Trying get into plastering trade at 31 :)

[John j]

I did a 5 year apprentiship a long time ago working with 2 old school spreads I spent the first year just labouring,knocking up bags of Browning in a mixing bath,mixing skim up with that bodger or whatever the f**k it's called,carrying plasterboards,washing buckets cleaning the crap off coving brushing the internals cleaning the skirtings with a sponge everything but plaster,it was only after a year the spreads thought f**k me he's still here with us, we better teach him abit,and now you can get cracking after just 10 days of basic training u can see why some spreads gets annoyed by it

I asked two time served plasterers when i started how long it takes and to crack it they said 10 years . I thought f**k of . But they were right

 

[essexandy]

I asked two time served plasterers when i started how long it takes and to crack it they said 10 years . I thought f**k of . But they were right

Another four to go?

 

[Stewie03]

I asked two time served plasterers when i started how long it takes and to crack it they said 10 years . I thought f**k of . But they were right

Agree with you mate the 2 spreads I worked with for 12 years were old school no qualifications no plastering nvq to there name and they were excellent spreads I was very lucky to be there apprentice and learn everything the know you don't get many old school spreads these days

 

[Vincey]

Be better off doing the one week builder course
Can charge more

 

[Danny]

Learn to be an electrician easier by a long way and more money

 

[Les parrington]

a 10 day course,.......unbelievable,...sad,....this great trade of ours,....and its down to this,.....

 

[Les parrington]

Hope there’s people out there than can give me some advise. Currently booked ok a 10 day plastering course ( stoke on Trent ) I know there’s people who disagree with these courses but given my age I thought I’d go on a course to learn the basics. I’ve had a go on some walls of mine at home and I’m satisfied with the finish etc but I know it’ll take years to be of a top plasterer. I’m not one of them people that will advertise as soon as I’ve done their course , I was thinking of getting some small jobs start with like a kitchen or bathroom etc. Another idea I had was try to find a plasterer local which will let me do a Saturday for them free of charge so I could watch and learn kind of thing. I work full time in a concrete factory so got the basic knowledge of using a trowel etc just wondering if plastering was a good career get into. Appreciate any advise given thanks you. Dan

There are plasterers and then there's chances take a chance everybody else does