Hi,
Thanks for reading! I have a couple of questions about replacing some old plaster for you experts if that’s okay? We had a radiator with a leaky valve so I figured it was time to replace and redecorate behind it, since the people before us replastered without removing the radiator and it was a bit of a mess. I wasn’t prepared for this though:
The plaster seems solid everywhere else on the wall but is a bit of a horrorshow behind it! I’ve removed it all and this is what I’m faced with:
My plan today is to repoint the loose bricks and rake out and replace some of the worst bits of mortar. My first question iswhat would you guys do about these big holes that the previous person stuffed with cardboard!?
There’s also a load of cardboard stuffed under sill between that and the bricks!
my next question is, once the wall is prepped, would you go for sand and cement, or plasterboard. As a bit of background, I’ve previously been on a skimming course and I’m fairly confident on that front, but that was just onto plasterboard, so I think that would be easiest and get the best finish, but it’s not an incredibly deep hole I need to patch so that might be an issue with dot and dab?
Also, given we’ll need to replace the radiator, would sand and cement be more secure, or will it not really matter since the fixings will be into the wall (and the new radiator will be on legs anyway).
And those wood bits in the picture protrude further than the bricks. If dot and dabbing, can you plaster straight on to them or do I need to prep that somehow?
Thanks so much for reading, I’m looking forward to all your advice!!!!
Thanks for reading! I have a couple of questions about replacing some old plaster for you experts if that’s okay? We had a radiator with a leaky valve so I figured it was time to replace and redecorate behind it, since the people before us replastered without removing the radiator and it was a bit of a mess. I wasn’t prepared for this though:
The plaster seems solid everywhere else on the wall but is a bit of a horrorshow behind it! I’ve removed it all and this is what I’m faced with:
My plan today is to repoint the loose bricks and rake out and replace some of the worst bits of mortar. My first question iswhat would you guys do about these big holes that the previous person stuffed with cardboard!?
There’s also a load of cardboard stuffed under sill between that and the bricks!
my next question is, once the wall is prepped, would you go for sand and cement, or plasterboard. As a bit of background, I’ve previously been on a skimming course and I’m fairly confident on that front, but that was just onto plasterboard, so I think that would be easiest and get the best finish, but it’s not an incredibly deep hole I need to patch so that might be an issue with dot and dab?
Also, given we’ll need to replace the radiator, would sand and cement be more secure, or will it not really matter since the fixings will be into the wall (and the new radiator will be on legs anyway).
And those wood bits in the picture protrude further than the bricks. If dot and dabbing, can you plaster straight on to them or do I need to prep that somehow?
Thanks so much for reading, I’m looking forward to all your advice!!!!