Hi everyone!
As some of you might know, I am renovating my small ensuite. Since the paint was peeling in some area and I didn't want to risk further issues after skimming over it, I started removing all the paint... what a job! I bought a paint stripper but it seems that steam is what actually helps to remove paint from the wall, anyway that's another story.
After removing the paint, I noticed that what I think is an old plaster, had more cracks than what the paint was showing. So, since my plan was to enlarge the cracks, put some filler, clean the walls and then skim, I decided that it would have been easier to remove the plaster entirely (I think that was plaster) and then plaster from scratch.
Once I removed the old "plaster" (?) I noticed that the cracks are on the substrate too (I am not sure how to call this layer so for now I'll call it this way) so my questions are mainly two:
1. Do I need to do something about it? Should I enlarge those and put some filler before plastering over?
2. This substrate is a bit dusty, should I clean it with a brush, apply 3 part of water and 1 of PVA before plastering over it? Or do I need to wash it with sugar soap?
This house is a bit over 60 years old, this small ensuite has been made out of a space that was once a builtin closet.
Many thanks!
As some of you might know, I am renovating my small ensuite. Since the paint was peeling in some area and I didn't want to risk further issues after skimming over it, I started removing all the paint... what a job! I bought a paint stripper but it seems that steam is what actually helps to remove paint from the wall, anyway that's another story.
After removing the paint, I noticed that what I think is an old plaster, had more cracks than what the paint was showing. So, since my plan was to enlarge the cracks, put some filler, clean the walls and then skim, I decided that it would have been easier to remove the plaster entirely (I think that was plaster) and then plaster from scratch.
Once I removed the old "plaster" (?) I noticed that the cracks are on the substrate too (I am not sure how to call this layer so for now I'll call it this way) so my questions are mainly two:
1. Do I need to do something about it? Should I enlarge those and put some filler before plastering over?
2. This substrate is a bit dusty, should I clean it with a brush, apply 3 part of water and 1 of PVA before plastering over it? Or do I need to wash it with sugar soap?
This house is a bit over 60 years old, this small ensuite has been made out of a space that was once a builtin closet.
Many thanks!
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