Concrete Look Plastering Course 2 Days Concrete Look Plastering Training
Our Concrete Look plastering course in London will teach you how to create trendy, contemporary finishes using the concrete and stone effect.
In this course, you will be working with a range of Venetian plasters:
- Traverto will enable you to create a stunning stone effect with a single coat application.
- Concret Art is a modern acrylic plaster for exteriors and interiors that has great flexibility for creating various concrete style finishes.
Lime Concrete, is a powdered plaster that is an excellent way to create concrete effects and textures whilst keeping the cost down and is presented in a beautiful natural warm grey colour.
You will also have the chance to work with our latest product, Concrete Paint! This is an easy-to-pick-up, eco-friendly material that comes in powder form and thanks to the clever use of both smooth and textured primers can show off a variety of different styles.
The Concrete Look Plastering course is led by our Italian-trained, Master applicator, with many years and thousands of square metres of experience under his belt who will not only answer all your questions but also make sure you will leave with the skills needed to create stunning feature walls and ceilings!
Is this course right for me?
We have designed this course with the time and experience of our applicators in mind. We know it can be difficult to get time off work in order to train. We also know that many applicators that already work with our products, may not need more than a crash course on this type of product.
We can recommend the Concrete Look Plastering course if you’re looking to work with various materials. If you would like to leave with a skill set that equips you to work in this industry or just would like to create wonderful concrete effects on your walls, don’t hesitate to book this course!
Why train with Impera Italia?
At Impera Italia, we pride ourselves in providing a complete service. Having permanent facilities and a highly trained and reliable team. We work around the clock to help applicators and end users achieve their decorating goals. By training with us, you are not only learning from a genuine applicator that has been in the industry for a minimum of 8 years, actively carrying out projects and developing their own skills, but you also benefit from:
- Support from a technical team 5 days a week, from 8am to 5pm.
- Access to our library of custom colours for use in your own projects.
- A 10% discount on material for a minimum of one year, as well as a 5% discount on tools.
- A 15% discount for materials (Not tools) specifically on course dates.
- Expert advise and guidance on new materials, as well as access to an instant selection of over 100 different products.
- Our showroom, a space to bring any clients or designers. Use our samples and resources, colour charts in order to help your clients in the decision making process.
We always go above and beyond for our customers, we know that projects are never as straightforward as we want them to be, but we will do everything we can to make your projects smoother and try to minimize disruptions to your workflow.
Course Overview
01 Course Content
The course starts at 9:00 am and finishes approx. 4:00 pm. This will depend on how fast everyone is able to get through the materials, whilst making sure that the knowledge is being absorbed.
The following 5 key areas will be covered.
A. Finishes
- Traverto
Stone-look effect
- Concret Art
Concrete Look plaster
- Lime Concrete
Lime powder for Concrete like decor
- Concrete Paint
Lime-based concrete effect paint
B. Other products
- Atomo
Surface Stabilizer
- Primer
Smooth and Textured
- Protectors
Sealers and sealants
C. Repairs, Surface Preparation and After-care
- How to properly assess, prepare any substrate for Venetian plaster application.
- How to calculate Venetian plaster and concrete paint material requirements.
- How to deal with fundamental or superficial cracks.
- How to re-seal or re-protect a surface.
- How to change the effect/look.
- How to deal with small or large projects.
- How to deal with corners, snagging & accidental damages to Venetian plaster and Concrete paint.
- How to modify the effect/look on site.
- How to maintain and clean Venetian plaster and Concrete paint.
- ‘What can go wrong’.
D. Tools
- Selection and maintenance
E. Working with Colours and Colouring
- Manual and industrial colouring, colour resistance and colour ability of the decorative coat.
02 On the day
- Arrival for the course is at 9:00am. Once everyone is ready to begin, we will begin with a short introduction between ourselves, where we learn a little about what we have done in the past, and get to know each others names. Courses are a great place to network!
- This will be followed by a brief description of some of the finishes in our showroom. We will give you some hints and point out applications that we will be discussing in the course, later on in the day.
- The next step, will be to head to the training centre, where we will begin to go through the different coats. Applying them on boards, discussing potential steps require to correct imperfections, as well as things to avoid before moving on to the following coats.
- Did we mention that lunch is on us? We work with a lovely Italian Deli nearby where we always do our lunches. Positive reviews all around! Lunch time itself can vary, generally we will aim to go between 12-1pm.
- When returning, we will continue with the rest of the coats, until we have finished the application. We will end the day by discussing parts of the application surrounding the Venetian plaster and Concrete paint.
- Finally, we will return to the showroom, take any questions that course attendees may have, as well as provide the opportunity to speak to the sales team about the general flow of purchasing products, as well as making use of our other services, or even booking on to other courses! You will also get the chance to take advantage of the 15% discount we offer on the date of your course (Tools not included), if you wish to take any materials away with you!
- Finally, we will provide you with a signed certificate of attendance, any goodies that were part of the course, then let you make your way! This will typically be around 4:00pm onwards. We try to make sure we answer any outstanding questions. This can sometimes lead the ending to be a little later.