Plasterer Torquay

When embarking on a number of home improvement jobs, you've got to bear in mind the likelihood of plastering work being needed. It may be installing mouldings or coving before decorating, plaster skimming some dry lining, plaster repair prior to tiling or rendering a section of wall. Having said that, any one of an array of plastering related jobs might be required.

Using a plasterer who knows exactly what they're up to is the most important thing, so ask potential Torquay plasterers to let you look at a portfolio of their accomplished work. For this sort of work, you certainly do not want to be employing "cowboys". Inferior plastering can result in significant complications as work progresses, and it might not even be visible until the decorating starts.

The imperfections will immediately manifest on the newly plastered wall the moment a coat or two of emulsion has been applied to it. In bright sunshine your defective plastered surfaces will look even worse. There are lots of good plasterers in Torquay, so make sure you pick a competent one.

Level and smooth are the primary attributes of a plastered surface, because other materials will always be applied to it. Irregular plastering is difficult to conceal, however trivial cracks and blemishes can easily be filled and sanded later without any problems. Areas that are improperly plastered can lead to complications with the painting of walls and ceilings, bathroom or kitchen tiling, fitting architraves and the installation of kitchen units.

The main service that you should expect from the most experienced Torquay plasterers is a polished finish, right from the trowel. It should never be necessary to use electric sanders on newly plastered walls and ceilings, just a brief rub with an ultra-fine paper before decorating. If your finished plastering needs forceful sanding, you know that it has not been done as it should be. You should be extremely suspicious if you notice the orbital sanders being plugged in.

A typical reason for calling in a plasterer these days, is to plaster over an old artexed ceiling. A popular decorative finish for ceilings in Torquay during the nineteen seventies and eighties, the popularity of artex has waned recently. Plastering over that old artex ceiling to make it look more fresh and modern is something that most plasterers in Torquay will be more than happy to do. Most plasterers will also be glad to apply a coat of artex if you'd like to bring back that 1970's style to your ceilings.

DIY Plastering Torquay: When you have a plastering project which needs to be undertaken in Torquay, you've really got two options. You can either contact an experienced plasterer to do the task, or have a bash yourself. Unless you happen to be reasonably good at do-it-yourself and have got the self-assurance to take on the job, it is probably best left to the pros. As a novice plasterer it is advisable to commence your plastering adventure by perhaps practicing on a spare bedroom or an out of sight area, in particular one that's already got a poorly plastered finish and can hardly be made worse by your early efforts. This should allow you to relax and get acquainted with the required procedures and will be significantly less stressful. It's possible to re-plaster a wall as many times as you wish to a certain degree, and you can simply re-do it if you don't do an acceptable job right off the bat.

If you don't want to go to the extreme of signing up for an actual plastering course, you might be able to get some good tips and advice by watching YouTube tutorials, although it's not always quite as easy as it's made to look in those videos. Practice makes perfect as the saying goes, and plastering is certainly no exception to this rule - therefore the more you practice the more confident and adept you become. Through experimentation you may even come up with you own techniques for getting that perfect plastered finish. But if in doubt, follow the tried and proven procedures. Self-confidence is the most important factor with plastering, and the more you do it, the more confident you're apt to become. Once you have mastered this skill to a standard you are happy with, you should be able to move on to plastering the main walls of your property. You've still got the option of bringing in a competent Torquay plasterer to put things right if you mess it up.

Dry Lining (Plasterboarding) Torquay

Dry Lining Torquay: There are a lot of home renovation projects that will require dry lining (plasterboarding) to be done, and a handful of Torquay plasterers will be able to carry this out for you. By mounting plasterboard onto metal framing, a timber studding or a brickwork surface, a flat, smooth wall surface is created that doesn't need to be plastered. Although in a few instances the plasterboard itself can be decorated (with a bit of additional preparation), an exceptionally fine, durable surface is created by applying one last skim of finishing plaster. In regards to fittings, when attaching plasterboard to timber studding or joists, nails or drywall screws are used, when attaching to a metal framework self-drilling, self tapping (Jack-Point screws) are used and when fixing to a masonry or brick wall the "dot and dab" method is used.

A Plasterer's Tools

The majority of do-it-yourself and tradespeople's tool boxes don't contain many of the specialist tools that are required for plastering, which is why it is normally best to seek the assistance of a specialist plasterer in Torquay, when you've got this type of work that needs doing. Listed here are merely a handful of the tools that an experienced Torquay plasterer will use:

• Board & Door Lifter
• Edging Trowel
• Plaster Pan & Buckets
• Plasterer's Hawk
• Plaster Mixing Paddle
• Feather Edge
• Plastering Rule
• Dry Lining Rasp
• Stilts
• Taping & Jointing Knives
• Plasterer's Trowel
• Finishing Trowel

Renderers Torquay

Rendering is a similar procedure to plastering, and is the process by which a mixture of cement, sand, lime and water is applied to external (and occasionally internal) walls to obtain a textured or smooth surface. A popular technique all over Europe, rendering is particularly widespread in the Mediterranean area, notably in Italy, Spain and Greece. Mainly used for cosmetic purposes a rendered finish has some useful fire resistant properties and is waterproof. There are a couple of ways that a rendered surface can be coloured, either you can apply paint as soon as it's dried out, or the colouring can be added to the render itself, producing a finished surface that is much more durable and long lasting.

Artexing

Artexing Torquay: While more common in the Seventies and Eighties artex is still an effective way to improve the appearance of a ceiling, especially a shabby or cracked one. It isn't quite as easy to find a plasterer who'll deal with artexing presently, whereas once upon a time there were quite a lot of tradespeople who did nothing but apply artex and do artex repairs. Doubtless the large variety of designs was just what made it so widely loved, and everyone appeared to have their favourite, be it hook & line, stipple, pairs, medusa, basket weave, criss-cross, scroll, bark, broken leather, swirl or circles. Whatever your taste, you could find an artex design to fit. All of these artex patterns can still be achieved today if you're able to track down a local plumber or artexer prepared to do it. Try to avoid "handyman" types who will just "have a bash". The only hitch with artex, and what probably triggered its drop in popularity, is it's quite tricky to patch or repair.

Plasterer Torquay

A plasterer in Torquay is an artisan who exclusively with plaster, carefully applying a smooth, even layer of this prepared material over an otherwise coarse and uneven surface. Plastering as a trade has been in existence for 100s of years, while the technique in general has been used in the repair and finishing of buildings for millennia. Plaster these days, is mostly used on the inside of the outside walls of commercial and domestic premises, to create a smooth and even surface on which to apply the final finish. Plaster can also be used to form decorative mouldings that can be used to embellish walls and ceilings. Plastering also plays a crucial role in many home renovation projects in Torquay, and can be used in the construction of extensions, attic conversions, garages, porches and more.

Plastering Tasks Torquay

Torquay plastering specialists will likely help with stud partitioning in Torquay, floor screeding and levelling, ceiling crack repairs, skirting board installation, concrete plaster in Torquay, chamois plaster, the rendering of concrete blocks, artex removal and repair, ceiling overboarding, fibrous plastering in Torquay, drywall repair and installation, skimming over existing plaster surfaces, wet dashing, blown plaster, skimming plaster ceilings, plaster removal, Venetian polish plaster in Torquay, rendering with sand and cement, decorative mouldings in Torquay, dry lining and skimming ceilings Torquay, repairing holes in ceilings and walls, floor levelling in Torquay, relief plastering in Torquay, drop ceilings Torquay, lime rendering, cornices and ceiling roses, professional plasterers Torquay, asbestos testing, plastering over artex in Torquay, exterior screeding and rendering and other plastering work in Torquay, Devon.

Torquay Plastering Services

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Other Useful Trades in Torquay Devon

Naturally, when you happen to be doing home repairs and improvements in Torquay, Devon, you'll likely need all kinds of different tradespeople and as well as a plasterer in Torquay, Devon, you might also need artexers in Torquay, dry lining services in Torquay, plaster mouldings in Torquay, renderers in Torquay, external wall insulation in Torquay, end of tenancy cleaners in Torquay, painters and decorators in Torquay, bricklaying in Torquay, plasterboard installation in Torquay, tiling in Torquay, electric socket installation in Torquay, carpenters & joiners in Torquay, pebble dashers in Torquay, rubbish removal in Torquay, builders in Torquay, polished plaster in Torquay, coving installers in Torquay or screeding in Torquay.

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