Weekend Plastering Courses - 2 Day Weekend Plastering Training Course

There are two types of weekend courses available, the Internal Plastering crash course and the External Rendering  plasterers course, to give you hands on experience and confidence.

UK's No1 Training Centre of Excellence. We believe that Capital Goldtrowel offers the best training in the UK. Our new facility has all the workings and scenarios of most domestic dwellings. We have dedicated Instructors and Assessors, skilled in their profession, not only that, we make sure that you complete all the above modules. We have endless of meterage for big hitters, but most importantly, you leave us confident and competent in all your work that you have achieved during this Intensive but very rewarding weekend Internal Plastering Course.

The weekend plastering courses are ideal for builders and Diy enthusiasts or for those all ready in the trade that need to get their confidence prior to tackling those bigger areas. The practical skills you gain are of a good standard and will cover the following:

Saturday:

• Learn how to cut and fix boards correctly and plasterboard your ceiling in your allocated room, then scrim tape the joins.
• Apply 2 coat Finish Plaster skimming the ceiling using the typewriter method and following the procedure for cutting back etc..

Sunday:

• On day 2 you will skim the walls and carry out a re-skim to a different ceiling requiring a paint finish.
• Learn how apply all different types of angle beads.
• Learn how to dot and dab ( Direct Bond) correctly.
•  Learn how to make good to ceilings and walls.
• In depth discussions of projects that you may have.

Questions:

• Name six backgrounds that Thistle Bonding can be applied over?
• Name 2 backgrounds that Thistle Hardwall can be applied and why?
• What is shelling and how do you overcome it?
• Why shouldn't you PVA float work?
• What is the Trowel Float Trowel method, and where would you use it?
• How do you hold off plaster to tackle those bigger areas? Why not ask your course provider the answers before booking onto your course.
• Difference between qualities of sand that can have an adverse effect to rendering?
• Why apply scratch coats, name the various mixes to all substrates?
• Variants of backing plasters and its usages?
• Understanding the gauge of plaster mixes?
• Differences between Mutli Finish and Board Finish, and what substrates it can cover?

If you would prefer to cover something else we can accommodate this.

Who should take this course?

Any person wishing to learn,who are quite fit as plastering, rendering and pebbledashing are hands on trades.
If you want to learn plastering for diy do it yourself purposes or for advancement in your profession
these courses are ideal for builders, painters, bricklayers, and other construction trades who wish to advance there careers

If you are starting out in plastering as a plasterer these are the ideal crash courses.

More Information

• Book by phone: 01708 344 700
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