starcaster
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Hi there,
First post, really sorry to bother you guys, but hitting a brick wall here now........
Here are some pics of the problem: (Hope they show up)
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So........ I first started lurking here to get info about having our hall plastered. Old Wood chip (2 layers) came off to reveal some weird brown varnish type paper. This stuff either came off in parts with the woodchip, or would not budge at all without taking the old victorian plaster with it.......
So after reading a few threads here it seemed thistle bond it was the solution. Myself and my better half, applied the bond it to all the surfaces including the ceilings 2 days before our plasterer was due to start. He knew we were doing this and was happy enough with this arrangement.
So our plasterer finished up last Tues (8 days ago now) The majority of the plaster has dried quite nicely and quickly except for these weird spots. Some google searching brings up similar pictures of a couple of articles saying it could be grease/oil stains, old nicotine stains or even mould
One of my best buddies is a plasterer and ive asked him and also sent these pics to the plasterer who done the job - no-one seems to know what it is. Another suggestion was that it may be spots where the bond it was on too thick?
Anyhoo............ I'm at the point now where I dont necessarily need to know what they are, I just need to know how to fix it.
I have tried Painting 3 coats of white emultion on a small test area, and the dots are still apparent.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Apologies for the long story tried to give as much info as poss in the first post
Thank you in advance for any help/info/guidance....
Steve
P.S. Sorry about the image sizes, - any advice on how to make it look more presentable and less anoying for you, let me know and ill edit the post - Cheers
First post, really sorry to bother you guys, but hitting a brick wall here now........
Here are some pics of the problem: (Hope they show up)
So........ I first started lurking here to get info about having our hall plastered. Old Wood chip (2 layers) came off to reveal some weird brown varnish type paper. This stuff either came off in parts with the woodchip, or would not budge at all without taking the old victorian plaster with it.......
So after reading a few threads here it seemed thistle bond it was the solution. Myself and my better half, applied the bond it to all the surfaces including the ceilings 2 days before our plasterer was due to start. He knew we were doing this and was happy enough with this arrangement.
So our plasterer finished up last Tues (8 days ago now) The majority of the plaster has dried quite nicely and quickly except for these weird spots. Some google searching brings up similar pictures of a couple of articles saying it could be grease/oil stains, old nicotine stains or even mould
One of my best buddies is a plasterer and ive asked him and also sent these pics to the plasterer who done the job - no-one seems to know what it is. Another suggestion was that it may be spots where the bond it was on too thick?
Anyhoo............ I'm at the point now where I dont necessarily need to know what they are, I just need to know how to fix it.
I have tried Painting 3 coats of white emultion on a small test area, and the dots are still apparent.
Anyone have any suggestions?
Apologies for the long story tried to give as much info as poss in the first post
Thank you in advance for any help/info/guidance....
Steve
P.S. Sorry about the image sizes, - any advice on how to make it look more presentable and less anoying for you, let me know and ill edit the post - Cheers
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