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So you'd just scrape it back into bucket and add a little bit more?

NVQ Qualification structure for Plastering - Solid (Level 2) To gain the NVQ level 2 in plastering you must achieve the following five mandatory units plus 1 optional unit Mandatory Units all required   VR01 Conform to General workplace safety VR02 Conform to efficient work practices...

Hey, as far as I'm aware it can be up to 3 on the job assesments covering all the basics, photographic evidence of you doing various things is the other part of it, I've got a list somewhere.

Thanks Danny, you are a gentleman, I may well take you up on that one day. ;) He's employing me as a plasterer but I'm expecting to do a bit of everything really as he wants to show me the ropes, really looking forward to finding out. The magnet sounds interesting, is it like a piece of jewelry...

If I make up a bucket of plaster and it is too runny, can I just leave it until it has hardened a little?

Hey guys, managed to find a local builder that is willing to take me on, the work starts in a fortnight and the pay is great for me, I'm a little nervous about how profficient he's expecting me to be but am just going to get involved and see what happens, he knows that I'm just a beginner...

So today I finally got started on my first wall after a couple of days of discovering that I didn't have all the tools that I needed, I think I made my first mix a little thick but I got it up as quickly as possible, it was ready to start flattening almost straight away so I did it, for a first...

It's more of a favour than a paid job but it's going to be great practice and hopefully a confidence boost whilst also being the beginning of my portfolio, the 110v was £40 extra for the converter and I'm on a massive budget at the moment so went for the cheaper one as I'm not expecting to be...

Well I'm doing my first job on thursday, a decent sized plasterboarded wall with a wooden beam across the top, should be easy enough. Going to start taking as many photographs as possible, is it a long drawn out process? I have to buy a mixer for thursday too and have managed to find an 1100W...

Thanks for that, I took them back today and got the drywall ones instead, I had a sneaking suspicion that I'd made the wrong choice.. ;)

I've definately started noticing more too but only because my mind has just recently been opened to the plastering world. :)

I went out today to buy internal/ external trowels and found 2 different types, the first ones had handles like a knuckleduster and seemed to be 90 degrees, the second had the long handles and appeared not to be 90 degrees, I think they were for drywall. I bought the first ones but will I need both?

Yea I was planning on an OSAT, what are the other options? I bought a 13x5 finishing trowel and 18x5 finishing trowel today, both pre-worn and Marshalltown, along with a hawk. I wanted to get my tools at the end of the course but have ended up having to get them from here and there as and when I...

Ah yes, I think he's off in the next month or so, they just mentioned the goldtrowel forum at the end of the course actually.  :) I called about the CSCS card today and they said that I should go for an 'Experienced worker' card, this will give me 1 year to complete my NVQ2 and apply for the...

Thanks Danny, yes it was Andy, Chris, Jeff and Dave, do you mean this forum? I can't seem to access the goldtrowel forum at the moment, my computer is being weird.. My first couple of jobs are going to be my parents bathroom ceiling and a wall at a friends warehouse, I should be ready to move...

Well.. I completed my 10 day course, it was amazing, a totally enjoyable experience allround. My next move is to buy my tools and get my NVQ2 as soon as possible as I do actually feel confident enough to start working after a little bit more practice, all of the tutors were total legends and I'd...

Thanks Danny, much appreciated.

I'm currently trying to get my head around the process of a materails survey, maths, measurements and volumes have never been my strong point but I think I'm getting there. Am I right in thinking that I multiply the length of a wall/ ceiling by the width then multiply that by the height and add...

Welcome to the board Billy, I'm just about to do the Gold Trowel 10 day course too, best of luck mate.

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Thanks for that, I may be staying in Shenfield with a friend as it's apparently quite close, if not I'll be trying the place you recomended. I've heard nothing but good things from people who've actually done this course and look forward to starting, the DVDs and manual have already given me a...

That's nice to hear, I'm starting the course soon myself, I've watched those DVDs so many times that the guy is starting to enter my dreams. :)

Same here.

Just a quick update, after a few more weeks of research I finally decided to book the 10 day course with Gold trowel, I'm moving from Essex to London soon after I've completed it and am now really looking forward to jumping into it all with both feet despite a few nerves. :) Did you stay in a...

Thanks Danny, I actually looked at Gold Trowels site as my initial thought was to do a 2 week training course, I'm still open to the idea but read on another site that due to the limited timeframe these courses really only teach the basics despite the claims of gaining skills of a proffesional...

Hi there, I'm a 29 year old from Essex/London looking to get into plastering, my previous jobs have included barwork and telesales but I'm looking for a reliable trade and a fresh start, I'm trying to get a good idea of how to go about it by looking online, that's how I stumbled upon this site...