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Where Artistry Begins
Learn to lay a smooth, cloudy mineral plaster wall, from preparing the background to the second coat and the seal. Taught by working applicators at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester.
The concrete effect plaster course is a hands on training taught at our training centres in Birmingham (the Zavoré Academy), London and Manchester by working applicators who lay this finish on real walls. You learn to build a smooth, cloudy grey wall in mineral plaster with a steel trowel, from priming the background to sealing the finished surface. It suits decorators, plasterers, builders, designers and homeowners, at any level.
There is a lot of concrete effect paint about, and it reads as textured paint because that is what it is. This course is about the real thing, a thin mineral plaster where the tone sits inside the material and the cloud has real depth.
A concrete finish is a thin skin, a few passes thick, so the wall underneath decides how good it looks. The course starts there and works outwards.
You work on panels, and you take your finished panels home. The aim is that you know what a good wall looks like, what a poor one hides, and when to say no to a job.
Concrete effect plaster is taught as 1 to 1 Training. It is 3 days, 10am to 5pm, for £1,500. It is open to any level and shaped entirely around what you want to learn. The days follow you, whether that means preparation, trowel control or the second coat.
You can book online and pay in full, or hold your bench with half (£750) by ringing 07592 929191 or emailing sales@zavore.co.uk. The balance is paid on the day. Dates are agreed with you after booking, and the dates on offer are shown on the Training Academy page.
If you want to train as a team, ask us about private training for a group.
The concrete effect plaster course runs at our three training centres, in Birmingham, London and Manchester, at the same price. The steel trowel cloud takes repetition, so you build it on your own panels at whichever centre you choose. Choose London if you live in London or the South East, Manchester if you are in the North West, and Birmingham if you are in the Midlands, or pick the centre that is easiest for you to reach. You choose the centre and your dates when you book, by phone on 07592 929191 or by email to sales@zavore.co.uk.
If you are travelling to Birmingham, there is a partner hotel rate near the Zavoré Academy (quote Zavoré when you book), and pickups can be arranged for a price that depends on where you arrive.
Afterwards you can buy the materials you used through the Zavoré shop, at trade pricing, with Beton Stucco tinted to the colour you choose and sent by tracked delivery. Trade customers can find out more on the trade page. The course group is there when you meet your first awkward wall.
Decorators are often asked for a concrete look and have only paint to offer. Plasterers and builders already know the trowel and want the cloud. Designers who specify the finish learn what it asks of a wall and a budget. Homeowners can take on a small alcove or chimney breast with real confidence.
Read more about concrete effect plaster as a finish, or the Journal guide to concrete effect walls. If you would rather have a wall done than learn to do it, see concrete effect plaster installation.
Every finish Zavoré installs is a finish it teaches. These are taught alongside this one.
The polished lime courses are on the Training Academy page, under Venetian plastering courses, and they run at the same three training centres.
No. The course takes any level, and it is shaped around what you want to learn. A first timer spends the days on wall preparation and steady trowel work. Someone who already plasters or decorates can go straight to building the cloud across a full panel.
It runs as 1 to 1 Training, which is 3 days from 10am to 5pm. The days are agreed with you after booking, and the dates on offer are shown on the Training Academy page.
No. Concrete effect paint is an acrylic with grit in it, rolled on and stippled. This course teaches mineral plaster laid in thin coats with a steel trowel, where the cloud comes from the blade and the way each coat dries back.
Yes. The concrete effect plaster course runs at our training centres in Birmingham (the Zavoré Academy), London and Manchester, at the same price. London suits London and the South East, Manchester suits the North West, and Birmingham suits the Midlands. You choose the centre and your dates when you book. There is a partner hotel rate near the Birmingham Academy if you need to stay, and pickups can be arranged there.
To ask a question or hold your bench, ring 07592 929191 or email sales@zavore.co.uk.
Courses run at our training centres in Birmingham, London and Manchester, 10am to 5pm, with every material and tool provided. Call or email to agree your dates, or book online.
Call 07592 929191, Monday to Saturday, 9am to 6pm, or email sales@zavore.co.uk.
Rather have it done for you? See our installations, or buy the materials in the shop with tracked UK delivery.
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