How to apply a two-coat plaster | British Gypsum

This video shows how to apply plaster to a wall as a two-coat process using Thistle HardWall undercoat plaster and Thistle MultiFinish skim finish plaster.

[xxnonstopdancingxx]

"A number of further trowel applications are required to achieve a smooth finish.." yeah thanks for that, very instructive

[truebro]

Should be more videos like this. Really useful. Can't wait to get back into this next year!

[fixit]

I always check multifinish is 5 years out of date so it sets i 10 minutes and i can get home quicker to get the xbox on

[VeryBadReputation]

Can a fiberglass mesh be used in the first layer?

[nemo]

I noticed that you did not fill in the skirting area. Why is that, and could you just go all the way to the tiles if you wanted to?

[shaikkhaleel]

sir my name is asif im an gypsum celling expert u have any job

[x]

MIght have been mentioning that you can 'over finish' finish plaster and make it too smooth for emulsion paints if that is what you are going to do. It is better
to leave a slighty rougher surface if you intend to put emulsion paint on it.

[mb]

It is disappointing that this video only says "extra trowels" at the end and doesnt explain troweling types and timings

[tedburt]

What is the surface background there ? I thought that Multi-Finish only adheres to plasterboard, PVA over old Plaster, Undercoat plaster or render and also smooth Concrete with a Bonding Agent and a Painted background ? is the wall smooth Concrete ? with a bonding agent used for the beads ? I noticed the beaded area is applied with Multi-Finish ? what is the back ground surface ? because has a Plasterer preparing the back-ground surface is key ? i would have used Undercoat Plaster HardWall for the beads, prepared with Water ? Then cutback the beads the next day or the same day and then apply the Skim Coat the next day u could use water for adhesion ?

[tedburt]

Looking back 3 years and I'm confused with my own comment, what the hell am I on about?

[northernpatriotmanchester]

Hasn't cross coated the second coat of skimming, just saying. 35 years on the trowel before I get slated

[harrisonaard]

It's interesting watching the different methods of application of plasters. My first trowel is the top-half of the wall - vertically, and then join-in along the bottom, again vertically. Pulling horizontally along top and bottom every so often only to check for scoops/misses. I have seen far more random plastering, and the finished item most certainly felt like it. The multifinish for beads does indeed seem unusual, as there is Hardwall/Bonding for basecoats. Also, as there was a mixed, damaged, and dry background, it was not wetted down, or had pva, or grit adhesive applied.

[arronnorton]

Bit useless no timings no extra information other than extra trowel