as a rule, if a customer wants me to do half a job or to bodge it so they can save a bit of money in the short term then i simply refuse. if i can't be proud of a job when it's done then it ain't worth doing.

Little tip Blaine, when removing wallpaper score it in a chris cross with a knife and use hot water with a touch of washing up liquid in to soak it. This allows the water to penatrate quicker. Also take off more paper than you have here, it's much easier to feather in when you give yourself more room to work. Nice work though mate, keep up the good content. 👌

Hey Blaine, great channel. Just wanted to say thanks. I work as a plasterer in Perth WA with my Dad . He's pretty old school and was reluctant at first, but I've managed to talk him in to incorcoporating a few things like sponge float techinques, speed skims, flexi trowels and soon a power float. After being in the trade myself for nearly 20 years and knowing the traditionl methods, we both agree these things have made a huge difference in the ease and quality of the work and the time in which we can knock it out. So thanks for sharing. Even old tradies are learning new tricks! Also, agreed on the patching. It's not preferable, but if you have the time, going back and sanding down the joins works very nicely.

6:34 22 years on the trowel and that's the very words I live by. Have a great weekend 👍

Had an unopened bag of multi finish that was a month out of date and thought I'd give it a go on some window lintels to avoid binning seven quids worth of plaster. All went fine until the first coat started to pull in and it began to crack in spots. Opened a new bag for the second coat and slung the other. Lesson learned.

thank you for your brilliant videos Blaine. used a lot of your tips and instructions this weekend and was very pleased with the finish on my daughters kitchen

Cheers Blaine top vid as usual 👌 always handy being able to use up some half bags out of the van!! 😂

You are a hero doing that area with the bloomin’ cable flapping around. Makes everything so much harder!

love your vids mate,ive been plastering for a very long time,ive found its a bit easier to strip paper back a bit further if you can,your plastering is absolutely brilliant videos first class mate

Another top video mate! I'm not a plasterer by trade. But whenever i do any for friends or family, i straight up refuse to patch in. Because like you say, looking straight at the wall might look good but as soon as you get natural light beaming across the wall, and you're even at a slight angle to it, it just stands out so bad. And again like you say, the amount of time it takes to blend a patch in, I'd rather just skim the entire wall and have a perfect finish in comparison. Can see why you done this though. Gotta keep the customer happy ay lol. Keep the content coming and have a good bank hols 🤙🏻

Couldn’t agree more mate, most of the time it’s not much more effort to do the whole wall, that’s what I always explain to customers, I’ve had some half decent results by cutting a 10mm wide line In the existing plaster they feathering into that. But still would rather do the whole wall. Customer knows best though 😂

Excelente trabajo 👏 👍 💪

Fair play to this video. Honest and u could have decided not to post a mistake. However you have left yourself open to a magnitude of criticism. But this is sometimes the best way to learn/teach. You need to see or make mistakes so you understand what might happen should u not do it correctly!

Man's not happy in this job... Great video yet again

Good job mate! What is your favourite radio station while you graft?

If u do a patch. Best way is use a wall smoother like toupret. It sands so well and you can't see the join. However you need to apply it slightly proud plus it takes a day to dry and need a gentle sand. Great for the diyer or a job where you have multiple visits booked. But not a 1 day job.

Rules are like heart, made to be broken

I tend to use my ultra flex for blending into existing, makes a big difference pal 👍

My number one rule is "dont go to spoons for lunch"

Hi mate, like your videos. Was just wondering about the wall that you did plaster over, where the larger section of bonding out was done. Did you scrim up a line where the new bonding joined the existing. As wouldn't this be a potential area where a vertical crack might occur in the new plaster. Also, was your thinking that old bonding would be better as I cures faster. Bonding is a low suction plaster requiring 4hrs normally to avoid a bleed through the finish. You didn't make this clear. Would you ever suggest warming the water when applying patchwork bonding in small areas, to ameliorate the risk of a bleed..? Did that make sense...?

What scrim tape and what size of beads do you recommend for plastering Blaine?

Was that a nela black edition trowel using at end of video? Do u recommend them if it was

I totally understand having your preferred approach to working, and how that can go out the window when the customer just wants it done a particular way. Sometimes you just have to sell them the job they want... But man. Working around that cable. That would have done my head in.

Patching should disappear when painted in fairness but a lot of decorators don't build up proper paint layers. Good plaster + good painter=no excuses

I would have to turn that socket the right way while I was there.

Hi Blaine. What do you do if you get an area that's just too big to get in one go? Tried to find videos but can't see any. Not sure if you've made one before. This video seems relevant as you've talked about feathering. Would this be the answer? Cheers mate

There is a way to make that blended joint to more or less disappear or at very least very difficult to c and read that’s to do as blain did but then when it’s dried to go over the joint at least 3 trowels wide with easi fill applying 2 coats then rub it down with a hand sander obviously though the existing wall paper would have to b stripped back much further to do this but this method really is effective when it comes to losing patching joints

When I was on a patching job last week looked through one hole and saw old asbestos bord I told the customer and walked off the job lucky I looked bfor hand

Can u do my bungalow….needs several rooms and ceilings

You can tell the customer would be happy to patch by the way no effort was made to remove the wallpaper, chase the cable, and they had a plug socket sideways on the wall for no discernible reason 😞

Hi Blaine have you ever used limelite bonding plastering because I have never done it but have a job to do with it just wondering thanks Bren

I would bin the job off. Get the sparky in and get the wallpaper off.

Great Video... You might wanna do some overdubbing... due to having the radio on. 😉

If you are going over bonding in an hour or so is it still essential to do the scratch?

Why not use plaster bonding agent

I always do the whole wall whether the customer wants it if I don't go for the whole being done I don't the job because they always moaning after about the blend in

mebe you need to re-visit the audio levels on the incidental music... is distorted even at low listening levels, reduce gain/bass? It's not my listening setup btw...

One thing that keeps happening to be (as someone fairly new to the game) is somewhere between leveling off the second coat and doing the wet trowel ai serm to unearth high spots in the wall, that i thought I had originally covered. The result is a smooth flat wall, with small patches of the existing wall peeping through. Im sure it looks ok when painted but does this happen to you? And is there a technique to avoid such issues?

Blaine Not sure what areas you cover but would it include Bolton?

Hi Blaine, can I ask a question which I’m sure a lot of newbies are wondering. How long after plastering, can you paint? Some tinterweb searches say a week, some say a month……

Looks like the home owners are managing their project well then... not haha

I think your chanel should call "master plaster" any way good videos you improved the audio comper to your old videos, so it is a lot better to watch.

I would strongly have considered chasing in the cable/socket box yourself there, to be honest. Don't have to come back and the customer doesn't pay twice. I do understand the electrician would want to be sure it was all installed properly in order to sign it off etc but it's a simple enough job, I'm sure you could sort it out between you.

Ay first

But in saying that you'd sooner plaster the whole wall........ You'd be plastering the whole ceiling too....

Your website wont load, Blaine. Has the link changed?

very different patching a bit more skill put into it to make good

I patch jobs for customers all the time. Feather the edge with the super flex and it’s virtually invisible. I always tell the customer to just lightly sand the join with 80 grit as well just to cover my ass..