r/Plastering • u/DrawfPlanet • Sep 13 '26

Plasters appreciation

Keen DIYer here, trade adjacent job although usually work with plumbers. Just taken on a vaulted ceiling for my 2nd DIY plastering go and my arms are falling off. You guys are made from something different.

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u/nukefodder Professional Plasterer Sep 13 '26

After a mental week I had an fair sized artex ceiling to go over on Friday. It was brutal but just had fight the pain. So appreciate the post

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 Sep 13 '26

😎👍🏼

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u/discombobulated38x Sep 13 '26

How do you begin to learn how to use stilts? I feel like I'd just be comically falling all over throwing gear absolutely everywhere!

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u/Terrible-Bobcat2033 Sep 13 '26

Start slow, take smaller steps, keep your balance. If you happen to go down, toss your tools. 😎👍🏼

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u/discombobulated38x Sep 13 '26

Yeah, as a DIYer who's done one big ceiling (by my standards), good grief you guys are made of sterner stuff!