Indoor Ceiling Plastering.
In this video, we are showing Interior Plastering,
Plaster repairs for the interior ceiling & walls. This is so much easier on walls as you don’t have gravity working against you.
We explain how to remove and prep the ceiling for a new plaster finish.
The homeowner explained that he was walking on his ceiling joists when he lost his footing, and one foot went through the ceiling joist and busted out the plaster.
I have been told where one guy was up in the attic and lost footing. The difference was his leg went through the ceiling, leaving him stuck up to his hip. LOL.
Wish I had been there to see it.
I, too, have walked on the ceiling joist and lost my footing only to touch the field “between the rafters” but pulled up by reflex too fast to do any damage to the ceiling, so it does happen often.
FYI, drywall or sheetrock joint compounds are much more user-friendly to the average homeowner or DIY person. However, the information below will help you better understand this simpler method to achieve the same results as this video.
Thus I have included them to help you understand your choices.
Tapping mud is sold in boxes and five-gallon buckets. It’s a gypsum paste-like product for skimming seams in drywall. So what happens when you put accelerators in tapping mud?
You get drywall joint compounds. So that’s what I’m applying, a twenty-minute drywall joint compound.
If you prefer to use drywall or sheetrock compounds instead of structo-lite plaster, like me in this video, below are more tips.
Drywall or sheetrock compounds are usually sold at most Home Depot, Lowe’s, and naturally at all plastering material yards and even small hardware stores.
They are the easiest way for homeowners to correct scratches or holes in all the rooms of their homes. You do not need to be an expert to use any drywall compounds!
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Proper plastering Kirk, hah! Brilliant video as ever!
Also, she's right! It's aluminium, not aloominum! Regards from Wales, kinda the UK but isn't.
Hello Llyr, thank you, gatta love the UK.
I know where wales is as we visited tewkesbury, where me wife's parents live,
lots of sheep, rock walls and real pubs.
best wishes and have fantastic day, kirk giordano
Hi Llyr Jones, the way you spell aloominum, makes me think of goons sent to plaster as the boss is tired.
Cheers<,
kirk giordano
great job guys,if i cut myself i look for a plaster ,so that's a plasterer looking for a plaster lol so i have to agree with your wife,i hope life is treating you all well have a good day ,
Hi Johnzo, I now realize what a real plaster is and what it's used for.
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Kirk,
You're right about no plaster scoops at Home Depot. But they do sell stainless steel icecream scoops! ;o)
Hello GSM dude, you can order these plaster scoopes online at http://www.bontool.com
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Howdy Kirk, We both need an interpreter man, my Wife's also from Manchester, from a town called "Hall in the Woods" but I gotta tell yer' she don't say it like that, so I got her to spell it, "Hall i' Th' Wood" I said, Honey' you got it all wrong, you'll get lost tryin' to find it. Didn't go down well, at least she can never say I don't listen, because I have to ask Her to repeat most things, entertaining though. She says we can't speak English, I say we shouldn't learn. Keep up the good stuff man….
Hi EcoBlock Constructions, Inc., Exzorkory, you are so right my friend, best wishes, kirk giordano
Kirk,
It's such as shame I didn't know you when I lived in Alameda, a decade ago. Had a lovely California bungalow with stucco exterior and interior wood lath and plaster walls & ceilings. You could have made my home………a masterpiece!
Hi Jerry, thank you.
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hey kirk, yeah its me again lol.. i hope you and the family are well mate., over here i use gypsum finish and now they have brought out a new plaster that requires no pre treatment to surfaces.. they have testimonials posted on their website but i was wondering if you would be as sceptical as myself about using it… my mate was wanting to try it out and give it a shot and i am all for trying new products. it kinda leads me to another question. if you were going to try out a new product yourself.. what kinda of steps would you take while trying it.. as in would you try it on a job and hope it goes well or do you have a procedure for that kind of thing.. anyways as always i will see you on the next mate… say to the wife too, british summer time so the clocks went forward for us at the weekend for an hour so its officially summer… and its still snowing today in glasgow, scotland lol
Hi John, snowing still in Scotland? man, I'm glad to be here, much warmer.
I don't like to use new products on my jobs as if they fail, I'm responsable, period!
I have tried many products that were meant for specific purposes on different purposes, and do show these but at least 10 years would have to go by before I say I used this or that on my own house on a similar situation.
Lastly, I have found many plastering products very similar and would try the one you suggested but would apply a bonding agent just for the piece of mind.
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The way you scrape the shite from your handboard makes my ears bleed.
As long as your arrse is not bleeding what's the problem?
best wishes,
Kirk giordano
Sorry but the noise is horrible, i think its more on how the mic picks it up and plays it to me, not you directly scraping.
As a time served plasterer and a brit its bloody strange watching how you fix internal plaster over the pond.
Oooo, sorry I exploded, no worries and best wishes,
Kirk giordano
Hi Kirk, I did my kitchen about two years ago with structo-lite over 1/4 inch sheet rock to attain the 3/4 to 1 inch existing wall to keep the windows and door jams the same. Needless to say structo-lite is hard to work with.
My question is after ripping out the old tile on the bottom half of the walls in the bathroom and tub surround should I just install 5/8 inch sheet rock and them use the 20 min plaster to level to the screed around the doors and windows. I want to avoid adding shims to the door and window casings to meet the wall. Also what would you suggest to do for the tub surround? I need to make sure it is built up enough to flush with the one wall has been plastered out to 7/8 + -. durrock is 5/8 at most. would you use furring strips on the studs a thinner durrock or could I skim coat the 5/8 durrock to build it up?
Hi Dominick, Structo-lite is great for a basecoat, it does not finish well as it drags like glue unless your trowel is constantly cleaned and wet.
Your shower material depends on your level of expertise,
for me I would use, a veneer basecoat to the correct thickness then apply a veneer finish which is water resistant.
And yes you can apply these over and substrate such as sheetrock and or any of the cementitious boards.
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Hi Kirk, I truly enjoy watching your videos. My question to you is how do you get the mud to be so smooth? Thanks.
Hi Just DIY, a lot of troweling.
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well kirk,, the band aid/plaster thing makes a sense when you think about it,, a band aid patches over our skin and lets a new layer of skin plaster over the wound,,,, and when we patch a spot on a plaster surface we are sort of putting a small band aid to make the repair instead of redoing the whole surface…
your wife smarter than we are,,,
and am i wrong but years ago did not we learn the periodic table,, and aluminium was the pronunciation for symbol AL atomic number 13??
i am from the souteastern united states,,, a lot of folks here pronounce it aluminium.
oh,, btw,, damn good video on the plaster repair,,,
happy easter to you and yours
Morning Nate, thank you, your right me wife is smarter than I.
Best wishes and Happy Easter, also,
kirk giordano
Hi Kirk been watching a lot of your videos lately to do some work in the house, was just wondering ? What's the best way to fix a crack in the kitchen ceiling from a leak in the bathroom. I used tapping and just used ready made filler from a diy store just to get by the now would you say just to keep it that way or fix it the proper way ?
Hi Theepiclegend2014, fastest for small cracks is caulking, next quick fix is plaster of paris, sets fast and you only need to buy a small amount, next if you need more materials buy westpac drywall compound.
Best wishes,
kirk giordano
I'm from Glasgow in Scotland UK
@Theepiclegend2014
Hello Theepiclegend2014, most of our systems are compatible to Glasgow in Scotland, UK , the materials have different names but have basically the same chemical makeup,
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Thank you for the information Kirk. Keep the videos coming mate it's good to get tips of experts so the job is a lot more easier
@Theepiclegend2014 will do, thats how I learned myself, from working with the experts,
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Hi Kirk! Sorry to hear about your health issues on the last video,,,who could tell you have been in pain all this time, hope the meds keep helping….great job on this ceiling,,,,I have a GREAT suggestion for you based on you revealing you health issue::: Have Jason to load that hawk for you, with your scoop, from now on!!! Sorry Jason
@Joseph Minutella great idea, now if I can get j to go along with it?
Actually, I'm feeling better than I have in months now that I have the treatment.
Therefore I am able to not only work but have much more strength once more, without so much pain medicine.
Will be ten years younger in 10 weeks as this harvoni stuff works well.
thanks for the support, but am feeling great these days!
Cheers!
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hi kirk where abouts in manchester is your wife from because i am also from manchester. love the vids
@toffiecrisp123 Hello 123 dude, she's from Old Trafford,
it's by the cricket ground, she says you can hear them playing cricket all night.
Bests wishes,
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thats great i am from tameside dont know if she knows it. i couldn't agree more about the plasters though she is definitely right about that and not band aid. 🙂
Some real skill!
@DriverDude100 < morning Driver dude, just takes a bit of practice,
Cheers!
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Hey Kirk great video as usual, I've learned and continue to learn more from you but I do have a quick question; how can I go about plastering over tile? I'm thinking I maybe able to use some of that plaster weld and skim coat over it but I'm not 100% sure. The whole idea of the project is to be able to apply some of that Chalkboard paint I've seen you use in other videos and not see the grout lines.Thanks in advance Kirk.
Hi Maxwell Ruiz, if it were me going over tile, I would first clean the tile where you can eat off, then apply bonding agent weld crete, I then would use a base coat of either Diamond or Imperial veneer plaster as this stuff has a super fine sand , if done properly you can smooth well, a second coat may be necessary or a finish coat as the surface for any chalkboard paint should be smooth.
best wishes,
kirk giordano
+Kirk & Jason Giordanos DIY plastering and stucco tips Thank you very much for the reply but I was thinking of going that Westpac Red dot followed with the Green dot compound, do you think that would work? Reason is because I hear it's a very difficult plaster to apply if not done so by a pro such as yourself.
Hi maxwell, plastering it more difficult than I make it appear, however if you can apply taping mud, you more than likely already have the skills necessary to apply the drywall compound I use in this video.
Best wishes,
kirk giotrdano
+Kirk & Jason Giordanos DIY plastering and stucco tips Makes sense, thanks Kirk.
hi kirk, I am renovated ng my front room in the U.K, Its a Victorian house and the ceiling is lath above the render/plaster. Do you know what the base coat is called in the u.k I need to use to give it a good key in between the lath? I have taken down the coving with he intention of replacing it with new coving of a Victorian style but I need to obviously patch around the edges of ceiling back to a finished article. I'm unsure of the name of the best base coat name in the u.k? thanks
mr crabtree why don't you just skim it use multyfinish
You would use Bonding as a base coat first.
Is that 20 minute 45 minute med all drywall compound then you do a diamond or something over it
Good Evening Austin, dude, I prefer the 20-minute mud, for this ceiling repair, base, and finish coat, for begginers it's best to use the 40 or even 90 minute mud
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Howdy Ray, I woun't go that far, but thank you
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just called USG and now I'm even more confused Kirk. When your saying 2o min mud what exactly are you using. can you show the bag on your video. Thank you….
Morning Painter Dude, it is a bit confusing at first, here is a more detailed video below.
USG Easy Sand Joint Compound Or Westpac’s Fast Set Joint Compound, they are both o.k. to use in fact I can't tell the difference, surely one is sold at your neighborhood hardware store.
https://youtu.be/k7tE652qOH8
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What is the mix?
Howdy Keith, all you do is add water to the drywall compound, add what the bag specifies, me I just add while mixing.
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Kirk I've watched several of you videos regarding lath and plaster repair. I am a young old home owner. That needs plaster repair on the lath. This may be a dumb question, but what plaster do you use to repair plaster on lath. I am familiar with joint compound and plaster for modern sheet rock. Is there something specific I should get to redo the plaster on the lath of my walls. Please help, I want to keep the original character of the home.
HowdyMe Dude, I would recommend for your needs, either USG Easy Sand Joint Compound Or Westpac’s Fast Set Joint Compound, they are both o.k. to use in fact I can't tell the difference, surely one is sold at your neighborhood hardware store. Video here for further help, https://youtu.be/k7tE652qOH8
For sure they sell both at your local Home Depot and or Lowes store.
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Ok but what is the mud mix made of?
Great Job: have this same small problem.. 200 year old house with part of the upstairs ceiling falling in. was going to sheetrock it but after seeing this.. voila
Fantastic !
Can you also "bring to life" structolite with a water brush to smooth it out? Thanks Kirk.
Im from Manchester…a very small town called Ashton under lyne in Manchester England. The plasterers here charge a fortune for plastering…so I came on here to see if I can learn to do it myself. I like your trowel spinning trick!