need! By the way I do everything on my projects, joining, brick work, tiling, some plumbing and electrics. I think plastering is by far the hardest of all the trades and an endless source of frustration and disappointment for me, but I will persevere and get good one day!

[@jackkennedy3871]

Such a good idea. A behind the scenes video on the pre and post plastering would be super interesting to see how the pros do it when time is money

[@samuelmoore657]

I agree, would also like to see a video on that 🙏

[@paulcloona9331]

Brilliant video. I have learned a bit from your videos. I am not a plaster bit of all rounder. I patch bits of ceiling for a mate of mine. He's plummer . Leaks as such. I'm good at patches federing in. I use sbr. Your tips are brilliant 👏

[@Nickpaintbrush]

Nice work Kirk, very helpful tips mate!

[@martindonaton3603]

Kirk just seems like a good all round guy

[@Almond001]

The guy that taught me plastering back in the early 80s never ever plastered two adjoining walls, he always did the two opposite walls first, two coats then flatten and then polished. He would then do the other two walls. I was advised by another plasterer on site at the time to get myself a corner trowel, when the guy saw it, he said, chuck it away son, you won't ever need it if you do it my way.

[@NiktheEnglishGreekCypriot]

I prefer doing opposing but it’s not always feasible. Corner trowels are good so long as you use them properly.

[@funkeybikemonkey]

I still work like this. If it's tiny I'll room or cupboard then yeah... But always tend to do opposite walls.

[@stevenclark1973]

You make it look so easy! 👍

[@georgebarker3356]

Should be a lecturer,so well explained and temperament to match,great watch ☝️👌

[@tommyhall7043]

Not for second knocking your work Kirk. You know what your doing 😎

[@davidcousins3508]

Fascinating to watch you work pal..top notch work and some great tips and information 👍

[@kirkwhitfield5257]

Kirk same name has me lol just been looking at your videos i bought a house which needs some work doing on it im no plasterer or bricky in fact i haven't a clue about DIY but got to admit kirk watching your videos are very inspiring to watch and am picking up some tricks hopefully i can learn a few things by watching you work

[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

I used cement board in the "wet zone" when I was doing my bathroom... I don't understand why its not mandatory ! ... any slight grout failure around those tiles and your plasterboard is mush... 😢 I'm loving your vids, as a DIYer, refurbishing an old farmers stone cottage, I scour YT for Construction trades best-practice and you sir are my plastering expert ! 😉 This week I was making an internal door for sitting room-to-hall... by skinning 50mm Celotex with 6mm ply each side and painting...it turned out great ! My hall is a ( designated by me ) cold zone, no rad... but the living rooms / bedrooms are all super-insulated... I kept the rad-count down because I'm only using a 12Kw woodstove feeding 7 aluminium rads (because they are apparently up to 20% more efficient) and I don't live in the hall ! 😅 Lowered ceilings to 8' std (easy sheeting) all across the house and installed 8" Celotex in the ceilings. For the exterior walls, an airgap > 1" celotex sheet > 3x2 studded wall filled with 3" celotex > and finally 25mm thermoboard... giving me 2 thermal breaks and (lime mortar) stone wall cavity venting into the roof... Wiring & plumbing will be next, so more videos for me ... 🙄 An interesting "side-project" was having to install a 4" steel air-feed pipe under the sitting room floor out through an external wall to feed air to the Henley woodstove... 😕 I want to thank you for all you do, I really believe this is the best use of YT... why peeps spend hours looking at cat-vids and similar shite is beyond me. There is SO much educational content out there now, theres no excuse for not "having a go"... Keep 'em coming, mate ! 😎👍☘🍻

[@vinnysurti]

What a great video 👏🏽well done mate for sharing your skills

[@richierich4810]

Masters At Work.

[@andrewperkins8484]

got to say I’ve just got Plastering and you watch this video shows all the tricks about cleaning reveals off filling Bits want to watch for you beginners lads been Plastering 30 years and got to say this boy knows his stuff

[@SkillBuilder]

what a shame they didn't use tile backer board around that shower. They will be putting those heavy tiles onto paper. If it gets slightly damp it will part company with the plaster. Keep gypsum out of wet areas.

[@billyt9921]

Unless you're tanking it

[@PaulCloves]

Ur right but if ur getting water behind the tiles , uve already got a major problem that definitely not get better with time

[@TastyNZpieslover]

Nice to see quality work and finish. The way you think about the other professionals is spot on. What I notice as a DIY painter is; The surface looks paint ready and likely requires very minor prep, this is a blessing for DIY. When you see a finished but rushed job then you need hours of prep time filling holes, smoothening walls, filling and sanding corners to get the edges sharp, and smoothening around electricial sockets to get the covers to sit flush. I have personally experienced 2-3 days of fixing poorly done plaster vs 1-2 hours of prep before painting. The electrician, painters, kitchen fitters, trim fitters, tilers, carpet and vinyl layers will all benefit and save time. If I was a professional then I would want to get your contact details (business card on windowsill), because recommending you would save them time, but more importantly it will improve their reputation

[@piecetoyou8285]

Great to see you take pride in your work, and respect the next worker to follow on with what they need to do after you've finished, I had done a lot of DIY plaster in my time, the one question I have with plaster board, first is there two different sides to plasterboard and if so why? also do you have to seal plasterboard before plastering?

[@Miginyon]

Pink SBR? Love it, need that in my life

[@James_Arathoon]

Not a bad plasterer really are you mate! And your a lovely guy in real life hahaha😅

[@Norman_Peterson]

Looking this video, I was thinking while watching this big boy work: Have you ever thought about how "heavy" and important the legacy a parent can leave is? This boy works, works well, he can emigrate anywhere, his professionalism will accompany him throughout his life. He was able to start a family, a house, and I assume even children now or later I don't know. He has a car, he has health care etc. All this because his father taught him to work and work well. The credit also goes to him for having understood the importance of work, but I was thinking about HOW precious and profound the legacy a father leaves to a son can be. Teaching him something is the best legacy. My father was an asshole, he didn't teach me anything, he was a useless, selfish, bad asshole that I also had to support for life. Precisely for this reason I can reflect on how important a father's legacy is. Never underestimate this and don't take it for granted, ALWAYS BE PROUD of this. Cheers from South of Italy.

[@MaMa-gp1pw]

Be thankful u had a father,regardless of who he was.watch ur tongue about cursing him.ur bringing a curse upon urself.

[@duncanrorke9229]

Good work sir..your getting the hang of it now..love that pink sbr..👌

[@tensevo]

great work, i've done lots of DIY trades, and I find them all hard, but plastering is exceptionally difficult to get good at.

[@loafdad]

Cor learnt a bit from this, thanks pal

[@michaeljones3694]

Enjoyed that thanks. There’s something therapeutic about watching plastering and seeing the end results. What type of plaster is it? If going over old existing plaster would you use the same stuff? Lastly what trowel is it? Cheers

[@danielhamilton9285]

great work as usual , great seeing quality work

[@MrJFoster1984]

Can also use a hot glue gun for some situations and also low expansion foam for beads

[@joshuafuryon7874]

great vid, good knowledge!

[@Big-Kaney]

Wish this was around when I was learning pal ,spent 20 years on the tools now knackered 🙈

[@peterpage7322]

I love your videos, it’s great to see a master craftsman at work as they seem to be rare these days. What amazes me is you say to clean the electrical boxes out so the electrician is likely to recommend you. Where I live in the south east, I asked for quotes from a few plasterers who said the job was too big because they were too busy. The only quote I managed to get 3 years ago was for £11k and this was for a three bedroom new build. However it did have an oak frame which obviously makes it harder. My question is, was this quote high because it was difficult and he didn’t want the job or am I being paranoid? In the end I did it myself, and being my first full house it was hard but a good learning curve.

[@michaeljones3694]

So the second coat goes on before the first is dry? How long do you give the first before second? Thanks

[@ashtonormesher9682]

Love the videos mate I got myself a 4 inch wide trowel and I love the feel of it I use it for rendering but I find when I’m doing the right hand side of the wall when skimming I can’t help but dig my knuckles into the wall beside does that not happen to you

[@PaulBaksy]

Class this guy,doesnt have to do these vids,but does it to give us beginners a bit of a heads up.diffrent class

[@granty4955]

So glad i now follow your channel 👌🏻 if skimming an Artex ceiling using multi finish, should the SBR be dry or tacky when starting ?

[@Onthetrowel]

Tacky is fine but you will get better suction control when it's dry mate

[@noskills9577]

Never a truer comment made about looking after the next trade, there’s only a couple of people I’ll recommend customers using based on the shit I’m left to deal with after they have worked

[@jasonsansome5579]

Too true mate, I've said it on here before, the difference between a tradesman and a craftsman is the quality of the job the second fix man inherits to get on with his graft.

[@rosstecrebuilds5811]

Really enjoy your vids Wots your opinion on sponge floating thanks

[@markellwood4132]

How long should it take for plaster to dry fully. Take into account it is in the kitchen.

[@GreenTorque]

Should the mesh not be imbedded into the plaster for maximum strength, not plaster on to mesh? Its like reinforcing a a concrete floor, reinforced mesh is raised off the ground for maximum strength, not placed directly on subfloor.

[@manjrai2480]

How would you fit insulated plasterboard on the staircase? Would you start at the bottom or the top?

[@theunvaccinator]

you make it look easy im happy to pay but enjoy watching regular tradespersons

[@THECEO707]

Very neat and nice work

[@marksavory4136]

Top job Kirk don’t know if you do this if I got to leave the beads off corners etc for some reason like yours I scrim & unibond or sbr them 1st thing & don’t have to work to edge of open board etc & don’t dry quick & craze 👍 has you say old skool spreads am nutters it does help with some of the jobs we do lol keep the vids coming for the lads who want to start in this trade 👍👍👍👍

[@danfenton89]

Top job again mate 🧱👊

[@riptiz]

Waiting for Laytons effort when he’s ready. 😊

[@tommockel8853]

Great work that leaves me with two questions. What kind of render do you use and second, I didn't see you using any tape for the joints. As a german I am curious to know if that doesn't results in cracks later?!? No offens here...

[@andrewperkins8484]

Great Mate, wondered when you was going to do a video like this as you’ve covered all of the aspects top man

[@jerrebrasfield4231]

I don't do this but enjoy learning how in case i ever need to.

[@rustybrownstein8985]

Nice job lads 👍

[@rotarustelian]

Around windows and doors I use stop beds ,so much easier and I always a perfect straight line

[@leebroughtonswfc]

What causes plaster to drag? Been doing some patching and it's sometimes been dragging and taking the old paint off in odd place? Not sure if I'm trying to smooth it too quickly? Proper use your methods and every time i do a ceiling your voice is in my head saying take abit and go in neat 😂😂

[@Hsn.A]

Well done Mr. Kirk, masha Allah!

[@jasonrichardson7762]

Kirk where can i buy a 14*3/4 plasterers finishing trowel from ?

[@katcee3141]

What are the dimensions of your trowel please? Do you ever seal the GIB with SBR?

[@katcee3141]

Excellent channel by the way, thanks for sharing! :)

[@billyt9921]

Generally 14 x 4

[@michaelburr9104]

Watched yo video very good can u explain why u dont do a first flatten in please reply

[@Onthetrowel]

If you put your first coat on neat then there's no need to flatten it. It just saves a bit of time that's all

[@kennybarlow1258]

Taught in 60s 70s to do ceilings 1st then opposite walls in 4 or 5 rooms with heads then repeat doing other wall with reveals could never get used to wet angles even on smaller jobs

[@Onthetrowel]

I didn't fancy doing this in 3 hits mate

[@kennybarlow1258]

@@Onthetrowel dirty water 😂

[@bc.oO0Oo.]

great vid thank you. Why do we need 2 coats of plaster? could we not just put one thicker coat on?

[@cochise6345]

Very hard to flatten it right

[@RobSpencer-p3c]

Top man kirk Your a machine

[@andrewbailey2547]

Any tips for the novice on how to mix and get the same consistency every time

[@JT-jg8le]

First bucket is your test bucket. All other buckets copy what works best for first bucket. After first bucket, you'll have a real good feel for what is best.

[@ccstrength1924]

What Trowell do you use ?

[@simplelifewithjorji4260]

I love you! Your vids make my day

[@ToloGF]

Sitting or kneeling was also forbiden in old school Spain 😅

[@titfortat5606]

Great vid Kirk...Will be buying some pink when my sbr runs out. I'm a builder and do all my own plastering to a high standard but I can't seem to do as much in one go as a plasterer does even though im moving just as quick...don't feel like I have the time. Would be great to see a vid on your thoughts as to why part time plasterers like me struggle with this.

[@Onthetrowel]

It's more technique and confidence mate. You don't need to move faster. Just don't go over the same area to much and pay attention to how much your trowel stroke overlaps the previous trowel stroke. Also going slightly slower and neater will make you mere efficient. 😊👍👍

[@titfortat5606]

@@Onthetrowel thanks for the reply and for sharing your knowledge 👍

[@dec392]

Hi mate, love your videos! What van would you recommend? I’m about to buy a new van but I’m not sure what to go for, thanks mate :)

[@StringDriver]

Is that black mold 😮in the area with the “feather” note??

[@jasonjancso3221]

great videos kirk, i take it you dont flatten the 1st coat as you put it on so tight.then just put 2nd straight on

[@petemoring67]

Although I learned plastering 'using' angle tools, when I went alone on sites I ditched using them. I kept them as they were good for wonky dry-lined walls, but otherwise No! .... On site you get other spreads coming in checking your work, especially when you're a lot faster ... Then when they see You're Three-Coating AND not using an angle trowel it starts their eyes spinning a bit 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@biaritzsiroko6117]

Great videos! Only I really don't understand why you not use white plaster like Knauf? Here in Holland it is always white so way easier to paint.. You might have a good reason to use this mud maybe because now it is way more satisfying for the painter when it becomes white??

[@RichardDowd]

Masterclass as always Kirk 🥩

[@markowens8455]

Hey Kirk Brilliant video! where did you get your step up with handle on top👍

[@pauladamson9763]

some of the most addictive videos on youtube! Kirk, what are your thoughts on the Beadmaster covers for downlighters? would i be doing my spread a favour by fitting them or just a waste of money?

[@Louthemailman]

Good work🔥

[@MikeWells420]

The best plastering tip I ever got was to buy a marshalltown Trowel

[@sqwidink1]

Timing is key!

[@jmi967]

They said the plaster won’t support the weight of the tiles, but the board will? That doesn't sound quite right. Do they not use cement board there or something?

[@johndanville6643]

Fantastic video. New subscriber 😊

[@Mk1Nick1990]

Got my sbr last week

[@hben4531]

Good job, get to the pub

[@samleader2074]

What size trowel you using

[@richarddunn5216]

Good to see no flexis have touched the walls...

[@ugisdatavs6488]

hi Kirk. I was wondering, did you reskim your hotel room when you been in Tenerife?