We at Able Skills offer intensive courses for those of you who want some basic introductory plastering skills or those who already have knowledge of plastering and want to further their skills and ability in this field, we offer a variety of different courses under this trade from Introduction to Plastering to obtaining a fully fledged City & Guilds Plastering qualification through our City & Guilds Plastering Course. The introduction five-day course is ideal for individuals who want to gain an insight into plastering, maybe with a view to progressing further and achieving qualifications.
On the introduction course you will learn:
- Health & Safety and PPE
- To cut and fix plasterboard to walls and ceilings
- To tape standard and internal joints
- To cut and fix angle beads around windows and reveals
- To prepare surfaces before plastering using bonding plaster and finishing plaster, ensuring a flat finished surface ready for decorating
- To mix plastering materials
- To skim walls
- To skim ceilings
- To apply PVA adhesive Unibond to existing surfaces.
How you will learn:
The principles of plastering courses will be taught in a hands-on fashion. The course is entirely work-shop based under the guidance of our plastering instructors who will ensure that you finish your training with the confidence to tackle your required plastering jobs. This course is an ideal taster for anyone considering a career in Plastering.
For more information on all our plastering courses see here
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