what type of plaster

[baggielad]

I need to buy some plaster to fill in some channels which have been chased into a wall and I may, depending whether I'm feeling up for it try plastering some larger areas of a wall where the plaster has blown.

My question is is one coat plaster ok for both of these jobs or does it leave a relatively rough finish compared to to a finishing plaster as I assume the latter is a finer powder and therefore gives a smoother finish. Or is it all down to the skill of the plaster?

I have always used ployfilla to fill smaller holes and it appears to give a better finish compared to the one time I've used one coat plaster. Of course this may be down to my lack of skill!

Thanks for any advice.

 

[1john]

one coat is fine for the chases but skimming is best done with multi finish

 

[baggielad]

one coat is fine for the chases but skimming is best done with multi finish

Thanks for that

 

[1john]

on re reading your post, perhaps you would be better filling the various parts with one coat, although bonding is preferred, and skimming the whole wall with multi finish.

 

[roughcaster]

on re reading your post, perhaps you would be better filling the various parts with one coat, although bonding is preferred, and

skimming the whole wall with multi finish.

Best way too,, makes the whole wall look as one, instead of looking patchy.

 

[dextrous]

I may, depending whether I'm feeling up for it try plastering some larger areas of a wall where the plaster has blown.

The funny thing is that for someone who lacks experience, skimming a whole wall may actually be easier than trying to patch up a smaller area. The difficulty comes from trying the get it to the same thickness and feathering the edges.