After telling several people on this forum "don't do your own plastering, it's too hard", I have decided to give it a go and learn a new skill.
Now, I have bought a plasterers hawk, a plasterers trowel and a plastic float. As I understand it, if I have new plasterboard to start with, I don't need to PVA coat it first. Would a PVA coat make it easier though?
Do I trowel on the multifinish plaster, then go over it with the float? I had a plasterer in before but he was too fast to figure out what he was doing! Protecting his trade through being faster than the human eye I guess
I will be plastering a ceiling. Now, working at that height is no problem as I am quite tall. Plus I have plenty of sturdy things to bring into the room to stand on. How hard are ceilings? Am I going to have my first attempt slop off and make a nice "splat" on the floor?
Should I just give in and tape, fill and paint?
Now, I have bought a plasterers hawk, a plasterers trowel and a plastic float. As I understand it, if I have new plasterboard to start with, I don't need to PVA coat it first. Would a PVA coat make it easier though?
Do I trowel on the multifinish plaster, then go over it with the float? I had a plasterer in before but he was too fast to figure out what he was doing! Protecting his trade through being faster than the human eye I guess
I will be plastering a ceiling. Now, working at that height is no problem as I am quite tall. Plus I have plenty of sturdy things to bring into the room to stand on. How hard are ceilings? Am I going to have my first attempt slop off and make a nice "splat" on the floor?
Should I just give in and tape, fill and paint?