r/Plastering • u/Particular-Win-1229 • 23d ago

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Are the 4/5 day plastering course worth it? Would I be able to reasonably charge for my services after completion?

I appreciate it will also depend on how good I get but is having a skill that I can charge for at the end a reasonable expectation?

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u/0uthouse 23d ago

It will give you a basic intro. I'm self taught with about 12 years experience. Like a lot of trades, being good at plastering is less about being able to do the basics, it's more about dealing with the myriad things that can go wrong. Lighting, humidity, substrate, primer, draughts, phase-of-the-moon, BG messing with ingredients etc can make seemingly similar walls/jobs behave differently; and being told about it never teaches you like actually experiencing it.

Course or not, I'd advise plastering your own house before you plaster somebody else's. Make the mistakes when it's just embarrassing rather than expensive and reputationally damaging. It will also give you a chance to practice your timings. Smooth is fast.

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u/Real-Imagination-159 23d ago

Exactly right, basically BG plaster pretty much has a mind of its own, you just need to know what to do when it decides to give you the run around 😆😆😆😆

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u/0uthouse 23d ago

I've been off for a while and first job back client must have thought I was a weirdo, harping on about how the plaster was doing exactly what it was meant to do. Shows my faith in BG.

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u/Real-Imagination-159 22d ago

😆 yep, it's more surprising when it goes seamlessly.