Repairing chipped plaster

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huckster

Just get some ready made plaster filler and apply with the filler blade. Apply to a level and then sand down if necessary and paint over when dry. Hopefully it won't be too noticeable. I find you never get the same finish as a newly plastered wall that has been expertly painted over. Plastering and decorating is a really underated skill.

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huckster wrote: »

Just get some ready made plaster filler and apply with the filler blade. Apply to a level and then sand down if necessary and paint over when dry. Hopefully it won't be too noticeable. I find you never get the same finish as a newly plastered wall that has been expertly painted over. Plastering and decorating is a really underated skill.

Thanks for the reply. I'm no good at DIY so I think it will have to be done properly by a professional but I hope it isn't too small a job :-(

huckster

Missu wrote: »

Thanks for the reply. I'm no good at DIY so I think it will have to be done properly by a professional but I hope it isn't too small a job :-(

Don't worry they will create more of a job. If it is an edge near the doorway, these often have a metal strip that runs along the edge to protect it. If this gets hit it bends it out of shape and it is difficult to get it back into shape. They may therefore opt to remove the whole metal strip and replaster the whole edge.

There is a good chance that this edge is going to be hit time and time again, when you have people with prams, large items delivered to the house, you moving stuff around. If you are going to get someone in, perhaps you should ask them what they recommend to properly protect the edge.