Recent content by pistolswitch

Thanks Danny. I'm now starting to think that might be the best option. The rest of the wall still has a smooth finish so can get a light on it after a mist coat and fill all the bits (which are a lot ). Should I apply easi fill with a trowel or scraper?

Thanks Malc. I've just spent weeks taking wood chip off the walls,lol. There are lots of walls needing work in the house and an outbuilding that needs strapped lined and then plastered too. I know plastering is a craft that needs to be learned over time, time I've got and plenty of walls to do...

Thanks hawk and trowel. I've got quite a large project on my hands with the property that we are in and limited cash. In the long run I'm going to need to learn how get the job done. I feel like I've learned from the mistakes I made the first time but will no doubt learn some new ones next time...

Thanks Wayners, just checked out artex sealer, looks like a far better product to use. :)

Cheers for the advice guys, really appreciated. I'm going to have a wee think before I do anything. I've been reading and watching vids about plastering for the last few weeks now and definitely a lot more to it than i thought. Thanks again. :)

Definitely looked like a bomb went off when the table broke, haha! The wall looks crap, just need reassured by folk that do it for a living. The gaps and dips could be filled and sanded but wanted to give to another go without any mishaps.I think it would have turned out better mixing less and...

No worries, I thought a reskim would be the best way forward. It's my first go and when all went tits up at the start I was on the back foot. I still have a spare bag of plaster so was going to attempt another go,hopefully with no disasters. Looking back at it, I would mix the plaster a wee bit...

Hey gps, thanks for the reply. Sorry for the bad pics, the worst bit is in the first pic to the right hand side. The rest of the wall has very shallow wee dips but is mostly smooth. Is it crap and should I just start again or could I fill and sand after a mist coat? Thanks again

Hi folks, I'm new to the forum and have just joined today. Hope you are all well. We have moved into an older property where some of the walls after taking the paper off, need re skimmed. I've had a first attempt at a living room wall. I had a wee dilemma when starting as my board for sitting...