Plastering Project

Just finished plastering the ceiling, arms are aching now.

Used the plaziflex, found it really easy to lay on the 1st coat of plaster, easy to get flat and with minimal tram lines. Managed to get the first coat on within 1/2 hour.



After 2nd coating and finishing first half, started doing the remaining half. The plasterboard are where built in wardrobe was fitted need more plaster to bring level with exixting surface, really should half applied a coat when doing the first half.


2nd coat dried alot quicker and need to used the stainless stell blade trowl to flatten out.


Did order the Refina Superflex2 trowel and thought I would have a go with this. Found it much easier to used than the Marshalltown gold bladed trowel. As blade is flexible ,it can only be used on final finishing. Found it really good to fill in any minor blemishes and voids. Also used it to feather in the joint with first application, went over with the brush to try and blend everything back in.

Ceiling is drying out tried best to get good finish, can only tell when first coat of paint goes on.

 

Thanks, aiming to get the room all finished by end of next week so I can get back on the loft.

Walls are all prepped so will paint the ceiling and wall at the same time.

A lot easier with the plaziflex. Was expecting to be finished later in the evening. Have to thanks Kiab for that.

 

Got a few quid knocked of a couple bags a two of days before expiry date.

B&Q sell it but not many bags compared to multi-finish.

 

Second coat on second half started going off a lot quicker so had to use the stainless steel trowel on it. All drying out now may have over troweled and finish has a almost glossy look to it which is likely to be the PVA.

Seen quite a few videos on youtube now, and there is one guy who uses a sponge float after second coat.

 

Managed to paint and finished the ceilings. Only minor filling was needed in places. Went over with sander the whole lot.

Put on 2 coats of bare plaster paint, and received 2 top coats.



Walls and ceiling look amazing. Lot of work went into chiseling out cracks then filling, sanding, filling, sanding... dust everywhere.

May as well spend time getting it right as only gets done every 5-7 years. Bedrrom been like that for over a year


Expecting plasterer to come on Monday as have some more work, but thought I'd let him do it. Its the hallway and there are a few down-lights. Going to let him have a go on the plaziflex

 

He's taught me quite a bit, so owe him something.

He took longer doing the smaller bedroom ceiling, but he is 58 years old . Don't think I would be able to do that at his age.

Next project will be to make a case to store the trowels in, spent over £100 on trowels and need to keep them looked after. Not to keen on the leather wallets, got some left over wood from door linings.

Going to sell off the large marshalltown trowel.

 

The plasterer turned up and plastered the ceiling in the hallway. I let him used the Plaziflex and Superflex trowel took some time for him to get used to the plastic blade as was wider than usual trowel also he put it flat on the plaster a few times which cause the trowel to stick to the plaster

He said he was going to look at buying the plaziflex as was a lot easier to work with during applying first and second coats, it glides on the hawk.

Ceiling was a lot difficult to do as had 6 down-lights which I had pulled out so it could be plastered around so quite a fiddly and hard to get long strokes.

 

I also purchased a 5" Refina water brush to help clean up and plastering but found a Hamilton one from SF much better and 1/3 of the price cheaper.

 

Ceiling in bedroom came out good, just a small depression where the plasterboard was replaced. My fault as should have filled in first to build up thickness.

Eager to attempt another job but will be a while until I have anything to plaster.

Room is almost complete now Wednesday.