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Plastering & Rendering

Plastering an old house in need of renovation

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 3.27 PM

Hi, So basically I'm trying to complete a full renovation of my property to bring it up to date. House dates back to say 1930s build and so therefore the plasterwork would be very old. What I want to know is if I should have all the plaster hacked off going back to brickwork and then starting fresh. Or should I only be doing this in areas where there is loose and crumbling plaster. My builder says we don't need to remove everything and it would be no different to putting the same thing back on the walls. Bear in mind we are talking about 3 bedrooms on first floor with bathroom, landing & staircase, living room & kitchen. Not to mention loft conversion with dormer and back kitchen extension. So what this contractor has done in numerous places is starting to plaster over old plaster and in certain places applied mesh netting and a coat called bonding prior to plastering. Exactly what is the correct procedure to doing this type of work. Sometimes I'm under the impression that he's cutting corners to save him self time and money. My main concern is getting things right first time and not doing double work.. Please advise accordingly and thanks in advance. I need wall and ceiling plastering done to a high standard.

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4 Answers

Anonymous user

There is no reason to hack of anything that has not blown. Bonding, meshing and skimming the walls are exactly the way I would tackle your property. Hope this helps

Answered2 February 2022

Plastering perfection

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Ashby De La Zouch

Mesh is good qt reducing cracking but the background it's going on is loose then it will only crack further down the line. Me personally I'd of pulled it all of back to brick and either plasterboard it or float and set. Either way it will be better than going over suspect background

Answered2 February 2022

AJS Plastering

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Oldham

Hi your builder is right in one way, however if the plaster was blown on areas and not in others I personally would take it back to the brick work dot and dab or float out the quicker of the the two would be to dot and dab and skim also remember the fire regs for the type of board to use as you mention a new dorma. Hope this helps

Answered2 February 2022

DH Plasterers

Rating: 5 out of 5

Glasgow

Yes you can hack it all off and reinstate with render or Hardwall plaster or even Drywall but the cost will be expensive to do. The builder will know the plaster on the walls are a lime ,sand,and horse hair mix. He can tap the walls to hear if it’s boss in places and hack those parts off and plaster with bonding,PVA the whole walls and finish in Multi finish to a painted finish,hope this helps.

Answered2 February 2022