gitznshiggles
New Member
Hi chaps - Ive got a lounge to do in a Victorian Terrace House. The old plaster is literally falling off of the walls in places, and in others its solid-ish where its been previously repaired with bond n skim..
The problem is that the owner wants to keep the original plaster coving at all costs. So do I
1 - knock the old stuff off back to the brick, lay on a backing plaster to the right depth and skim to finish with the coving
or
2 - knock the old stuff off back to the brick, and dot n dab it.
I have a slight concern that unless i use 9.5mm (which i dont like either) board with not a lot of adhesive, my boards will finish with very little margin or even slightly proud of the coving, and once skimmed could look fking awful..
Im swaying towards option 1 if im honest cos i think i can get a better finish to the coving, anyone got any opinions?
The problem is that the owner wants to keep the original plaster coving at all costs. So do I
1 - knock the old stuff off back to the brick, lay on a backing plaster to the right depth and skim to finish with the coving
or
2 - knock the old stuff off back to the brick, and dot n dab it.
I have a slight concern that unless i use 9.5mm (which i dont like either) board with not a lot of adhesive, my boards will finish with very little margin or even slightly proud of the coving, and once skimmed could look fking awful..
Im swaying towards option 1 if im honest cos i think i can get a better finish to the coving, anyone got any opinions?