When you can get people like me - a Software Engineer - with absolutely no interest in plastering what so ever, to be completely fixated on the video from start to finish like I just have been… you’re doing something special.

@Onthetrowel

20 күн бұрын

Sorry about him mate, I've blocked him now. Just a troll, I get a few of them 🙈

@kaasmeester5903

17 күн бұрын

As a fellow software engineer, I just love watching people who are good at their craft and know what they are doing. Lord knows I don’t get enough of that at the office 😊

@tyree9055

15 күн бұрын

​@Onthetrowel Don't block him mate! Let me counter-troll him for thirty-plus days, first. 🤣👍

@klerulo

14 күн бұрын

Okay, another software engineer here to convey appreciation of a master tradesman teaching so well.

@samuelpetts1367

13 күн бұрын

Not a software engineer, but deadset think you are by far one of the best teachers! Someone who a genius at the craft! Feel confident enough to pick up a board! Work in a bank though 😂🤔

Forget the plastering for a minute, the way in which you explain everything is fantastic. Brilliant video

@waterboy8999

20 күн бұрын

What plastering?

@Onthetrowel

20 күн бұрын

Waterboy are you a troll?

@waterboy8999

20 күн бұрын

@@Onthetrowel not guilty m'lud..... He said forget about the plastering.

@Onthetrowel

20 күн бұрын

OK mate, I think you've taken him out of context. I wasn't being funny with you but I try and keep my comments section free from any Bull@hit. Have a God weekend pal👍

@waterboy8999

20 күн бұрын

@@Onthetrowel God man, I love your videos, and your amazing personality!

Now you need to make part 2, how to put it on the wall.

@DestroyerofWorlds0x

21 күн бұрын

This, please!

@Alexsmith-fh3xh

11 күн бұрын

I'm pretty confident this was the funniest KZread comment I've ever read. Thank you for this

@rogacz962

11 күн бұрын

Nah, come on. You'd need a degree and 3 months course for that.

You are an absolute Artist with that trowel. The trouble with this country is we don't appreciate our tradesmen enough, but give too much respect to office boys in suits and ties. Fantastic video mate. 👍🏼

@Ash-gg2ql

Ай бұрын

well said

@kjp1232

29 күн бұрын

Stop paying taxes for matt Hancocks holiday home then and Boris Johnson 1000 pound wallpaper.

@ronaldbaatjes2470

15 күн бұрын

Global problem, mate.

@ericrawson2909

14 күн бұрын

So true. The trades are under valued.

@craigmoore5394

11 күн бұрын

Same here in the US. Stone Mason… 47 years. Just a mule

I'm a fully trained and credentialed teacher with a Master's degree. You, sir, are a natural born teacher. Nothing from a book can improve anything you've said or any technique you've demonstrated. Even your sales pitch at the end was smooth. You've the gift of gab on top of your excellent practical skills and expertise as a teacher. Brilliant! 👏👏👏👏

@dylankent2759

9 күн бұрын

You're pathetic

@avtarsinghhoonjan6660

3 күн бұрын

Brilliant video thanks 👏

Nice collection of tips. I've been a plasterer for almost 50 years. I'm retired from the trade as a means of making a living but I still have the chops to do work for friends and family as favors. My only advice to add to everything presented in this video is to clean your trowels and hawks (plasterboard) throughout the workday so you don't end up with that thin film of dried plaster on your tools over time. My plaster hoe, trowels, and hawks are still clean to this day because I took the time to rinse them off with a big brush after every wheelbarrow load of plaster. My wheelbarrows also got the same treatment with a hose between loads. Clean tools are a builder's best friend. Thanks for your videos. It brought back fond memories of dancing with plaster for so many years.

I was once told :- " There are three types of people in this world. Those who can plaster; those we can teach to plaster and you." You have my greatest respect, Sir. 😎👍

I've processed by trial and error over many years. I've learnt more in this ten minute video than I've learnt by myself. I come to KZread to broaden my skillset. This is brilliant content.

I have immense respect for plasterers. It's bloody hard to do and bloody hard work

More said in 15 mins than most you tubers say in 15 hrs

This guy makes it look so simple, it is NOT. The first many times its chaos!

@glennjames7107

14 күн бұрын

YES ! You will wind up with most of it on the ground ! As I did !

Proves that you don’t need to have a degree in teaching to be an excellent teacher. I’ll never try plastering, too difficult, but with this guy as a teacher I guess I could learn! Well done!

Your instructional videos are head and shoulders above the rest ......this is where you shine!

Great video. These very basics of handling the trowel and hawk are the absolute starting points.

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate

Your smile & laugh should be made compulsory for miserable people to look at and that would make the world a happier place 🤗

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Kind words, Cheers mate 😀👊

@Smudgie

28 күн бұрын

A lot of those "miserable" people suffer from depression.

@jimgeelan5949

27 күн бұрын

@@Smudgietheres always someone worse off then yourself but try & make an effort to smile & laugh and things will feel much better

@Smudgie

27 күн бұрын

@@jimgeelan5949 Have you ever considered a career in mental health?

Excellent tutorial, you should do more videos, you seem to natural. Absolutely to the point, great information, full of tricks and great techniques. Maybe make part 2, how to put on different surfaces, repairing damaged plaster walls, renovation repairs etc. Keep the tutorials going, your a natural.

Be aware - he makes this look easy. In reality one arm is holding up weight and the other arm is moving continuously with weight, for hour after hour. Look at his arms and shoulders for the clues.

@uadimwit

11 күн бұрын

You meet a skinny tradesman, that's the guy you leave alone. He's got more strength in his thumb than your whole arm. Most trades guys are built like farm boys, just enough extra weight to hide the muscle. The skinny guy is a different breed.

Not being a plasterer but one who has ‘dabbled’ with small jobs I had no idea there was so much skill and technique involved before you ever get to put the plaster onto anything. Amazing and fascination, and so well demonstrated and so easy to follow. Thank you..

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Thanks Ian. Really appreciate you taking time to say that

Man you’re a natural teacher. I’ve been around plaster, drywall mud etc. my whole life so I know much of this, but the way you explain it shows the master. Excellent

I’m no plasterer, ask my wife. But, it’s amazing how much skill is involved. It’s all about technique. When you see a craftsman at work, like Kirk, it looks a doddle. It’s so much more complicated than it looks. That’s experience. Thanks for uploading.

Nice no nonsense practical tips from someone who’s obviously very experienced and also gifted with the ability to teach beginners in a clear, easy to understand manner

Where has this video been all my life? Pure skill.

Always great to see a working man sharing his tips and tricks. Thanks for sharing

I took a masonry restoration class many years ago. The instructor was 80 years old yet he could hold his hawk above his head for hours on end. His idea of a break was to put-on more plaster. It brings back many memories. Great video.

Dude you are absolutely brilliant and your sense of humor is stellar. The sales pitch for the T-shirt was so subtle but killer!!! It is a treat to see a master craftsman clearly and articulately relay vital information about the craft so even this 63 year old guy could attempt to do the job. JUST BRILLIANT!!!

Life is easy when you know how it works. These are some great tips that make all the difference. Very helpful. Thx 😊

natural teacher, thanks so much for a helpful vid!

Your videos are great. I have learnt do much, used to hate patching up walls as I couldn’t make a good enough job. Since watching your videos I have done loads at my daughter’s renovation and really enjoyed it, thanks

Spreading the plaster out on the wet hawk is similar to what we would do when laying tile that was freshly cut on a wet saw. Just smearing some mud on the back of a wet piece of granite or marble doesn’t give good adhesion, we called it “buttering” the tile. Butter the tile and you were good to trowel it and set it. BTW, you have a very entertaining method of teaching things! Cheers

As a diy person this has been the most helpful lesson I can remember having. I wish I could have had it 50 years ago. No nonsense dragged out presentation. I loved it, thank you so much. 72 year old Roy from Cape Town

Foul the gym. Be a plasterer for arms. Thank you 🙏🏻you have great laugh plus patience.

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Cheers mate

I've never watched a video with so many genuine, rapid fire tips packed into a few minutes and presented in such a friendly and captivating way. You are a true teacher, better than any I ever had! All the best to you Sir. I hope you sell many t-shirts.

@Onthetrowel

23 күн бұрын

Wow, thank you!

KZread brought me here. I am not plastering anytime soon. I dont have any link to plastering. I am not even interested in it. But THAT was fantastic to watch. I learned so much about something i did not want to learn ever. Thank you. :D

Hello,im from California usa,i once was a hod carrier for 3 old time plasters, mostly did room additions inside plaster and outside stucco,i was 20yrs old when these guys were middle 60's and could hardly keep up with em,i can still hear em yelling,"i need more mudd",hard work but great days for sure,enjoyed your video,much continued success to you😉

Believe in the shirt, I bought it and now I own my own plastering company

I"ve been employed for 38 yrs as a self-employed consultant....And in my estimation this guy is a true professional.

Ah i want to give 2 thumbs up for this video but i just cant. Straight away so much advice and straight to the point. Thank you sir

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it mate

I’ve got little interest in plastering, but this is one of the best instructional videos about anything that I’ve ever seen.

Man, I am an IT professional and nothing to do with plastering, but the way you explained is amazing must be your Dad behind your skills and experience... hats off.

What a great teacher, showing us his skill and experience in a simple to understand and informative video. Thank you! 👍

So much great information and useful tips. Your experience really shows in the simple things. I have six brothers, all of us are in construction in one way or another. That said, I've always had great respect for plasterers. You all have truly more talent and skill than it appears. Thanks for the video.

This takes me back 17 years. Geoff, a spread from wakey. Taught me all the basics well and i have to thank him for that. I like watching these videos because, 1 you're actually a decent plasterer on yt and 2 you're just a jolly entertaining bloke. Nice one 👍

I'm not a plasterer, but I learnt so much from this video that I would tackle rendering my Garage on my own. Your tips were helpful on how to get the mud on the bull float and not drop any. I guess the more efficient you become at this profession , the faster you get things done with minimum effort. Thanks for making this Video Kirk. 👌

Science one on one right there from a experienced Workmanship. Much Respect and I Appreciate for sharing ! 😎

I'm not a plasterer but love your videos kirk you just make me smile with your positive attitude keep it up mate

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Thankyou

Thanks Kirk, these are the tips I need!

Goat teacher! my grandparents got scammed with a dodgy guy who had no idea and thanks to your vids I was able to do it for them with only some skimming experience

Wonderful to see a true expert tradesman at work 👍

EXCELLENT demonstration of your ‘tricks’ - CHEERS from AUSTRALIA

Excellent video.... Now I must find a reason to plaster something 😂

I like this guy explains things well

And now someone say Men are not Multitasking :D Cheers Mate and greetings from Germany

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Germany is my favourite place to visit. Baden baden in the black forest is where I stay. Everything is nice and clean, your people are very efficient, the food is lovely and the beer... oh the beautiful beer, it is the best in the world 🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

My friend, who is a professional, plastered some walls in my house, and made me try. This was years ago. It is not easy at all, I was throwing plaster all over the place. Today I learned the right way, and if I will ever do it again, I will check this video out.

The priming of the hawk is genius Kirk. Thank you.

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Glad you like it mate

@m101ist

Ай бұрын

That's also a transferable skill in decorating, priming bare wood, ready for painting and priming bare walls ready for plastering.

Great video from one plasterer to another. From Charleston S.C in the states. Well done brother

Have zero interest in plastering but watched all this start to finish 😂 you make it look sooooo easy

I am from Brazil and I am learning plastering, I appreciate your videos, thank you so much, God bless you!

Thank you so much for this video, you do a great job of explaining how to work with plaster...I do plastering, but have never been trained, so I've always struggled with the basics of handling materials and tools. This video is a big help with that.

This is what I told a friend of mine who fixed our ceiling while he was applying plaster It looks easy when I see you do it but if its someone like me who has no clue, there will be frustrations left and right, plaster all over the place and would look like an absolute disaster

you would be a great teacher at a tech just honest good advice from a craftsman which are fast dissapearing

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

Cheers lovely comment

nice watching a craftsman do his thing.

A man who really knows his skill!

love how the video style puts you in the apprentices shoes, and how kirk presents. Talks like your there learning and not watching a video In the middle of doing dishes and hear "Come here see his" and im wandering over.

@Onthetrowel

Ай бұрын

This comment put a smile on my face... thanks mate.

@flyingmalkie4346

Ай бұрын

@@Onthetrowel Glad to hear it mate, thanks for making me feel like a plasterer after using easifill a few times

top masterclass mate, especially doing it in the rain........proper geezer, nuff said.

Brilliant sir. I didn't matter how much I worked on my wall technique if I couldn't get a good, clean, consistent knife full of mud

Absolutely LOVE the shirts mate 😅 👍 #TakeALittleBitAndGoInNeat Love it!

Mate rhis is golden info for us nebie diy folk, thank you, you got a sub. Experienced folk like yourself sharing your learning and experiences make the world a better place.

Your delivery is perfectly paced and clearly explained, well done squire. Very well done indeed. 👍

Thanks Kirk for a super informative video of the basics that we skip when learning to plaster.

Good tips big man , hope my misses appreciates me educating her , feminism eat your heart out 😂

Lots of great tips! My board runeth over ❤️

Poetry in motion. Great plasterer - great teacher.

@Onthetrowel

24 күн бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Fascinating. Like poetry in motion. Kudos to you sir!

As a Plasterer myself, techniques , tools, and methods are done differently here in the USA. Good video

Just the practical way of doing things properly. Thanks

Great tips thanks. You have shown many things here that beginners struggle with

Im a sparky and have recenlty been plastering up the chases on certain jobs after bonding and skimming a few walls at home, This video is more helpfull than all the others ive watched and would have saved a quarter of a bag of plaster on the floor

I’d love this format put into a series! Learnt so much in 20 minutes 😊

Thank you! I'm gonna practice.

I hope you become super successful because man you seem genuine and what your doing is a good watch .but also so informative and helpful

respect mate. i’m 64, a brickie, but done a bit of plastering over the years. wish i’d seen this before i started…👍

Fantastic instruction. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Brilliant tutorial Kirk. I must practice the techniques you have shown. Recently plastered my bathroom and really pleased with how it has turned out, considering I'm not a pro plasterer. I'm less pleased with how much effort I've had to put in to remove all my droppings and snots off the floor. Plaster..... especially bonding seems to stick very well to t&g chipboard floor boards, especially when you've spattered sbr all over them first. Your dad would lay an egg if he saw the mess I made after doing the ceiling 😎

Top bloke, great skills and straight to the point.

Thanks for showing us to share this video and it is so much easier that you explain clearly. Cheers mate for teaching us.

Exellent practical tips and advice without the overcomplicated explanation.

I'm truly and thoroughly impressed with an amazing talent and experience in a skill such as this....all I can say is WOW!!!! You really know your business....

Brilliant video! Thank you for creating this.

I work as a sofware developer, but after watching this I know a lot more about how to plaster.

Another great video packed with great tips. Best plastering instructor on KZread.

@Onthetrowel

16 күн бұрын

Thanks 👍

Thank you for sharing your skills with us!

Brilliant demo. So helpful. Thanks.

Fantastic - a real master at work looks always the tasks to be so easy. You are are Natural gifted teacher!

You're a good teacher.

What a great explanation! I am painter, so this isn't my wheelhouse, but it's good to have at least a basic understanding of adjacent trades. Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and skills by making this video!

Great video, the Jonny Ball of Plastering😊.

Excellent demonstration, plastering is an artform

Fantastic tutorial I have learned so much from this video Amazing!! I never knew the intricacies. No wonder I was hit and miss , trade secrets are so valuable. Thanks so much 👌👍

TIL. Thank you for making such a great video.

Thanks for sharing your years of experience with us, I most appreciate all your trouble in teaching us,Great video

@Onthetrowel

25 күн бұрын

Thank you