Ever found yourself needing to speed up finishing plaster on small jobs? Eazymix Ltd. have launched a new unique plaster accelerator aimed at helping the trade plasterer to do more in less time. Designed and developed by Mark Shepherd, a plasterer with over 20 years’ experience, the proprietary chemical accelerator speeds up the chemical gypsum crystal formation that causes the gypsum … [Read more...]
Is Plastering Accurate Enough?
I am very particular when it comes to most things in life; I like everything to be square, level, straight and just perfect. I go to the pub, and I will adjust pictures on the wall if they are not on straight as it annoys me. My friends laugh at me but whatever it is the way I am. When I was on the tools full time I would make sure my beads meet just right and that they are perfectly level and … [Read more...]
The Plasterers Prank
We have all been there, we are a bit green when we start our lives out as plasterers and when you are on a job at first as the bucket bitch you have a lot to prove and there is an element of male bravado that comes into it. However, the lifting the bag of plaster above your head a certain number of times to prove you are "man enough" to be a plasterer is a common trick that experienced time served … [Read more...]
How To Get More Work As A Plasterer
Everybody is looking for more work or is looking for a plasterer to help them with their jobs, or just generally they're looking for more plastering work. I'm not sure about you but when I was on the tools if I was never busy enough, yes, I may have been three weeks ahead of time and working seven days a week, but there was constantly space for more work, and I was always looking for it. When I … [Read more...]
Painting New Plaster The Easy Way
How should I Be Painting New Plaster? I often get emails from DIYers and inexperienced people asking me questions, and how do I paint new plaster is a plastering question I get asked frequently. I figured that this is a subject I would cover here on Plasterers News, so I can now direct the questions to this page from this day forwards. How do I paint fresh plaster is a question that gets … [Read more...]
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