How to patch wall?

dander

Just been busy removing tiles which have brought big chunks of the plaster away with them - looking for opinions for what people would do to patch the surface, prefereably DIY rather than getting a plasterer in.
The area is going to be re-tiled, so it needs to be flat enough for that, but perfections isn't needed.

It's quite shallow in some places, but one bit has gone right down to the (green gloss painted!) bricks.

WestonDave

I find Wickes multi purpose plaster is fairly easy to work with - its not as fine as the proper top surface plaster but good enough for most things. You'll need to fill the deep holes in stages ideally - its worth getting a proper trowel even if its only a cheapo wilkinsons or wickes one as trying to fill it with a scraper or pallete knife will be hard work. As long as you've still got enough of the original plaster to know where the wall is square you shouldn't find it that hard to get a reasonable rough finish for re-tiling. Its the glass smooth plaster finish that is beyond most of us mere mortals!

lucylucky

If it is a big space you could stick some plaster board in it and then skim over it.

dander

Ace, that's really encouraging, thanks. :beer:

I've got a proper trowel that I bought last year to slap a bit of rough render on the garden wall, so I just need to pop over to wickes to get some plaster.

ormus

if its more than say half an inch deep, then use some mortar first. then use the universal plaster.