finding plasterer

stranger12

Hi All,

i did plaster my walls and have made a mess.

now I want to get it done properly and so far had few options.

a guy said to remove it back to brick/breeze block and then bond and plaster


another said stick plaster board on current sh*t plaster and then plaster over it .


what would you do ?

how do you go about finding a good plasterer?

do they normally charge per day or per room ?

what would you expect to pay for a 10 meters room ?

phill99

Problem with plasterboarding over is that everything on your wall (sockets, switches, skirting, architraves etc) has to be brought forward as there will be a difference of about 25mm. So what starts out as a straightforward job involves carpentry and electrical work. The most realistic and straightforward is to rip everything off and start again. Messy but the result will be better.


Plasterers normally charge by the room It wont be cheap. Sorting DIYers messes is the bane of all trades.


There is a lesson here.

randomi15

Had a plastrer saying he can plaster over existing walls and don't need to take it off

What do you think?
He assured me it is not necessary to break all of it down

shaun_from_Africa

randomi15 wrote: »

Had a plastrer saying he can plaster over existing walls and don't need to take it off

What do you think?
He assured me it is not necessary to break all of it down

The only problem that I can see with that if the plaster you put on wasn't mixed correctly or the original surface wasn't prepared properly and the plaster hasn't bonded as it should, it's possible that any new plaster put on could easily cause the whole lot to simply fall off.
If this was to happen, how confident are you that the plasterer concerned would be willing to redo it all at no extra cost?

randomi15

Well it is his problem isn't it?

He advised me to do that

Just had a joker quoting me 11k for a three bedroom house?

Would it not be 1-2 k?

shaun_from_Africa

randomi15 wrote: »

Well it is his problem isn't it?

He advised me to do that

Are you stranger12 posting under a different user name?


If the plaster fell off sometime after it was done, it might well be the plasterers problem but it would be your problem if they refused to do anything about it or said that they would only redo it if you paid again.

ceredigion

stranger12 wrote: »

Hi All,

i did plaster my walls and have made a mess.

now I want to get it done properly and so far had few options.

a guy said to remove it back to brick/breeze block and then bond and plaster


another said stick plaster board on current sh*t plaster and then plaster over it .


what would you do ?

1 how do you go about finding a good plasterer?

2 do they normally charge per day or per room ?

3 what would you expect to pay for a 10 meters room ?

1 Ask for recommendations from friends family and other tradesman
2 I will work out your estimate of price and invoice which ever way you want
3 10x?x?


With regard the best way to tackle your job. That depends on a multitude of things and the only way to make an assessment is with a site visit

ceredigion

randomi15 wrote: »

Well it is his problem isn't it?

That very much depends on the your conversations with the plasterer.

divadee

Decent spreads down on the south coast normally charge approx £250 a day. The decent ones can do an average size room in a day of its walls and not ceilings as well.

The one I use normally comes about 4-5pm the evening before and preps the walls and area (tapes off sockets and switches etc..) for an over skim then is here a full day the next day to actually skim.

A decent plasterer is worth their weight in gold!! Few and far between these days.

pelo_2

You don't need to knock it off. A reskim SHOULD be possible without too much aggro.
I've done hundreds where customers have tried to save money by having a go.

krey

you can do it over the previous plaster..no problem.
However where exactly did you failed when plastering?
I plastered recently around 90m2 of walls/ceilings (full loft conversion) and it was my first time, watched countless of YT videos before I attempted it, first day was total failure and I messed up as well -because I bought the cheapest £7 trowel from screwfix,and I used a plaster that was out of date as well... Bought a proper marshalltown trowel after that

link for the best there is and the cheapest place:
http://www.toolstop.co.uk/marshalltown-mpb145gsd-gold-stainless-steel-plasterers-trowel-14-x-5-inch-p33816
and it was day&night after I threw that terrible cheapo trowel away and used that one, got a finish that isn't worse than a pro would have achieved..

Try again perhaps? It's NOT that hard to learn if you got proper tools, btw I sold that trowel later on ,on ebay for £35 so maybe lost some £5 to use it Don't give up and try again