Plastering & tiling

[rocketmanbkk]

I was going to do a couple of simple, DIY courses (6 weeks each) in plastering & tiling.

I asked my plastering mate about it and he said complete waste of time!! Shot me down in flames!!

Any thoughts? It'll be a couple of hours a week in an evening for 6 weeks.

 

[Rickster123]

Imagine your friend telling you he was doing a 6 week plumbing course. You'd shoot him down too!

Personally I think you get a plasterer in to plaster and. Tiler in to tile. But that's why im so skint.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

They're DIY courses. I don't expect to go & plaster my or anyone else's house & then tile it.

I've had a few maintenance jobs where the wall has a hole & it needs mending & plastering over - about a foot square. I want to try to tackle these things.

Also jobs where custards want a little tiling done, splash backs etc.

Not full bathrooms or floors.

 

[bigads28]

Plastering is an art I think, can't your mate show you how to do patching work? Or is he willing to follow you around patching little holes? Probably not! It's not like you are skimming walls.

Tiling makes and breaks a job and it's all in the preparation I think. I'd go for the tiling if it were me.

 

[brum]

I done a plastering course over six weeks one night a week found it good although as the guy running the course said its all about practice that was about 20 years ago if I were you I would do the course..brum

 

[Millsy 82]

Can't you chuck your mate a bit of cash and get him to teach you the basics.

 

[rocketmanbkk]

He's always too busy

 

[hammers4spanner]

I would go with the tiling course

Ive just been working in a house where the plasterer came out the navy and done a plastering course,

i can safely say that the plastering was awful

 

[rocketmanbkk]

If he's ex RN then it must've been perfect!

 

[Ermintrude]

It's simple. Few you tube vids and set up a wall in your garage. It won't be easy. And you won't ever be a plasterer. But you should be able to flatten a wall, skim a celling, screed a floor

 

[townfanjon]

Depending on the cost mate, I would do both, they are skills you will never loose.
Plastering after a few go's isn't that hard.
tileing is all about levels , marking out and patience ,
if you are into bathrooms you will need both.

 

[cr0ft]

I did a 1 week plastering course and we are about to do our first house in January. You either have the knack for it or you don't in my experience. It's all about feel through the trowel and knowing the setting times, how much PVA to use etc.

Learn in your own home first!

 

[AlexGas]

I was going to do a couple of simple, DIY courses (6 weeks each) in plastering & tiling.

I asked my plastering mate about it and he said complete waste of time!! Shot me down in flames!!

Any thoughts? It'll be a couple of hours a week in an evening for 6 weeks.

Defo tiling. Plastering is quite a physical skill, it’s not for everyone. As long as you are not gonna be a Jack of all trades, go for it.

 

[brum]

Defo tiling. Plastering is quite a physical skill, it’s not for everyone. As long as you are not gonna be a Jack of all trades, go for it.

Alright bud I think maybe you've not done much tiling as it is much more labour intensive than plastering a ceiling ive been unlucky enough to be involved in bathroom fitting for most of my working life and would sooner skim a wall than tile it..brum

 

[rocketmanbkk]

It's more patching than getting involved in walls or ceilings. Just to get by.

 

[Barry98]

As a ex plasterer it's two thinks the wrist action and the patience of a saint to sit and wait

 

[AlexGas]

Alright bud I think maybe you've not done much tiling...

I'm full on tiling, any time. I take it you’ve missed my tiling posts and pics on this site.

 

[brum]

:carolers:Youre right ive not seen your posts re tiling I wasn't knocking but plastering a wall or ceiling is much easier than tiling it ive been in game last 34 years and spent most of my time bathroom fitting tiling as we all know is the major work in any bathroom fit thank god for shower wall panels.Tiling is a straight forward set out get levels double check levels and fix.Skim a wall involves making wall dust free pva mix multi finish with paddle on cordless onto hawk apply to wall read paper and trowel off if doing a kosha job apply another coat read another paper wait till almost touch dry and trowel off if it starts to set spray with water whilst trowelling easy peasy.This is a plumbers way of plastering its not exactly rocket science but it works and its a sight easier than fixing tiles ...brum