Can I introduce myself ? I left school at 15, served 5yr apprenticeship. All plasterers in those days wore non bleached white bib and braced overalls.
I got a 714 certificate when I was 21 and worked on the grip. 90 % of the work was internal plastering. We had clerk of works armed with straight edge on most jobs !
Now 40yrs on still I am still self employed with men working for me since the past 30 years. I still specialise in traditional plastering but carry out a lot of render work . ( K rend etc.) I cant be bothered with skimming. I recon that a real plasterer can spot a chancer within 5 minutes ie how they put the plaster on and off the hawk and obviously what the walls look like when the lights go on or the sun shines. At the end of the day, what the customer wants is guys who know what they are talking about in all aspects of the trade. Competitive price. Go in and out with no mess but leaving a good standard of work and your name will get you plenty of work.
I got a 714 certificate when I was 21 and worked on the grip. 90 % of the work was internal plastering. We had clerk of works armed with straight edge on most jobs !
Now 40yrs on still I am still self employed with men working for me since the past 30 years. I still specialise in traditional plastering but carry out a lot of render work . ( K rend etc.) I cant be bothered with skimming. I recon that a real plasterer can spot a chancer within 5 minutes ie how they put the plaster on and off the hawk and obviously what the walls look like when the lights go on or the sun shines. At the end of the day, what the customer wants is guys who know what they are talking about in all aspects of the trade. Competitive price. Go in and out with no mess but leaving a good standard of work and your name will get you plenty of work.
