It's advisable to always have a clean bucket of water to hand to wash your tools and buckets.

Plastering is 100% about following a set recipe and set of techniques and you should follow them to the letter.

Gypsum plaster is mainly for use indoors as damp will attack it and make it crumble. The most common types of gypsum plaster are browning, bonding and metal lathing.

The bucket is essential for the mixing of plaster or dry wall adhesive. Take a bucket which is easy to clean, because clean tools are important if you want to do a plastering job.

No plastering should be done in frosty weather. In cold weather plaster hardens slowly and a longer period of time between coats should be allowed.

Plasterboard is the most common material used nowadays for finishing off internal walls and ceilings. It comes in various sizes and thicknesses and has many edge finishes.

External rendering should be started on the shady side of the building to keep it unexposed to the sun as long as possible.

A Plastering Contractor is expected to have knowledge of several types of plastering like internal plastering, external plastering, plaster slabbing, metal studding, spray plastering, skimming, floating, screeding and dry lining.

The main thing that takes most DIY enthusiasts by surprise is just how quickly skimming plaster goes hard and becomes unworkable.

To achieve the best results from your plaster you should add plaster and water in equal measurements this should be done in a clean bucket using clean water and should be mixed until the plaster is a creamy constituency.