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Plastering & Rendering

How long does it take for skimmed plaster to dry on plaster board

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.31 PM

How long does it take for skimmed plaster to dry on plaster board

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7 Answers

Anonymous user

Yes a week should be enough on plasterboard. When it has all changed to a lighter colour pink
Answered30 March 2016
3

Pdm home improvements

Rating: 5 out of 5
Ipswich
As above the lighter the plaster the dryer it tends to be.
Answered30 March 2016
1

Anonymous user

4 days in a house which is lived in and has heating otherwise a week if not. Once plastered it's a pink colour, then brown and once it's all white it's dry and ready for painting.
Answered27 February 2018
1

Vardy Plastering

Rating: 4.2 out of 5
Croydon
Roughly about a week or two depending on the weather. Paint when the plaster is a light pink colour
Answered30 March 2016
0

R Harris Plastering Services

Rating: 5 out of 5
Stourbridge
I usually find its about 4/5 days on to new plasterboard, as some of the guys above have said once its pink its ready for its mist coat of paint.
Answered27 June 2017
0

Smart fixer construction

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Belvedere
4/5 days should be enough on new plasterboard.
Answered6 January 2021
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alex cooke

Rating: 5 out of 5
Coventry
around a week should be plenty but is very dependent on weather as long as the plaster has all turned a nice even pink colour should be good to go, had a job in an empty house no heating in the winter, 2 weeks after it was skimmed there was still places where it wasn’t dry! but in people’s homes usually no more than a week i’d say
Answered29 January 2024
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