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Home > Search for DIY Projects by Trade Type > The Complete Guide to interior and Exterior Plastering, Rendering and Drylining, including Textured Coatings, Mouldings and Finishes > The Complete Guide to DIY Plastering Including How To Projects and Tutorials

The Complete Guide to DIY Plastering Including How To Projects and Tutorials

This page includes links to all of our Plastering DIY how to projects. This section includes information on how to plaster, skim and top coat plastering, venetian plaster and lath and plaster. Browse through the below list and click on your chosen link to view the project information.

  • Dot and dab plasterboarding

    Dot and Dab - How to fix plasterboard to a wall using dot and dab - Learn how to correctly fix plasterboard or dry lining boards to a wall using dot and dab or direct bond so that your boards are straight and level


  • Base Coat Plastering and Skimming

    Plastering - base and scratch coat plastering - Skim Plastering and Base Coat Plastering - a DIY Guide to Mixing and Laying on Plaster, and an explanation of the different types of plaster and what they are used for


  • Using Plaster Stop Beads when Skim Plastering

    Plastering - corner, top coat or angle beads - Using plaster stop beads: How to fit and use corner or top coat beads to drywall and plastering angle beads to plasterboard


  • FEATHERING OUT

    Plastering - feathering out - Learn all about feathering out and how it is used in fencing panels and also plastering and filling holes and lumps and bumps in walls to hide them once painted


  • The DIY Plastering Guide: Learn How to Plaster a Wall Yourself

    Plastering - general information - How to Plaster; the DIY Plastering Guide with information on what is involved in plastering and how to skim plaster a wall yourself. What you will need and some tips about how to plaster sucessfully


  • Repairing Lath and Plaster

    Plastering - lath and plaster repairs - How to repair lath plaster walls and ceilings. A guide to the various ways to repair lath and plaster walls.


  • Polished or Venetian Plaster

    Plastering - polished and venetian plaster finishes - Laying high quality venetian or polished plaster to walls


  • How to Skim or Top Coat Plaster your Walls or Ceiling and How to get a Flat and Smooth Finish

    Plastering - skim or top coat plastering - How to skim plastering or top coat plaster. Plastering ceilings and walls guide providing hints and tips on how to apply skim plaster and how to get it nice and smooth for a great finish


  • Using Skim Plastering Stop Beads

    Plastering - stop beads (top coat stop beads) - Using top coat stop beads when plastering to divide the plastered area.


The 3 trades above are usually carried out by the same tradesmen. When learning to plaster and screed you get a pretty good eye for what is level and as you start using the plastering trowel or screeding float you begin to develop a feel for what is flat and smooth. The trowel becomes an extension of your hand and just by running it over the surface of the work you can feel where the lumps and bumps are.

Using a good quality plastering trowel makes a difficult job easier

Using a good quality plastering trowel makes a difficult job easier

Also included in many plasterers CV is the ability to put up coving and decorative finishes such as cornices. This is because, in days gone by, the plasterer was able to actually shape these mouldings from raw plaster rather than just stick a pre-formed length of moulded mdf or plasterboard up on the ceiling. Some of the work which went into the forming of a ceiling rose has to be seen to be believed.

We run through the different uses of plasterboard, how to fix it and what with. We then show you how to tape it up ready for plastering and decorating. We show you simple ways of keeping a floor screed flat and level as well as how to make sure it is the correct thickness all over. We show you how to mend holes in plasterboard before you apply any skim plaster and how to patch up old walls before painting them.

We deal with how to work with the old lathe and plaster walls and ceilings and show you some tricks of the trade such as feathering out and repairing corners. We show you how to make sure your angles are upright using plastering beads and how to divide your wall into smaller areas so you can build your confidence while learning to plaster.

We give you an insight into the world of Venetian and polished plasters and then take you outside to develop skills in sand and cement rendering. We teach you what a scratch coat is and how to make sure your plaster dos not end up all over the carpet. When you have finished with this section, you can move straight on to the painting section to finish the job off.

By the time you have finished in the section you should be able to go and practice on getting very flat, smooth walls and floors and t really is within your grasp. Plastering is not an art, it is a process and can be learned.

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