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More plastering problems -
Sentinal73
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Hi
About a year ago i had my living room skimmed, the guys PVAd the old walls and skimmed
I did wait a few weeks before i applied a mist coat and then a few layers of paint.
Anyway, have just drilled into the plaster to fit some speaker brackets and a lot of the skimmed plaster has fallen off, must be about a square meter ! you can pick at it and it just comes away from the wall
Why might this be happening? will it all have to be removed and re-done?
oh, and i've lost the plasterers number so cant get him back to sort it out!! grrr
thanks anyway
About a year ago i had my living room skimmed, the guys PVAd the old walls and skimmed
I did wait a few weeks before i applied a mist coat and then a few layers of paint.
Anyway, have just drilled into the plaster to fit some speaker brackets and a lot of the skimmed plaster has fallen off, must be about a square meter ! you can pick at it and it just comes away from the wall
Why might this be happening? will it all have to be removed and re-done?
oh, and i've lost the plasterers number so cant get him back to sort it out!! grrr
thanks anyway
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Sounds like it's blownIt's not easy having a good time. Even smiling makes my face ache.0
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yes but why does it happen? and will it all have to be removed ?0
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i take it he plastered over existing plaster..its probly the old plaster is blown..which is normally ok but soon as u touch it it just falls apart...0
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It sounds like the skim coat hasn't bonded to the existing plaster. A coat of dilute PVA should be applied, allowed to dry, then another coat of PVA and plastered over whilst it is still tacky.0
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