plastering

ANGLICANPAT

Any plastering experience out there please? The refurb firm Im having in , is planning to take just 4 weeks . All rooms will be reskimmed and decorated after rewiring etc and the kitchen will be refitted .

Im concerned as to whether that time scale will allow enough time for the plaster to be really dry enough to hide behind new units and fresh emulsion without causing a damp problem -particularly in one room where a corner of the ceiling had mould under the poly tiles and which Ive bleached, and washed prior to them coming next week.
If the order is rip out , rewire, refit, skim , decorate - the last two look as if they will be very close together to me.
Can anyone advise the correct drying time to be left between a reskim and hanging units /painting please , and should they be putting something special on the previously mouldy areas , to seal?

Secondly, one room is well decorated and doesnt need stripping. So ---how damaging is rewiring ? Theres one socket and one light switch . Ive never seen rewiring done do they have to rechannel all the wires , or is there (and dont laugh )the equivalent of keyhole surgery that will be less invasive and only dirty around, but wont damage the paper ?

Rachylou1981

Everytime I have plastering done, I am told to wait about 4-5 days for it to dry before I can paint over it. I would assume fitting units etc would be about the same or possibly longer but I am no expert.

martinsurrey

how many men are they planning on having on site?

if they do it properly, they can have labourers chasing on day one morning in one room, sparkies then rewire that room in the afternoon (after doing the ground work in the loft while they wait on the labourer) and bond coat just before they leave, then the skim comes in on day 3 (while the labourer and sparky are working on room 3).

in short, with the correct application of man power and workflow managment, you could EASILY do a very good job in 4 weeks.

My 3 bed was rewired by 2 people in 10 days, but no plastering or painting.

ANGLICANPAT

Thanks thats encouraging. Will the bond coat supress the mould from returning? Chasing sounds like I wont get away with not redecorating the room that doesnt need it?Not sure how many men on the job, but its a biggish firm, and it sounds like they do it all in a sensible follow on order.

nickj_2

the plaster will be dry enough to paint when it is dry enough to paint, there's no point painting over damp plaster . despite what you see on diy tv shows,plastering one day and then painting the next is not reality

keystone

Just a skim will be ready in 24 - 48 hours depending how long it takes as Nick says. If it were a full plaster (and I appreciate it's not) back to block/brickwork up to six weeks - probably more at the year gets older.

Cheers