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Can you skim on top of horsehair plaster?
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.43 PM
Our Victorian house has the original horsehair plaster in the bedrooms. Provided it's sound and not blown, can we just get it skimmed on top of the horsehair to create a smooth finish? Or do we need to remove all the horsehair and start again?
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Star trade builders Ltd
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Hi providing the horse hair plaster is of sound good condition it can be skimmed over hope this helps
Answered26 September 2022
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Wayne T Goulding plastering Lime plastering Inc
Rating: 4.9 out of 5
Hi you can not skim over any horse hair If it is in lime plaster plaster. Lime has to breath and it will suffocate it however you can reskim with Lime. cheers
Answered30 September 2022
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Gary Mudge plastering solutions ltd
Rating: 5 out of 5
Horse and hog hair is for lime building only if u was to mesh internal u would go with a plastic mesh 1 mm thick pva the ceiling put the mesh up then next day skim
That’s the true way s
Answered10 October 2022
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Ashley Boreland
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No horse hair is mixed with lime which needs to breath skim doesn't allow this
Answered16 October 2022
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