Plastering & Rendering

Will a professional plasterer be able to skim coat newly plastered walls/ceiling.

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 3.00 PM

Hello, Unfortunately my newly plastered room can't be painted as I planned and explained to the builders who did the job. There are too many imperfections, so sanding and filling isn't going to correct the problem/provide the finish I envisaged. For example, for some reason they did not plaster all the way to the skirting board in most areas; just found a crack in the ceiling (a heavily plastered section) and corners look terrible which I guess could be tidied up with sand paper. One area of the wall is just down right lumpy. Can these issues be resolved with a skim coat by a professional plasterer? Plaster is mostly dry and I have a 2 week window before carpets and furniture arrive!

Haywood & Son

Rating: 4.9 out of 5

4.9/574 reviews

Blackheath, London

Easy answer..... YES just make sure to give it at least 3 coats diluted pva. Because it will dry real quick..

Answered24 January 2023

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Jamie Roberts

Rating: 5 out of 5

5/55 reviews

Caernarfon

Yes.. pregrit or pva first.

Answered27 January 2023

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Ellesborough Plastering & Property Services

Rating: 5 out of 5

5/51 review

Aylesbury

Yes it can be resolved, the crack in the ceiling is down to movement & should be looked into ,its probably split where it joins the ceiling joist & should be screwed either side of the crack along the whole length to secure .there could be a possible problem plastering down on to the skirting now because applying another 2to3 mm of skim could leave you with no skirting edge that’ll need to be checked

Answered30 January 2023

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Andrew Morris

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Malton

Sounds like a bad job from start ,a competent plasterer would first pva the wall and re plaster to a good finish which should of been done originally

Answered10 February 2023

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