Skirting Boards / Plastering

sbird90

Hi everyone 

We’ve just removed the skirting boards in preparation for plastering, has anyone got any ideas for how to deal with these area where the skirting was? 

Thank you 

rob7475

Will you be plastering or are you getting someone in to do it? If someone's doing it for you, just brush out the loose stuff and the plasterer will sort it. It's not uncommon to find a mess like that behind skirtings. It just needs some bonding plaster to bring it out level before skimming. Make sure there's still a small gap left between wall and floor though.

FreeBear

rob7475 said:  It just needs some bonding plaster to bring it out level before skimming.

Some of those walls are stud - A scrap or two of plasterboard screwed in and then built up with plaster will do the job. Bread & butter work for many plasterers.

Scrim tape over the joint, over any cracks, and the bull nose corner in the last pic. I would recommend some fibres added to the plaster to help prevent cracks appearing again. Some plasterers won't use them, and it does cause plaster to go off a bit faster.. Used them on walls that have been skimmed here, and no cracks have appeared.

sbird90

rob7475 said:

Will you be plastering or are you getting someone in to do it? If someone's doing it for you, just brush out the loose stuff and the plasterer will sort it. It's not uncommon to find a mess like that behind skirtings. It just needs some bonding plaster to bring it out level before skimming. Make sure there's still a small gap left between wall and floor though.

Yea getting a plasterer! I like to think I can do it myself but know it’s a very tricky job so I’ll leave it to the professionals! Thought I may need to sort it out before they come as the quote we got was before I took the skirting off (I have told them it will coming off though) so if that’s pretty normal then I’ll just tidy the rubble up and leave it. Thanks!! 

sbird90

FreeBear said:

rob7475 said:  It just needs some bonding plaster to bring it out level before skimming.

Some of those walls are stud - A scrap or two of plasterboard screwed in and then built up with plaster will do the job. Bread & butter work for many plasterers.

Scrim tape over the joint, over any cracks, and the bull nose corner in the last pic. I would recommend some fibres added to the plaster to help prevent cracks appearing again. Some plasterers won't use them, and it does cause plaster to go off a bit faster.. Used them on walls that have been skimmed here, and no cracks have appeared.

Perfect thank you! Thought I might need to sort it out before the plaster comes but if it’s the norm for them I’ll just tidy up the rubble and leave it to the professional. Cheers!

FreeBear

sbird90 said: Thought I might need to sort it out before the plasterer comes but if it’s the norm for them I’ll just tidy up the rubble and leave it to the professional. Cheers!

You can do the prep work yourself if you feel confident about doing it. Discuss what needs doing with the plasterer and follow his guidance. Having everything ready will save a bit of his time, but if he is on a day rate, it won't save much (if any) money.

EssexExile

Tell the plasterer what you want done. Some, my father-in-law for example, aren't too bright!