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Level 1 - Introduction to Plastering: (5 days)
Skill Level: Beginner +
£350 per person
This five-day plastering course will cover the basics of plastering through to the requirements of a trained plasterer.
The aim of all our plastering courses is to develop your plastering skills quickly, build your self-confidence, and to familiarise you with real building situations and problems. We achieve this by giving you hands-on experience on-site, explaining correct procedures and demonstrating effective plastering techniques that will fast-track you to your full potential.
Course Content
- Health and Safety Induction, on-site regulations, equipment and tools.
- Overview of course, specific to the building project.
- Preparation of block walls, planning fixing and cutting plasterboard, gypsum board, tools and fixings.
- Preparation of angle beads, cutting, fixing, using jointing tape.
- Different plaster products explained.
- Correct use of plastering equipment and demonstrations.
- How to mix different plasters to the correct consistency.
- How to use a plasterers hawk and trowel.
- Technique development, (hand techniques, body posture, hand/eye coordination) for applying plaster to block work and plasterboard, and produce a good finish.
- How to use water applications, skimming plaster to a smooth finish ready for decorating.
All courses will also include information on the following;
- Quantities and coverage of different types of plaster for different backgrounds;
- Basic market rates for small works and major contract work.
The Level 1 plastering course is a foundation for our Level 2 plastering course, ideal for those wishing to enter the plastering industry or maybe to add plastering to your skills base and undertake plastering jobs for your customers.
Interested? Email: info@plasteringcourseslive.co.uk
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