Taking 2 month course. Introduction and questions

[Webbo83]

Hi all,

Little introduction. I am 36 years old and have been doing warehousing for 18 years. I have come to a point in my life where I not happy in what I'm doing anymore and want to change my life for the better and so something I am happy doing and can be proud of. I've just signed up to an 8 weeks part time course to learn basic plastering skills and want to eventually do it full time.

I did my first class night and loved it! We did some rendering with sand and lime and then flattened it off with a darby flush to two wooden battens either side of our section of wall and then keyed it ready for skimming next week. I was really happy with the way it came out with it being my first time ever picking up a trowel.

So I have some questions that are stupid I know but thought id ask on here and get community help...

My mother has a wall that has blown and the plaster us coming away from the wall so she has asked when I have finished my course if I can fix it. I know this is going to involve remove all the plaster from the wall back to the brick and start again. It's an external wall which the window is on so is it better to hardwall it and multifinish as apposed to plasterboard for and dab and skim?... How do I get the wall 100% level without having battens in the wall as we did in lesson 1?

Second question and this one is gonna be the one I expect stick for... I want to skim the walls in one of the rooms which isn't used for the practice to upskill myself. So... The wall is already plastered and painted so the edges are gonna have steel angle beads on them I assume... To reskim would I need to stick new angle beads over the old angle beads? And reskim over those so you would have an angle bead on top of an angle bead? In my head that's the way to go cos your gonna have a couple of mil thick plaster which will be weak on the corner without it right?

After I have finished my course I want to just do little jobs to try and upskill myself until I'm at a point where I can advertise for work and do jobs for people. I don't want to fly in with no experience and get a bad reputation I want to do a good job for people. Is there any advise on how to get in with anyone else for experience or would people be hesitant to help train you up as you are potential competition.

Thanks guys

 

[Deleted member 14228]

Not being negative, you started a bit late. But wish you well bud

 

[Deleted member 14228]

Ps go in to tiling.. It's much easier on the body..

 

[Webbo83]

Not being negative, you started a bit late. But wish you well bud

Thanks mate. I know but I have another 30 or so years of my working life left so want to make the most of it and do something I would enjoy. Hopefully I'll be able to make something of it.

 

[tapit]

Hi all,

Little introduction. I am 36 years old and have been doing warehousing for 18 years. I have come to a point in my life where I not happy in what I'm doing anymore and want to change my life for the better and so something I am happy doing and can be proud of. I've just signed up to an 8 weeks part time course to learn basic plastering skills and want to eventually do it full time.

I did my first class night and loved it! We did some rendering with sand and lime and then flattened it off with a darby flush to two wooden battens either side of our section of wall and then keyed it ready for skimming next week. I was really happy with the way it came out with it being my first time ever picking up a trowel.

So I have some questions that are stupid I know but thought id ask on here and get community help...

My mother has a wall that has blown and the plaster us coming away from the wall so she has asked when I have finished my course if I can fix it. I know this is going to involve remove all the plaster from the wall back to the brick and start again. It's an external wall which the window is on so is it better to hardwall it and multifinish as apposed to plasterboard for and dab and skim?... How do I get the wall 100% level without having battens in the wall as we did in lesson 1?

Second question and this one is gonna be the one I expect stick for... I want to skim the walls in one of the rooms which isn't used for the practice to upskill myself. So... The wall is already plastered and painted so the edges are gonna have steel angle beads on them I assume... To reskim would I need to stick new angle beads over the old angle beads? And reskim over those so you would have an angle bead on top of an angle bead? In my head that's the way to go cos your gonna have a couple of mil thick plaster which will be weak on the corner without it right?

After I have finished my course I want to just do little jobs to try and upskill myself until I'm at a point where I can advertise for work and do jobs for people. I don't want to fly in with no experience and get a bad reputation I want to do a good job for people. Is there any advise on how to get in with anyone else for experience or would people be hesitant to help train you up as you are potential competition.

Thanks guys

new beads over the old plaster and beads, that can be tricky for a novice, however....

 

[malc]

not another 30 + in mid life crisis. you want be a plasterer, why can't you be like a normal man and just get yourself a girl friend ?

 

[Webbo83]

new beads over the old plaster and beads, that can be tricky for a novice, however....

Thanks for the reply mate. Would it be best to dab a few blobs of plaster and stick it to that and then skim over?

 

[Webbo83]

not another 30 + in mid life crisis. why can't you be like a normal man and just get yourself a girl friend ?

Getting married in October pal

 

[Stewie03]

If you really want to get into it at this late stage, stick to the basic plastering course and complete the 8 weeks first before even asking a plasterer about how to tackle a window wall back to bare brick,once you have finished your course i suggest you ring every plasterer within your region explain your situation and offer to jump in on weekend's or whenever you have spare time if any do work a Saturday etc on account your in the warehouse mon-fri working with an experienced plasterer on the job is priceless you won't get that kind of experience or workmanship training in a bay some courses are decent I think the gold trowel courses are the best ones you can ever go on so I've been told

 

[tapit]

Thanks for the reply mate. Would it be best to dab a few blobs of plaster and stick it to that and then skim over?

yes mate, that's what i would do.

 

[Smudger1]

Good luck

 

[John j]

Thanks for the reply mate. Would it be best to dab a few blobs of plaster and stick it to that and then skim over?

@tapit


Can i ask what warehouse your in

 

[John j]

yes mate, that's what i would do.

Your worse sales man in world

 

[Webbo83]

If you really want to get into it at this late stage, stick to the basic plastering course and complete the 8 weeks first before even asking a plasterer about how to tackle a window wall back to bare brick,once you have finished your course i suggest you ring every plasterer within your region explain your situation and offer to jump in on weekend's or whenever you have spare time if any do work a Saturday etc on account your in the warehouse mon-fri working with an experienced plasterer on the job is priceless you won't get that kind of experience or workmanship training in a bay some courses are decent I think the gold trowel courses are the best ones you can ever go on so I've been told

Thanks pal. Yeah I've been saying I need to ring round and find someone that would let me labour for them for free in my spare time just to learn from them. I finish work at 2pm every day so I could go out after 2pm and then on weekends to learn it. I'm determined to do it so will do what it takes and put the work in.

 

[John j]

@Webbo get ye sen a nela max as well . Game changer .

I know where a 18 inch is going cheap as well

 

[tapit]

Your worse sales man in world

for the new guy.

 

[malc]

he has got some front coming on here on a Friday night talking about plastering courses.

 

[paulf]

Hi all,

Little introduction. I am 36 years old and have been doing warehousing for 18 years. I have come to a point in my life where I not happy in what I'm doing anymore and want to change my life for the better and so something I am happy doing and can be proud of. I've just signed up to an 8 weeks part time course to learn basic plastering skills and want to eventually do it full time.

I did my first class night and loved it! We did some rendering with sand and lime and then flattened it off with a darby flush to two wooden battens either side of our section of wall and then keyed it ready for skimming next week. I was really happy with the way it came out with it being my first time ever picking up a trowel.

So I have some questions that are stupid I know but thought id ask on here and get community help...

My mother has a wall that has blown and the plaster us coming away from the wall so she has asked when I have finished my course if I can fix it. I know this is going to involve remove all the plaster from the wall back to the brick and start again. It's an external wall which the window is on so is it better to hardwall it and multifinish as apposed to plasterboard for and dab and skim?... How do I get the wall 100% level without having battens in the wall as we did in lesson 1?

Second question and this one is gonna be the one I expect stick for... I want to skim the walls in one of the rooms which isn't used for the practice to upskill myself. So... The wall is already plastered and painted so the edges are gonna have steel angle beads on them I assume... To reskim would I need to stick new angle beads over the old angle beads? And reskim over those so you would have an angle bead on top of an angle bead? In my head that's the way to go cos your gonna have a couple of mil thick plaster which will be weak on the corner without it right?

After I have finished my course I want to just do little jobs to try and upskill myself until I'm at a point where I can advertise for work and do jobs for people. I don't want to fly in with no experience and get a bad reputation I want to do a good job for people. Is there any advise on how to get in with anyone else for experience or would people be hesitant to help train you up as you are potential competition.

Thanks guys

Just depends how much you're willing to suffer financially while you try to reach your goal. It will be tough because you're starting with no experience, I don't just mean plastering skills, but how to price up jobs etc. This game is full of sharks and only experience of that will help you to spot them, its shite at times even for experienced plasterers.

I'm not trying to be doom and gloom it's going to be a struggle full stop even if you're dead set on it, just be prepared to hold your hands up and say you tried.

Top tip though is to put your area up just in case someone on here can be of help, btw that'll be £5000 consultancy fee.

 

[The Hobo]

new beads over the old plaster and beads, that can be tricky for a novice, however....

however stick your tape where the monkey sticks his nuts

 

[smoother09]

You’re in your prime 35-45 plastering as long as that’s been your career otherwise you may aswell piss in the fooking wind!

 

[johnzo]

Hi all,

Little introduction. I am 36 years old and have been doing warehousing for 18 years. I have come to a point in my life where I not happy in what I'm doing anymore and want to change my life for the better and so something I am happy doing and can be proud of. I've just signed up to an 8 weeks part time course to learn basic plastering skills and want to eventually do it full time.

I did my first class night and loved it! We did some rendering with sand and lime and then flattened it off with a darby flush to two wooden battens either side of our section of wall and then keyed it ready for skimming next week. I was really happy with the way it came out with it being my first time ever picking up a trowel.

So I have some questions that are stupid I know but thought id ask on here and get community help...

My mother has a wall that has blown and the plaster us coming away from the wall so she has asked when I have finished my course if I can fix it. I know this is going to involve remove all the plaster from the wall back to the brick and start again. It's an external wall which the window is on so is it better to hardwall it and multifinish as apposed to plasterboard for and dab and skim?... How do I get the wall 100% level without having battens in the wall as we did in lesson 1?

Second question and this one is gonna be the one I expect stick for... I want to skim the walls in one of the rooms which isn't used for the practice to upskill myself. So... The wall is already plastered and painted so the edges are gonna have steel angle beads on them I assume... To reskim would I need to stick new angle beads over the old angle beads? And reskim over those so you would have an angle bead on top of an angle bead? In my head that's the way to go cos your gonna have a couple of mil thick plaster which will be weak on the corner without it right?

After I have finished my course I want to just do little jobs to try and upskill myself until I'm at a point where I can advertise for work and do jobs for people. I don't want to fly in with no experience and get a bad reputation I want to do a good job for people. Is there any advise on how to get in with anyone else for experience or would people be hesitant to help train you up as you are potential competition.

Thanks guys

Fair play for giving it a go but trust me your trying to run not even before u walk but before you’ve learned to sit ,if your serious do your course try and I mean try get in with a gang as an apprentice which at your age could prove difficult u might have 30 years left in u work wise but as stated u have come to this game I think too late ,I started at 17 I’m 50 now

 

[Deleted member 40920]

Hi all,

Little introduction. I am 36 years old and have been doing warehousing for 18 years. I have come to a point in my life where I not happy in what I'm doing anymore and want to change my life for the better and so something I am happy doing and can be proud of. I've just signed up to an 8 weeks part time course to learn basic plastering skills and want to eventually do it full time.

I did my first class night and loved it! We did some rendering with sand and lime and then flattened it off with a darby flush to two wooden battens either side of our section of wall and then keyed it ready for skimming next week. I was really happy with the way it came out with it being my first time ever picking up a trowel.

So I have some questions that are stupid I know but thought id ask on here and get community help...

My mother has a wall that has blown and the plaster us coming away from the wall so she has asked when I have finished my course if I can fix it. I know this is going to involve remove all the plaster from the wall back to the brick and start again. It's an external wall which the window is on so is it better to hardwall it and multifinish as apposed to plasterboard for and dab and skim?... How do I get the wall 100% level without having battens in the wall as we did in lesson 1?

Second question and this one is gonna be the one I expect stick for... I want to skim the walls in one of the rooms which isn't used for the practice to upskill myself. So... The wall is already plastered and painted so the edges are gonna have steel angle beads on them I assume... To reskim would I need to stick new angle beads over the old angle beads? And reskim over those so you would have an angle bead on top of an angle bead? In my head that's the way to go cos your gonna have a couple of mil thick plaster which will be weak on the corner without it right?

After I have finished my course I want to just do little jobs to try and upskill myself until I'm at a point where I can advertise for work and do jobs for people. I don't want to fly in with no experience and get a bad reputation I want to do a good job for people. Is there any advise on how to get in with anyone else for experience or would people be hesitant to help train you up as you are potential competition.

Thanks guys

Not being funny but why don't you ask your instructor these question? You're paying them thousands, it's literally their job to tell you

 

[tapit]

he has got some front coming on here on a Friday night talking about plastering courses.

I like his style!

 

[Cockney]

yes mate, that's what i would do.

b*ll***s would you, you f**k**g liar!! You would try and sell your poxy tape to the most naive idiot out there!!

 

[Webbo83]

b*ll***s would you, you f**k**g liar!! You would try and sell your poxy tape to the most naive idiot out there!!

So what's the correct answer to my question?

 

[tapit]

b*ll***s would you, you f**k**g liar!! You would try and sell your poxy tape to the most naive idiot out there!!

You ok pal? Do you won't me to call anyone.

 

[Cockney]

So what's the correct answer to my question?

What’s your question? Fire away I’m all ears.

 

[Cockney]

You ok pal? Do you won't me to call anyone.

I’m sweet!
Have you finally seen the light!

 

[tapit]

So what's the correct answer to my question?

@Mike googlebottom

 

[John j]

So what's the correct answer to my question?

New beeds n cloutd

 

[essexandy]

This thread is gold.

 

[Webbo83]

What’s your question? Fire away I’m all ears.

If skimming a room that's is already plastered and presumably has corner beads in place should you place new corner beads over the top meaning you would have 2 sets of corner beads on the wall and skim over the new beads again. And if so how should they be mounted

 

[tapit]

I’m sweet!
Have you finally seen the light!

Sweetas

 

[tapit]

If skimming a room that's is already plastered and presumably has corner beads in place should you place new corner beads over the top meaning you would have 2 sets of corner beads on the wall and skim over the new beads again. And if so how should they be mounted

Yes mate.

 

[tapit]

Or you could expose old beads and feather back.