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@hairypoppins5043

Жыл бұрын

I have to be fair i really find your videos enjoyable to watch butt..... always look forward to your next videos to be uploaded. No messing no complicated explanations just straight taking well done butt keep up the brilliant work

@CEO786

8 ай бұрын

Couldn’t you have just plastered over the wall as opposed to boarding it up? Oh yeah it’s crazy I was walking past a neighbours house and you can see straight through into his room with the Tv, and never guess who was on, yourself! He must have a keen eye on your videos.

@MonsterRider696

7 ай бұрын

Sorry but I know faster and better way.

@davidjavids2431

7 ай бұрын

AWESOME JOB THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR ABILITIES. BTW. PITTSBURGH PAINT EXTERIOR IS UNFUKINBALIVABLE. DONT GET IT ON ANYTHING WHATSOEVER YOU NEED TO KEEP CLEAN. LIKE CRAZY GLUE. OMNIPOTENT LOVE TO EVERYONE GLOBALLY

@Onthetrowel

6 ай бұрын

So do I... Read the video description

I’m a painter and decorator and I’ve learnt so much from watching your videos and getting a much greater understanding of some of the processes of what comes before me. You’re such a great communicator mate and a top craftsman. Thank you.

What a channel,I’m no plasterer but boy do I enjoy this guy.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Nice to have you on board mate

Every day is a school day. So glad I watched this before I tackle a DIY project. I was way over thinking it and this makes it nice and simple to follow.

Thanks for showing how to do it that way, wished I’d seen this before I dabbed half my house! Would have been much easier. But now. Know. Thanks again pal

Great vlog Brought back memories as I was taught to dot and dab when I started plastering in the 70's.

I'm super impressed. I have a really old house, where the plastering and walls are miles away from being straight. I want to fit wainscoting but figure out how to get it flush and straight and now I know how I can do it. Just subbed too😄

I’ve done this with nails to plaster a 11 metre wall, a plasterer explained this and I did it in browning won a block wall I had built. I was a brickie so good with a trowel but not a plasterer. I could put my straight edge anywhere on that wall and there was no ‘bonking’. I showed my wife, who just wanted it painted and finished. I was, and am proud of it yes no-one knows or cares. Slightly embarrassing to be so happy at what is routine for skilled men👍

The vibrator story along is worth a drink let alone the plastering knowledge 😂

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 cheers mate 🍻

Just watched your dot and dab video amongst others. I had a wall covered with plasterboard by one of the better plasterers in the area. He clearly just dabbed as the pipe boxing in running half way along the wall shows up as they are not equal on either side. Brilliant video.

Why didn't ya tell me ya had a KZread Channel ?? bet ya wondering who it is I'll give ya clue m8 you made me a spray booth totally free of charge when I was in Ozzie as a get well present. Keep making the vids m8 Also everyone He's a top bloke and 100% genuine x

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Hey Ian... haha how have you found me on here? Cheers mate, that's very nice of you to say, cheers. Haha the secrets out now 🤣🤣 ☺️👍👍

Brilliant! I never knew about this technique. Great timing, I'm a DIYer and renovating a house. Guess what job is next? Plasterboarding the walls!! 😃

Love this, I did my C&G plastering in 84 and this is exactly the way I was taught how to Dot and Dab, We used to float kitchen walls this way too so we knew they were bob on. I changed jobs in 89 and have just brought a very old house that needs a lot of work. I dont think ill be upto my old speeds being off the trowel for so long but im looking forward to the challenge.

I personally fix a timber ground along the bottom, which when levelled can support the board and I just plumb the board up! It’s also a good fix for the joiners skirting boards rather than using an adhesive on them. Just different methods, whichever suits I suppose? No need for packers underneath keeping it of the ground.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Great tip!

I've never ever seen that before absolutely brilliant method that you are a plastering professor 👏

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Been a joiner and builder for 30 years and I have never seen that before haha that makes perfect sense! That would actually be useful for a wall that’s all over the place 👍

Every day is a learning day! Good job 👍. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks! 🤠

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

This shows your commitment and great understanding of the job!

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Iain, appreciate your comment pal

A concise and well explained video outlining how to apply dots (and dabs) to fix plasterboard to a background. Variants to this method apply in setting screeds out to float a wall or ceiling (plumb and dot) when high levels of accuracy are required. Great to see you outlining different techniques for all levels of ability and noting how they can be adapted as one’s skills improve. Thanks so much for taking the time to share your knowledge and experience.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jeff. Obviously you're a plasterer yourself so I appreciate when a fellow tradesman gives me a compliment on my work. Thank you 👍

Great video, this is how we got taught to do it at college many many years ago, takes longer but creates a perfectly true wall. Reminds me of setting screeds up for wet plaster. 👍

Very nice vid explaining the dots. The reason why people dab all the way around the outside is for fire and safety. You may use more powder but it is the Safeway to do the job. It stops the smoke travelling all the way up the wall.

I always wondered what dot and dabbing was and how it was done! Great video.

Kirk I just came across your channel and can't stop watching all your vids mate. Great to see your channel grow. You are really good at explaining things. I laboured for a plasterer so I know the work it takes. A very hard job. Respect from Scotland mate.👍

I’m loving this what a fantastic resource for those wanting to learn cheers.

I'm an oldish painter and decorator and I learned something today.. Thanks Geezer!

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Right on!

I am a 75 year old retired plasterer this is basically a replica of how we used to do plumb and dot work when doing render and set an excellent video

Love it! Explaining the terminology takes away the mystery of a very skilled craft! I will share this with my American Cousins who will also learn how their ancestors talked!! They will love it, 'cos most Yanks think we all talk like John Lennon! Enjoyed every minute!

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

"He uses the vibrator to make holes in the board" haha that killed us 🤣 Tremendous video and knowledge as always 👌

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate it James

Ahhhh I remember seeing "dots" in a plastering book I have, but it relates to using dots for screeding sand and cement to walls! I never put 2 and 2 together about the "dot" in dot and dab. Another amazing video Kirk. You really are prolific with bringing out these quality videos! Looking forward to sending you some much deserved beer money next week!

@ericcull3971

Жыл бұрын

Still got a box of them somewhere along with the double headed nails.

Your video were you did the old lady's window came up and I watched it and now I can't stop watching these videos I'm not even in the construction trade at all 😂

@Onthetrowel

4 ай бұрын

It's nice to have your support... thankyou 👍

Great tips for those who didn't know good on ya 👍

I have just done this exact method but with tile backer board for a large format tile, well worth the extra time 👌

Wow! What expert knowledge.. I never knew that! Makes total sense.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Been in the trade many years, you learn something new every day!! Although it's not a nats hair out...... It's a natty nats knacker out!!😃

I'm a plasterer myself living in Ireland and I like this guy his funny 😁

Thoroughly enjoy watching a master of his craft , on a scale of 1-10 you get 11 from me

the vibrator story gave me a good chuckle haha

Hands up I never knew this and was never taught this by the old boy I used to work with. You learn something new everyday, great video mate 💪🏼

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Nice one Dan mate 👍👍

Great video, so informative and most importantly showing how to do the job properly. Keep up the great work 👏👏

Perfect, Perfect, Perfect!!!

More super stuff Kirk 👌👍👍👍

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Richard, nice to hear from you again mate

I’m a DIYER who has got to dot and dab a couple of knauf aqua panel boards to some masonry behind a shower, and I’ve never done it before. This way will be really useful, I’m not in a rush. Cheers

Been plastering for 15 years and never knew about the dots technique...I'll just call it dabbing from now on. 😆

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

It's just been one of those things that's bugged me for years 🤣

Really enjoyed this 👌. 20 years ago when I was a apprentice this is how my boss taught me how to render using string lines and creating markers to run off. This video really took me back.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

We've got to keep these old ways alive abit just so the younger lads know how to do it even if it's not what they will do day to day. Just having the knowledge is important

I am building my own house and this was very helpful.... Thank you.

Great video, you have a load of information in a very relaxed manner. Would be good if you could cover how to set out corners etc, what do you do if the room is not perfectly square? Any advice appreciated.

You learn something new every day. Never knew that's what it meant. Good video 👍

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Nice one mate

Old School Great to see the old way's

Best on KZread in my opinion, as you are mate!!!!

You had me in stitches with the Vibe Tool,

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🥒

Kirk love this channel . . Full of fresh thinking and correct methods . Good luck with that new camera but you've come this far already . The best of all plastering instruction videos I've come across .

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Nomis. Appreciate it mate

Some great tips there. Greatly appreciated.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great video, used to do the old school way, just like that with my old man! Love the way you cut the board. Very clever!

Tremendous video yet again fella. 🤟🤟

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Cheers bro 👊

Brilliant story and great vid . Oh and the next time I see you in the Shrewsbury the beer is on me

Yes dots where used to form screeds to rule of, it is a fundamental of plastering that everyone should know and understand. Level a dot top and bottom at each end of a wall and line through of them. Then rule of the screeds that are running top and bottom. The same principle works on dry lining , British gypsum called it the gyproc system. And even supplied card dots.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

That'd the one, they tried to claim an age old system

Wow this is incredible info. I’m doing my house up and got a few walls to do. Have been worried about getting the boards level by just whacking it with the level, but this is a perfect system for a DIYer. Thanks so much.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Go for it! You know where I am if you need any help

Learnt something today, thank you 😊

Ok, this is brilliant.

Quality vid mate ive been a spread for a few years and enjoy learning as much as possible about the trade(everydays a school day) and glad someone like yourself is happy to share their knowledge. Keep the videos coming mate cheers 👍🤙

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Much appreciated

There was a time in the 70s where we used bitumen pads and double headed nails. And a foot lifter. Nice video

Very well explained

You are correct about the lack of Dotting mind in today’s workplace! Lol! Gud Job! 💪🏻👍🏻

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

Brilliant video Kirk thanks 😊

Fantastic this is how it shows you to float walls in the j.b Taylor book of plastering I read whilst doing my nvq. Best plastering material on KZread

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Yes got Taylors book myself somewhere. Also one by pegg and stagg. And the plasterers Bible (PLASTERING PLAIN AND DECORATIVE by William Millar)

@DannyArbuckle

Жыл бұрын

@@Onthetrowel I got jb Taylor too mate some very interesting stuff in there

@user-df4qp7ur2z

8 ай бұрын

Nvq so you are not a time served plasterer

This is brilliant

Brilliant video. Wish I did this when putting my boards up. Yes slower but my walls were out, especially chimney breast. I learned dots for floating a wall during night college plastering course, I never thought to do it for plasterboard. New subscriber here.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Nice to have you with us mate

Brilliant 💯 never knew about the technique of the dot's ..

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it

Hi Another good video years ago used little black pads and double headed nails. Tip tap edge of trowel on wall saves adhesive

great advice and job your work is top draw keep up the good work

Excellent my fellow Scouser Brilliant for DIYers like me 😂

another well explained video kirk !

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

Great video, thank you, 👍

Amazing that he knows what is best. That the people who give out information and who make plaster dont know how to instruct the public on how to do the job..

That was awesome - Thanks for sharing

Appreciate this video a lot mate thank you🙌

Thanks for the post. I've learned something new today. I'll give it a go next time , personally I tend to use more adhesive than you especially on the edges and skirting areas.👍

Fantastic video, I always assumed the dot was something like this as it’s similar to dot and screed which I remember seeing years ago on site! Interestingly when I dab I take a 5minutes before I do the wall to chalk line the perimeter with a laser, that way you only have to worry about the middle and on long runs it makes the skimming look mustard when it comes to ceiling and skirts. The building game has Always been a fine line between faffing about on the prep work making the application easy.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Yes your spot on, and glad you enjoyed it. Just wanted to clear up why it's called DOT&dab

British Gypsum taught Dot and dab back in 81, they actualy had you tacking the boards to the fiber dots with nails to support the boards till dabs set. only ever used the method twice from then till now.

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

How did they teach it mate, on the bags or on TV? Sorry for my ignorance, I wasn't born until 86.

Great person with brilliant job.👍👍👍

Nice job mate

Yeah I understand this vid completely. I laboured for a cracking top class Plasterer and he too never dotted just dabbed using a massive long featheredge about say 3M. After he finished he'd always say to me, go check the walls/board to see if the actually were level. I used to always say when watching him use the feather-edge that no way they were, so it was Him asking/telling me to go look for myself using any of the levels. Every time they were always bang-on level and it always amazed me. That would have been over thierty years ago now and he's gone now sadly. He was a brilliant fella, he plastered all the walls and ceilings in mine and my wife's house, would take ANY payment, just said it was his wedding present to us, he was pals with the wife's dad.

@user-xp2yk1wx5l

Ай бұрын

Every plasterer is top-class if you ask them pal,,, 😂😂😂 There not so top class with a bottle of there own piss (they left in the last room) in the next mix of skim...... from a top-class labourer 😂

@user-ye7sj7gm3f

Ай бұрын

@@user-xp2yk1wx5l Well this Plasterer of whom I am talking about DID what The Famous ' TONY-ROME' plasterers could NOT at Arnold Clark's House. THEY Couldn't get all the very articulate ANGLES on the ceiling of his WELL-SIZED Summer Room which looked out onto his bowling-green. The person whom we warker for was contacted and asked if...... could do it....... and it was did to perfection. I have watched your vids and do not get me wrong but the fella whom I laboured to WAS way better than anything which I have yet seen on youtube.

Brilliant. Very neat .. Love yr Tips / shorts vids KJ

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

More to come!

Got you a couple of beers 👍 the vibrator story had me in stitches 😅 learnt a lot from some of these vids top bloke

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Really appreciate that John, thank-you very much mate

Love the humour 😂😂😂

Great video,thanks for the Naladge,am one of 90%

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Not any more mate, thanks for the support 🙂😁

I'm old school retired now I used to dot staircases before I floated and skimmed, also Floors.very educational video.

Great lesson!

Top job

such a good video - brilliant

Good video, a real tradesman. Although you should have got the Sparky to put some metal capping on those cables. Going to watch the Skimming video now.

👍top video mate. Your a good story teller!

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

brilliant info there mate, new one on me too👌👍

Great video. But you've mixed an awful amount of adhesive for a few dots 😂😂

Very clever 👏

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

A great way to learn that side of your trade without having anyone to teach you. Also brilliant for any areas of where you have to have a perfectly flat area kitchens bathrooms etc…. May be quicker if you used strips of 9mm board with 4 dabs behind each one making a strip the width of the board to push to

Great advice as always 👍 great vid

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Got good giggle out of that bud fair play, good content👷‍♂️👍

@Onthetrowel

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike

Absolutely great vídeo. I've thinking how to get my wall perfectly plum with dot and dab, i have the answer now. Thank you!

@Onthetrowel

2 ай бұрын

Fantastic!

fascinating information! great video cheers