ps dont know why these people are whingeing about the music, minor detail, the narration is fine and subtitles informative. The Ticks and Crosses about right and wrong are great, and the detail is really informative - eg how much texture to have on the surface, how much moisture. So helpful.
Well done for counter lathing, so few people do this and I would argue along with rubbish spacing (I use the tip of my little finger) that this is a probable cause as to why ye old plaster walls may have failed. On the fibers, I try not to use polypropylene because they are too smooth and shite for the environment because they don't rot. I once nicked some elephant grass from a field and used that as a background, fixing it in place the way that reed or straw is fixed in place instead of a lath wall. I once used the Ty Mawr lime many moons ago and liked the product, most of my lime is chalk based and I tend to slake my own stuff from fine kibbled quicklime instead of the lumplime. Lastly, the more water thats added to a mix then the weaker it can become which is why I prefer to use putty mixes instead of hydraulic or hydrated because a freshly slaked putty is quite wet then I leave the mix to amalgamate for a week or so before slapping it on the wall and then it's just right. Using lime you will get much better acoustics in a room and it feels warmer too. ( sorry about the red it changed colour and I've no idea why) I must say that having a sponge float like the ones used in the film really helps the work at times. All the best from Somerset.
Fantastic video thanks so much for how informative it is. I've been looking everywhere trying to find out how to do this. Only trouble I have is trying to find the right fibres here. I wonder if I can use human hair from a hair dresser? And am assuming the hair part is for the initial coat. I hope to do a course with you guys this year.
these short courses they provide create alot of experts . you can not disguise or make up a lack of experience and knowledge that comes with decades experience .
Sure, but they provide fantastic starting points for beginners. They can save you dozens or hundreds of hours in mistakes you learn to avoid from the get go. If those beginners then turn around and start selling their services professionally without having any experience then that's not the video's fault
That's Slacked Lime. In India We Use LimeStone in Earthen Water Pitcher with Lid slack it with Water. The Reaction is Hot with Release of Lot of Heat. The Slacked Lime is Produced. Then used for Lime Paint.
Hi, good video, but you’re skimming over what looks like perfectly straight/flat walls. I live in an old cottage with wavy walls (which we LOVE) which we want to keep wavy, but make smooth... don’t know if you understand me there. We’ve just started on a “practice” wall, and we’re finding that using a flat trowel is extremely unhelpful because of the wavy ness. We’ve rendered underneath just as you have, but the walls still have their contours, and it’s hard to manoeuvre around them without making a ghastly mess! Any tips? Thanks
If its that uneven you can use what's called a harling trowel. And you dub the wall out slowly by throwing it at the wall building it out in tight coats i.e 10mm max coats until you get a reasonable flatness that you van get a trowel over it.
Conscious Transmutation you can use wax and buff. But watch it i it freezes. Its simple but complicated. Waterprroofing works 2 ways. Trapping water in also, thats why waxing or adding tallow is risky. Also adding urea to the too coat can help. But depends on circumstances.
Why do you advise against the wavy lines method of scratching which has a scientific basis for its recommendation by manufacturers of modern gypsum plaster? Is it something to do with the lime that stops that perfectly logical way f doing it being acceptable?
I would hazard a guess that it's because the lime needs a deeper cut into setting plaster to sink into and a wavy line would create an unreliable line that would be half collapsed.
this is by no means a criticism, and I hope it is constructive. I do not intend to provide a plastering lesson, however, firstly; it is clear that the lady is not a plasterer and an instructional video should have a qualified tradesman to show the correct technique. There is a time honoured methodology for the application of any type of mortar and finish coat,, developed over hundreds of years - Right to left for the floating coat and left to right for the scratch and finish coats (vise versa for a left handed plasterer). There is good reason for this. The first (scratch)coat can be applied to take out the more pronounced undulations in the stone/brickwork. Wavey lines should be used as these are longer than straight or crossed and provide a key (the mortar can be mechanically fixed to the previous coat) for the following floating coat, which makes the wall perfectly flat and plumb. the depth of the lines should not go deep to the wall(say 3mm) and I see no reason not to apply these with a Scratcher rather than the traditional cross hatching as there are a lot more "fixings". I also see no reason for the traditional cross hatching as this is authentic considering the age of the building and has worked for centuries.The float coat should be "rubbed up" using a cross grain devil float as this fills hollows and cuts off high spots with nails ( I used to use five" at the front to provide a key of a couple of mm deep to hold the finish coat.The right tools should be a quality trowel and devil float (both worked in), a good hawk and a straight edge. Again there is a time honoured method in floating (applying the backing coat to a wall) although for small panels this is unnecessary.Hope this helps.
I’m sorry dude but you don’t know what in the hell you are doing. You are no plasterer not even in the least. Please don’t try to show how to do what you can’t do yourself.
ps dont know why these people are whingeing about the music, minor detail, the narration is fine and subtitles informative. The Ticks and Crosses about right and wrong are great, and the detail is really informative - eg how much texture to have on the surface, how much moisture. So helpful.
Thanks for the demonstration. It will help me a lot. Clearly, I don't need to tell you off about the music!
Christ! That music!
I magaged half way through the video before I just couldn't take it any more.
The editing is not perfect but the content makes more than up for it
Well done for counter lathing, so few people do this and I would argue along with rubbish spacing (I use the tip of my little finger) that this is a probable cause as to why ye old plaster walls may have failed. On the fibers, I try not to use polypropylene because they are too smooth and shite for the environment because they don't rot.
I once nicked some elephant grass from a field and used that as a background, fixing it in place the way that reed or straw is fixed in place instead of a lath wall. I once used the Ty Mawr lime many moons ago and liked the product, most of my lime is chalk based and I tend to slake my own stuff from fine kibbled quicklime instead of the lumplime. Lastly, the more water thats added to a mix then the weaker it can become which is why I prefer to use putty mixes instead of hydraulic or hydrated because a freshly slaked putty is quite wet then I leave the mix to amalgamate for a week or so before slapping it on the wall and then it's just right. Using lime you will get much better acoustics in a room and it feels warmer too. ( sorry about the red it changed colour and I've no idea why)
I must say that having a sponge float like the ones used in the film really helps the work at times. All the best from Somerset.
Fantastic video thanks so much for how informative it is. I've been looking everywhere trying to find out how to do this. Only trouble I have is trying to find the right fibres here. I wonder if I can use human hair from a hair dresser? And am assuming the hair part is for the initial coat. I hope to do a course with you guys this year.
Where can I get that wicked soundtrack?
Really useful video, thank you. Whats the deal with all the criticism? I could hear the narration even with 2 2 yr olds in my ear.
Good comment!
Thixotropic, there's a word you don't often hear casually dropped into conversation.
For experienced plaster’s, good presentation.
Excellent presentation!
Beautiful!
Thank-you!
Lime plastering...listed buildings or loadsa money!
As former plasterer of 20 years or so a very informative video
Great video very helpful thank you
Gosh thats a hard working woman where do I find one like that?
Hobbling about tending to her cuts and grazes.
these short courses they provide create alot of experts . you can not disguise or make up a lack of experience and knowledge that comes with decades experience .
Sure, but they provide fantastic starting points for beginners. They can save you dozens or hundreds of hours in mistakes you learn to avoid from the get go. If those beginners then turn around and start selling their services professionally without having any experience then that's not the video's fault
Brilliant video. Shame about all the moronic comments.
That's Slacked Lime.
In India We Use LimeStone in Earthen Water Pitcher with Lid slack it with Water. The Reaction is Hot with Release of Lot of Heat. The Slacked Lime is Produced. Then used for Lime Paint.
i like the music
Great video. Thank you very much.
Wow I didn't realize the amount of coats and work involved !
Hi, good video, but you’re skimming over what looks like perfectly straight/flat walls. I live in an old cottage with wavy walls (which we LOVE) which we want to keep wavy, but make smooth... don’t know if you understand me there. We’ve just started on a “practice” wall, and we’re finding that using a flat trowel is extremely unhelpful because of the wavy ness. We’ve rendered underneath just as you have, but the walls still have their contours, and it’s hard to manoeuvre around them without making a ghastly mess! Any tips?
Thanks
Rosy Whitehead squeegee
Mike Wye recommends using a Venetian trowel. Good luck!
If its that uneven you can use what's called a harling trowel. And you dub the wall out slowly by throwing it at the wall building it out in tight coats i.e 10mm max coats until you get a reasonable flatness that you van get a trowel over it.
how do i make it water proof without tallow is there a substitute for tallow ? love the plaster outcome and video ..
Conscious Transmutation you can use wax and buff. But watch it i it freezes. Its simple but complicated. Waterprroofing works 2 ways. Trapping water in also, thats why waxing or adding tallow is risky. Also adding urea to the too coat can help. But depends on circumstances.
Google "Tadelakt"
would lime plaster benefit from mixing with plasticiser (admix)?
What nearly everyone else said.
Hi, I want to use NHL 2 because its softer than NHL 5.Can I use the same sand grand size for all lime plaster coats ( from brick to final)
What is the difference in price per square meter compare to modern plaster products?
It's probably ten or twenty times the price but it's breathable and old houses need to breath.
Why do you advise against the wavy lines method of scratching which has a scientific basis for its recommendation by manufacturers of modern gypsum plaster? Is it something to do with the lime that stops that perfectly logical way f doing it being acceptable?
I would hazard a guess that it's because the lime needs a deeper cut into setting plaster to sink into and a wavy line would create an unreliable line that would be half collapsed.
ready made lime plaster...now there's a thing!!
What's being said?
Damn background music💩
Can't hear because music drowning out speaker.
Enjoyed the video, I just turned the sound off 👍
Cracking video thanks
You have to be charging $300 per square metre....at that rate
Useful
I would be surprised if anyone would choose to plaster their walls with lime plaster after seeing this video. You make it look so complicated.
Very useful. Would be good to give reasons behind more of the recommendations, for us rookies.
Finally this SHOWS me everything I need to know.
you need to invest some money ina decent music mixer, otherwise smashing video
Top surface cot what matrial mix it
Couldn`t listen the musaic was driving me mad.
Is this man a plasterer?
bet they charge a fortune going that slow
Its a demonstration dude,not supposed to be going fast.
Why didn’t you use hair in the mix?
They clearly did, did you go off and make a cup of tea halfway through?
I've finally found a use for my daughter's cut off ponytail.
What paint or decoration can be used over lime mortar?
Distemper, limewash or other breathable coverings.
Would've been terrific had it not been for that ANNOYING music! Why do people think we need music on EVERYTHING?!?!?
Either music or commentary but not both.
thx!!!
Why no to wavy lines, aa wavy lines are stronger
Music makes this unbareable
Like the track out of a 70's porn video
Music is hell
Fk is the name of this guy's company again?
scratch in waves not lines
Unbearable music sentances drop off useless
Ruined the video with the music. Can't hear the voices. Totally useless.
Why this loud and very boring music ?
Spot and dab it!!!!!
Then watch the trapped moisture destroy your walls
will someone please get these some proper tools and show them how to use them
Proper? What do you mean? Please be more specific
They did an excellent job.
this is by no means a criticism, and I hope it is constructive. I do not intend to provide a plastering lesson, however, firstly; it is clear that the lady is not a plasterer and an instructional video should have a qualified tradesman to show the correct technique. There is a time honoured methodology for the application of any type of mortar and finish coat,, developed over hundreds of years - Right to left for the floating coat and left to right for the scratch and finish coats (vise versa for a left handed plasterer). There is good reason for this. The first (scratch)coat can be applied to take out the more pronounced undulations in the stone/brickwork. Wavey lines should be used as these are longer than straight or crossed and provide a key (the mortar can be mechanically fixed to the previous coat) for the following floating coat, which makes the wall perfectly flat and plumb. the depth of the lines should not go deep to the wall(say 3mm) and I see no reason not to apply these with a Scratcher rather than the traditional cross hatching as there are a lot more "fixings". I also see no reason for the traditional cross hatching as this is authentic considering the age of the building and has worked for centuries.The float coat should be "rubbed up" using a cross grain devil float as this fills hollows and cuts off high spots with nails ( I used to use five" at the front to provide a key of a couple of mm deep to hold the finish coat.The right tools should be a quality trowel and devil float (both worked in), a good hawk and a straight edge. Again there is a time honoured method in floating (applying the backing coat to a wall) although for small panels this is unnecessary.Hope this helps.
WTF, you ruined a perfectly good video with, I guess one could call it, music.😫
Between the British accent and that awful music with the overdone subwoofer, I can't understood anything being said.
speaking English with an English accent, how dare they! ;)
I’m sorry dude but you don’t know what in the hell you are doing. You are no plasterer not even in the least. Please don’t try to show how to do what you can’t do yourself.
It's lime plastering you moron.
@@HouseFairyDIY plastering is plastering and that's painful to watch. Dont know how they are in business never mind making a tutorial video
@@eoinob There are different methods of plastering. Lime plastering is done in a different way.