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I have just given our plasterboarded kitchen two skim coats of plaster and it appears to be dry, it was finished a week ago. Will it be ready to prime yet or does it need longer to fully dry? Many thanks.........Martin

Many thanks.......Martin

Done several other rooms in the house the same way, then used the tape, easi filled then painted, has been fine for the last 18 months ;D Only difference is this time i skimmed it..................Martin

Roughend it all with very course grit paper.........Martin

Old plaster............Martin

So does everyone agree, dig the crack out and Easi-fill?.........Martin

Taper edged Plasterboard was dot and dabbed on to wall, used fibreglass scrim tape which was probably 6 month old but had been kept in it`s box........Martin

Having had my first go at skimming a room following advice on the forum i was very pleased with the results .......until it had fully dried out It appeares to have hairline cracks from ceiling to floor at roughly the board joint areas. The boards were scrim taped then easi-filled as i was going...

Thanks for all your help guys, i have a small number of low spots which i want to put easi-fill in, do i need to PVA them first as the plaster has gone hard now?.........Martin

Many thanks, i have some Easi-fill here already so i`ll use that if needed.........Martin

Many thanks will do, i have another couple of questions, one of the walls i have to do is quite long and i`m sure at the speed i plaster at i am going to have to take two bites at it, is it ok the feather the join edge down then do the second half the following day? Second question, any small...

Hi, i am going to be skimming over my plasterboarded kitchen walls which have been taped and the joints covered with Gyproc Easi-fill (was going to finish like this but have now decided to skim the lot). Can i skim straight over or do i need to pve it first? Thanks in advance........Martin