HAND COVE CEILINGS | a brief introduction 

Kirk this is brilliant mate I been plastering for over 30 years never come across these ceilings till this week this video will help massively on my job cheers 👍

I follow some of the other guys posting plastering vids and thought they had it all sewn up. You've taken things to another level with your tips and different view on content, absolutely brilliant!. Favourite tips are how to keep the skirtings clean and using SBR to control suction. I learnt to plaster about 20 years ago in my 40's and worked professionally for a couple of years but gave in to permanent employment in an office. I still do bits now which I really enjoy and will be trying SBR for sure in the battle to control suction and allow me more time. Thanks, Kirk

Total respect... Thats next level plastering !!!

Absolute first class workmanship Kirk ❤️ no wonder your channel is blowing up keep up the amazing content 👍

Hi Kirk, I'm a bricklayer but I always wanted to try learning plastering & rendering, just find it so enjoyable to watch your videos after work mate. Thanks :)

You make it look easy the true sign of class !

Hey Kirk thankyou for all the tips and videos you share, you’re awesome to listen, watch and learn from, not to forget Kieran being a great lad helping on the journey, keep up the great work the both of you, cheers!

This is some serious gold dust of information here!! Much appreciated 🙏

Fantastic video as always kirk 👏 been on the trowel 10+ years and every video your teaching me something new love it mate ! You are master of the trade 👌 enjoy your weekend pal😁

Truth be told keiran is the brains behind this operation just a bit camera shy! Directing Kirk like the true professional he is! 👍

This is the best plastering video I have seen. The detail you show

This is the one I've been waiting for. You duh'man.

I have just started a job doing internal wall insulation which involves alot of plastering and I have had to self learn how to plaster so I want to let you know that from watching your videos I learnt so much and made me really confident. My boss was plaster for 20 years and he thinks that I have been a plaster for many years cuz my work looks so good lol but it's really down to you from all the tips and knowledge you have given me so thankyou very much keep up with what you are doing because you are a inspection

Great video. I'm a plasterer myself, haven't been doing it full time for around 10 years, just the odd bit now and again. I always pick up loads of tips after watching your videos. Top plasterer for sure. Greetings from Ireland

Good video lad. Something been looking for in the past many years ago but no one ever put good videos of the process they follow for these type of lids. Very informative. Well presented. Top spread.

Keep up the content Kirk it’s a joy to watch. 👍👍

Superb work and a great video Kirk. This was definitely another level of plastering! Looking forward to your next one. Thank you.

Love the vids. You are a great teacher. Please keep the videos coming.

Thanks again for the content, each video is entertaining and of use. Checking RU-vid daily now for your tips and tricks 🤣

Nearly every house I do near me have these ceiling done the same as you kirk a number of times over the years I actually enjoy doing them just something different than a plain wall or ceiling Great job 👏

I’m student off your work love learning. Keep them coming mate really appreciate it 🙏🏾👍🏾👌🏾

Awesome stuff 👍👍👍

Top notch work big trowel 👍

Brilliant video again, enjoyed every minute of it 👌👍

You like SPR you never said 😂you are a legend at your trade like watching your uploads keep it up 👍

Alot learned again thanks kirk love them keep em coming top man 👍

Great video mate 👍🏻

Lovely work 👍🏻

Awesome job and fantastic video. Really interesting.

This is brilliant!

this is some next level skill

great video,those coved ceilings are hard to do and love the way you use your trowel .

Top job as usual!!

Cheers Kirk , great video, I watched it before I went off to do one myself so really appreciate the tips

There’s levels and yours levels above Kirk best on ere now mate impressed with this video never seen or watched it done before good on ye getting this out ere 👍

Thanks for this one Kirk. Another belter.

Top Man great job.

well done kirk !

Cracking job These plastic filling knives are brilliant, pretty much stopped using a twitcher. I get them sharp and straight from the trowel then get them tight with the plastic knife. The back to a polish with a trowel Blinding tool, also for those crappy little bits next to architraves

Hi Kirk I use to form them like your doing but without the scrim sheet. We used normal scrim all over the cracks. Don't think they had them rolls. But I've seen plasterers use a old frying pan to form the curve. Which would form the barrel and catch any drops. I even bought a trowel for barrels which was curved. But a good broken in trowel works a treat

U made that look easy Kirk but reckon the average diyr is gonna really struggle to achieve anything like ur results that was really showing the artistic side of spreading reckon uve got to have been at it for years to turn out work of that quality great stuff

Great video mate, I’ve always used a sponge on these cornered then went in with the flexi, I will try your way. Never seen anyone video coves as well. Boss this

Another quality video 👌🏼 niceone mate really enjoyed this one…I avoid these hand turned ceilings at all costs 😂 only because I’ve never gained the experience in doing them only reskimmed a couple and that was enough of a ballache! Looking forward to giving one a try after watching this! What the hell have my Saturday nights become watching plastering videos on RU-vid 😝

I’m a plasterer been at it nearly 6 years now so basically still a baby to the trade😂 but awesome videos mate and cracking advice and tips would be class to do a day with you 👍

Skills to pay the bills 🤙🏻

Fair play Kirk fully finished this vid that beer 🍺 beers 🍻 beers well deserved and needed after dat good man 🤝

cool video, when you were talking about the bonding, I'd have probably gone for speed skim option .

Always formed them first with abit of bonding to get the right angle curve to trowel, last few years thou been using the rubber marshal town wipe down blade absolute game changers

Excellent vid Kirk. Only found you on you tube lately. I'm in sunny Runcorn. Been plastering since I was 13 cause my dad was a plasterer and had to help him for free. (Got the feeling you probably been the same). Loads of same tips as I was taught, keeping bit of stiff stuff on side for fixing any dig in marks or knocks etc. Only difference in our routine is for the internals using our small tool for extra sharpness. Keep up the great work.

Awesome thanks

I enjoyed that one Bro nice1 👊🏽💀🖤

Kirk use a mask when mixing, you will be ok when you are young ,but could suffer bad respiratory problems when you get older, thanks for making such fantastic videos

Good skills kirk. Ive been on the trowel 17 years and still avoid these, no wonder you needed a beer 👍

Brilliant

thank you !

Brilliant bud

Can you do one on bullnose corners and the one that goes right angle to bullnose like you get in a tight hall 🤞

Best not to attempt this level of plastering unless you are well above average this is high high skill set work a flat sponge is a massive help on the external corners and a small external angle trowel helps to form nice sharp corners This Man has the dainty touch he’s making it look easy but even he needed to have a Beer afterwards 😊

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Last one of these I done there was no rails lol so I had to do the ceiling and all the walls in one hit I didn’t wanna try to feather it in would look pish the only time I’ve ever used extra time aswell, top job by the way 👍

I had to laugh when you said about 'never' overlap your scrims 😂😂 .... One of My early jobs - back in the days of Hessian scrim - (which you have to put a LOT MORE plaster on initially) - I scrimmed 'all' of the joints in an Attic Conversion that was ALL Plasterboard ... My Mate & Me were going to get it ALL in one HIT! 🤨 .... Got almost to the end of the scrimming when ONE started to peel away .... My Mate RAN as fast as he could - 'I' still had my hands full - halfway through putting one up - YEP! You guessed It - AARRGGHH!!!!!!! .... I was Mummified in a HundredWeight of plaster and scrim with my Mate rolling all over the floor 🤣😂🤣😂 ... I couldn't even MOVE! it was that heavy ... I had to wait a while before he could calm himself down for him to be able to FREE Me from my Scrim Coffin .... Good job I wasn't on my own EH?? 😀 ... I did grow to 'love' doing the simple plaster coving that you show here - And! the freehand arches - Can't STAND those mesh articles 🤨 ... But let this tale of Woe be a lesson to ALL budding Plasterers - DO NOT overlap scrim unless by maybe an inch at most ......By the way - very impressed you were able to chat away while doing what 'was' a pretty awkward set of angles there 👏👏🤠

Very good

Top class work mate. Your technique is absolutely consistent. Is there cement in that bonding?

nice job! I bet you even put SBR in your second pass of bonding ;)

What do you think about sponge floats?

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Incredible talent mate. Those corners were pure art. Bet the customer was so made up with that result. Getting paid soon buddy and you'll have a pint on me!

Hi, thank you for the wonderful video! I’m very interested in doing this in our apartment and finally found this gem on hand-troweled cove ceilings… I want ask what type of plaster you are using? Can this be done with lime plaster too? Sorry if I missed that bit of info. Thanks so much for you feedback! Greetings from Berlin!

Nice to see the finger trowel in action 🤣🤣

I know it’s after the event but could you have over boarded the freeze with 6mm? And bent the curve, or in your opinion is it easier to bond it?

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why did that architrave go up first on the ceiling , be easier to skim then bang it on .. makes it ten times harder ...and for the bends just use a wide angle trowel get a great finish afterwards . ..and to be perfect get a soft sponge put in to a plastic bag like a see through plastic dip in water shake off and go round your bends just when going off that'll do it

I stick a couple of staples in my skrim, to hold it . Little tip for you chaps 😊

What size trowel you use mate

Yeah talk about customers moving furniture or not! Some totally get it sorted and empty everything some do piss all just as they left it curtains up pots in sink you can spend a good hr emptying a room.

I hate doing those corners 😅

I used to hate doing them ceilings m8 makes it a big graft for a small ceiling .rather do a 30 sg flat ceiling anyday

It won't drop if you staple the scrim

I sometimes use my finger on internal cornice corners but somehow I thought you wouldn't.

Is a spray bottle, not better

We called it rolling the ceiling. Take experience , surprised you didn't use a internal trowel.polishiing walls is daft. You get it shining then they hit it with paint and rollers and it looks like orange peel anyway. Pointless. Experience, practice required for a job like that. Top job by the way!