Learn a trade: plastering

save-a-lot

Hi

Last year I attended a 4 day course to learn how to plaster, I did this mainly for the purpose of using the skills on my own house. Anyway, since doing the course I have taken a few jobs at weekends and the cost of the course has been made back many times.

Steve_xx

That's interesting. How much was the course? Are they available nationally? I'd like to be able to plaster properly. I can do small areas reasonably well, but would like to learn the art.

save-a-lot

Hi

All together, including hotel accomodation I paid £350 (I think that sounds right - in 2006) I went to a place in North Manchester, the elite school of plastering

http://www.tesop.co.uk/plastering/

just doing a google search shows that there are loads of places doing this....
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&q=plastering+courses&btnG=Search&meta=

It has definately paid for itself, even if I had just done my own jobs within my house it would have still paid for itself. I have done a few jobs for friends and work colleagues, so the course paid for itself completely and then some.

Steve_xx

Thanks for the information - most interesting. I'll look further into your suggestion, thanks.

nelly_2

Steve_xx wrote: »

Thanks for the information - most interesting. I'll look further into your suggestion, thanks.

Try this one, the lad who runs this site is genuinely interested in teaching people to plaster rather then just take peoples cash on a half @rsed course.

Ive read what he says and hes good and knows his stuff, and I know what I'm on about ive been a plasterer for 20 odd years

http://ukspreads.co.uk

save-a-lot

Nelly - the course I went on was a good one - not half @rsed or run by money-grabbing cowboys either. Your post implies that my recommendation is no good, well I benefitted from it and over those 4 days I learnt a new skill. Obviously afterwards practice is required, but the course brought me to a decent standard.

What makes this half-@rsed then?

withabix

nelly wrote: »

ive been a plasterer for 20 odd years

Spot the blerk with lots of dosh

medical

this is really good. i would like to learn somthing like interior decorating or plumbing etc
medical

nelly_2

save-a-lot wrote: »

Nelly - the course I went on was a good one - not half @rsed or run by money-grabbing cowboys either. Your post implies that my recommendation is no good, well I benefitted from it and over those 4 days I learnt a new skill. Obviously afterwards practice is required, but the course brought me to a decent standard.

What makes this half-@rsed then?

Sorry never meant to come across that way at all mate!

I am just aware that a lot of these courses are a way to make money predominantly rather then to teach.

And I applaud people who have the nounce to get off their @rse and try to better themselves/learn something new.

Its just I have been called to houses where the owner has had bad jobs done by people passing themselves off as tradesmen when they were clearly not, and that reflects on me and my trade and my industry as a whole.

The building trade has a bad image enough without this latest fad, and I take a lot of pride in my skill and my willingness to do a good job.

www.myplasterer.com <---- thats me!

I work for many people who have no clue who I am, so I made that to settle their minds that they are getting a decent tradesman.

Didnt mean to offend mate, you'd have know if I did cos I'm ace at offending:rotfl:

save-a-lot

No worries Nelly and I recognise all the concerns you raise about people using these courses as a way to make a quick buck without really detailing the quality in their jobs.

Yeah, seen your website before and the video clip is spot on, and I am sure I have seen your van around (but that might be the fact that I have seen your website before).

I guess those who want to follow up on the training owe it to their future customers to practice the skills they have learnt somewhere where it does not effect anyone, i.e. own home, accomodating friends and relatives. Personally, I have done some work at home, for my B-I-L at his house and my sisters for the cost of the materials. All of those were happy so have now done work for work mates. All happy aswell.

miss_phish

This is a great idea, I've always fancied tiling meself...

Best way to find a course for this? Night school?