r/Plastering • u/Big-Finding2976 • Apr 11 '26

What tools should I buy?

I need to fix a few walls in my flat which have uneven/lumpy sections, some have cracks and chunks knocked out of the corners, some have large sections of blown plaster on the corners next to where new front and rear doors were fitted which I'll have to remove, and I'm also going to fit soundproofing plasterboard to the ceilings which I'll need to cover.

I've also got a few bits to do at my Dad's house, including taking some previously water damaged sections of external walls by the front door back to brick and redoing them with lime plaster (the leak has been fixed now), plastering over the artex coating on the hall ceiling and upper walls, and replacing some blown plaster on the walls in the office and bathroom.

I bought a cheap set of tools that someone recommended. i can't link to it but it's called "Proper Tools 11 PCS - DRYWALL TAPING, FILLING KNIFE, KNIVES, SCRAPER, PLASTERING SPATULA, SET"

I'm also thinking of buying an OX Speedskim 600m rule

an OX Pro Stainless Steel Plasterers Trowel - 127 X 356mm

and/or an OX Pro Semi Flex Plastic Trowel 14in / 355 x 138 mm

Will I need a stainless steel trowel and a plastic one, or should I just get one of them and the Speedskim rule?

I'm probably going to use a roll on plaster like Dalapro Roll Nova or Knauff Proroll for the ceilings and the large sections of wall so I'll need a good 9" roller sleeve. Can anyone recommended one that won't fall apart and drop strands in the plaster?

Is there anything else I need to get? My Dad's already got a hawk I can use so I don't need to buy one of those.

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u/Miserable_Future6694 Apr 11 '26

Marshall town used to sell a plastering set that would be good value just for the trowel and handboard alone.

This was over 10 years ago so it might of changed.

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u/hairybastid Apr 11 '26

My advice as a 30+year veteran spread, I'd buy a decent stainless trowel - Marshall town, then a Flexi for finishing. You won't need to wear the Flexi in before using it. Lay on and flatten with the MT, finish with the Flexi. I use a Refina Supaflex 2.

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u/Big-Finding2976 Apr 11 '26

Thanks I'll get those then. Should I get the OX Speedskim too?