G'day from Australia!

[nygaard]

Hi all,
I'm new to the forum, and also pretty clueless to how the thing works, but i'll figure it out eventually.
Here is a clip of some photo and video of my work
Enjoy.

YouTube - ‪Solid Plastering‬‏

 

[Danny]

Welcome to the forum

Where abouts in australia are you?

Danny

 

[Danny]

we spoke about your video before on here... very nice mate

 

[plaster man]

showoff

 

[spunky]

Class mate fair play

 

[spunky]

And ignore that potatoes eating **** above me he's just jealous

 

[henry]

Is there much call for it down under , your very skillfull at what you do.

 

[warriorupnorth]

Great work mate, welcome to the forum, breath of fresh air seeing stuff like that, keep it up

 

[Danny]

beats skimming walls must be good job satisfaction

 

[lucius]

That is top class mate, i whent to college in Perth WA in the 1981 on a tiling course and they were teaching all the aprentices that kind of stuff in the plastering section, hope they still do.

 

[plaster man]

f unk off tan

 

[warriorupnorth]

f unk off tan

 

[nygaard]

Welcome to the forum

Where abouts in australia are you?

Danny

I'm in Melbourne. I just finished my apprenticeship, and am working with a company that restores heritage buildings in the city. Love it.
I found this forum when i saw that the YouTube clip had been posted on here.

 

[nygaard]

That is top class mate, i whent to college in Perth WA in the 1981 on a tiling course and they were teaching all the aprentices that kind of stuff in the plastering section, hope they still do.

I just finished my apprenticeship, and they do still teach all the traditional methods of the trade at school.
I was lucky enough also to do any projects that i wanted, so I was able to replicated plastering work that i saw around town just to see how to do it. Got to play with pediments, gothic arches, pargetting and so on. Not many people in the classes though, maybe 20 per year, and only a few out of them actually get the on site experience with the heritage work.

 

[nygaard]

Is there much call for it down under , your very skillfull at what you do.

Thanks buddy. Heaps of plastered facades in melbourne that need a make over, its more sand and cement with lime than pure lime render as in the uk, its a real niche of a market!!!
in all australia melbourne would be the best place to look for heritage work in solid plastering, good coin too!!!!

 

[owls]

nice work that,any plasterer would be proud of that.

shame they dont still teach that when you do your aprentice here, instead of dib and dobing etc.

 

[nygaard]

nice work that,any plasterer would be proud of that.

shame they dont still teach that when you do your aprentice here, instead of dib and dobing etc.

But isn't there so much more work in historic restoration over there?

 

[flynnyman]

nice work that,any plasterer would be proud of that.

shame they dont still teach that when you do your aprentice here, instead of dib and dobing etc.

If you do a full apprenticeship you will be taught fibrous, I wasnt taught dabbing on my apprenticeship but maybe covered it one day in a written lesson.

 

[flynnyman]

But isn't there so much more work in historic restoration over there?

There are more historic buildings but unless they are listed its knocked down and turned into flats or hidden with false ceilings and studded walls. If its listed then it is put right but mainly specialist work for a hand full of people who can do it which is becoming a smaller and smaller handful.

 

[owls]

If you do a full apprenticeship you will be taught fibrous, I wasnt taught dabbing on my apprenticeship but maybe covered it one day in a written lesson.

i know pal, i learnt it when i did my full apprenticeship 12 year since.but they barely cover it now in your nvq 3. i know cos i had an apprentice a couple of year since but you do mono work now and ashlar as well as drylinning etc.