Plastering Business Setup....

[skibadee08]

hi everyone,the names dan.im looking for a course in the south west of england to get a c&g plastering qualification.I`ve visited cardiff for a course which looks amazing. im really excited to b a plasterer as ive laboured and laid on for a 2 years a few years ago. since then ive been going round and round basic £6ph jobs and want to provide a future for me and my girlfriend in years to come. also.....i want to go it alone from the start,i don`t wanna be told when to work,how to work and where to work, wanna be my own boss. if anyone has anyone has any advice on what to do where to start and so on it would be gratefully recieved. thanks muchly DAN x

 

[Merchant UK]

hi everyone,the names dan.im looking for a course in the south west of england to get a c&g plastering qualification.I`ve visited cardiff for a course which looks amazing. im really excited to b a plasterer as ive laboured and laid on for a 2 years a few years ago. since then ive been going round and round basic £6ph jobs and want to provide a future for me and my girlfriend in years to come. also.....i want to go it alone from the start,i don`t wanna be told when to work,how to work and where to work, wanna be my own boss. if anyone has anyone has any advice on what to do where to start and so on it would be gratefully recieved. thanks muchly DAN x

Hi Dan,

I guess the first question is have you looked in the yellow Pages and phoned up Plastering Companies and asked them if they would be interested in taking you on?? With Plastering its mainly experiance on the job, you may strike it lucky.

 

[skibadee08]

i have been thinking of doing that to be fair but it seems i`ll be labouring which i`ve had enough of.not many places will answer the phone and say "yeah we will take you on,pay you well and teach you".u always start at the bottom with companies when you have nothing to back it up with.

 

[Merchant UK]

i have been thinking of doing that to be fair but it seems i`ll be labouring which i`ve had enough of.not many places will answer the phone and say "yeah we will take you on,pay you well and teach you".u always start at the bottom with companies when you have nothing to back it up with.

But if you work for a firm of plasterers you won't be labouring will you?? you'll be learning, from the bottom up which i guess is where we all start.

The secret is you need to Sell Yourself to them, its no good hoping they just say yes, you need to make them say yes, have you got a CV sorted ??

 

[skibadee08]

true. i don`t have an up to date cv atm.....but will apply touches to it soon. are you a plasterer yourself mate?

 

[Merchant UK]

true. i don`t have an up to date cv atm.....but will apply touches to it soon. are you a plasterer yourself mate?

No i own an Engineering company, but i've employed plasterers to do work for me at home

 

[Phillips_89]

There is a dedicated construction training company that i used in Chard in Somerset

train4all

they are excellent and will give one 2 one training ect and have the plasterer from diy sos as a teacher......

http://www.train4all.co.uk/

 

[Beachcomber]

There is a dedicated construction training company that i used in Chard in Somerset

train4all

they are excellent and will give one 2 one training ect and have the plasterer from diy sos as a teacher......

http://www.train4all.co.uk/

Oh yeah - the old "Sure mate, you can be a fully qualified plasterer / plumber / electrician etc in only 12 weeks, just sign here - what? how much? nah, don't worry, we'll sort all that out with our finance company........."
Nothing but leaches


If you want to train you just need to get in touch with your local colleges - pretty much all of them run either daytime or evening courses in most trades which will get you proper qualifications without landing you with several thousand pounds of debt.

Be sure of one thing - there is NO shortcuts. You can't learn it all in a few months and get out there earning - no matter what some companies would tell you.

Depending on your age / circumstances you may well be entitled to special courses, financial assistance or even work placement schemes. Visit your local Citizens Advice office or if you have it around your way, a Connextions centre or equivelent. You never know, you might be lucky and get a decent bod in the local job centre who can give some guidance.

There is one thing you need to bear in mind though - being your own boss is great (done it myself for over 8 years now) but it will not necessarilly bring the kind of freedoms you think.
There will not be the guaranteed pay at the end of the month - no work = no pay so YOU need to make sure you are on the ball 24/7 with your work / advertising / networking etc.
There won't be any sick pay - got a cold - tough boobies pal, you need to get your work done or you will dissapoint customers and damage your reputaion. Add tot hat your own paperwork / tax / insurances / liability ins. etc, etc and it's no walk in the park.

But - if you are motivated and good at what you do then you can make your own luck, build your own security and really be in charge.

Good luck!

 

[Phillips_89]

Oh yeah - the old "Sure mate, you can be a fully qualified plasterer / plumber / electrician etc in only 12 weeks, just sign here - what? how much? nah, don't worry, we'll sort all that out with our finance company........."
Nothing but leaches


If you want to train you just need to get in touch with your local colleges - pretty much all of them run either daytime or evening courses in most trades which will get you proper qualifications without landing you with several thousand pounds of debt.

Be sure of one thing - there is NO shortcuts. You can't learn it all in a few months and get out there earning - no matter what some companies would tell you.

Depending on your age / circumstances you may well be entitled to special courses, financial assistance or even work placement schemes. Visit your local Citizens Advice office or if you have it around your way, a Connextions centre or equivelent. You never know, you might be lucky and get a decent bod in the local job centre who can give some guidance.

There is one thing you need to bear in mind though - being your own boss is great (done it myself for over 8 years now) but it will not necessarilly bring the kind of freedoms you think.
There will not be the guaranteed pay at the end of the month - no work = no pay so YOU need to make sure you are on the ball 24/7 with your work / advertising / networking etc.
There won't be any sick pay - got a cold - tough boobies pal, you need to get your work done or you will dissapoint customers and damage your reputaion. Add tot hat your own paperwork / tax / insurances / liability ins. etc, etc and it's no walk in the park.

But - if you are motivated and good at what you do then you can make your own luck, build your own security and really be in charge.

Good luck!

did i say it was a crunch course or fast track course!!?? no i didint i sed it was a dedicated training centre!!im doing my apprentership there wich will take 2-3 years for nvq levels 2-3....read what people say before you go in and blow it out of the water...

everything you say about no work no pay and sick pay ect...talk about pointing out the obvious you dick head..dont you think he nos that..

 

[Beachcomber]

did i say it was a crunch course or fast track course!!?? no i didint i sed it was a dedicated training centre!!im doing my apprentership there wich will take 2-3 years for nvq levels 2-3....read what people say before you go in and blow it out of the water...

I did read what you said, and there was no mention of course type or duration. There are also plenty of training centres who will stick you on 2 - 3 years courses and drain your pockets for you. How much are you paying for your training?

everything you say about no work no pay and sick pay ect...talk about pointing out the obvious you dick head..dont you think he nos that..

Maybe, maybe not - what is obvious to you may not be obvious to another, to assume so is to be arrogant. The tone of your posts obviously shows I struck a nerve - maybe my original comments were a bit too close to the truth?

 

[roythehandyman]

Well if you have been laying on for two years and still not confident to go it alone, then there is not much hope for you mate. I mixed with a stick and laid on for two months and I was on my way. Been plastering for many years now. It is hard graft at times, but pays well. Plasterers are very much in demand due to so many youngsters going down the dot & Dab route as that is childs play!

 

[roythehandyman]

There is a dedicated construction training company that i used in Chard in Somerset

train4all

they are excellent and will give one 2 one training ect and have the plasterer from diy sos as a teacher......

http://www.train4all.co.uk/

Thre we go, Chris Frediani was not even qualifed yet he was on T.V diy program "Those that can do, those that can't teach"

 

[bloorino]

13 years ago i left school with a few GCSEs and no idea what i wanted to do. I did 3 years plumbing and through this i got in with a small building company. While working with this builder i picked up plastering and became really good at it. Worked with that company for 5 years and then set up on my own. Now i own a Kitchen - bathroom - bedroom company and we're doing quite well.

My advice would be that you can't beat learning out on site, try getting in with a local builder who does his own plastering. By doing this you will probably pick up another trade at the same time.

Once your up and running you have to decide which path you want to go down, New build so in and out not to bothered about the finish or private work where you have to take a bit more time and get a better finish.

Good plasters are hard to find, i'm looking for one now who meets the grade. If your good and you get a good reputation you'll always have work.

As for working for yourself, i took 2 years out to do a sales job and ended up hating it so i quit and set up a interior alterations company. You cant beat being your own boss, its hard and can be really tough and stressful. But the positives far out way the negatives.

Good luck mate hope you get to where you want to be.

 

[MASSEY]

There is a good course for plastering. It is a four day intensive course for around 4-500 quid.

I know two guys who went on it obviously they had been playing around for a bit before they went on it, but after they had been on it their plastering was pretty good. Better than most who have been doing it for years.

Plastering is a trade you can pick up quickly and does not take years to master by any stretch.

Im awful i get it all over the floor

 

[estwig]

Fook me it don't get no easier than being a spread, pick it up, put it on the wall, spread it about. It's almost on a par with tiling and painting, spread sticky, stick tile, repeat, rub in grout. Spread paint.

Good plasters are ten-a-penny round here.

The main thing for plastering is you have to be physically fit, have a good attitude and be prepared to spend your time working in, what is not much more than a, damp dark, dusty cave. Yes plastering has the knack of being both damp and dusty at the same time.

Saying that I'm not belittling the trade, 'onest, as a good living can be earned from it.

 

[Phillips_89]

I did read what you said, and there was no mention of course type or duration. There are also plenty of training centres who will stick you on 2 - 3 years courses and drain your pockets for you. How much are you paying for your training?



Maybe, maybe not - what is obvious to you may not be obvious to another, to assume so is to be arrogant. The tone of your posts obviously shows I struck a nerve - maybe my original comments were a bit too close to the truth?

Drain my pockets...construction apprenterships are funded by the goverment...shows how much you no,dont really think your best placed to answer any questions on this thread...arrongance is assuming something when you dont the facts

 

[estwig]

Phillips, you need to lighten up a bit mate.

It's only a forum and people are only trying to help and offer their views, you can't ask much more than that.

 

[Beachcomber]

Drain my pockets...construction apprenterships are funded by the goverment...shows how much you no,dont really think your best placed to answer any questions on this thread...arrongance is assuming something when you dont the facts

Hard to answer with the facts when you don't give any
Didn't mention course duration, didn't mention course type - until it was questioned.

Backfilling your argument never works well.

If assumption indicates arrogance, please don't be arrogant enough to assume you know my capabilities, experience and competence to answer questions in this thread - to critisize someone for doing something then doing it yourself could make you look silly?

 

[roythehandyman]

Fook me it don't get no easier than being a spread, pick it up, put it on the wall, spread it about. It's almost on a par with tiling and painting, spread sticky, stick tile, repeat, rub in grout. Spread paint.

Good plasters are ten-a-penny round here.

The main thing for plastering is you have to be physically fit, have a good attitude and be prepared to spend your time working in, what is not much more than a, damp dark, dusty cave. Yes plastering has the knack of being both damp and dusty at the same time.

Saying that I'm not belittling the trade, 'onest, as a good living can be earned from it.

If that is how plasterers practice the art of plastering in your area, then I would not pay a penny for any of them mate .

 

[roythehandyman]

13 years ago i left school with a few GCSEs and no idea what i wanted to do. I did 3 years plumbing and through this i got in with a small building company. While working with this builder i picked up plastering and became really good at it. Worked with that company for 5 years and then set up on my own. Now i own a Kitchen - bathroom - bedroom company and we're doing quite well.

My advice would be that you can't beat learning out on site, try getting in with a local builder who does his own plastering. By doing this you will probably pick up another trade at the same time.

Once your up and running you have to decide which path you want to go down, New build so in and out not to bothered about the finish or private work where you have to take a bit more time and get a better finish.

.

That is what I did too. Hands on and don't let them use you just to make the tea and turn out the mixes. Grab the trowel any chance you get or better still buy your own bit of kit and get stuck in there

 

[Andymac365]

I love this guy!! I wanna be prime minister, don't want training just wanna go straight to the top hahahah epic fail me see's

 

[DaveyGravy]

I'd vote for him, seems he went to the same school of thought as David Cameron & Co.
As for the actual topic, I plastered for about 7 years & I'm currently toying with the idea of starting up with a friend of mine. I'm in the army, so this could potentially be a decent second income for me

 

[emediastudiosuk]

Have you considered registering on ratedpeople.com

You get 2 months free trial so worth exploring if you want to get more leads as a tradesman.

They even give you £50 free credit to spend on getting leads which you normally have to pay for.