phazetic99
New Member
Hi there. I live in western Canada and I have been doing stucco (I think you guys would call it render, but that word is not known here) for almost 20 years. Last winter I went indoors to do drywall taping. Plastering in my area is non-existent and not exactly necessary to know, but I am keenly interested in some of the faux finish work. I have signed on to some plastering groups on Facebook, but there are products that are used that I have no idea what they mean. Terms such as Artex and SBR and waterproofer. We might use similar products but have different names or they might be products that we don't even use.
I found these forums and l use forums as entertainment on different subjects so I think I can find some of my answers within these threads. I get the impression that plasterers on the other side of the Atlantic have some sort of schooling to learn the trade. In my area there are no such options. All of us are taught on the job. I have a feeling that our knowledge of plastering has diminished over the years and I am looking to gain back that knowledge somehow. For an example of what I mean, I have very little means of getting and lime putty products. The best I can do is get a venetian plaster that is imported. The price is outstanding and could only be sold as a specialty job at extremely high prices. There are a couple companies doing this and marketing themselves as high end specialty work, but they do not live close to me. Working for them is not really going to be possible.
So, I am attempting to learn these things on my own. I hope to find lots of information here.
I found these forums and l use forums as entertainment on different subjects so I think I can find some of my answers within these threads. I get the impression that plasterers on the other side of the Atlantic have some sort of schooling to learn the trade. In my area there are no such options. All of us are taught on the job. I have a feeling that our knowledge of plastering has diminished over the years and I am looking to gain back that knowledge somehow. For an example of what I mean, I have very little means of getting and lime putty products. The best I can do is get a venetian plaster that is imported. The price is outstanding and could only be sold as a specialty job at extremely high prices. There are a couple companies doing this and marketing themselves as high end specialty work, but they do not live close to me. Working for them is not really going to be possible.
So, I am attempting to learn these things on my own. I hope to find lots of information here.