Course Overview
This short intensive course is designed to provide an introduction to the skills and techniques required for plastering. The course is delivered using a practical approach in professional workshops, under the direction of qualified and experienced plastering experts.
Delegates are required to have a certain level of strength and fitness as drylining and plastering demands. E.g. to be able to work as a team of at least two to handle a bag of plaster to be able to mix it, lift plaster boards sometimes above their head and work for approximately 2 hours straight with limited breaks/downtime.
Successful delegates will gain the opportunity to progress onto the Intermediate, intermediate+ and Advanced Plastering courses.
On successful completion of this course, delegates will receive a discount on purchasing Makita power tools from Data Power tools in Cardiff or Swansea. They will also receive a discount voucher for Marshall Town tools SB Tools online.
This course covers:
- Health and safety
- Removing old plaster boards from walls and ceilings and loading a skip safely
- Assessing and preparing stud partitions to be dry-lined
- Dry-line the walls ceiling boxing and window
- Dot and dab a block wall
- Adhesives and bonding agents
- Skrim tape and bead work
- Mixing plaster
- Repairing stud walls and ceilings
- Skimming plaster board walls and ceiling
- Skimming over existing plaster
- Skimming around obstacles
