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also take you time and try not to panic if its not going to plan

brush and roller for me

you always get the odd one doing that dont you

yeah i will do that in the future but when im doing few jobs here and there it will be ok to practice with for the time being

weve all got to start somewhere havent we

went to the local market and bought myself a spear and jackson 13inch float for a fiver and i saddle for a quid, might be worth looking into at the markets

try using a sponge float that might help

theres nowt we can do about it, its a dusty job,

whats the best backing plaster to use when plaster on bricks, i used browing yesterday in the garage, but wasnt keen on it, its probs the first time thing when youve never done it before. whats the one coat plaster like?, im just experimenting things at the moment any tips and advice appreciated

do you mean two coats of plaster, if you do mean that its a yes

yeah like little pimples, next time it happens i will do that

being practicing my plastering in the garage and when i finished skimming the wall i notice a few little patches on lumps in the plaster, could this be me not mixing the plaster well or something. any help appreciated

i did a four day course before xmas and i learnt the basics and did a reasonable job now im carrying on learnin in my garage to improve my plastering skills, i found my course good as i learnt a lot and did alot as well.

it happened to me when i was doing the plastering course, luckily i was wearing safety specs,

yeah you just use pva, you can get it cheap from screwfix its only 7quid a 5 litre bottle

thanks for all the replys, i really appreciate it. i will have a good look at the float and see what the edges are like, its no easy but im a lot better than i was when i did the course, practice makes it perfect

right, i was practicing in the garage this moring and when i was smoothing the plaster i was getting lines from the corner of the float, it was getting me annoyed as the wall looks good apart from the lines, whats the problem? my float aint old any help appreciated

chester le street, i did a 4day course at fast track trades in washington i couldnt fault a thing there

right when i was doing my plastering course i kept dropping bits of plaster on the floor even though i havent put loads on the float, now im practicing in the garage and im still having the same problem but its not as bad what am i doing wrong?

new beads thats what ive been told to use when plastering corners like on chimney breasts etc

hi im new here,my name is steve and im from county durham, ive done a plastering course just before xmas and hopefully try and set up a business between now and xmas, im having bit practice in garage before i think about doing work

how can you tell if the trowel is broken in (im new to this plastering)