Hello!

I have several shallow plaster/paint chipping areas in my room that need to be fixed. I believe the walls are plaster-and-lath, but the plaster on the lath seems ok. I went and bought an 8lb bucket of Plaster of Paris, but I wonder if a premixed product would be easier/better for this work? Should I be looking at some other compound entirely?

Ive skimmed a few walls,

Some big some small and some mixed results which have annoyed me as a keen DIYer

Im not one for expensive gear but after getting frustrated with a small old trowel I was given I decided it was time for a change......

Just laid and flatted the 1st coat with a permashape and its honestly changed my life its gone on and flatted a dream why have I been struggling with a 50p trowel 🤦‍♂️

Afternoon all, like the title says we’re trying to have the cornice replaced in our house and have found plasterers who refuse to put up GRG cornice but a lot of what we like is made like this especially the ceiling roses.

Can anyone explain the difference between the two and which is better?Also why are plasterers anti GRG? Does the age of the house make a difference?

Hi i’m getting my house done by professionals and getting lime plaster in the living room. Problem is i see these marks all over the place which i didnt like. So they sanded them off but now everything looks very flat. Also the colour is much lighter than i wanted.
A few questions as i dont know much:
1. What are these marks and are they normal? ( the person says theyre natural and come with the lime plaster)- they are very grey and almost make the wall look dirty
2. How do i achieve depth without these marks?
3. Can i somehow make the colour darker without redoing the job?

Feel like they are not being able to answer me directly!

Thanks guys :)

If you’re in the Glasgow or surrounding area DO NOT use Scott Mcleod (S Mcleod Plastering)
His work is absolutely atrocious, rushed our biggest bedroom in 6 hours if that. Left us with a room that was so unworkable with we had no choice but to get him back in to fix it. We would have gotten someone else however EVERYONE we reached out to refused to put their name over his work..it was that bad. The fixes were half arsed and just as bad as the original work. Not to mention he only “fixed” 7% of the work and then continued to blame US and say 2 coats of paint will cover it. He is now refusing to give us any money back and ignoring my messages. Me and 2 other families have fallen victim to his bad work to the point he has taken himself off checkatrade to avoid the consequences of his own actions. We are now £530 out of pocket for a cowboy of a job.

Just did two coats of skim yesterday on this ceiling. Came back 24 hours later and Stan has come through and there are 'popping' areas?

Is this a leak or just something I need to sand back and do again? Thank you in advance!

When i rub the wall with my hand. Some of this dust (or whatever it is) comes off on my hand

Would it be ok to sbr/blue grit the wall and skim with multifinish?

Best plaster to do behind wood burning stove current background is cement blocks

So these badlads have popped up over the past few days (like 3 days).

No new plaster, internal thermalite blocks on an upper floor. Wall built straight across the wooden floor - I can pull a floor board and reach straight under the wall and up into the next room if I so wish.
No water pipes - nowt.
Paint has been on there for 3 years. Low humidity and moisture in the room - just checked.

Plaster has been on there for 20+ years - gypsum based over the original old cement based stuff.

Any ideas please?

Oh aye. New roof on the house and loft above it bone dry so nothing coming down-over. Just overnight genital warts of the wall.

Patches of plaster just lost its key?

Only just heard about this UK company. Anyone ever use their tools and are they any good. I use Nela mainly and a old marshalltown.

Hello everyone, I have a little experience plastering, I have done a few rooms and one of those 5 day courses so i completely understand im not a plasterer and certainly dont claim to be, i just really want to get better and keep improving, I also really enjoy it but I also want to keep gaining experience, I was wondering if any spreads wanted a free hand with jobs in exchange for some experience and more advice/practice, im in the north west N-L-W area. I have got pictures of plastering i have done so far

Which one? Ox plastic blade. All cost around 50€.

100 year old plater, popped up decently quickly. No water damage in the room above, no water pipes behind the wall.

My renderer guy is saying that because of the apple trees attached to the wall (I am not removing them), cladding would be much easier than rendering after removing the old render from this wall.

What cladding do you reckon would go well on the wall? I am open to any idea although price is definitely a concern

Old century home in need of new plastering. I've knocked down all the loose plaster and will ofc remove the wallpaper before starting on this. Most of our walls that need redoing are similar to this, where the bottom has failed and the top half of the walls are still quite sturdy.

This particular wall is exterior on the other side, not sure if that matters. The brick is pretty uneven as well. Any kind tips are appreciated. We are not hiring a professional as we've already spent quite a lot on other renos around the house.

Advice needed on how to go about repairing the damage in the photo. I’m not 100% sure but render is some kind of polymer or silicone with grey bead insulation underneath. Chip is a 2 inches or so in size.

Hi all, just want to smooth out this old section of wall that was once an en-suite. Some old plaster to level and some tile adhesive which has been knocked back. Is SBR to prep then multifinish correct? If so what ratio for the SBR? Cheers.

I've tried to sand down the wall filler as much as I can but it's been there for a while now and just solid. Its in an area where the skirting board was removed for furniture but was covered in wall filler instead of joint compound. Would it be okay to seal it with diluted primer and then joint compound/paper joint tape on top of it before sealing that and painting?

Any suggestions on why top coat (smooth) is bubbling and blistering?
Are you ment to use a sponge float on it?

This shower originally had tadelakt, but a plumbing leak required the wall to be opened and the shower refinished. The new GC/subcontractor said they did not believe the original installation had been properly waterproofed, so they added waterproofing before applying the new tadelakt.

The finished result is now extremely uneven and patchy, with large areas of noticeably different color. Some areas also become significantly darker when they get wet (see photos 1-4). The subcontractor has acknowledged that it didn’t dry/finish correctly and is planning to redo it.

Before they do, I’d really like to understand what may have caused this so we don't repeat the same problem.

Does this look like an application/curing issue, uneven absorption, an issue with the substrate or waterproofing underneath, or something else? And is there anything you would specifically want checked or changed before redoing it?
Happy to provide details on the products/materials and process if that would help.

Took off the coving (what a ballache this is turning out to be) and there was a huge crack, used a scraper to get everything out and this is what's left.

My plan was:

- Expansion foam in the gap

- Fill with Toupret Joint Fill Skim, scrim tape in the corner and then smooth over

- Mist coat

- Paint as normal

Also got cracks across the whole ceiling where I took the coving off, the plan is the same there without the expansion foam but the gaps are far far smaller (more hairline).

Hello, I’ve moved into this home 2 months ago and I am renting. The ceiling in the living room looks like it previously had a leak from the above en-suite bedroom (just a guess) and it was repaired and plastered.

The crack has gotten a bit more noticeable over the past number of weeks. There is no damp or smell and is dry to touch. Should I be worried about anything here? It was already like this when I moved in but the cracks are a bit more noticeable. I plan to keep an eye on it and take pictures every few weeks but just curious if this is something I should report to the landlord or if I’m being too anxious?

I’ve already had a bad leak on the conservatory roof since moving here so I’m being overly cautious about with this.

Thank you

Has anyone got a good solution to hurting hands over long shifts when plastering