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Plastering & Rendering

Will I need to have the whole wall re-plastered?

Anonymous user 28/02/2024 - 3.25 PM

Hello, I recently had 5 sockets removed from my wall as I didn't need them. They were all together in one straight line. I have filled the holes and repainted but I can still see where they were. My question is do i need to have the entire wall re-plastered to fix this or could a plasterer just do the bit where the sockets were? Or has anyone got any tips how I can hide these more? Thanks very much for your help.

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7 Answers

Anonymous user

`Any competent handyman should be able to do this for you. The holes need to be filled with a suitable filler, then sanded so they are flush with rest of the wall and then painted. You do not need to replaster the whole wall.
Answered23 December 2016
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DEACON ELECTRICAL SERVICES

Rating: 5 out of 5
Grimsby
Agree with Pickwick here, no need to replaster wall at all !
Answered23 December 2016
1

SubContractMe Ltd

Rating: 4.4 out of 5
Canning Town, London
The best way is to plater all the wall
Answered22 December 2016
0

Anonymous user

Just use deep hole filler and smooth over, when dry, sand and paint.
Answered22 December 2016
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LAW Plastering

Rating: 5 out of 5
Manchester
Most plasterers would be able to skim over the patches and blend it in so you wouldn't notice. I would first of all scrape back what is petruding, then bond and skim the surface area while blending in both sides.
Answered26 December 2016
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Empirical Plastering

Rating: 5 out of 5
Cardiff
it should be possible just to hide with more filler, your best bet as a DIY'er is to buy a bag of British Gypsum Gyproc Easi-fill Joint Filler 10kg , really easy to sand , apply it in 2 or 3 coats
Answered29 December 2016
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Plastering and Painting Specialist

Rating: 5 out of 5
Ashford, Kent
Agree with first comment. Easy job for a competent tradesman. Simple fill and feather in. Could be done by a plasterer using plaster or decorator with filler. The only time youll ever see it is if the wall surrounding the sockets is a rough/non smooth surface. Youll have a nice smooth area in the middle of a rough wall. Hope thats helpful. PPS
Answered10 January 2017
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