Based in the beautiful Perthshire countryside, a few miles from the town of Blairgowrie. Plaster It Yourself offers plastering and rendering instruction for the DIYer, renovator and self-builder. We not only offer plastering courses for beginners but those with some DIY knowlegde and those who want to refresh their skills in plastering. Learn to plaster and render in our purpose designed workshops and achieve your goals.
Our 1 day taster course is structured to give you a brief hands on experience, getting to grips with the tools and experiencing the art of plastering. This is a great way to discover if this is the career path you wish to take. Due to the popularity of other courses available, these 1 day courses are not available to book every week. Please check for availability.
Over 2 or 3 days on our lime plastering course, using hydraulic lime, learn how to mix, apply to various materials and finish. This breatheable lime based plaster is ideal for renovations.
Our 2 day plastering course concentrates on the art of skimming over new boarded walls and previously plastered walls and patching and repairs.
Our 3 day and 5 day courses will teach you how to plaster walls and ceilings over new plasterboard and old plaster. All courses show you how to deal with window reveals and corner beading and show you how to deal with the most common problems that may arise when plastering. The 5-day course gives you plenty of time to practise your new skills without worrying about the mess!
Our 5 day course will teach you how to board and skim walls and ceilings and render a wall ready for plastering. Broadly similar to the three day course, with the addition of rendering, but with extra walls and ceilings to plaster and the opportunity to tackle the “big wall” and to render a garden wall. Practice makes perfect!
Our Intensive 3 day simply skimming course and 4 day simply skimming course will teach you how to skim walls and ceilings. Ideally suited to those who already are able to put up plasterboard and beading and cut out for sockets and switches. This course concentrates on skimming and just that! 3 or 4 days of tackling walls and ceilings working your way up in size.
Our 10 day course is a very thorough course, suitable for anyone and everyone, no matter what their experience. Ideal for those maybe looking for a change in career paths or those needing practice at tacking larger areas such as whole house projects. Ideal for self builders and renovators in order to become more confident. This course can also be taken without the rendering element giving you more time to practice and perfect your plastering skills, just let us know when you book.
The weekend course covers all aspects of the two day course but is a great option for those that have weekday commitments. We offer a double weekend course too which is similar in content to the 5 day weekday plastering only course
If you are embarking on a specific project then please let us know and we will do our best to tailor the course to your specific needs. If the course days don’t suit you and you are unable to attend on particular days of the week, then contact us and we will see what we can do to accommodate you.
Extra days can be booked, subject to availability, if you feel that you would like to spend another day with us. We cater for a maximum of 3 people at a time on any one day, so you will never be overcrowded and have plenty of room to learn your skills and fulfil your potential. Learn to plaster with us – book your course today!
This 1 day plastering taster course will teach you how to mix plaster and re-skim old walls to a smooth finish ready for decorating.
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This 2 day plastering course will teach you how to mix plaster, skim on new board, re-skim over previously plastered walls, patch and repair.
The 3 day plastering course will teach you how to start from scratch with new plasterboard and skim over old walls too.
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The 5 day intense plastering Course follows the same tuition as the 3 day course above but the extra two days allow you to get more practice in and work on bigger walls and ceilings, enabling you to increase your speed and confidence
This 5 day course will not only teach you how to plaster but also teach you how to render a block wall
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Like the 2 day course run during the week, the weekend plastering course will teach you how to mix plaster, skim on new board, re-skim over previously plastered walls too, patch and repair.
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The double weekend course will teach you how to plaster, ideal for those wanting a longer course but unable to take time off during the week
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Our 10 day course will teach you all the skills of the 5 day course but involves more hands on experience with bigger walls and ceilings to plaster and a larger wall to render. If you want to concentrate on just plastering then let us know and we will tailor the course to suit your requirements.
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