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hi am i too short to be a plasterer? i'm just over 5 ft to make matters worse my eyesight is pretty poor too, the guy i work for says he,ll only have work for me in cupboards under the stairs, is this true? :'(
 
well mate im not to sure about the height thing .. but pretty sure good eyesight is a must my friend ;)
 
sorry mate if you are being serious theres hope yet, the best spread i know is 6'5 and the lad that taught him was 5 foot and he had my mate doing bottoms ..........apparantly the short chap was still quick as fook going through the tops ..........not sure about the eyes mate glasses should help :cool:
and just to pi*s you all off they used to one coat plasterboard :D
 
if you wear glasses or contacts i cant see it being a problem, heights not a problem, thats why god invented ladders, hop ups and for the more adventurous of us, stilts.
 
the length of your legs aint that important...
but wickes dont do hop ups for arms so if you got real long arms your onto a winner... if not your gonna be f'cked :D
 
hi am i too short to be a plasterer? i'm just over 5 ft to make matters worse my eyesight is pretty poor too, the guy i work for says he,ll only have work for me in cupboards under the stairs, is this true?  :'(
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Headbutt him in the balls mate!
 
Theres loads of ways a short spread can get to the job that needs doing.

The question is are you too short!! when it should be lets get up there and slam on the pink!! POSITIVE MENTAL ATTITUDE!

But if your blind your foooooked matey!! :cool:
 
all jokes aside Eamon, it depends what kind of work you are doing if u intend going on the sites and bonus work you have a big disadvantage, i know a couple of good lads 6ft 7 inch plasterers that skim cielings they just walk across them, aside from that most spreads i know on sites are average size, if you intend doing private work I cannot see any problems in being smaller, just make sure you are fitter for jumping up and down on hop ups
 
thanks guys for your kind words of support, its made me feel a whole lot better :), only trouble is i've got bloody gout now :(, oh well soon as i'm fit i'll be leaving the guy i'm with and getting out there thanks again :)
 
word up sweet cheeks, my heart bleeds for you buddy. I'm only 5 foot nothing and i also get gout.
get lots of stick about it, "need hop ups, you do the skirting level, cupboards", Ive heard it all.
don't let the ba$%£ds grind you down you poor little cant....
 
If your short and fit it should b ok m8 go to specs savers about the eyes .If short and fat and it b no good so u go on a diet .If u whant anything in life doesn't matter if your short bad eyesight or out of shape u will succeed if u put your hart in to it
 
eamon_vandexller said:
hi am i too short to be a plasterer? i'm just over 5 ft to make matters worse my eyesight is pretty poor too, the guy i work for says he,ll only have work for me in cupboards under the stairs, is this true? :'(
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I am only 5ft 1
And have been doing it for years
Just ask all the tall ones about backache .
I use 40 inch stilts and trust me a big part of plastering is finding a way to get it done

Eyesight is a must
Hight doesn't matter that much
Sometimes I think an extra few inches would do
Story of my life lol
 
markj said:
I am only 5ft 1
And have been doing it for years
Just ask all the tall ones about backache .
I use 40 inch stilts and trust me a big part of plastering is finding a way to get it done

Eyesight is a must
Hight doesn't matter that much
Sometimes I think an extra few inches would do
Story of my life lol
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eamon_vandexller said:
hi am i too short to be a plasterer? i'm just over 5 ft to make matters worse my eyesight is pretty poor too, the guy i work for says he,ll only have work for me in cupboards under the stairs, is this true? :'(
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I wa 6 ft 5 when I started plastering 25 years ago . I'm 5 ft 6 these days it going up and down ladders that caused it the doctor z but I'm bushier than ever so sise does not matter
 
One of the worst plasterers I met was about 5.2.

He wasn't built for the game, he was also fat and had a short reach, if your in good shape you should be fine.
 
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