Plastering & Rendering

Plastering job done very bad (skimming over Artex and replacing covings)

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.40 PM

Hello, Recently we had a skim over Artex done by two plasterers from this website. We let it dry properly and now can clearly see and feel the tips of the Artex showing through, some parts of the ceiling are wavy and there is quite a few small holes. Also the ceiling seems to be bowing a bit. They also replaced old covings with new ones, but none of the corners (except one) align, on some parts the plaster is cracking, the gaps between covings in some corners are huge and there's a lot of plaster around and over covings, so there's no 90 degree angle at some places (it will be difficult to paint as I want different colour for coving and walls), and holes in some places under covings. Would you kindly advice how to fix this, please? We paid the gentlemen everything they wanted and extra for repairing the walls after taking out old covings left some holes (there are still some left), but we were afraid to speak up unfortunately. I'm reluctant to have the gentlemen back because they left a huge mess in the bathroom (plaster in sink, pieces if plaster in toilet, etc.), were quite rude (told us we'd be mad to take down the old covings that I didn't like and were not done nicely, smelled of alcohol and played music extremely loud). The plasterer we had before was an absolute star - he did fantastic job, left everything spotless clean, so it wasn't a problem, but now I'm livid, shocked and in tears over this job. Apologies for the moaning, I will appreciate any advice given. Maria