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House is 1930s and luckily I've got all the tools as few years back I done a couple of weeks as a plasterers labourer and was going to learn to plaster so I've got most of the tools, all brand new too lol The walls don't have to be perfectly flat as most of them I will be covered etc My...

I'm no plasterer and I don't claim to be (I'm actually a gas engineer), so please pardon my ignorance. I have just decided to renew the kitchen but the walls behind the units just crumbled into dust, as I started hacking it off I ended up hacking off 2 whole walls. I've done a load of...

Brand new marshaltown 14" trowel permashape pre worn blade and marshaltown hawk, both brand new £37 Inc delivery. Pics to follow Regards Sean

Bit of a random question I know but im only 20 but im regreting not deciding to go into plastering straight from school :( so im just wondering how old everyone was when they first started..

Sounds perfect, Thanks

I just need that lucky break gettin in with someone, my cousins in the trade but he lives about an hour away near onlymem8 but if i was to work with him he wouldn't be able to pay me as i think his business is a bit slow at the moment so i wouldn't be able to get to him. Plus we havent spoke for...

More than likely, cant win too keen or too lazy either waym how did you get into the trade?

Numerous times mate at different times, and no call back nothing. :( gutting because it seemed like the perfect opportunity.

Ok, I done a days work with chris (onlymem8) and havnt heard anything since... as far as im aware I didn't do anything wrong as he gave me the impression id be working with him alot, told me to get myself a decent trowel and hawk (which I did, forked out £60 for a marshalltown permashape trowel...

Ideal solution... Plastering needs a governing body like gas safe... Any1 plastering without a "plasterproperly" card gets a whoping great fine and can face jail... and to get the card u need to build a portfolio and prove your works satisfactory.... That way it dont matter wether you start...

Thanks scotty, im hoping to start 1 in the new year maybe, just a bit of a worry atm, not working im just trying to keep hold of any spare cash ive got atm :(

Im looking to get into the trade so id be happy to work for free with just experiance and training in return untill im worth a wage, If needed I can attend a 5 day course at goldtrowel which ill obviously pay for to learn the basics and I can apply for a CSCS card. Im in Clacton on sea but I...

So what would you expect a labourer/trainee to say on first phone call... what would get you interested to get him to come see you to tlk further?

Id never go in saying i can do this this this and this, ill say ive had a go at, attempted, learnt basics etc.... the last thing I want to is big myself up and then not live up to the expectations, its a 1 way ticket to getting the boot. The 5 day course rams quite alot of stuff in for £500...

Forgot to mention. What course would be best for me to get an insight and then progress with on the job work with a spread? Do I necassarily need to do the 3 week course or would a 5 day be ok?