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Depending on the walls substrate. ie. is it dry wall plastering (chalk board, fibre cement) or is it solid plastering (ie. cement rendering).

Dry wall plastering consists of 2 separate areas they can be defined as; fixing (hanging the board), and setting (filling the joins with mud).

For your typical dry wall plastering over chalk board, you'll need;

FIXING

Products;

1. Glue

2. Screws or nails

Tools;

1. Razor knife

2. Measuring tape

3. Pencil

4. glue knife

5. power drill/hammer

SETTING

Products;

1. joint tape (either paper tape, or fibreglass)

2. base coat (this comes in different timed mixes (ie. different drying time)

3. top coat (this is your finished product that will need sanded)

Tools;

1. Hawk

2. Plastering knives/paddles

3. fine sanding block/paper (P180+ grain)

For solid plastering you'll need;

Products;

1. Acrylic render pre mix bags of render or sand and cement

Tools;

1. Hawk

2. Plasterers Trowel

3. Renderers float

4. Sponge

5. Mixing drill

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