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SBR, PVA or completely replaster walls?
Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 2.45 PM
I'm preparing to paint the walls in my dining room, but there have been patches of plaster that have come off the walls when touched. Some of the patches are quite large and has made the wall uneven, although the parts that have come off aren't that thick. I've had different advice from friends and decorators, some have said can just apply SBR or PVA (not sure which is better) and one has said to have the walls completely replastered, which I'd rather not do but don't want to end up with a botched job at the end. Any advice would be great
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3 Answers
Jonathan Dixon Builders
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hi, you will have to take off all the loose existing skim then PVA the walls and have the wall reskimmed with multi-finish plaster.
Answered11 July 2013
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Hitchman - Plastering & Rendering
Rating: 5 out of 5
Hi,
Applying just pva/sbr alone will not solve anything...these products are used as primers for decorating/plaster work.
It depends on how much effort/time/money you want to put into it really. Sounds like you could go from just filling the patches with easy fill, sand and decorate. As the original plaster work has blown, more is likely to come off in the future, then a re-skim makes sense.
Best thing to get a plasterer round to have a look!
Answered11 July 2013
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T J Hubble
Rating: 5 out of 5
Decorators should know better than say that. Only way is have it replastered
Answered11 July 2013
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