Fresh plaster, plaster splashes

dave82_2

Hi,

Is it normal for there to be a fair few plaster splashes on a freshly plastered room? Do I just scrape these of before painting or should the plasterer remove these?

Cheers

chicksy

If the plasterer and his labourer had pride in their work they should have removed these, should not have been left for you

dave82_2

Should these be removed before or after the mist coat? Whats the best method to remove them?

nickj_2

i agree with chicksy the plasterer should have removed these , however it's not a huge job , they should either just brush off or rub off , remember to mist coat (thinned emulsion) your new plaster before putting on new paint

dave82_2

To be honest I am happy with the job overall there doesn't seem to be much wrong with it other than these splashes so I am not that bothered.

Thanks I wil remove them before painting with mist coat.

The room needs 4 weeks to dry as there are a few coats as the walls were all over the place!

Cheers

dave82_2

Should I knock these of when the plaster is stil a bit wet or wait for it to dry?

nickj_2

i would leave it until it's dried out

dave82_2

nickj wrote: »

i would leave it until it's dried out

Cheers. Perhaps this is why he left them? He is coming back to do other work so can always ask him to tidy them up.

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dave82 wrote: »

Cheers. Perhaps this is why he left them? He is coming back to do other work so can always ask him to tidy them up.

Nope, he left them because he is a very poor tradesman.

ormus

you will always get a few spalshes. its the decorators job to clean up and fill pinholes etc before starting work.
its no big deal. its very simple to remove the knibs.

dave82_2

"Nope, he left them because he is a very poor tradesman." I think thats a wee bit extreme surely the overall quality of the job is whats important?