dukestreetking
New Member
Hello Gentlemen/Gentlewomen, I'm Scott, pleased to meet you all, here is my story,
I done my bathroom, skimmed the walls and I was over the moon with them so then I ended up doing bathroom ceiling, I can't believe how good it looks, even got a few days work from it after a few people seen the bathroom, even the Mrs liked it and the last time she liked something must of been before I met her.
Anyways I was helping out in a pals New tattoo studio and eventually got talking to a plasterer who has been in the game for years and in the end I started knocking up for him got chatting and managed to convince him to give me a go, trowel in hand, hawk at my side... The moment of truth.... Put the trowel on the wall.. Spread it lightly, thought I was doing great...
"What the **** you doing? Are you scared of it?" I said no why, he said just get it on, so I did, then like an idiot I was stood there trying to smooth off what I'd just put on, for about 20 mins why he is stood there laughing... After about a week of do this, do that, watch this, hold it 10mm away etc, he gave me a masterclass, was letting me do bits and bobs after I'd boarded up and then he told me to come back in the week after and he will knock up for me and let me have a proper go, was so nervous but thought right, come on, here we go, I bossed it, felt so proud.
This guy showed me all sorts in such a small space of time and after a week I was skimming with him, at the end of the job he handed me one of his Marshalltown trowels as a gift then said, "You can't mess up plastering, well you can if you're an idiot, in that case I want my trowel back" This has really opened my eyes to how good plastering as a trade is, would love to get into the game by being somebody's apprentice, I asked the old bloke but he said he barely works now, he just does it for family and friends (he is 59 btw) we exchanged numbers and he is gonna bring me in when he is doing one of his jobs, top, top bloke and has given me hope to find work I'd love to be doing every day (ex steel builder/roofer)
P.S did I get your attention with the title? Thanks for reading.
I done my bathroom, skimmed the walls and I was over the moon with them so then I ended up doing bathroom ceiling, I can't believe how good it looks, even got a few days work from it after a few people seen the bathroom, even the Mrs liked it and the last time she liked something must of been before I met her.
Anyways I was helping out in a pals New tattoo studio and eventually got talking to a plasterer who has been in the game for years and in the end I started knocking up for him got chatting and managed to convince him to give me a go, trowel in hand, hawk at my side... The moment of truth.... Put the trowel on the wall.. Spread it lightly, thought I was doing great...
"What the **** you doing? Are you scared of it?" I said no why, he said just get it on, so I did, then like an idiot I was stood there trying to smooth off what I'd just put on, for about 20 mins why he is stood there laughing... After about a week of do this, do that, watch this, hold it 10mm away etc, he gave me a masterclass, was letting me do bits and bobs after I'd boarded up and then he told me to come back in the week after and he will knock up for me and let me have a proper go, was so nervous but thought right, come on, here we go, I bossed it, felt so proud.
This guy showed me all sorts in such a small space of time and after a week I was skimming with him, at the end of the job he handed me one of his Marshalltown trowels as a gift then said, "You can't mess up plastering, well you can if you're an idiot, in that case I want my trowel back" This has really opened my eyes to how good plastering as a trade is, would love to get into the game by being somebody's apprentice, I asked the old bloke but he said he barely works now, he just does it for family and friends (he is 59 btw) we exchanged numbers and he is gonna bring me in when he is doing one of his jobs, top, top bloke and has given me hope to find work I'd love to be doing every day (ex steel builder/roofer)
P.S did I get your attention with the title? Thanks for reading.
