Decided to invest in a full set of plastering trowels,tools etc but not sure what size trowels I should get and what other tools I should buy. I have plastered before to an ok standard using cheapo trowels but they have gone rusty and pitted so thought about buying stainless steel. I will be doing several ceilings and walls as I go from room to room in my house. So I'm looking for for either a full set or seperate mid range items items at reasonable price can anyone recommend sizes of trowels,which tools and the best places to buy.
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Hi Bri!
You'll get different answers from different plasterers but here's my tuppence worth.
i use a 13" ragni stainless steel trowel for most my work, have a smaller 11" and 8" for smaller areas and some margin trowels for really narrow bits i.e. around door frames.
screwfix is as good as anywhere, even B&Q sell a good range of professional quality trowels now, marshaltown, ragni or tyzack are good, resist the temptation to buy and expensive pre-worn trowel, not worth it, wear it in yourself by plastering, about £25 should do you for the biggest trowel.
get plenty of gorilla type buckets, flexible ones for mixing in and some builders buckets for water etc.
the list could go on...and on...and on...
You'll get different answers from different plasterers but here's my tuppence worth.
i use a 13" ragni stainless steel trowel for most my work, have a smaller 11" and 8" for smaller areas and some margin trowels for really narrow bits i.e. around door frames.
screwfix is as good as anywhere, even B&Q sell a good range of professional quality trowels now, marshaltown, ragni or tyzack are good, resist the temptation to buy and expensive pre-worn trowel, not worth it, wear it in yourself by plastering, about £25 should do you for the biggest trowel.
get plenty of gorilla type buckets, flexible ones for mixing in and some builders buckets for water etc.
the list could go on...and on...and on...
Fairly new to plastering but now use a 13" marshaltown in s/s. Started with an 11" one, but on big flat walls found it a bit small.
I checked out BQ and Trowlmonkey is right, a good selection. But for my Marshaltowns I bought them off the net where I found them a bit cheaper.
I checked out BQ and Trowlmonkey is right, a good selection. But for my Marshaltowns I bought them off the net where I found them a bit cheaper.
for floating its a marshi s/s rubber handle 14"
skim its a wooden handle tyzack 14".
also got a marshi midget trowel an 11" one, margin trowels and a pipe trowel but apart from the margin trowels and the top two i hardly use the others.
skim its a wooden handle tyzack 14".
also got a marshi midget trowel an 11" one, margin trowels and a pipe trowel but apart from the margin trowels and the top two i hardly use the others.
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Thanks for replies, been trawling through internet but can't make up my mind. Any more thoughts on what sizes to go for considering I only done a couple of ceilings and walls before. Would 13" be more suitable for a beginner.
I think my shopping list will be as follows
13"/14" ss trowel
bucket trowel
margin set
pipe trowel
I think my shopping list will be as follows
13"/14" ss trowel
bucket trowel
margin set
pipe trowel
really owuldn't worry too much bryan about an inch, 13 or 14 will do you fine.
would add a gauging trowel to your list too, help with testing your mix and for cleaning down tools/buckets.
oh and don't forget a hawk!
a large brush for splashing water too.
would add a gauging trowel to your list too, help with testing your mix and for cleaning down tools/buckets.
oh and don't forget a hawk!
a large brush for splashing water too.
i use a bucket trowel rather than a gauging trowel.
use both bucket & gauging, AND a water spray bottle 
use both bucket & gauging,AND a water spray bottle
OOOOOhhhh,,, hark at you.
Roughcaster.
get one of the pump squirty bottles that you can pump up and then just hold the trigger rather than squirting over and over again
Quite right Roy,,,,, it's enough to make the old plasterers cry... ain't it.
Roughcaster.
Roughcaster.
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