Hi guys,
I've really got to get round to wacking some multi finish plaster up on my ceiling but I've not done any ceiling work in my own home yet and havn't done any ceiling work since I did my 2 day plastering course in Brighton about 2 years ago.
When I did it in brighton they delibrately had the ceiling of the learning bay quite low (just 240 high - the length of a PB) so we could reach it easily and see how to do it.
My question is... with a room of this dimension how tough will it be to get my two coats on and then trowel off without it drying too quickly and being tought to plaster. Obviously it depend on my ability and skills..... I'm pretty quick at working and have improved a lot in the last 2 years.
Here's the dimensions....
11ft x 18ft and a height of 8 1/2ft.
There's also the face that it tapers up at the end when the eaves cut slighlty into this room - should I just run the plaster into this angle making it smotth rather than giving a good sharp line?
I also really need to know which way to work when tackling a ceiling. With it being 2 years ago I can't remember for ceilin where you start and how to work on it.
I hear you need to be close enough to the ceiling to hand you hand on your head and touching the ceiling and this is a good distance to be working at.
Cheers
I've really got to get round to wacking some multi finish plaster up on my ceiling but I've not done any ceiling work in my own home yet and havn't done any ceiling work since I did my 2 day plastering course in Brighton about 2 years ago.
When I did it in brighton they delibrately had the ceiling of the learning bay quite low (just 240 high - the length of a PB) so we could reach it easily and see how to do it.
My question is... with a room of this dimension how tough will it be to get my two coats on and then trowel off without it drying too quickly and being tought to plaster. Obviously it depend on my ability and skills..... I'm pretty quick at working and have improved a lot in the last 2 years.
Here's the dimensions....
11ft x 18ft and a height of 8 1/2ft.
There's also the face that it tapers up at the end when the eaves cut slighlty into this room - should I just run the plaster into this angle making it smotth rather than giving a good sharp line?
I also really need to know which way to work when tackling a ceiling. With it being 2 years ago I can't remember for ceilin where you start and how to work on it.
I hear you need to be close enough to the ceiling to hand you hand on your head and touching the ceiling and this is a good distance to be working at.
Cheers