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Got some holidays coming up in December and always wanting to do a plastering course, those 1 week course I am talking about. Wanted to plaster my garage to convert it into a photo studio to start with and then somem domestic jobs etc.

Was wondering how good these courses are and if anyone out there could advice if there are one better than another? :thinking:
 
I'm getting plastered at Christmas too.






Seriously though, if you can learn how to plaster in 1 week then good luck.
 
tiler65 said:
I'm getting plastered at Christmas too.






Seriously though, if you can learn how to plaster in 1 week then good luck.
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my thoughts as well , same as be an electrician in 2 weeks , i would think carefully about it :thumbsdown:
 
Nothing really technical about plastering, mostly getting your mix right, timing and float angles. I guess you could learn the basics on skimming and polishing on any week's plastering course.
The more you do the better you get and you can't beat being shown by an expert.
 
How long is a apprenticeship for a plasterer these days, i'm sure my son in law's one was longer than a week.
 
Personally, I wouldn't plaster a garage as it probably doesn't have a damp proof course and the plaster will get damp. I would batten it out and dry line it with plasterboard. This has an added advantage in that you can fit 1" thick expanded polystyrene foam (Jablite) betweeen the battens to add some insulation.

Then you can decide to either tape and fill the joints only or do a complete skim coat over the boards (joints still need taping).


Steve.
 
paulyoung666 said:
my thoughts as well , same as be an electrician in 2 weeks , i would think carefully about it :thumbsdown:
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Not heard that one before, but no that most diffenantly is not possible, the quickist you can be train up is 3 years training with onjob experiance to become registered.

frank said:
How long is a apprenticeship for a plasterer these days, i'm sure my son in law's one was longer than a week.
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After an apprenticeship you leave classed as a skilled trademen, it may only take a week to learn how to mix the mixes, but it takes months if not years to master the art properly.

You'd never ever get a job as a plasterer based on a weeks course, but you may learn enough to do the basic work at home, but properly take you a hell of lot longer to get a decent finsih the pro's get.
 
To be fair, the OP doesn't want to be a plasterer, just to do a bit at home. In a week, he'll learn the mixing and how to of it... Won't make him a plasterer, but then, he doesn't want to be!

Plastering is a dark art - I'm buggered if I know how they do it - Especially ceilings :D

I'd agree with Steve though, drylining is the way to go, unless you want the plaster back on the floor when it gets damp (assuming you get the mix right, and it doesn't end up on the floor in the first place :D)

Look forward to seeing the results :thumbs:
 
mattyh said:
To be fair, the OP doesn't want to be a plasterer, just to do a bit at home. In a week, he'll learn the mixing and how to of it... Won't make him a plasterer, but then, he doesn't want to be!

Plastering is a dark art - I'm buggered if I know how they do it - Especially ceilings :D

I'd agree with Steve though, drylining is the way to go, unless you want the plaster back on the floor when it gets damp (assuming you get the mix right, and it doesn't end up on the floor in the first place :D)

Look forward to seeing the results :thumbs:
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Many thanks mattyh for that clarification :)

Many thanks Steve for the drylining idea. :thumbs:

Where would I be without the guiding light of TP :clap:
 
mattyh said:
Plastering is a dark art - I'm buggered if I know how they do it - Especially ceilings
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I know how to do it..... but I can't do it very well.

And as for ceilings, I think they turn the house upside down and do it as a floor.


Steve.
 
I would rather cut my leg off and eat it then be a plasterer, cant stand the stick powdery mess ...:gag:

Hat off too you mate
 
+1 on the dry lining.

Doing a patch where some plaster has dropped off is one thing but to do big walls is another.
If you use a 50mm metal stud frame and plasterboard, then tape the joints and fill then sand them it will give you a really good flat wall that when painted would look and feel alot better than any 1 week coarse plastering will ever get you.
Metal stud is cheap as chips these days and so is the platerboard, its nopt rocket science but if your practical its easy.
Also while your on your garage will be more than likely single skin brickwork which will be bloody cold so lining the walls with a stud gives you the cavity so to speak and you can add an isulation into it that will give you some warmth. or even insulation AND a thermaboard which is basically a pasterboard with insulation stuck to the back of it,
Go see your local builders yard and they will help you and get you all the right stuff.

The money you spend on a weeks course would pay for the stud and boards probably.

Good luck and pics when you have finished
 
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SpikeK6 said:
+1 on the dry lining.

Doing a patch where some plaster has dropped off is one thing but to do big walls is another.
If you use a 50mm metal stud frame and plasterboard, then tape the joints and fill then sand them it will give you a really good flat wall that when painted would look and feel alot better than any 1 week coarse plastering will ever get you.
Metal stud is cheap as chips these days and so is the platerboard, its nopt rocket science but if your practical its easy.
Also while your on your garage will be more than likely single skin brickwork which will be bloody cold so lining the walls with a stud gives you the cavity so to speak and you can add an isulation into it that will give you some warmth. or even insulation AND a thermaboard which is basically a pasterboard with insulation stuck to the back of it,
Go see your local builders yard and they will help you and get you all the right stuff.

The money you spend on a weeks course would pay for the stud and boards probably.

Good luck and pics when you have finished
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Ah but a good plasterer is good value too, finish in a day and no mess for for less than the cost of the boards, metal stud and filler. (plus your labour too)
Trust me, plastering is better but people are scared of it because it is hard.

Get a pro plasterer in, you won't regret it.
 
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how come plastering is better?

used plasterboard a fair bit before and it has always been shockingly easy with just a little filling and scratching after the fact
 
Steve Smith said:
This is true but plastering a single skin wall with no cavity is not a good idea.


Steve.
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I agree, My washer has just frozen in the garage! It MUST have extra insulation.... Who wants to spend hours wiping the condensation off the lens?:bonk:
 
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