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I I use an SDS to strip wallpaper too

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Good to hear, glad it's not a complete waste of time then!

With an SDS have got the bulk of the blown plaster off the walls to reveal the brick. In a small area I went around with a scraper and wire brush to remove small parts of plaster leftover. As I'm doing it I'm wondering if I'm just being OCD and this is an unnecessary step before applying new...

Finding good trades across the spectrum is always a challenge. After 5 months of searching finally got top plumbers/sparks but haven't started the search for a plasterer yet but will get on it. From what I can tell the best thing for the property given age/construction is to do a combination of...

Ok so potentially there could be little in it if materials can broadly be offset by labour. Sounds like wet plastering it is. Perhaps another consideration, given age of property would it make sense to have them fit insulated plasterboard to the internal walls that face externally on the other...

Hello, Moved in to 100yr old house few months ago and it's clear the plaster is blown in many places. I'm in process of taking all the old stuff off ready to get plasterers in to make good. Question I have is around wet plastering vs plasterboard & skim, my preference is for the former as its...

Thanks all, will scrape away and grit as I've got quite a bit of both green and blue in the house. Forgot to add the picture before, this is the worst of it, main wall face fine but just peeling in corners where steamer on for longer

Hello After stripping all the wallpaper off I'm now left with painted wall. In some parts this has peeled after reacting to the steamer. Question I have is, can I plaster straight on now? Or do I need to sand down the peeled areas or even attempt to strip the entire paint off in its entirety...

Not far off at 6'2". Obviously designed for the maids to easily access off the stair case but I'll be moving it as part of electrical work

Three very good/sensible options, thanks all

Hello, After pulling down lath and plaster in a few rooms (for wiring/pipe access as well as the ceilings bowed) I'm hoping to just be able to overboard the hallway. The question I have is what do you do when you get to the lip at the landing floor? Do you cut the plasterboard slightly short...

This is what I'm trying to understand. Some of the above comments imply that it's highly likely if one wall in the room is not up to scratch then all 4 must be in the same boat (as all done at same time, by same plasterer etc)

Not sure if you're a pro or a DIYer but it's the time and cost of removing plaster from four walls of a 5m X 5m room, disposing of that waste, purchasing board and having delivered as I don't have a van, getting said board dot and dab onto the wall, scrim tape said board, moving 9x sockets and...

It's preferable to avoid plasterboarding an entire room (time/cost), moving a large amount of sockets in the process if there is a viable alternative. As per my earlier comment, it wasn't like the walls were peeling off on their own accord. The chase has unveiled the poor skim but it's not poor...

Sorry I think I'm causing confusion. To clarify there are two issues 1) lath and plaster gaps around an old door I've blocked up and 2) modern skim not properly adhered to wall. I think for 1) the option of overboarding is the simplest, and ripping out and plasterboarding is the most long...

So is this something that will eventually just start falling off the wall on its own accord ie I literally have no choice but to take the bad skim off and get it done again? Unfortunately this house purchase has been a series of unfortunate events and shoddy work doesn't surprise me anymore...

Of course now I should add after peeling away the easy stuff, what remains doesn't want to come off so potentially I was very lucky/unlucky and got a small poorly applied area

One more thing, a ground floor room has been overskimmed at some stage in the last 15 years. When running a chase for electrics yesterday, I noted some of the plaster either side of the chase was quite happy to peel off in fairly large hard chunks. I assume an improper PVA mix to be the root...

Thanks for all responses, seems a few options, apologies if I missed any: 1) Remove existing plaster and lath, new PB onto existing studs to make whole area fresh PB 2) Overboard with PB to the size of the large gaps screwed into existing lath and scrim edges 3) Apply EML/render mesh to the...

Assuming render mesh and plaster ie not to overboard?

No but I've had a few unfriendly ghosts!

When in doubt, foam it out!

Thankfully I'm doing it all solo (within regulations) and after 6 months of planning (whilst waiting for completion) plus this not being my first rodeo, have a very good idea of timeline. Sadly my to do list is already on 103 items and that's a long way from the decorating stage. However...

Thanks both. Yes in general the plaster remains well bonded to the lathes, only came away when I got over eager taking away the door frame. Will check depths available for double boarding. What is the maximum depth you could consider for plaster (combo bonding and multi finish)?

I don't believe I'll reach the lofty heights of "not bad" so let's say somewhere between shite and "can tell he doesn't do this for a living"

Just another new joiner saying hi! Have bought an Edwardian house that I'm doing a full renovation on, rest of this year will be electrics/plumbing and general building but here and there and definitely next year I'll have to become a "good amateur" plasterer... Whatever that is! - Martin

Hello, as per pictures I've plasterboarded up a doorway. To the sides there are areas where plaster has come off its lathes. Aside from ordering a very small amount of lime/horse hair mix... Is this something I can PVA then fill in with a bonding or one-coat plaster? Or anything else...

Thanks both. No1 certainly the easier/cheaper option, so good to know it's acceptable

Good spot! Hopefully now:

As someone who has just taken down a few rooms with lathe/plaster and thick plaster coving I can tell you the above suggestion is the winner. You essentially want to cut where the coving meets the ceiling. Once done you can start to pull out the coving. Given the age of it, don't expect it to...

As per pic below, started to take apart a doorway I intended to brick up only to find the whole (small) wall is lathe and plaster. In this instance, what would the professionals recommend? 1) apply timber batons to the inner door lining and then plasterboard just the door opening, followed by...