I invested in the airless system as it seemed alot easier on the body. But after about 2 years I sold the lot. This system is designed for large projects and I wanted to see how it worked for myself on small domestic jobs. It was to much of a hassle for me in the end and I went back to traditional methods.

Wow! I can’t believe I’ve watched this all the way through and was very impressed, even being a woman I loved watching it !

Man, two people, one spraying on, the other flattening off, you'd be doing a room in a hour! Serious coverage!

We’ve been spray plastering for about 3 years. I use a Graco APX. Once you’ve got the hang of it it’s a doddle. Over Artex, wallpaper and bad walls. Easy, quick and no mist coat when painting. It is amazing for large works but we also use it for domestic work. I reckon it’s a winner👍

Hi there mate. I've been spray plastering for 2yrs now after doing a course and investing in the same set up you were using. I'm a drywall taper to trade and I can tell you it will make you money. I would say about 80% of my work is now spray plastering and the rest is taping. Most of my work is now spray plastering over artex ceilings and nine times out of ten the client wants their whole house done. With this system you can just spray directly on, no bonding to be done, you can get three coats on in a day easy if it's a heavy texture your working over, and get a decent sander like a Mirca Leros connected to a good extractor there is very minimal dust. Its so much cleaner, easier and faster than traditional plastering. Go for it mate it's a no brainer!

Great video, many thanks. Need another video at suitable point on costs and maintenance of the machine. What goes wrong and how easy to fix, which bits might need replacement etc. etc. Thanks again.

Impressive. We call this Level 5 drywall in the states. Most people wouldn’t except this is “hardcoat” or plaster, but I think it’s as good or better aesthetically.

This is def the future I’d recommend getting some spatulas loads quicker. We mainly do big commercials sites & high end new builds with it. Main contractors love it as it’s far less snagging & they don’t have to pay patchers to patch the multi finish up. It’s a no brainer really

your basically taping and jointing the full room minus the sanding but that had already previously be done and sanded down over the joints before you even began MADNESS

We’ve been using this graco mark V for level 5 drywall finishes for the last 5 years here in USA . We do commercial construction like hotels etc. We blow out 300+ yards per day no problem. We love it! Superior finishes

Hi blaine..good effort for your first lesson! I'm a polished plasterer by trade (venetian/marmorino)..we use many types of trowels flexi or cut down etc, but starting to feel some aches and pains after all these years (55yo)..and plaster spraying has always sounded appealing..loving the simplicity of it...

We had a go with this on some eco houses 10 years ago. Only worth getting out if you have massive areas to do. Nowhere stocked it at the time so committed to buying by the pallet. We covered around 100m2 per day but you still have to tape and fill all joints before spraying. Great for the right application. We had 6 metre ceiling heights so my mate pushed me round on an aluminium tower whilst I sprayed!! Lots of fun!

Hi Blaine. I've been watching your videos plastering for beginners and I've learned a lot from you. Thanks . I watched the air spray plaster .yeah I am impressed but to be honest I felt like something was missing. There's a lot of joy in plastering the old way .all the skills in working with the tools from scratch there's a lot of joy in that .to see the end product using the tools of the trade nothing will beat that . Old school rules . I love watching your videos especially when you have a tea break. 🤣 LOL . I'm not a plasterer but by watching your videos I gained a lot of confidence and I plastered my bathroom don't get me wrong I appreciate the guys that served there time in learning there trade . But once again a BIG THANKS. I'll keep watching your videos.

Plaster spraying since the 90s it's old school for me 😅🇬🇷

Yea common knowledge in the trade that this method has been around for decade's. If it were a game changer it would have done so already. Hope the cource didn't cost you much👍

I use the same plaster in Poland for finishing we roll it on and skim it flat 2 coats. Usually one rolls and the other skims depending on the temp we can get 5 full rooms done in a day, we use Halogen lamps on the wall while working it to.get a better finish. Always some.sanding to do the next day or so. Thanks for the video always good to see what is out there 👍

That is a sweet rig I used to spray mud to fix messed up hotel walls with a mark 5 but did not have a hopper he just got to be careful that thicker than paint it'll take fingers off

That didn’t seem too difficult I hop. I think the main thing is the time taken for preparation and the cleaning up process afterwards, thanks for sharing this video!

Being a plasterer myself, have never tried sprayed skimming, I have only done spray render which is definitely worth it but for spray skimming I don’t see how it’s feasible, would be nice to see a photo of paintable sprayed skim :)

Thanks for uploading this mate. Great video and smart design. *I have to say though, re the comments section; why are there so many beer drinking jeerers? With their inexplicable contempt and whinging. Move on!, maybe watch Coronation Street instead. There's plenty of whinging on that show; it'll be like Christmas for you.

By time you have fixed angle beads and filled them out plus fill joints out before spraying I think it's quicker just to skim with multifinish

It been out year's never really taking off when you have got to the point having to joint and and taping before the spaying most would just paint

The instructor mentioned its designed to be sanded. As soon as he said that I tuned out. There’s enough dust on site without breathing any more in.

You have changed my opinion on this . I tried it in the nineties and it was awful then . But the ready mixed looks much easier 👍

This system was new in Poland about 8/10 years ago, they only forgotten to say that is only to cover flat surface, any holes you will need to fill and sand before spraying.... Maybe try show how much easier is applying filler with roller 😉 much easier and you doesn't have to invest ££££ in tooling. Can't wait for future videos. 👍👍👍

I was a a machine Plastering Subbie in Berlin Germany. A guy in Kaiserslautern kept ringing me saying he had 4 years work and had 6 houses ready. Eventually I sent him A good Geordie & A Cockney 2 man team. After a month they had run out of work as they were doing 2 houses a week. That's the main reason they don't work over here! It's all about meters!!

For myself this is frecking great. I'm into alternative living and with that comes alternative materials such as gob building which you can make some fantastic shapes out of. Spray plaster in this instance would work a charm. Thanks for uploading bud.

By the time he's messed about spaying his joint out the wall would be on with a trowel

I'm using it and when have a little experience is going very nice and quick, the whole European are using that , the main point for me is that I can do big cilings on my own, the job is much lighter for my shoulders and the finish is much better.

Airless sprayers are more than 30 years old. Graco is the most well known. Wagner too is very good. Cheers from Helsinki .

Nice we do that here. We call it level 5 Finnish coat.

hi mate i spoke to Stuart from knauff last week was in 2 minds to book into the course at Grimsby, You made my mind up thanks

You should try paint roller method. There are special rollers that are made from plastic naps. Cost around £20, but you will get the same quality if not better than this excessively priced sprayer. And it’s time saver also. Cheers

Done it once now I'm qualified to tell everyone how to do typical youtuber

I have been doing this for years and will be teaching the system this year

In case anyone is using this video to teach themselves.. @ 5:36 "basically turn it off" is not going to cut it - the machine will remain under pressure even if it is turned off! When you take a break, you need switch the unit from "Spray" to "Prime", using the pressure relief valve. Before that you will want to reduce the pressure to zero using the main pressure dial.

I suspect it’s like chrome plating, if you prep well in the first place the end result will be perfect.

Defo need to try this will take all the ball ache out of the job and save lots of time.looking forward to part 2

Looking forward to the plaster a 4 bed house in a day for the price of one room plastering 👍

Thanks for posting this Blaine. This is also a first, a film with it's own adverts, way to go, respect. It was all nicely explained and demo'd thanks, he sprayed on in a pattern I use when I spray lime wash and looks great. It may be the dogs bollox but working with something that sounds like a duck being murdered would get on the nerves. It's a gamechanger alright, started in 1932 the Teutonic Knauf now have 150 production sites worldwide and as 1 of 6 producers of wallboard they have about 81% of the global wallboard market. They are the big boys so you'd think that they would spend a little extra coming up with a plastic bag recycle system or use a biodegradable plastic bag. Plastic should be made from plastic, no more raw materials, profits from the big 6 single use plastic producers could be put into monetarising waste plastic to give it value and people would collect it like old tins and bottles. The tragedy is that all industries still uses so much plastic and packaging and was one of the reasons that I switched to lime from using gypsum & cement, I liked the history, the lime cycle and that the ancients used the same stuff, so if it was good enough for the Romans..... I've been using the same supplier for about 15 years buying my materials in ton bags and they deliver for £40 travel cost per load these days. I also keep my old ton bags and one day might make a giant kite. Liked the bag squeezer and would love a whole set-up and what's the cost and back-up like? Unlike cement and gypsum a lime wall will absorb carbon dioxide, and gives you better acoustics and having said all the above, the future will probably be carbon nanotubes, graphene and geopolymer cement and we'll be living like those in Ready Player One.

I done a revite recently that had been sprayed (Barret build 1900/2000) this product is VERY soft sands easy / also marks easy !! The problem is it also shails off easy - I had to scrap the whole ceiling back to the boards as parts were coming off - It might be good for commercial stuff but for domestic where you will get more drying out / movement - it is useless But bearing in mind the big builders are ONLY bothered about speed / price and not longevity - it is a spray get there money & gone as long as it lasts a couple of years until the house is out of warranty then it is the BUYERS / OWNERS problem !! The yanks use a similar style of stuff - ready mixed but apply it with a roller and then flatten & a light sand - it gets the walls like glass & a two man team can do a room quickly & no expensive machine !! Suppose it depends what type of work you do & how rich you are !!

by the time youve messed about with that spray thingy you could have had the walls on in the normal way.

Used that machine years ago for spraying fire resistant coatings. It takes ages cleaning it all out at the end of the day.

Excellent, Knauf are always innovative, I am not a plasterer but would love to try that system out. thanks for sharing this

Thanks for this video there’s not a chance il ever use this method

I was all on board till he mentioned sanding. Then I thought gloryfied taping. And all ok in ideal cercumstance. And how much is the machine. In can you leave in hopper overnight without it skinning over and having lumps hence blocks. Sorry lot of questions /doubts

I'm not sure this does much more than lower the barrier to entry for beginners. I can also see a ton of new splasterers bidding for work that don't actually know how to plaster.

Here in scotland when someone offers you the chance to buy an airless sprayer we simply say "Naw mate, ram it !!!!!!!!!! Then we carry on with life and the realization that we have just popped our "Meet a fucking weapon " cherry .

I don't see the point for doing this when it's a flat Wall to begin with so why spay a 1/8 inch layer to slick offi mean wouldn't it still be a flat Wall after worth plus more raterial and it doesn't take out any imperfections I'm your flat Wall

Never seen this before very good this is the future

Wow watched all of it and didn't even notice the time. I use a paint sprayer to paint and it's top notch. This plaster sprayer looks great but I feel I'm gonna need a plasterer to smooth it becasue I'm not a plasterer!?!?! I just paid a fortune to a builder to plaster a big building.

Load of absolute Bollocks!! Human plasterer every time with a better job and quicker.

Great video. I have a Wagner hc 940 for sale. We tried this system when multifinish plaster was hard come by, this system is not for us a bit to long winded, probably suits decorators better, we find plastering the traditional way is far more cost effective and quicker. Wagner hc 940 for sale

It’s also cool that the product is white. That’s a time saver on the overall project too, because (I assume) you don’t need the painters to do a mist coat or an undercoat either.

Don't know why you are even showing this video snafu plaster is no where near multi finish basically knauf plaster is rubbish

Anyone who knows anything about plastering knows this is a huge waste of time....and a lot more work. Only good if you want a level 5 finish.

This is basically tape and joint to a level 5 finish tape and joint being a 4, if you like sanding and light checking maybe its for you.

Seen this system used where I'm working at the moment some of the walls in the complex are concrete and require a skilled plasterer to dot and dab them it seems to be used on apartments and hotels alot for speed

The system, gun, tips etc are almost identical to the airless paint systems I was using 20 years ago for priming trailer chassis and they were also made by Graco! I’m guessing the main difference being the size of the fluid tip for the higher viscosity product? Be careful what you wish for mate us ex paint sprayers may come out of retirement😂

Hi mate This has been out for about 5 years on commercial sites.Don’t really see many plasterers any more all done by Eastern European’s Enjoy your videos👍🏼

Have you ever done a video on plastering the underside of kite winder stairs, the batten and mesh method? Kinda like lath and plaster, it'd be interesting to see the whole process as it's not been covered much on youtube

Wow! Cheers from South Florida USA.

I'm only a novice, but what would put me off with this is the noise of it... OMG! I'd have a banging head in 5 mins as I suffer with migraines LOL

I used to use a Graco xp70 and a 1-1 for spray applied liquid plastics and waterproofing , worst thing is the crust around the hoppers you have to clean it well or little bits will block the hopper , I learned from other operatives not cleaning it and it being sent out to my job , clean clean clean the hoppers properly and bristles from cheap brushes get clogged so no cheap paint brushes only a £20 purdy 🤣 👍🏻 regards from east London

One thing you are missing is that plaster boards /dry wall were invented to save time and not plastering at all. Just skim over the connections and paint.

This will definitely save a lot of time on larger production type jobs. one guy spraying and one guy following up would be ideal. Not to mention there is so much less fatigue on the body.

Probably easy if the boards are good. What happens if the owners boarded it or it’s site work..... wont be as neat

Personally I love this system I use it on house refurbishments from top to bottom all in one hit... preparation is key the finish is flawless after a sand with the mirka with a dust extraction is a must..... 5k an uve got a decent set up

Great video guys, What size filters and tip did you use for this job? thanks in advance

You can roll it on also with a paint roller that way you don't need to skim , then machine sand also.

i do a lot of spraying both hvlp and airless, you did well there. its not as straight forward as it looks.

350 m2 a day it’s took him 15 min to first coat 1 m2 then you have to sand I’ll stick with hawk & trowel thanks

Seems more like tape & jointing than plastering?

I'm going to start by saying I'm not a plasterer and can't plaster myself. This to me looks very slow, I would put money on a decent plasterer would be loads faster than this. By the time the prep is done a plasterer would be nearly done.

So basically this is taping and jointing, which I did in the 80’s but you now spray the whole wall with the joint cement. That’s ok on new build sites but how does it work on renovating older buildings ? For plasterers like myself that never work on sites and rarely touch new builds I don’t think this is the way and I’d also guess people who already own their home and want improvement work doing would be resistant to this. Also wondering if guys are doing 250m per day then the big house builders are going to push the price per square metre through the floor 🤨

Might want to check your camera settings and change frequency to 50Hz and not 60Hz to stop the flickering caused by those fluorescent lamps. Used to work on site with a guy that said Yeah a lot, we nicknamed him Matt Bianco. Interesting concept, be careful what you wish for, Airless sprayer today Robot tomorrow, be out of work sooner that you can say a yeh - yeh , thats what I say, I say yeh - yeh.

This technic and material is more akin to how walls are finished in the US. Joint compound and tape with no finish or skim coat unless in a high end residential or commercial setting. To a comment bellow as to why not just tape the joints and then prime the rest of the plasterboard - this can be done, but, different compounds have different PSI and granular mixes. A complete skim coat always looks best and prevents blotching in paints and uneven surfaces across your walls, especially where butt joints come together with large build-ups. It’s better for repairs and touch ups after your 2nd fix guys come through as you can feather out damaged areas. I’m guessing this may catch on more outside of the UK more. I hope traditional plater remains the norm. The skim coat is far superior and durable.

Why is the gear not going off in the hopper? Did I understand right that you can leave it full over night? What is this plaster?

Atlas GTA in Poland has been with us for a decade. You can apply it simply with a roller, You can also do it this way but try to imagine this machine in a small room ...I can't. Roller, that's cool and quick enough. Just like this big and awkward machine. Regards.

Been able to spray multi finish on with a pft ritmo aswell for over 15 years

Quality video as always mate. The trainer was decent as well. Looks quick I bet the more u do it you could really get some speed. Looking forward to to the next video. B interested in what one of the machines cost? Hope your well mate and keeping busy.

Be cracking in no time, it’s just spaying on easyfil, and having to fill tapes first defeats the object, multi finish all the way for me

Looks to me that ur walls need to b pretty good to start with to use this method not to mention dragging that contraption from job to job looks more hassle than it’s worth maybe on a massive warehouse size job it would pay but not on ur normal run of the mill project

Try a graco 1595 and that beast will blast mud like icing on the cake.

That looks a great system, wonder what its like for refurb work. Looks like its for new builds are complete refurbs..

A hawk an trowel with a board an stance is the only way..

Really good vid mate,looks a great machine to use,my shoulder loves it,how much for the course?looking forward to part 2

Not watched the whole video as not got time right now but if you have to tape and joint beforehand then........seems counter productive. Time you tape and joint you'd have most of the wall on. Also would you really set this up for a bathroom reskim. Or any room for that matter. Fair enough on industrial jobs but private work?

Similar to Airless paint spraying I think this method is only suitable for large jobs - perhaps industrial or commercial premises - where you are doing large areas with the same paint system. What it enables you to do is use trained but unskilled labour to do the spraying and a skilled tradesman to do the finishing. This enables you to utilise the skilled labour far more efficiently thus reducing labour costs (assuming you are an employer). I imagine that your material costs are substantially more than normal plastering method costs. And the pumps are not cheap and need to be maintained. To be cost effective these systems have got to be used to their full potential. If you have the jobs to warrant the investment go for it, but otherwise it could just me an expensive peice of kit that gathers dust.

Imagine listening to the machine all day

Hey men I saw your video bit I have a question You think I can use a titan 4900 sprayer machine to sprayer the drywallmud on walls I just want know if my machine have the right power to do it thank you

I wonder how it will work on a sand and cement render wall.

That looks real good mate can't wait for the next video. Is it just like normal sprain or have you not done any sprain before

Can you use this stuff for reskim work? or is it only over new plaster boards?

My question is how does it compare with multifinish for hardness, if it is no harder than a filler then there would be little reason to use it at all, if it is just as hard then I could see this being very useful on big sites

Hmm unsure

srpay...? And you're driving on the wrong side of the road. Cool system. Reminds me of the rig my sheetrock guy uses to spray prep coat on after the guys tape and float. He's been doing that since 25 years ago.

I have a same kit, but for some reason it doesn't suck the plaster up and just keep pumping ... but nothing, i have cleaned it pretty much tried everything... any idea?

Hate stuff like this I am a plasterer myself for 20 years and this stuff will kill the trade and lose work for people like myself

Taping and sanding the joints, 1 or 2 coats and then this. Remind me where the benefit is?