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Intermediate Plastering Course

Able Skills Ltd, In Dartford
Length
Flexible
Price
412.50 GBP excl. VAT
Length
Flexible
Price
412.50 GBP excl. VAT
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Course description

An ideal course if you have basic plastering skills or have attended our introductory plastering course and would like an opportunity to learn a bit more, work on larger areas and have the chance to build on your speed and technique.

What Youll Learn

This 5 day Advanced Plastering courseis ideally suited to those of you who have completed our 5 dayIntroductory Plastering courseand want to take things a step further. This particular plastering course will improve your speed and technique in skimming walls and ceilings, will enhance your rendering skills and also teach you the Dot & Dab method, all with the aim of teaching you to plaster to perfection.The course will cover:

  • Cutting and setting beads
  • Skimming walls
  • Skimming ceilings
  • Plastering reveals internal and external
  • Bonding out
  • Rendering
  • Dot & Dab
How Youll Learn

The principles of plastering will be taught in a hands-on fashion as follows:

Day 1:Plasterboard ceilings & walls - Tape all joints

Day 2:Cut and tack skim beads - Skim whole pier - Skim 2 plain panels and ceiling.

Day 3:Skim back wall & side panels using internal angle trowel (twitcher)

Day 4:Rendering - Cut and attach bellcast and angle beads to wall - Apply scratch coat and key. Apply topcoat render - Rule off with feather edge.

Day 5:Cut and attach board to walls using Dot & Dab method. Rub up rendered wall to a plain face finish creating features.

Courses Open To You After

There are a variety of courses available for you to move on to after this course, everything from specialist areas likeRenderingandDry Liningto plastering at qualification level something that we do recommend you consider if you are looking to sustain a career in the industry.

Additional Info

Our total hands on approach guarantees that throughout your training time at Able Skills you will be continually plastering. Having years of experience in teaching construction skills, we know that this is the best method of teaching available. You will gain full knowledge of all of the plastering stages required and this will provide you with the ability and confidence to tackle plastering in more complex areas.

If from having spent 5 or 10 days with Able Skills you feel that you would like to go on and gain Plastering qualifications, we will adjust your training time and fees to accommodate for some of the time you have already spent with us.

This is a hands-on, practical plastering course and you will be involved at every stage and will be participating throughout. It is therefore recommended you bring suitable clothing and for your own safety,steel capped footwear is essential.

Location

All of our courses take place at our dedicated training centre in Dartford, Kent. The centre is easily accessible by road, being just 10 minutes from junction 1a on the M25. We are only a short walk from Dartford train station which is served by frequent trains taking 35 minutes from central London. For anyone travelling from further away, we have our own accommodation available at only £25 per night.

We are open 7 days a week (08.30 16.30) for visitors so if you would like to find out more about this course or about Able Skills, please feel free to pop in, no appointment necessary.

Duration & Cost

This is a5 day courseand the cost is£495.00including vat. A deposit of £150.00 will secure a booking with the balance payable on the start date. The course is also available over 2 consecutive weekends.

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Able Skills Ltd
Riverside Way, Dartford,
DA1 5BS Kent

Able Skills are accredited  training providers delivering qualification training from City & Guilds, Construction Awards Alliance, EAL, CITB for gas training and assessment and NICEIC and BPEC for Renewable Technologies. Able Skills are amongst the few training providers who can offer...

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