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difficult Interior plaster finishes, expert plastering techniques

February 24, 2014 By Stucco Plastering 62 Comments

difficult Interior plaster finishes expert plastering techniques.
how to apply a interior knock down plaster finish.

Hello everyone, In this video I am explaining how to patch some areas in a dining room.

Many plaster finishes are time consuming or difficult unless you know the formula, so now you know.
There are many plasters, including Structo-lite to wallboard compounds, cements and even taping muds that can be used.
In fact on this room one fella did use taping mud it took him many trips and his small patch came out o.k. but we still redid it for a much closer finish.
I prefer a 20 minute mud as I’m fast and don’t like to make more than one trip.
Plus the 20 minute mud keeps me Hustling!

https://youtu.be/FFZSX8QIq6A plastering interior walls
https://youtu.be/LzTvF9xO2cU veeneer plastering
https://youtu.be/DHT9SQJhev8 venner ceiling
https://youtu.be/b6nIZEGqMLM interior beginning plastering
https://youtu.be/4ikshIi7zm4 Veneer fire place

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  1. greekMD says

    March 10, 2014 at 5:40 am

    Amazing video. The mystery this kind of artistry has finally been explained. You sir are truly a craftsman and part of a dying breed. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 10, 2014 at 5:48 pm

      Morning greekmd thank you for the kind words, funny thing about textures, once you have many years in, the more complicated they may look the easier they actually are.
       Thanks for the comment and best wishes with your day! 
       kirk giordano plastering

      Reply
  2. Matthew Mullinnix says

    March 19, 2014 at 12:45 am

    in some of your videos you use a conditioner that is in a spray bottle.  I live in Olympia WA. and I have called around asking for a lath conditioner. all i can find is plaster weld.  What do you use for a lath conditioner that will work in a spray bottle?
    thank you.
    Matthew.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 19, 2014 at 4:23 am

      Evening Matthew Mullinnix, actually Jason sometimes uses the spray bottle to spray on the plaster weld which we use to bond interior plaster when patching or the weld create to spay on the exterior walls which we need for extra bonding, both of these bonding products are made by Larson's.
       By the way Lowe's and home depot also carry simalar bonding products by different name.
      These spray bottles I buy from westside building materials.
       Best wishes, 
       kirk and family

      Reply
  3. Steve Franks says

    July 11, 2014 at 1:31 am

    Great video as always. Your comment at the end, about how the old texture is smoother than the new due to about 15 coats of paint. Is it typical for the new plaster and texture, even once primed and painted, to look slightly rougher in a 90-100 year old house due to the layers of paint?

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      July 11, 2014 at 1:52 am

      Hi Steve Franks, Yes and No.
       A skilled applicator will say after his repair, prime and paint and it should match as close as possible, as this skilled person will match the original, but just a bit rougher so that when you apply a prime and paint it should technically match.

       A handy man, or a fella who habit is of low self esteem combined with inexperience will make excuses such as "well the rest of the house has 10 or more coats of paint in the last 100 years so I can't match it any better.)
       And yes, I have failed a few times myself and this is how we learn to look closely at what we were trying to achieve.
       Best wishes, 
      Kirk & Jason Giordano's DIY plastering network

      Reply
  4. Joe Amato says

    November 2, 2014 at 1:41 am

    A true master of his craft.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      August 12, 2016 at 9:17 pm

      Howdy Joe, thank you,
      cheers,
      kirk giordano Rendering

      Reply
  5. westside98 says

    November 2, 2014 at 1:46 am

    Do you use unlikely at all and what are your thoughts on it ?

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      November 2, 2014 at 1:55 am

      Evening Westside what is Unlikely, besides improbable, doubtful, dubious?
       best wishes,
      Kirk & Jason Giordano’s DIY plastering videos

      Reply
    • westside98 says

      November 2, 2014 at 7:07 am

      I meant UNI-KAL. I hate autocorrect

      Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      November 2, 2014 at 5:08 pm

      Morning westside98, uni-cal veneer is not sold at my material yard nor are many other veneer base coats and finishes,
       They do however sell Diamond and Imperial veneers, so these are the products I use,
       I feel all are similar,
       best wishes,
      Kirk & Jason Giordano’s DIY plastering and stucco videos

      Reply
  6. MrBigtime1986 says

    January 9, 2015 at 5:13 am

    if you could I would like to see a pebble dash video. thanks 

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      January 9, 2015 at 6:06 am

      Evening Mr. Big Time, no worries, go to the link below and fast forward towards the end as I first show the scratch and brown coat.
      Here's a tip read the words too, as I explain that perlite is soooo much easier than actual rock pebbles to be used as perlite wont sink to the bottom of the bucket..

       http://youtu.be/gLPrQ4EsGS4

      Best wishes and have a Fantastic New Year!
      Kirk Giordano’s DIY plastering tips 

      Reply
  7. Terry Broome says

    February 8, 2015 at 8:17 pm

    Now kirk, because of your videos I got my first hawk and pool trowel,Im no longer spilling heaps of 20 mud everywhere. "just small goobers from time to time" Ive learned much from these videos …. BUT , even though Im VERY appreciative of the knowledge, I must ask : Why do you share with the world? …..seems like you would want to keep it all to yourself/your crew for job security and greed. My old boss would make us wait to do somethings if other tradesmen where around …. like arch formulas,blind nails and shark joints because "You just don't want everyone knowing how, its bad for business"….I'm guessing you disagree with him? Once again, No disrespect!! just wondering why you give away for free what you worked hard to earn.   

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      February 15, 2015 at 2:44 am

      Evening terry Broome,
       excellent question,
       My brother Looooou, said the same thing my reply was "dude, you still can't plaster after 30 years, so most will try and then call us anyway,"
       for those that succeed, I wish them well.
      I have a honest nature and enjoy helping others not being a grinch type of dude, this type of attitude will make a fella old and crusty in the head.
      Cheers, and have a Fantastic New Year! Kirk Giordano’s DIY plastering tips 

      Reply
  8. Susan Moore says

    February 26, 2015 at 5:06 pm

    Techniques is plural, not possessive. Ditch the apostrophe.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      February 27, 2015 at 7:17 am

      Hi Susan, you may be able tell that I never finished  school I bet, in fact if it weren't for spell check, no one would be able to understand what I'm trying to say, thank goodness for the intelligent poets, that even the rest of us ignorant folks out.
       thanks for the tip, doubtful I'll retain the info but It's the thought that counts.
       Have a great evening and remember men love intelligent women.
        Kirk giordano

      Reply
  9. WCSD says

    March 24, 2015 at 4:54 am

    Thank you for sharing your wisdom!

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      March 24, 2015 at 5:47 pm

      Hello WCSD, no worries,
       Best wishes and have a great day! Kirk Giordano’s DIY plastering tips 

      Reply
  10. Nathan Rodgers says

    April 2, 2015 at 10:34 pm

    The texture looks terrible. Why get a plasterer to patch and match when they could get him to make its all smooth and tidy.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      April 3, 2015 at 12:49 am

      HI Nathan, good question, I would answer some folks like this texture, as in this room.
       I said I could do just that if they wished,
       They didn't .
      best wishes and have fantastic day, kirk giordano

      Reply
  11. Sajid Rafique says

    April 11, 2015 at 3:57 am

    Nice

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      April 15, 2015 at 10:46 pm

      @Sajid Rafique Hello again Sajid, thank you, best wishes, 
      Kirk Giordano

      Reply
  12. Maxwell R. says

    October 5, 2015 at 6:32 am

    Can you match new and old acoustic or popcorn ceiling textures, if so do you have or can you make a video on it?

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      August 12, 2016 at 9:19 pm

      Howdy Ruiz, these popcorn ceiling use a different aggregate than we do for stucco.
      we use sand they use perlite, sorry, no can do.
      Cheers,
      kirk giordano Rendering

      Reply
  13. William Blair says

    February 4, 2016 at 8:15 pm

    dude you need to get your own tv show, i cant stop watching you plaster, no joke!

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      February 5, 2016 at 3:25 pm

      Morning William Blair, dude, I like your style,
      cheers and thanks for the bone.
      Kirk giordano plastering

      Reply
    • WJ MirSan says

      December 9, 2016 at 2:11 am

      William Blair

      I agree.

      Reply
  14. JonMichael001 says

    April 19, 2016 at 5:35 pm

    This is just what I needed to see. I am repairing the front wall of our church's sanctuary where everyone looks. The building is over 90 years old and the particular wall has been worked on many times. I found that the flashing had been the problem all along (roofers laid the shingles over the headwall flashing). Now that it has been corrected I'm fixing the cracks. The previous workers used everything from metal mesh to drywall tape to bridge the gaps, but with the roof always leaking, there was no end. I called it the 'forever wall' because someone always seemed to be working on it. Your videos are a great help. Much appreciated.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      April 20, 2016 at 9:43 pm

      Hi JonMichael001, no worries, glad to be of help,
      Cheers,
      Kirk giordano Plastering

      Reply
  15. WJ MirSan says

    December 6, 2016 at 11:11 pm

    Kirk are you from the Valley?

    Reply
    • WJ MirSan says

      December 7, 2016 at 3:28 am

      Kirk Giordano plastering Inc.
      For some reason I thought you were in the San Fernando Valley more like West Hills.

      Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      December 8, 2016 at 1:57 am

      Howdy Wanda, I do like the sound of these valleys as they sound like they're tucked into some warm areas, man, It's cold in the Bay area at this time, I find it cold when it goes down to 50 degrees as I love about 85 to 90 degree weather myself,
      got to feel the sun doing its magic on my face when possible.
      cheers me friend,
      kirk giordano Plastering

      Reply
    • WJ MirSan says

      December 9, 2016 at 2:10 am

      Kirk Giordano plastering Inc.
      Than we can agree Cali has the best weather in the entire US & I wouldn't trade up Cali for 1000 NY lol! Today living in the sunshine state FL and already use to the humidity here and all the green, (those southern trees) with the moss ……lol!

      I do get home sick from time to time-but like anything it passes. Anywho, really love your work and I really appreciate your teachings. You're the MASTER KING of plastering.

      Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      December 9, 2016 at 7:02 am

      Evening Wanda, thank you
      Florida is the place I'd like to be as it's much warmer, we worked in the rain today at a temperature of about 50 degrees sort of chilly for me.
      Cheers,
      Kirk & Jason giordano’s stucco repair videos

      Reply
    • simhopp says

      January 24, 2018 at 8:48 pm

      well, except for the earthquakes, but then again, earthquakes are great for this type of business.

      Reply
  16. Emmas dad says

    January 15, 2017 at 4:21 am

    Great videos. wish i would have seen this method before i started my garage conversion project. ive done four walls and a ceiling, 24 ft by 12 ft by 10 feet high all with a knockdown finish applied purely by hand. A sprayer would have been better but now ive got a hand applied finish that i can be proud of.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      January 15, 2017 at 7:55 am

      Good Evening Dad Dude, a hand applied finish beats machine applied finish any day as it natural.
      Best wishes,
      FYI, all of us here at the giordano plastering channel wish to thank all our subscriber and those of you how accidentally stumble on our channel a happy and prosperous new year
      kirk giordano plastering

      Reply
  17. rory bellamy says

    May 14, 2017 at 1:18 pm

    Good work!   patching a little section is the most difficult task, but keeps the history of an old house,

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      May 14, 2017 at 3:53 pm

      Howdy Rory Dude, no worries, happy to share the knowledge
      Live long and plaster
      Giordano’s plastering images and teaching video’s

      Reply
  18. PACO ESTRADA says

    October 30, 2017 at 12:21 am

    Great job.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      November 15, 2017 at 11:32 pm

      Good Morning Paco dude, thank you                   
                          Live long and plaster
          Mastering Plastering by Kirk and Jason Giordano

      Reply
  19. roy west says

    January 10, 2019 at 10:40 am

    I would like to see more about the product than instead of just watching you put it on.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      January 12, 2019 at 4:32 am

      Evening Roger, sorry.
      Teaching plastering do’s, don'ts and reasons why
      Captain Kirk out, Live long and plaster

      Reply
    • Troy Nellermoe says

      February 26, 2019 at 2:33 am

      Reading the title would have saved you some time then.

      Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      February 26, 2019 at 3:23 am

      atta boy Troy give em hell, 
       Live long and plaster
      Teaching plastering do’s, don'ts and reasons why

      Reply
  20. Lord Cromwell says

    April 7, 2019 at 12:53 am

    Texture looks like a crack head did it.

    Reply
  21. John Brain says

    May 15, 2019 at 6:47 pm

    Hey, Kirk watch your videos all the time. I am learning a lot from you. I am a retired patchman. The plasterers that taught me used to set the strucctolite with ground gypsum. That gives a lot of open time about 4 hrs. we added the ground gypsum on the mortar board as we goso you could go 4 hours. and yet have the plaster set right away. Why is that not a good method?

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      May 18, 2019 at 11:34 pm

      Howdy John, that's an excellent method.
      Another Ancient Chinese Secret would be to set Structo-lite in ten minutes would be to add just a handful of cement plaster, instant set time if you add the right amount.
      Actually, my boys from the UK, told me this secret long ago as UK plasters are the best in the world.

                                 Peace, love, and harmony to all
               Sound Plastering tips for the DIY beginner’s and Plastering experts

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  22. A. Trujillo says

    June 20, 2019 at 11:06 pm

    Hello Kirk, Love your work and you've inspired me to plaster my interior den walls. With that being said, I just completed skimmed my old texture with all purpose joint compound (green lid) and wanted to know what my next step would be? Would I just apply some plaster bond to the skimmed walls and then add Diamond Veneer? Please let me know as I have received so many different opinions on this and so I thought I'd ask the master. 🙂 Thank you and keep up the great work!

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      June 21, 2019 at 5:05 am

      Howdy A dude, thank you for the master statement, made me laugh.
      I have not used that gypsum before as most gypsums that are in buckets are premixed, they are not as good or reliable as the bags that people mix themselves.
      Since you already applied the gypsum, you must use a bonding agent to apply a veneer at this point.
      Again another rule starts with a veneer plaster and finish with a veneer plaster or start with a base of veneer plaster and finish with a gypsum compound.
      It's not a good idea to start with gypsum compound and finish with a veneer plaster but can be done as long as you apply a bonding agent first, Id recommends quikrete bonding agent, sold at all home depots or lowes.

                              Peace love and happiness to all.
            Plastering and repair tips for your number one investment

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    • A. Trujillo says

      June 21, 2019 at 11:31 pm

      Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. Thank you for the input! I will pick up that binding agent and give it a shot. Keep up the good work and keep that white shirt clean! All the best!

      Reply
  23. Ryan Smith says

    November 13, 2019 at 6:56 pm

    Kirk is the Bob Ross of plastering.

    Reply
    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      January 5, 2020 at 1:54 am

      Happy New Year Ryan, I like your style.
      Bringing peace, love, and harmony back to the world of plastering.
        The complete plastering encyclopedia on video, by the plastering messengers of Youtube with over 800 videos.

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  24. Mike Hatzl says

    January 5, 2020 at 12:28 am

    Hi Kirk, Thanks for all you teach us sir. This is so Very good. Learned a lot on this one. I have to match this pattern at that same 100 year old customers house only over tuck pointed brick exterior walls. Rapid Set Mortar is where I started with the tuck pointing, I have Diamond Veneer basecoat next, however in my practicing of the DV Finish coat…..man that stuff hard for me to work with unless I am missing something. It’s like I need a set control agent, but Home Depot only sells those packets for Rapid Set products. I do not want to use gypsum based on the exterior walls as the previous fix was dissolved right off the wall by a small roof leak. I’m trying to make it like it was when it started instead of using these chalk products that dissolve with water. I read on the finish coat diamond veneer that there is a set control that I can use so I can work with it for a longer period time. Can the diamond veneer finish coat be used for this kind of pattern example as easily you you are showing here?

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    • Kirk Giordano plastering Inc. says

      January 5, 2020 at 1:45 am

      Happy New Year Mike, Try using the 60 or 90-minute Joint Compounds. 60 minutes compounds means, you have 60-minutes to apply it before it gets hard and so on.
       USG Easy Sand Joint Compound Or Westpac’s Fast Set Joint Compound, they are both okay to use. In fact, I can't tell the difference, surely one is sold at your neighborhood hardware store. Bringing peace, love, and harmony back to the world of plastering.
        The complete plastering encyclopedia on video, by the plastering messengers of Youtube with over 800 videos.

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    • Mike Hatzl says

      January 5, 2020 at 2:23 am

      Ya gotta read the whole question. I know how to use tape mud in all of its forms. It’s very easy and requires very low skill. Lime based is not as you know. The exterior inside walls must look like knock down dash, but be cement like the rest of the house built in STL 100 years ago.

      Reply
  25. scoobtoober29 says

    January 10, 2020 at 10:11 pm

    The Bob Ross of the stucco/plaster world.

    Reply
  26. DucK SnaX says

    May 22, 2020 at 3:44 am

    Do you know how far apart the studs are the stripping is attached to or how to find them ?

    Reply
  27. Cal-look says

    June 15, 2020 at 5:17 am

    Hey Kirk I love the vids, can you answer me 1 question? I have a 100 year old house in Minnesota, all the interior walls are cement plaster, nice. I have some patches to do, but don’t know if I should use gypsum plaster for the repairs, or cement? Thanks a lot

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  28. Freddie Lee says

    November 5, 2020 at 1:58 am

    Are you related to the late great Bob Ross?

    Reply

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