Learn How To Plaster A Wall (ROLLER METHOD REVEALED) | Plastering For Beginners
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Today we're going to show you a complete beginners guide to plastering a wall. And the most important thing is that we're going to show you 2 ways to apply the plaster.
Here's the tools used in this video:
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One of the hardest skills in plastering is applying the plaster. And I highly recommend that you learn to use a trowel and hawk. However, if you're completely new then I can show you an easier way to get the plaster onto the wall...
And that's with a roller.
It sounds outrageous but this method works and you can actually get good results doing it. You just need to know HOW...
That's what I teach in this video. This is one part in a 5 part series called "Plastering For Beginners Crash Course". We'll show you the full process to plastering so make sure to subscribe so you don't miss any future videos.
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Blaine Gray,
Plastering For Beginners
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Probably one of the best tutorials on how to take on this job. You’re now an experienced teacher as well as pro plasterer. Thanks for this.
it really isn't
@@terry4144 so where's your video on how to apply plaster big mouth? Yep, what I thought, you don't have one and lack the balls to make one. Go ahead, show us all how its done. I can't plaster for shit, my dad could and I've tried but I disliked it enough to employ guys to do it when I ran my own business in the UK. Now I live in the US, plastering doesn't happen, its all drywall. But come on mate, show us how good you are.
Don’t care how long you have been plastering, your a brilliant teacher. Your instruction is so clear. Respect to you…
This is best idea ever, 3 ceilings in one day, three coats each, customer shocked that we done this in one day
Use a medium pile Roller sleeve. You don’t get half the texture and it’s so much easier . If doing ceilings use a pole and you can lay it all on from the floor. Use speed skim with pole too.
These videos are incredibly helpful.
Absolutely superb!
Awesome tutorial.... Many thanks! Appreciate it!
You're a good man Blaine, top work
Very well done! Thanks for posting.
awesome tutorial- Thank you!
Best plastering tutorial I've seen. Inspires confidence rather than reinforcing why people shouldn't have a go themselves.
Absolutely, i don't understand these negative comments, it's obvious he speaks to beginners or ppl who have never tried it before, so why are all these "pro plasterers" losing their mind??? Because of him i will actually try to do the job myself. Even if it's a small job, at least i will try
Excellent demo with lots of explanation. Thank you😎
Excellent tutorial 👍
Superbly explained buddy 👌
What an awesome vid! Well done, matey.
Truly best tutorial I have seen and worked from, great job...!!
Superb explanation - many thanks
The best demo and explanation I have seen and herd ford for a long time , .. Thanks ...
Great video fabulous tutorial
wow! amazing tutorial! thank you. this makes me want to try it out. i have my bedroom that needs doing i would love to give it a go.
Amazing teaching and recording, editing work, I hope yt is worth it for you, this is exactly what we need when looking to learn how to do a professional job, gotta start somewhere, this is and excellent start :) THANK YOU
another excellent video bro! love your methods and attention to detail. keep up the good work!!
Hi Blaine, Fiirst time viewer to your channel, I’ve been a general builder for the past 25 years, The last couple years I have undertaken my own plastering projects, ie medium size wall’s & small ceiling’s just so I don’t have to get a skilled plasterer in for a small job, Thanks for taking the time to make this video it’s been a great help 👍
Masterclass! 👍
Brilliant videos On plastering and tutorial. I think your videos are brilliant I've learned a lot viewing your videos Best of luck keep up your good work 👍
Excellent tutorial. May be in a future video if you can show the rolling on a bare plaster wall, solid wall and ceiling. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks you would make a great teacher 👍
Love the ox tools.
Good tutorial, at least now I know the correct way to do it I can practice it.
Great intro to plastering mate , I'm an interior fitter , kitchen, bedrooms etc and would like to learn plastering to eventually be able to start a business in the future of home improvements 👍
I’ve been in the building game for 37yrs and there’s not much that I don’t get involved in including plastering, however, this was a great tutorial pointing out all the important details that will enable a capable novice to plaster a wall. Well done!
Awesome as usual Blaine one question on hardwall can you use it on external wall direct on 1930s brick that has lime mortar?
Excellent, clear, concise explanation I could have done with years ago. Thank you. Cup of tea looked milky and insipid though. Can’t be expert at everything I suppose!
Absolutely Fantastic channel 👏 dont suppose u could show us how to render a bay window eternal and how to get the sharp edges on bay
Excellent, Thank you!
Awesome...thank you for this. This is exactly what I need. You explain it brilliantly
You're very welcome!
Thanks for taking the time to post these videos. Clear, simple instructions. Very useful and very helpful.
Thanks for watching pal. Much appreciated!
Thanks 👍 I learned a lot!
Thank you Blane. So good 👍
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching mate
Glad i found you mate. You have a natural way of teaching and it is very appreciated. Now i fill some encouragement to plaster my shed office 😅. Keep up the hard work 👏🤛
رائع وشرحك واضح وجميل❤🌹
Thank you brother
Thank you for your very helpful videos, Blaine! They are very motivating (I am looking for a wall to plaster right now😂)! Keep the good work!
Glad you like them! Good luck with your plastering mate
When it comes to drywall finishing and plastering I can go from left to right or right to left very easily, and I can do both with either hand. It comes in very handy when doing remodels/patch jobs as there are times when you need to start/stop from either side depending on the situation.
You make that look easy.
Hi Blaine, many thanks for this video and indeed all of your excellent and helpful content. I gave the roller a go, 2 coats with spatula flattening, and then I also threw some sponge floating into the process just for giggles. Felt a bit like a gadget-fest but the end result was excellent. I did find the rolled-on rippled plaster needed to be flattened really quickly as the texture seems to make it pull in very fast; I wondered whether I could modify the process next time to roll a couple of meters, speedskim that area, roll some more, speedskim that bit etc Do you think that would work? Thanks for all the great information, I'm learning loads from you but the skills still have a long way to go 🙂
Quality job, really nice to watch your skills mate, thanks for sharing the knowledge.!
Thanks for watching!
I've began work on my spare room thanks to your videos. Quick question, can you use the roller method for both coats of plaster or just the second coat? Cheers
Amazing presentation skills. There must have been hundreds of clips to this video!
Very informative.. Great tutorial with lots of detail... thanks
Great job!
Great info ....how big is your speed skim ? Looks about 1200mm ....thinking of getting one ...👍
Brilliant!
I've been following your channel for a while and love your videos. And this is the one I've found the most detailed and helpful so far. Thank you! One thing I'm not quite clear on is that when you say roughly 20 minutes per stage... I'm not sure if that's 20 minutes actually applying the plaster, then waiting, then another 20 minutes of doing the next stage, then waiting and so on... OR whether the 20 minutes includes the interval, then going straight into the next stage - so starting each subsequent stage at 20, 40, 60, 80 minutes etc. I hope that makes sense.
This is brilliant stuff. You make it look so easy and I’m looking forward to making a big mess of things soon. 😂👍
Haha you’ll love it…thanks for watching
@@PlasteringForBeginners I resent that email last night. Did you get it this time?
Absolutely brilliant thank you for taking such care to explain everything. I did my lounge after binge watching your channel and now about to tackle other rooms so perfect timing as was just about go through again as it’s been a year so 👏👏👏
Thank you and well done for your hard work. Respect for trying it and thanks again for watching! Cheers 👍
You still plastering that wall shocking you haven't got a clue .plastering course boy
This is a really excellent explanation. My mate, who's a hugely experienced builder, showed me how to plaster one time but he was just taking so much stuff for granted - he does a brilliant job but without thinking about it so his explanation missed about half of what one really needs to know. Thanks for taking the time to make this video!
Thank you mate - I really appreciate that! Cheers and good luck with your Plastering
It is often best to get someone that is not an expert to explain something as they do not miss whet the expert thinks you already know
Totally second this. Watching these videos have given me the confidence to fix a few crumbly walls in my house. Much appreciated.
Excellent video.
plaster rollers are used a lot in the states, gives a nice stucco finish
It's all about the patient explanation and assuming the trainee knows little or nothing and you have a great method of training.
Would you recommend a speedskim 600 or a 1200 for a beginner?
For the novice A great tip always buy the best tools you can afford...don't ever leave them uncleaned Look after your tools & theyll look after you..😉 Great vid ty
Great instructions
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you,
Hat off to you mate that you’re willing to teach us, knowing you’re doing yourself out of business!!!
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I think he will get more business.
Bit the bullet and bought a Pentrillo plaster roller after seeing your vids..I can plaster normally..been doing it for years.. however.. I had a go on a 20m2 ceiling at home.. 1. Great bit of kit for getting the plaster on quick and semi evenly.. I found it going off a bit quick on the first coat and dragging when flattening as I’d done the whole ceiling..brought it back with a slurry sponge ok.. 2. Second coat I rollered a meter strip then trowel flattened it and worked my way across the ceiling.. this solved the problem fine.. 3. Tried my speed skim over it on both coats.. it dragged it off.. so put it back in the van..😂 4. The roller sheds fibres a bit.. so you have to pick them out.. not really an issue.. 5. Definitely a good bit of kit for a DIY to get plaster on the ceiling without it going all over the floor.. Cheers.. I’ll be using it again on a paid job..
great tutorials Blaine, im renovating my house and your videos helped a lot , my finishing is not bad at all thanks to ur tips n tricks. thanks
Thank you mate and good luck with your house! All the best matey 👍
I just started plastering my first room. Started on the ceiling which you said was the best place to start. Jesus christ man! How do you do this every day, my arm is killing! Didnt turn out perfect because my first batch was way too thick, the amount of water on the bag was way off…but i made the 2nd coat much thinner and it turned out pretty good. I think my main issue is not getting it on fast enough.. i really struggled with the troweling because it had dried too much! I bought a sponge today, i think your sponge float technique might give me more time to work with it, even you pros prefer to just trowel! Anyway, love your vids, you gave me the confidence to do my own plastering :)
Great explanation! If you ever retire from plastering, you might want to teach at a vocational school. The roller method reminds me of something I like to do when painting a wall, not necessarily a plaster wall, that has sort of an exaggerated eggshell surface from too many layers of rolled-on paint, and maybe a minor imperfection here or there. I'll roll or brush a swath of paint, then press it in with a trowel, a drywall knife or one of those wallpaper smoothing blades that resembles a half-size speed skim. I do most of the first layer of paint that way and the second coat ends up much smoother than the wall originally had been; it almost has that glassy look of new plaster. But, I have to say that if I were putting up real plaster, something I only do when it's absolutely necessary, I'd probably use a trowel for every step, simply to avoid having to clean the roller. It might make some people more comfortable though, especially those who are trying to minimize the stress that troweling puts on the wrists.
Very informative, I bet I still can't do it though
Love your vids Blaine . Is there any chance you can show how to do internal corners on two wet walls . I don't half struggle it takes me ages.
I’ll look into it mate - great suggestion! Cheers
hi how long are we talking about waiting before we speed skim? really hoping you can help! thanks
Thank you for a good demonstration but the video camera needs to be set back as I missed some although I got the gist. Excellent tutorial 👌 After seeing your work and plasterers I have had they never did these techniques for that super flatness, and it now why you see high low spots when the experience isn't there. My walls are pretty much perfect after choosing a proper plasterer recommended.
Hi Blaine, have you seen the video with the guy applying plaster with a broom & speedskim?
Hi Blaine, im looking for the brush you used have you got a link? Cheers
Hello. What is the next processing of such walls - grinding, primer and wallpaper. Or you do not grind, but immediately paint or glue the wallpaper.
Nice.
Love my ox speed skil it's a esencial bit of kit in my opinion
I think there dog shit I much prefer the rafina metal speed skim.
Good video What about a sponge trowel? some like those
@Plastering For Beginners Thanks for the informative video which have motivated me to tackle the chimney breast in my 1930s house that requires patching after I opened it up to have a woodburner fitted. I could do with some further advice as the plaster is cracked and blown in places and has previously been repaired. In addition, there is the original coving which is substantial but there is only a 5mm lip so i am unsure about just skimming it. Should i strip off the whole plaster or just remove the damaged parts and patch them skim? Also, what about the coving? Thanks in advance, Anthony
You have to be careful Plastering For log burners because of the heat they emit. I think this video should help mate: Preparing A Chimney For A Log Burner Installation | FULL TUTORIAL kzhead.info/sun/mbubfZyfbIZnmp8/bejne.html
@@PlasteringForBeginners thanks for the reply
Do you think that roller method would work over a sand and cement scratch coat. Or would the roller loosen the lose sand?
wow a roller!! excellent video and very informative. by the way what do you do with the left over plaster?
Cheers mate! Just bin it unfortunately - there’s nothing else you can do with it
He, Throws it Away.🙈🤫🥱
Love your videos… I need to roller a chimney as I can’t get to it to flatten. Is there anything out there that I can use to render this external chimney. I’ve been learning through your videos and I would be really grateful for your help. Also, there are a few cracks in the exterior of the house but it’s Tyrolean. I’ve been thinking of just filling them watering down a bit of filler with a few stones to help it patch before I paint it. Would this work? Would it adhere ok with me watering it down. Using troupet external filler. Unless you suggest something. Hope you can help x
If its tyrolean and your going to paint over it you could make up a mix with fine sand and cement with sbr. Just keep it similar thickness to gravy but not my misses gravy. And if you can't get hold of a tyrolean gun you can use a stiffish hand brush and use it to flick it on by running your fingers over the brush. Practice on a piece of board to get the mix you feel is right for you. Been plastering 35 yrs and always found a way around a problem.
Your videos are so helpful thank you. Going to try plastering for the first time next weekend. Please would you mind clarifying the timings? So once the first coat is on, you want to be putting the second coat on around 30 mins later? Thank you!
No you have 25-30 mins to put your 1st coat on then 15 mins to flattern and mix up again then you have another 25-30 mins second coat then 10 15 mins clean up then 1st trowel 25 min 2nd trowel 25 mins wet trowel 25 min polish that's it all basically in a tin if you kill the suction on the wall your doing theses times will work perfect
@@martypick5176 that’s super helpful, thank you!
Good if you can do a timeline between stages.
Will you ever be running in person courses?
Remember standing there when I first started just taking it off the hawk on to the Trowell and back on the hawk for about an hr with sand and lime at college and then we got to the stage on towelling it on the wall and scraping it back off again. Loved my college days had such a laugh
It’s an education in itself! Fair play and thanks for watching - I appreciate it 👍
Very interesting, Is it possible to do both coats with the roller method. Im sure I saw someone do that in france.
You can but you'll struggle to get the overall thickness needed. It's possible but I think Trowel and Hawk is better in the long run.
This is for the first time when i have seen video where the plasterer bring the camera closer to the wall to see all the details now i can follow you all the time as long as you keep your camera closer to the wall for us to see all the details
Thank you mate - appreciate the feedback. Hope it was useful and thanks got watching
Another belter from Blaine.
Thanks pal!!
what if i wanted a textured plaster wall? is leveling out plaster till its smooth, important?
Blown my mind within 1 minute, I'm left handed, I'll leave it at that.
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How did you get the plaster to the corners. I tried it and struggled with the corners? Cheers
I'm in Europe, I just done my own house. English Multi Finish and European tools like 1 meter Kubala blade. Results are great. Roller is a great idea but I do edges with trowel.
Hi can you please tell us what type of plasterer rollers is that any specific makes or name please thanks
Just out of curiosity,what type of roller head are you using
Hello where can I buy one of them rollers from ? Thank you
Can you use on ceiling?
How long did you leave it on for after you rolled it need timings
Job’s a good’n 👍🏻