plaster

Before someone start yelling at me: NO, I didn't. But sadly the people I got my house from did, and now the bathroom paint is peeling off. :rolleyes: I was wondering what is best: applying zinsser base + paint on top, or I need to take a more drastic approach like sanding it/using other...

I got a new boiler fitted. The plumber, however left the wall behind stripped down to bricks, pieces of old plaster. The issue is - there are dust particles falling off the wall and spreading all over my kitchen with boiler use. The solution I imagine would be to plaster behind the boiler...

Hello. One of my bedrooms had its ceiling replastered about 5 years ago and I, at the time, foolishly and unknowingly, didn't mist coat it. It doesn't look terrible, but I'm not particularly happy with it (or myself). We have spotlights in the room and it's very obvious where I've cut in, and...

I’ve had my bathroom ceiling plastered a couple of months ago, we sanded and primed before painting. Recently we noticed this mark coming through. Could this be the plaster?

Just curious about people's thoughts on this I'm currently working on a diy project of a wetroom on a first floor with only loft space abovr. I was planning to use duplex boards and a primer but wondered since it will be a small wetroom with potentially a lot of hot steam would it be worth...

We’ve had some pipes for a new radiator channelled into the walls. It’s already been filled in by the plumber and we need to cleanly finish it off and paint it before the radiator can go on It’s been filled with a rough mix of something. Can I skim over with a ready made plaster as it is? Does...

Just had a media wall built and the whole room reskimmed (2 walls plasterboarded). To say its a mess would be an understatement. Im fairly confident with a trowel but unsure how best to fix this. Pva and reskim with 2 coats or? Attatch a little pic to show how bad it is.

I’m prepping an old wall for repainting and there are a couple of very small spots where some plaster has been revealed while sanding (max 5cm across). As these are so small, do I need to mist coat them, or could I just dab some water on them immediately before painting?

Hi all, I have next to zero DIY experience and looking for some advice on how to repair this wall. See attached photos. This wall was initially damaged due to damp build up from outside. We had a conservatory that was knocked down and the remaining concrete meant that it was way too near the...

What would be the best way to plaster the edge of this ceiling? The joining walls are going to be tiled. I have a bag of multi finish so could use that? Or purchase some easifill?

I'm decorating the flat and this needs sorting before I can start. I've looked around and have seen some possibility, but I'd like to know how people would tackle this. It seems quite a lot of work to do a proper job? Removing a large section of wallpaper for starters? A pull-up bar (the type...

Hi all, I have had some moisture/dampness issues in my conservatory on the only solid wall. I believe this has been caused by the cold temperatures in the conservatory in winter (next winter I'll just need to keep the room better heated and get a humidifier I think). The room has three...

Hello all, I've taken the tiles out of the bathroom for a refit, and the wall behind is more of a mess than I was hoping. It's an Edwardian house, and large chunks of horse hair render have fallen off exposing old brickwork. I plan to hack it all back to brickwork, but then what's best? It's...

Hello everyone, I am looking to repair an internal wall and looking for some advice on plastering and brickwork. As you will see in the photos, I need to replaster the wall and 'build up' some of the brickwork where it has been damaged. I plan to do the following: - Using Thistle Hardwall, I...

hi everyone, first post on here. We have recently had our spare bedroom plastered and over the last couple of months this damp has spread and is now showing brown spots. We are in the process of getting quotes for removing/re rendering the chimney stack. Can anybody advise why it is brown? Is...

Hi we are new first time home owners in our back bedroom there is efflorescence which is pushing the paint off. There is a small crack in the render but it’s not significant and the render doesn’t appear to be blown, it’s also not affecting the whole wall just mainly one corner and underneath...

So I’ve moved into a new build at the end of March and just gotten around to trying to paint the plaster walls. I had a viewing in January and the walls had been plastered by then so they’ve had at least a few months to dry out. Went in with a mist coat as recommended and made sure to dilute it...

We’re having our cellar tanked and plastered and we’ve noticed some weird dotting in the plaster. It looks like salt is coming through too near the vents. The vents go directly to the outside wall and we’re worried it’s letting in water. We were told to get ventilation but it’s literally two...

A builder says it is bonding plaster, another says cement, the postman says it is a medieval cob wall, and Mrs Bucket down the road thinks its her lost cat. For the love of god, put Mrs Bucket out of her misery and tell me this is some kind of cement render. Pic attached

Hello, I bought a 1930s house a few years ago and all the walls had been newly skimmed. However on one wall there were small circular patterns slightly showing through. It had been painted onece also and only visible when close up. When coming to decorate I sanded down the walls where the...