NEAT plastering help

[dextrous]

Nobody knows what they can do until they try, the main thing is having total interest and dedication in what you're doing, and doing it to the best of your ability, always aiming higher. Where it goes from there,, who knows.

Roughcaster.

As with anything, it's 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration - practice, read, study, listen, watch and learn. That's what makes a professional a professional instead of the bloke the op has employed.

 

[roughcaster]

Says it all Dext'.

Roughcaster.

 

[dextrous]

Says it all Dext'.

Roughcaster.

And it assumes you have an eye for it in the first place!

 

[Richard C]

the main thing is having total interest and dedication in what you're doing, and doing it to the best of your ability, always aiming higher. Where it goes from there, who knows.

& there you have it in a nutshell

The same applies to everything in life; you sometimes have to accept your limitations on something you’ve tried & move onto something else that you may be better at. Some either cant spot it or don’t give a **** but they also can’t see that they are the ones that are truly missing out.

 

[Alastairreid]

plenty of wise words on this thread!!! well done guys!

 

[Richard C]

Kleenex anyone

 

[Alastairreid]

Kleenex anyone

more for the op i should think

 

[dextrous]

Some either cant spot it or don’t give a s**t but they also can’t see that they are the ones that are truly missing out.

He who knows not that he knows not...... Think this is a Confucious saying, but I know not

 

[trowelmonkey1]

oh great thread guys!

have to say i think we've hijacked it though

flippin' government with there schemes, throwing money at things thinking that will solve it, should realise that where there's money there're also unscrupulous sorts out to make a quick buck while it lasts.

like you richard this trade is a million miles off from what i used to do, and have taken a bit of a drop in money to make this career change (hoping it'll improve a little once i'm establihed etc) but oh boy am i happier, really loving it! it's not always about the money!!

i've always had a go at stuff around the house and have always known i've been quite good with my hands so was quite confident i'd take to it but like you say if working with your hands isn't your thing then plastering is a trade you should leave well alone.

THANKS again chaps! what a great forum!

email me a kleenex will you Rich?

 

[Alastairreid]

it's not always about the money!!

and that being the point entirely trowelmonkey! pride in your work

 

[kjacko]

Ok, to bring it back on track.......

from a DIY plasterers point of view? Its shocking. I truly could do much better, and even if i ended up with a similar finish, i'd re-do it. I certainly would not leave a customer with that mess.

I can understand you pro's getting mighty peeved by it. Hell, i get mad looking at it, and i've only gleaned all my knowledge so far off 3 people.

Skill is something you learn, pride in your work should be a given at all levels!

That guy is a crook!

 

[kentish123]

In the seventies, early eighties, there was a government scheme where people could enrol onto a 6 month course to learn a trade. At the time, building firms were obliged to employ so many of these "6 monthers" as they were called. Many were a waste of time, and got little respect from the "hard line old timers" but others went on to become decent tradesmen. Nobody knows what they can do until they try, the main thing is having total interest and dedication in what you're doing, and doing it to the best of your ability, always aiming higher. Where it goes from there,, who knows.

Roughcaster.

That was called a TOPS course

 

[roughcaster]

Thank you for that K123.

Roughcaster.

 

[Nige F]

I was apprenticed alongside a 6 monther in the early 70`s . Apart from being ****ed off that he got his tools free , we both became exellent plumbers He went on to be a CORGI....And not a degree (Uni.) between us. As to plastering.. my son took to it like a duck to water, just waiting for the recession to lift...So anyone in E. Sussex want a Left Handed plasterer ( useful to pair up with ) for small jobs @ weekends

 

[roughcaster]

I'm left handed too Nige. As you say, very useful as a pair up. Off on holiday now, see you all later.

Roughcaster.