Summary: Learn how to skim plasterboard, mix plaster, skim with plaster, use a hawk and float, apply plaster to a wall, apply a second coat of plaster to a wall and polish plaster.
Plastering requires a high level of skill and can only be acquired over a long period of practice. However, there is no reason why a novice cannot learn how to plaster by starting on small jobs, moving on to plastering larger areas as his or her skills and confidence develop. Here we are looking at skimming plasterboard assuming the joints have already been sealed as covered in Fixing plasterboard to a stud wall.
Skimming plaster is bought in bags which will have the mixing instructions printed on the bag. But generally the mixing method is as follows:
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