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Masonry Worker's Unusual Technique for Quickly Cement Plastering a Tall Wall
"There has to be a better way"
Plastering a wall is time-consuming work, so it's natural that workers who do it day-in, day-out will try to devise shortcuts. Watching this guy's technique, I can't decide if it's faster or slower than setting up a scaffold:
Or maybe it's not a time-saving technique, but simply borne of necessity because they don't have a scaffold? The DIY ladder should've tipped me off.
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That technique looks exhausting and tough on the shoulders.
Maybe good for a one-off job but surely will lead to back, neck arm problems if it is a constant technique.
If you don't have a scaffolding why not use some kind hand-cranked conveyance - or use a gas powered auger in reverse like an Archimedes screw to carry the cement up to the guy troweling it on the wall. Something like that would almost act like a paint fed roller. Doesn't have to fancy - someone could trowel the cement at the bottom while the guy holding the auger could aim it to where the guy on the ladder wants it. Or maybe they tried all of those things and they failed miserably.
Why is he using such a small trowel to throw it on, something closer to a spade would be more efficient?